Blogging for Kids?

After reading Vicky's blogging post, I got inspired to talk about this topic! It's true and quite an interesting and exciting idea to implement blogging to children.. especially after knowing how fun it could be getting them to reflect and post up pictures and videos etc in their kids blog usually done in a classroom. However, after going into school and doing implementation of integrating PowerPoint presentations for children to type words and create sentences on my laptop.. I found out that they were not yet ready for blogging! I couldn't believe that these children have not been exposed to typing much on a keyboard before. Even during their Computer Lessons every week, their computer educational CD program only requires them to type very few words like following their sample word given e.g. "tooth brush". I found this sample of a KidBlog written by Tom, a 6 and a half years old boy who really knows how to blog about anything and everything he learn and of his interest like writing movie reviews! Amazing! You can read about it in Tom's adventures. My 6 year old students in class are barely starting to learn to type and find it exhausting finding the letters on the keyboard 1-by-1!!

Week 8 Project Noah

After looking through Vicky, Carla & Swee Peng's blog about Project Noah. This Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere. This website offers many sample lesson plans and encourages children to spot the different organisms and animals around their backyard or even around the area.It really encourages me to try using it out in my class.. however the downside to it is it consists mostly on Aussie Animals and plants that we do not have here in Malaysia.