Resource Round Up: May 30, 2008. Should Children Blog?
Posted by Jim Berigan on 30 May 2008 in: Resource Roundup
For the 2008-2009 school year, I will be homeschooling my son. I am able to do this, because I work out of my house as a freelance writer and blogger. Already, my son, who is going into the first grade, has his own blog, on which he posts pictures of his favorite Pokemon characters, trailers to upcoming Pixar films, and anything about Lego.
My wife and I did not push him to do this, he just saw me doing it regularly, and he asked if he could try. My wife is a web designer and programmer, so it was pretty natural to set him up.
As of right now, he doesn’t post regularly, but I’m guessing that when we start homeschooling in earnest, he’ll get back into it with gusto.
That got me thinking about the topic of children blogging. Right off the top of my head, I thought of all sorts of positive benefits, but then all the concerns about online safety started creeping into my thoughts.
I did some digging around, and here is some good information I found. I think it’s generally optimistic about the growing trend of kids having blogs, but there are some very strong messages of safety, as well.
I know many of the people who read Top School Fundraisers are teachers and parents. I’d love to hear about any experiences you have with kids writing blogs in schools or at home. Please share!
Here’s what I found:
About.com
Should You Let Your Child Blog?
Blog Connection
Kids & Blogs
A to Z Home’s Cool Homeschooling
Blogs and Kids – Staying Safe and Having Fun
Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Classroom blog teaching kids about writing and technology
blogcatalog
Should children be required to blog in grammar school?
Homeschool Blogger
Children Blogging
Microsoft
12 safety tips on blogging for parents and kids
Parents’ Universal Resource Experts
Teens and Internet Safey
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