Blogging

The term 'blogging' comes from 'weblogging' where content can be added like James T. Kirk's Captain's Log. A flexible and motivating tool for pupils, and of great use for communication - with pupils, parents, teachers and the wider world - because of its speed and accessibility.

WordPress and Blogger offer free blogging tools.

Note: search for images of toys on behalf of children. Only forenames were used and parents were informed beforehand.
P3 Toys Blog
Blogging is a useful tool at the end of topic: "What I have learned about the Romans."
P4 Romans Blog
Add a link to a blog on your school website to allow quick, easy updates from a number of users.
School Bulletin
Parents can maintain their own website quickly and easily using a blog.
School Council Blog
The first time we did this we were wary of using any photographs. Wendy French worked with P7 pupils to peer assess pupils' posts.
Lagganlia 06
Photographs of groups are published here and only forenames are used.
Lagganlia 07
We now seek parental permission to publish pupil photographs on the web as part of general permission slips at the start of the year.
Lagganlia 08