Monday, October 20, 2014

Professional Journal Entry #9 - KidBlog (Symbaloo Alternative)


 

  1. LINK www.kidblog.org  KidBlog

 

  1. LIKE  There are many aspects I like about KidBlog.  It’s safe and secure.  It does not require any personal information from the students.  Teachers have administrative all student blogs and accounts, and must approve a blog before it is posted.  There are no ads.  Parents can also access their student blog.  Students can access KidBlog anywhere that they have a device with Internet access.  Also, it’s free (for a class of 50 students).

 

DISLIKE – It’s hard to really see what KidBlog is actually like just by checking out the site.  There are many testimonials, but not tutorials that I could find.  I had to find tutorials on YouTube. 

 

3.       SUMMARY – As noted above, it was challenging to see how KidBlog functioned on the site.  I did dig up some tutorials on YouTube.  I tracked down a Support Page that offered some FAQs in the form of a blog.  There is a great deal I’d like to take time to explore with on KidBlog.  I’d like to set up one or two classes with KidBlog and pilot its use.  I won’t do any more at first because after 50 students, I would have to pay.  My likes outline the aspects of KidBlog that impressed me. It’s so safe and the teacher has so much control. 

 

  1. FUTURE USE As mentioned, I definitely could see using this with students and I plan to in the next couple of months. Since I work as the LRC/computer lab teacher, I believe I will start using it with students to either – share favorite books or with a digital citizenship project.    I will have to plan carefully since my student data base can’t exceed 50 students and I work with nearly 500. 

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