Creating the blog was easy - actually reading about blogs took lots and lots more time. The reading provides helpful information and a context creating my own blog. I kept thinking of ways we might be able to use this with youth. For example, students at Old Orchard Junior High are reading galleys of some junior high fiction and then they write reviews which are published in a "booklet" format. Wouldn't it be great to create a blog for their reviews and then invite other junior high students at Old Orchard to post. Hmmm. Does someone have to monitor the blog to ensure appropriate content?
I like The Shifted Librarian and have bookmarked it. She had posted a number of links for info about gaming - again something I think has real potential for our junior high latch key kids who come to the library after school.
2 comments:
i love your idea about publishing book reviews from youth.
have you seen the aadl-GT blog yet? the blog is extremely popular and most posts get a lot of comments. i think it shows that if youth and teens will visit and comment on blogs if the content interests them. i believe aadl monitors their blog to make sure there are no inappropriate words, but i think they try to leave comments as is for the most part. it hasn't been a problem for them.
I was wondering how we might handle the concern about inappropriate content. Of course, monitoring means staff time but I think it might well be worth it. I also mentioned something to Adam W. about having a session on creating blogs in the Double Click Design Club.
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