Classroom blogs: can they encourage students to write?

More teachers are creating classroom blogs, according to this news story, to encourage students to write and understand the power of their words. Some students say posting regular updates on the blogs have improved their grammar and spelling, and one group of elementary students has earned an international audience. Some students post about school or personal issues, and a group of high-school English students are penning blogs in the voice of historic literary characters.

The Rise of Twitter Poetry

World Poetry Day and the 5th anniversary of Twitter --what do they have in common? Find out in this article from the New York Times newspaper.

Learning About "PR" Helps Develop Writing Skills In Fourth Graders

From Reading Today( Feb/March 2010): students at one elementary school study character development using star athletes as models