[MOSAIC] Blogging Question

[Bonita DeAmicis]

Try Nicenet.com and tappedin.org
Both do all that you require with no ads and the ability to keep it private--they have class chat, too.  I do not believe they have a wiki or blog yet. :)Enjoy.

Ps.  Loved using a wiki this year, but my students quickly found ways around the safety measures that I had set up.  Google blog let me lock out others, but all students have to own an email address.

Bonita
California, Gr. 5

---- Angela Almond <Angela_Almond at scs.k12.nc.us> wrote: 
> I am currently trying to find something:  blog, wiki, discussion board, to
> use in the classroom next year to replace the reading response journals. 
> We are going to a one-to-one classroom where every fourth grader will have
> their own laptop and I think this is a great way to incorporate the
> technology with something I already do.
> 
> However, when I have looked for something (blog, wiki, discussion board)
> to use, I keep running into the same problem.  I am hoping you guys can
> point me in the right direction.  Let me tell you exactly what I am
> looking for:
> 
> I want a site that only the students in my class can respond on.  I don't
> want just anyone to be able to post on it.  My students don't have e-mail
> addresses so the site can't require them to sign up with one.  It needs to
> be somewhat kid-friendly because this is the first year they will have had
> access to laptops and many may not have the skills to navigate a
> complicated site.  It also needs to be free because, although I love my
> kids, I just don't have any extra cash I can shell out on this!
> 
> I have a call into our technology person in the county office with these
> same questions but since the topic had been brought up here, I thought I
> would see if any of you have any suggestions.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Angela Hatley Almond
> Fourth Grade
> East Albemarle Elementary School
> 
> 
> 
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