This just happens to be my very first blog. I have done a similar weekly assignment for a Psychology class I took but it was limited to our college academic website and only classmates with a password could participate. I think that is a great way to introduce blogging in the elementary/jr. high classroom. As a teacher I would not feel comfortable with the younger population putting their thoughts or much of anything online for the whole world to see. It is beneficial to have students keep journals, however, at younger ages it is just as important that they write with pencil and paper. As much as technology has become a major part of our lives, the basics; reading, writing, and arithmetic are of utmost importance at these ages. During high school, after children have mastered their writing and reading skills, then blogging could be fit into the curriculum. I would be inclined to let high schoolers use blogging in English or Social Science classes but I would also have extensive rules in place in order to protect the children that use it. Children do not always think thoroughly about what they say before posting and once something is online, there is no taking it back.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech217.shtml
http://www.feedforall.com/dangers-blogging.htm
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