Blogging in Schools

Life in the Middle is a blog for the middle schoolers at International School Bangkok. The students in the elective publications classes have created their own online newspaper in which they blog on issues in their communities and world wide. For instance, one student blogged about one of the schools favorite snacks and how he is trying to get them sold more often! Students throughout their entire school are encouraged to get online and comment about the issues they discuss in the blogs they post. This international blogging site is a great idea that all schools should take up.

ePals is a international blogging website for grade school students worldwide! This site is designed for teachers to come on and create classrooms for students to connect with other classrooms world wide. Students are able to become pen pals, share project work, and learn of each others countries. About 200 countries are involved today and language tools allows for translation. Collaborating with other students in the world helps the students to be more open to work. ePals is a great cultural exchange process and is a great tool for students, in the classroom and at home!













The Write Blog is the above pictured elementary students blog page. The students are in the fifth grade and they write better than most of the college students I know! The blog is intended to give these students a better appreciation for writing. It helps that they are able to interact with one another while doing it so, making it more fun! The teacher also subscribes them to many other teachers and people in the community to give them feedback for their work. These blogs are definitely worth looking at, and everyone should take the time to check them out!









Reecy Aresty, pictured to the right, is the creator of The High School Blog, a blog dedicated for students in grades eight through twelve. This blog also separates it's posts according to grade level so that the material the students post/read is age appropriate. The site is mostly geared to getting into college. Aresty is a long time financial advisor and lecturer and is very qualifies to give both students and parents the information they need on getting to college. This site is a must have for any high school in the business of furthering students education!