Thursday, March 18, 2010

Catch of the Day - Kidblog.org - 18 Mar 10

The catch of today is Kidblog.org, blogging for pre-high school students


Kidblog.org is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each of their students a unique, safe blog of their own.

Kidblog.org Home Page

Kidblog.org is designed and built by teachers so students can get the most out of the blogging experience. Kidblog.org provides a safe and simple blogging platform suitable for elementary and middle school students. Teachers can monitor and control all publishing activity within the classroom blog.

Create a Class Blog
Kidblog.com has privacy features that put student safety first. Teachers have administrative control over all student blogs and student accounts. By default, students' blogs are private - viewable only by classmates and the teacher. Comment privacy settings block unsolicited comments from outside sources.

Semi-public blogs requiring a password to view students' posts and comments can be set up so that guests, parents for example, can have access.

Kidblog.com is simple...
  • No need to memorize usernames, simple login menus allow students to select their name from a list.
  • Clutter-free design means more time publishing.
  • Easy for students to find classmates' blogs.
Kidblog.org does not collect any personal information from teachers or students. Nor does it include advertising of any kind.

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2 comments:

Mrs. Tenkely said...

Clearly this is teacher created, usernames from a list is brilliant! Do you know if the teacher gets notified when students comment or publish a new post?

Thomas Boito said...

I believe so. We're setting one up for the first time next week, so I'll let you know.

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