Activity 1: Joining the conversation

Here is a link to a class of year 8 students blogging for the most time this year. This blog is the 'class blog', the centre of the hive, if you like. Have a read, and see how the teacher has set this experience up for her students. On the sidebar, you will see a list of blogs that the students maintain themselves and post their own writing to. Have a read of some of them, and perhaps post a comment or two (the students really enjoy receiving thoughtful and positive feedback from readers). You can do this by clicking on the word 'comment' under any blog entry, and following the directions.