Student Blogs

This book investigates blogs as digital spaces where students can practice writing and converse with an authentic audience. It focuses on idea development and gives students voice.

Anne P. Davis is a retired educator, still learning, who taught at the elementary and university level. She is considered a pioneer in educational blogging and was elected as a co-winner for the best teacher blog, EduBlog Insights, in the second international Edublog Awards. Ewa McGrail is a leader in literacy research whose publications and work reflect interests in digital writing and new media composition, copyright and media literacy, and technology use in teaching and learning. She also explores the experiences of students and educators from outgroups or who are otherwise not in the mainstream.

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Planning and Integrating Blogging into the Curriculum Chapter Two: Preparing Students for Blogging in the Classroom Chapter Three: Blogging in Action Chapter Four: Nurturing a Community of Writers through Blogging Chapter Five: Blogging and Understanding Copyright and Fair Use Chapter Six: Doing Assessment Differently Throughout Blogging OUR PARTING COMMENTS References Relevant Scholarship and Practice Appendix