Thursday, September 25, 2008

Blogamundo Project
The Blogamundo Project is a blog writing project being funded by a Salem Keizer Education Foundation grant at Roberts High School, Downtown Learning Center. It is focused on multi-media literacy. Our goal is to teach reading, writing, and technology by having students blog their writing assignments. Writing assignments will use photographs, short videos, and Web 2.0 technology to enhance the writing experience. Students will be able to keep track of their own writing on their blog as well as reading and commenting on the blog work of other students in the class and across the school. Part of the project focuses on community building within the school as well as with other students in the internet community. We also hope to ease the transition of students from program to program by keeping the blogs going as they transition to writing in other program areas.