Blog Recommendations for Fifth Grade

Hello! I am needing suggestions for which blogs to use for fifth grade blogging. My district prefers it to be private and secure. Any ideas? Have you used KidzBlog or ePals?

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Permalink Reply by Steve O'Connor on January 8, 2009 at 4:05am

Indeed, it appears it was an error, I was very sure I read that, but in returning I see it was not there. I apologize. I must have been looking at another site.

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Permalink Reply by Margaret Frick on January 7, 2009 at 10:54am

I have been using Edmodo with 5th Grade. It's a micro blog so they don't have to type too much, and it is private. Students do not have to have an email account to sign up for it. We've only been using it for a little over a month but the students seem to enjoy the interaction and even access it outside school. The moderator can delete any irrelevant comments.

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Permalink Reply by Dana Murphy on October 25, 2010 at 10:26pm

I'm using blogger.com and love it! My fifth graders are "Blogging Through History." it is easy and fun. Yes they need an email address but it it is easy to go to "Design" then "Setting" then "Permissions" and make it so that only invited people may view their blogs (parents in our class, me and other students). This is my second year using blogger - AKA blogspot.com.

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Permalink Reply by blank on October 27, 2010 at 2:24pm

I have been introduced to edublogs.org in a technology class for teachers. They are blogs and the students can add eachother to read eachothers posts and comment! It is for educational purposes only and has created a safe environment that doesnt expose adult content to students!

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Permalink Reply by Amy Broomfield on October 31, 2010 at 8:28pm

try edublogs.org. I really enjoyed using it. Its very simple and easy to use. hope this helps!

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Permalink Reply by Bill Martin on October 31, 2010 at 8:44pm

Edmodo is also a good place to look. It is free, secure, and the students do not have to enter an email address to gain access to group projects, they only have to enter a group code. It is also easy to use and has several other features for teachers.