NOBODY TELLS ME NOT TO POST!

Oh, so the last post doesn't have to be posted, eh? Well, we'll see about that!

I love the idea of using the blog format with kids. If I were to use it in my classroom, I'd set up secure blogs on a private server. Other people would be able to read what the kids wrote, but only my class would be able to comment - there is free software called Movable Type that would be perfect for this. I would encourage my students to write freely on their pages, but remind them that anything they write will be visible to the world, so no identifying personal information would be allowed. Students would probably feel blogging was a way to sneak notes in class, without realizing that they were building their writing and communication skills. Education by trickery- my favorite method!

And with that post, English 495 is complete. All papers turned in, all posts posted, all presentations presentationated. Two classes down, three to go until I am A MAN WITH A DEGREE.