Thing 4- Student Blogs

This assignment was a little more difficult, because many of the sites that I found seemed to be rubrics for blogs, like the ones we are writing. However, I found 2 that were pretty good and one in particular, I enjoyed exploring further.
I tried to really find ways I could use a rubric for student blogs in an elementary school setting, because I think that student blogs are important and can be done in elementary school! Having the students have their own blogs to respond to topics a teacher poses is a great way to really assess what the students have learned in class. Here is the rubric I came up with:

Criteria	Unacceptable	Acceptable	Target
Blog Posts by Students	The student shows little or no understanding of the blog topic and provides no examples in their writing.	The student shows some understanding of the blog topic and provides 1-2 examples in their writing.	The student demonstrates a thorough understanding of the topic and gives 3-5 specific examples in their writing.
Comments or Responses that students leave on other student blogs	The student does not comment on any of their classmates blogs.	The student comments on 1-2 of their classmates blogs. The student does not provide thoughtful feedback.	The student comments on 3-4 of their classmates blogs. The student’s comment is positive and provides thoughtful feedback.

The sites that helped me develop this rubric are:
A Rubric for Evaluating Student Blogs
and
The Reading Workshop- This is the one I had fun exploring more!!