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I started out tracking their work through my Google Reader account

I quickly discovered viewing their posts in the Reader wasn’t sufficient.

The Reader still works wonderfully for reading comments,

As for assessing the blogs, working with the students, we designed rubric: Blogging Writer’s Checklist.

Utilize peer revision.

Let students choose which posts they want me to grade.

Group students in learning communities to monitor and encourage each other.

Hold student-led writing conferences.

biggest motivation for my students

has been having someone comment on our blogs

“comment blog,” an idea I got from Alan Levine, edublogger who devotes a week every year to commenting on others’ blogs. This will not only allow them read and explore other blogs, but will hopefully drive readers to their own blogs.

As a student, I like the idea of peer revision, student-lead writing conferences, and group work in class.

I wish our class could pair up with a couple other classes who are doing the same thing

I feel that I have grown as a writer because of this, we all have.