September 2010
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Mashable: The Case for Social Media in Schools →
Kidblog.org was featured today in a story on social media in schools. Kidblog.org co-founder, Matt Hardy, was interviewed for the story. He related some of his personal stories introducing blogging to his classroom in 2007.
“Students aren’t just writing on a piece of paper that gets handed to the teacher and maybe a smiley face or some comments get put on it,” he says. “Blogging was a way to get...
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Literacy Award for School's Literacy Program →
The Canadian Council of the Federation of Literacy awarded the Saskatoon Public School’s Literacy for Life program leader for its outstanding contribution in advancing literacy and learning.
“Literacy makes a difference in life beyond education. It impacts health, justice and careers, and we know we become a stronger society when we achieve higher literacy levels.” Read...
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Meet a Kidblog.org Teacher in Vermont! →
The Burlington (VT) Free Press did a story on Wilson Central Middle School teacher Tara Weegar, a Kidblog teacher!
How do you use technology in your classroom?
There’s this argument that technology takes away from a child’s creativity, but I disagree with that. It actually allows you to be more creative because it’s so immediate. You don’t have to be afraid to make...
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Kidblog.org Featured in Twin Cities Business... →
Twin Cities Business Magazine, local business magazine, just featured Kidblog.org on its Start Me Up blog. Check out the story.
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Target Shifts Gifts to Literacy →
Target Corp. is shifting its 5% giving program all to one issue, child literacy. The gifts is expected to total over $500 million will focus on getting kids to read by the third grade. We applaud this effort by Target. Inherent in the mission at Kidblog.org is the advancement of childhood literacy through writing and sharing.
Major Server Upgrade for Kidblog.org!
We’re proud to announce that Kidblog.org has undergone a massive server infrastructure upgrade this week.
Kidblog’s popularity is soaring among elementary and middle school teachers and students. As a result of this increased demand, our existing servers became taxed with the start of the new school year. Some users experienced brief periods of downtime during this transition...