I found a first grade class taught by Ms. Cassidy in Moose Jaw, Canada using blogs in their classrooms. Ms. Cassidy is teaching her students how to read and write and reinforcing that knowledge through blog posts. One child named Jasmine posted a blog about visiting her grandmother. Ms. Cassidy also uses the blogs to have "Getting to Know You" sessions. She lets the children chat through "Yak Packs" with other children around the world. Using these blogs, these six year olds can get education from all over the world, and show how much they can do to millions of people. Below is a link to Ms. Cassidy's class blog.
Ms. Cassidy's Class Blog
I also found a class blog of 2nd and 3rd graders in New Zealand! Mr. Nelson's room 9 class blog features writing blogs, photo blogs, and reflection blogs as well as artwork done by the students. These students blogs are a little more developed than Ms. Cassidy's because they are older and more capable of using the computers. I think having the children post blogs daily on a number of subjects is a great way to help them become technologically literate as well as spark interests in many other fields. Below is a link to Mr. Nelson's Room 9 Class blog:
Mr. Nelson's Class Blog
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