Monday, November 2, 2015

What Exactly is a Blog?

Dear students,

What exactly is a blog, and why are we using it in 4th grade? We will use the blog to communicate about different things we discuss in class. Our online posts will extend our conversations from class, and allow us to see what other classmates are thinking as well.


We will use the blog for many different things. Often I will write a post, and you will be asked to respond to it for homework. For example, we might post about different reading strategies, or use it to respond to poetry in the spring. However, this year I would also love to have students write a blog post, and classmates can respond to their post.


Today, I am interested in your thoughts about the blog. Please answer the following questions:

1. What excites you about the blog?

2. What questions do you have about the blog?


3. What ideas do you have for future blog posts or using the blog?


I look forward to reading your first blog response!

Your teacher,
Ms. Blackmon

36 comments:

  1. What exites me about a blog is that you can see other peoples comments and posts so we can share thoughts. How do we no who is reading our posts? I think we should be able to make a post but talk to the person in person the next day without forgetting.

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  2. I am excited to post things and see what all of my other classmates say about it!

    Are we allowed to post about trips we went on and things that we did over the week/weekend?

    I am going to write stories and maybe make up some poems and post them on our class blog!

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  3. I am excited about getting to type what we think about reading strategies.
    What happens if we enter the code wrong for proving we are not a robot?
    I think we should be able to type stories.

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    1. All you need to do is click "I am not a robot."

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  4. 1.We can talk to our friends and complete class work from miss Blackmon.
    2.Will we be able to cheek the blog at school.
    3.What we did in class.

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  5. 1.) It excites me I can write stories and share them with the class.
    2.) My question is When can we start blogging
    3.) I think I will write fiction stories for the class to see.

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  6. It excites me that we even git to have a blog. I do not have any question. That I will git to do a funny story.

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  7. What excites me is that I get to read posts from friends
    I wonder how I would post
    Maybe I would like to post poems

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  8. I am excited about how we get to write stories on the blog.
    I do not think I have any questions about the blog.
    I might post a story.

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  9. I am excited to learn new things from my classmates and my teacher.
    I don't have any questions.
    I am going to share any cool info that everybody would like to see.

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  10. 1. I'm excited to write chez poems.
    2. I have no questions for the blog.
    3. My idea for future blog posts is to write a lot of chez poems.

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  11. 1.I have never used a blog before and I love trying new things
    2.Instead of you writing homework on the bored are you going to do it on the blog?(I got kind of confused when you explained everything.)
    3.Not any really.

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  12. I am excited to maybe post trivia questions about animals.
    I am wondering what we use the blog for?
    My ideas is to post animal trivia questions about animals.

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  13. I'm excited to learn what other people think!
    Can we only post school work?
    I'm going to write poems and stories!

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  14. I am excited to use the blog to comment on other's posts!
    How do we post things?
    We can use the blogs for recomendations on strategies!

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  15. 1.It excites me because I can talk and respond to quistions my friends sent.
    2.Can you blog to friends that aren't in your class?
    3. asking friends quistions i cant answer like somthing i cant chosse between so i ask for my friends opinoin.

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  16. I am excited about the blog because we can learn about other peoples enterists and what they like to do.

    Are we allowed to post things about are trips that we go on?

    I am going to post ideas and imaganations

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  17. I will write stories. What kind of writing can we write? I am excited to write on the blog

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  18. I am excited to be able to talk about classwork.

    Does something we post go to everyone?

    I will post new comic book ideas!

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  19. I excited about the blog because I get to share my ideas.
    My question is how often are we going to use it?
    I have the idea to share my ideas about stories and learn from other
    people.

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  20. I am excited to see what people say.
    Can you blog to people that don't go to school here?
    Making reminders like if there's something do in P.E that night but the teacher forgot to remind us in P.E.

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  21. I'm excited to share ideas and good books!

    When do we do poetry and fantasy stories?

    I hope we get to write fantasy!

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  22. I am excited about talking with my friends. Is it almost the same thing as email? I would like to write a lot of stories.

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  23. I will write stories about all kinds of things.
    What kind of writing can we write?
    I am excited to write, post and comment on other peps posts on the blog

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  24. i can't wait till I can start blogging! I am very excited to see what other people like. When do we start blogging? I'm going to post cool thangs.

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  25. 1 is I am exited to talk and do stuff on the blog.
    2 is what happens if we do not respond to the blog.
    3 is we can use it for sending stuff about you that people didn't know.

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  26. Something that excites me is that I can see what other people like and are going through, and that I can share fantasy stories.
    I have no questions about blogging.
    I am probably going to recommend books in the blog.

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  27. A blog excites me because you get to see what your friends are doing.
    My question about the blog is do we get to see what are friends are doing on the weekend and after school?
    I have an idea about the blog is that we write stories.

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  28. What excites me about the blog is that we will get to work together and work on fun projects. I have no questions. I would like to right a lot of fun poems.

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  29. 1. I am really excited to write on the blog! 2. When are we going to start on the blog? 3. To respond to the blog.

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  30. 1. I am excited to see what my classmates post. 2. Are we allowed to blog to friends that are not in your class? 3. Maybe we could write stories on the blog.

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  31. I am excited because I can see what other people want to say.
    What is the preview button for?
    I am going to post stories.

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  32. I am excited to be able to share book recommendations, and things like that. I am wondering if we can post things that are not school related. For example, if it is Lilly's birthday, can we post 'Happy birthday Lilly!'? I think that maybe we could do a ' question of the day' type thing, if anyone agrees with me.

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  33. 1.I am excited to post stuff
    2.I have no questions
    3.I will give people quizzes with answers!!!!!!

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  34. I was thinking maybe we could do something where someone posts a sentence or story starter, like 'Once there was a girl' or something like that, and everyone else adds something, and it slowly becomes a story.

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  35. I can not wait for poetry.
    Can you put cute animels in the blog and what Madeline said?!!!!!
    I do not have a question about the blog.

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