tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378703064585758906.post4087285248961655033..comments2023-09-22T10:56:08.350-07:00Comments on Dear Outer Space: Some Thoughts on Blogging in the Writing ClassroomLaura the Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06661063308918439389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378703064585758906.post-4223430535447068842011-08-18T13:51:09.900-07:002011-08-18T13:51:09.900-07:00Privacy issues are important. Obviously with the y...Privacy issues are important. Obviously with the younger age groups, you have boundaries. I know teachers who have had classroom blogs and then have students write "guest posts" which are simply posted by the teacher (really, they have to be posted by the teacher because you can't have a blogger account if you are under 13). <br /><br />You can have a blog with a limited audience though. With college students you could tell them they can blog about whatever they want. Though that might open doors to fun issues with censorship and topics that are off-limits. I like the idea of students commenting on each others' blogs though. Having this outside dialogue. I also know that Moodle and Blackboard have features like this, so it could all be done internally and you can then avoid the privacy issues. Laura E. Davishttp://dearouterspace.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378703064585758906.post-41658733420725786362011-08-18T13:37:30.437-07:002011-08-18T13:37:30.437-07:00A lot of the answer depends on the age of the writ...A lot of the answer depends on the age of the writers. I could NOT require my students to blog at the middle school level, as we have restrictions on what information can be shared by students over the web. For instance, student work can be posted with a student's first name, but no other identifying info, WITH the permission of the parents. Some parents choose to have their students listed as "no photo/no sharing" - they can't have their photo even hanging in the classroom, much less post personal writing on the web. <br /><br />With college students, I think it would be a valid part of the writing classroom. But some students may not be comfortable with wide-open blogging platform. For instance, I mostly write about writing on my blog and occasionally mention my family, but not by name. I don't want the whole world knowing all of my personal business!DJ Vorreyernoreply@blogger.com