I have started blogging. I am hooked. It has become the family joke really…. “Tracy not giving you all the information? Check the blog!”……. Last night we said good bye to some friends and I said something to Q (my oldest son) about blogging about his weekend.Â
The boys were going outside with their Godfather and our friend to learn basic “knife throwing”. (Our friends are Martial Arts black belts)  As they were heading out the door I heard my Z, my youngest (who was so excited he did not know what to do with himself) turn to Q and say “it’s really time for learnin’ now!”……. It was an exciting weekend for them (and us)
I thought how cool would it be for the boys to have included in their “assignments” to be blogging once in a while. I was going to set one up for the boys but if the plan is for you guys to do it….. That would be to much and I think that would be cool… They could talk to other kids, read about other kids and make comments?
I would like input with the blog for kids. I’m sure my kids would like input as well.
john
October 14, 2007 | 1:33 pm1
We keep hearing about interest in this area including volunteers to help moderate it. We are very interested in the possibilities and very concerned about getting it wrong. Also, we’re busy which is why this is taking awhile.
We are looking for a community system that allows for home pages (something like a blog or profile) and a forum which is only open to Time4Learning members (parents & kids). There are gazillions of choices and approaches. I’ve not had much luck getting advice from other people although I’ve posted in a number of forums and user groups with discussions on kids safety online.
I think we’ve found a good technology base for it so we feel like we’re progressing. Stay tuned….
Kat
October 3, 2007 | 2:34 pm2
Our family would also be interested in a blog by kids that use Time4Learning. What a neat idea…to be able to share in their own words how they use the program and what they think about it! I hope this comes to pass. I know there has been talk on the parent forums at time4learning.net about starting a forum for children. I have, along with other parents, volunteered to help moderate it, but I think that John and his staff are looking at many options to make sure this done correctly and safely. I would imagine that the blog would have to be done the same way…? Anyway..again, if there is any information about a t4l blog for kids, please post!
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