Blogging in the Science Classroom RESPONSE to Comments

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the suggestions! I really appreciate any advice you all can offer; this is all so new to me, so I don't always think of everything (understandable I hope). Since there were so many comments, I thought it would be best to make one blanket response to all.

I am lucky enough to have a set of laptops in my classroom most of the time and eight classroom desktop computers when the laptops are out of my room, so the blogging process would not be a huge inconvenience other than waiting for students to login.

I think the best solution to all the presented issues may be to post the blog prompt at the beginning of class on Monday (as a weekly assignment)--discuss briefly to get the juices flowing and then assign the blog post for homework due by Friday. I also like the suggestion of working the journal in to the end of the period--I usually leave five or ten minutes at the end of class for reflection and homework completion. That time could be used to get the few kids who do not have home computers or internet access on the computers.

Thanks again for all the advice...Please, keep it coming!
Erin