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This is a post written by Linda Yollis sharing her idea called Family Blogging Month . It is cross-posted at The Edublogger. I hope this post inspires you to host your own Family Blogging Month!  I have been an elementary school teacher for 32 wonderful years. Building relationships, fostering a love of learning, and promoting reading and writing are the foundations of my classroom.  Mrs. Yollis Classroom Blog I started blogging in 2008 and quickly found it to be a fabulous way to meaningfully connect parents and other learning partners with our classroom. I use the classroom blog  to share what is happening in our room. Everyone enjoys seeing what we are learning, but it is the comment section that I really love.  The comment section is where the blog comes to life, where learning is extended, and relationships are built. Reading and writing in an authentic way with a real audience makes learning and connecting fun!  Why Host a Family Blogging Month?  In ...

Mrs. Yollis' class is participating in the International Student Blogging Challenge! The focus of week 2 is composing QUALITY comments! Parts of a Blog Blogging has many parts: the post, the comments, and the sidebar.  If you do a good job with all of the parts, your blog will be more interesting.  Today we will focus on  quality comments! The comment section is where the blog comes to life and a learning community is built.  Content is key ! In our class, we evaluate our blog comments. A  one-point comment  is a general comment that doesn't add very much to the post.   Example : I like your blog. Please visit mine!  A  two-point commen t adds something to the comment conversation. A commenter might compliment the writer in a specific way or add new information. Another idea is to make a connection. Maybe the post reminds you of an experience that you've had. Share that connection!  Try to end your comment with a relevant quest...

Mrs. Yollis and her students love blogging! They are excited about joining other bloggers from all over the world to learn together! What countries are participating?  What are some of the tasks for this week?  Some Information About Us!  🔺🔺 🔺 🔺 🔺 🔺 🔺 🔺 🔺 🔺 Meet Mrs. Yollis   🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 Our teacher is Mrs. Yollis. She has been teaching elementary school for 32 years and has been an educational blogger for 11 years. She is the administrator of this class blog, but also runs a class photo-of-the-day blog. It is called the Yollis 365 Project , and it is a fabulous place to share photos, creative writing, and poetry! 🔺🔺 🔺 🔺 🔺 🔺 🔺 🔺 🔺 🔺 Meet the Third Graders  🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 🔻 Our class is a third-grade class filled with 11 boys and 15 girls. We are 1:1 with Acers, so we love integrating technology. For example, we LOVE watching BrainpopJr videos, looking at the National Weather Service's forecast, educati...