Read With Me Cultivating a Literary Community 

Friday, the farmers at M.N.O. Farms learned the basics of good digital citizenship.  We took a trip to a friend’s blog, J Man Books.  We fell in love with his stories and had fun leaving him some comments using our new “code names”.

There’s so much we can learn from all the other student blog writers out there!  Check out some of the great STUDENT sites and blogs I’ve added as links in the sidebar to the right.  (Scroll down until you see the header “Blogroll”.) Consider some of these questions as you read and explore:

• Is the blogger a good digital citizen?  Why?
• Is the blogger encouraging learning and collaboration with their posts?  How?
• What is the blogger writing about?  Find any ideas for your own writing and posting?

After you’ve checked out some of these links, come back and practice your commenting skills.  Tell us what you found!
What did you learn or notice?  Did you see any great ideas you want to share with everyone?

Can you believe we are one quarter of the way through our year together?  Time flies when you’re havin’ fun!

As I sit here tonight, happily approving comments and reading student’s thinking about their reading, looking foward to more great thoughts and books, a wave of excitement begins to color my vision.  The time has come…for student blogs!

We’re ready!  I’d love to offer your child the opportunity to design and wirte their own blog.  This blog would be a place for them to practice write, publish their work, respond to their reading, and much more.  What’s more, the prospect of a global audience is extremely motivating!

If your child would be interested in having their very own blog, please comment on this post.  I’ll be happy to set up the blog to get them going.  After that — they’re on their own!  Links will be created on this class blog to each child’s individual blog.  I will read each of their posts and encourage their classmates to do the same.  We’ll spread the word and get others reading, too!

I’ll be waiting on pins and needles for your comments!

Mrs. Nash