Parent voices on blogs can be profound
January 2, 2008Zachary’s weblog has so many outstanding posts. He is a fifth grader from J.H. House who will be moving on to middle school next year. He is one of the student bloggers in Hillary’s Blog Write group. I believe Zach will continue blogging. I sure hope he does. He has quite a voice. His mom, Robin, has commented frequently on his blog and entered the conversations throughout the year, not just with Zach but with other students as well. I wanted to point you toward his blog because it is an excellent model to share with other parents or others who are interested in commenting on your student blogs. I remember when I first started blogging with elementary students, the parents were so excited to have a window into their child’s world. Now that was four years ago and try as I did, I was not successful in getting them to enter the conversations. Now if I had had Zach’s blog to show them I think it would have helped give them ideas and let them see a “real-life” example. Here’s one example but the blog is peppered with them and they are all terrific. Check out this one where Robin talks about a comment another blogger made that some thought might be hurtful to Zach. Yes, parents’ voices on blogs can be profound. What a great avenue to let them be a part of the conversations. Hmmmm, I hope Robin starts a blog, too. I’d quickly add her to my Bloglines account.
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