Here is a blog post by a teacher about incorporating blogs in
the classroom: http://helloliteracy.blogspot.com/2011/05/blogging-in-classroom.html
There are a lot of things to consider when starting blogging in
your classroom. At my school, all students and their parents sign a technology
waiver, holding them liable for their behavior with technology and whatnot. I
will definitely also have a classroom contract. It will very specifically lay
out my rules in regards to the Internet and our blogs. Some of these include,
no food or drink around devices, always know where your device is, only access
websites or apps as instructed by the teacher, and NEVER put any personal information
on the Internet at all.
This is a blog by a parent about Internet safety. It is important
for us as educators to see these things from a parents’ point of view: http://techsavvymama.com/2013/01/7-digital-resolutions-for-2013.html
This is a topic I would teach in a gradual release model (I do,
we do, you do) so that I may model and show appropriate netiquette. I will make
sure that there are web filters and parent blocks on any device I had to a
student. Students can be sneaky about what websites they are looking at with a
device in their hands, so teachers need to be circulating continuously when
technology is out.
This is a video introducing using iPads in a school setting. Lots
of great things to think about!
The following websites have a myriad of safety issues regarding
children and technology. They are definitely worth looking through.
