I was born in the 70’s. I had my first email address in the 90’s while at the University of Illinois, Urbana. There was a computer lab in the basement of the dorm, and I spent hours there learning how to type, saving and re-saving my work on a floppy drive, so I am actually proud to say that the only reason my multi-institutional teaching life is sane is because of a blog, Kidblog. I am not paid by them, but I am happy to plug this platform. Six years of coursework from thousands of students is safely (for now) on this one platform. I can access it from anywhere with one login. Even though schools have different grading systems, this work-flow system is consistent (for me).
In today’s post, I give you a little tour of the blog and how I use it to hold digital portfolios for all my students and, more importantly, how the platform promotes community among writers.
I love Kidblog! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this platform as I think it is unappreciated in the education blogging realm! I do love that I have years worth of work saved, so when it comes to be a ELA teacher again (and it will happen), then I have stuff to refer back on.
Using an independent site for student writing definitely has an appeal. I lost years of student work when our district switched from one platform to another. It was kind of a heartbreak.