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The Goochland County Public Schools started to use blogging as a source of communication in 205. Teachers and parents wanted a way to communicate other than sending papers home with students everyday. They believe blogging will help students achieve positive higher order thinking skills. They also think the shy and quiet students will find their voice instead of speaking in front of everyone. Students can only use blogs when the teachers want them to for their classroom work and they can only be used at school. Surveys were done in November 2005 and 93% of parents want teachers to keep blogging. And 41% of teachers update their blogs monthly and 30% update weekly.

www.glnd.k12.va.us/podcasts/blogs.shtml


Blair Community Schools are using blogs to communicate with the teachers, students, and parents. Blair schools are located in Nebraska. They blog about what is going on in the school so that the parents know what is going on. They have one for every school form K-2, middle, intermediate, and high. They also have an activities calendar that is update all the time to let everyone know what the schools are doing. Their blogs are on their website that they use for the entire community schools.

www.blairschools.org