Questions Asked

Question: Is a blog like Twitter or Facebook?
Answer: It is not. It is used at school, here, as a publishing tool. When the children have written, or recorded something they want to publish for others to watch, read or listen to, they are able to publish it on their blog.
Question: How are the children able to have a blog when they are not 13 yet?
Answer: The blog belongs to the teacher. The children are able to be authors on the teacher's blog. The teacher is able to monitor the children's blog and delete if necessary.
Question: Is it safe?
Answer: Teachers will keep it safe. Photos of children's faces which are recognisable will not be published. The children are not allowed to write anything on their blog which tells private information eg they are not allowed to write what school they go to, where they live, their phone number, their parents' names, their last name, and any writing or recording that is posted on the blog is seen by the teacher first. They are taught in Year 4 that no one is allowed to know who they or any of their family or friends are.