“When thinking about “BLOGGING” , the untrained eye (in regards to blogging) of an educator usually will think of “Technology Integration”. When digging a little deeper he/she might recognize that blogging is more about WRITING than technology. But let’s roll blogging back even a little further and we will discover that blogging starts with READING!”
Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano
To get your kids in the habit of blogging, it is important for them to first subscribe to a number of quality blogs and read them on a daily basis. Below I have compiled a list of blogs and websites whose content may appeal to young readers. Encourage them to set up their own RSS readers and start following blogs and websites before they start writing their own blogs. Many of the sites are incredible as resources for education as well.
(Sometimes some of the content available on these sites may not be appropriate for Muslim children, like the news stories about actors and singers etc. , so make sure that adult supervision is available and children have a sense of what content type may not be suitable etc.)
NEWS SITES FOR KIDS
CBBC Newsround
BBC news site for kids and teens.
GOGO News
Big news for little people.
CNN Student News
Many discussions and quizes based on news. Can be doubled as a teaching resource.
Scholastic News
Complete in-depth reports and activities on the latest news for kids.
Time for Kids
Well it is just that! TIMES for kids.
News Bites from National Geographic
Some cool bits of news with National Geographic’s signature photography.
Youngzine
News + more for the young.
MAGAZINES FOR KIDS
National Geographic Young Explorers
A must must for young kids.
Bear Essential
Many past issues are available as well to read.
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears
All about poles.
Children’s Web Magazine
A safe magazine for ages 8+
ANIMAL SITES
WWF News
Conservation news and stories.
Zoo Borns
The newest and cutest exotic baby animals from zoos and aquariums from around the world.
MUSEUM AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC SITES
BLOGS BY OTHER KIDS
Miriam’s Magical Moments
Blog by a fourth grader. High content quality and nice blogging etiquettes.
Ibne Muhammad’s Blog
My son’s blog which serves as an eportfolio at the moment but we plan to make it more than that in future Insha Allaah.
Binte Muhammad’s Blog
My daughter’s blog which serves as an eportfolio at the moment but we plan to make it more than that in future insha Allaah.
AsSalaamu Alaikum, Thank you for sharing all these resources! You always do a wonderful job of doing that.
ReplyDeleteInshaAllah, I wanted to invite you to link you blog up here: http://www.inlinkz.com/wpview.php?id=103401
Thank you for your time!
Kamilah
Walaikumussalam
ReplyDeleteJazakillah sister for the feedback and encouragement, and also for the invitation. I just linked my blog,
wassalam
Thank you so much for sharing your blog on my Facebook page. I have really enjoyed reading through the great information here.
ReplyDeleteWe have found Feedly to be a great way of keeping track of blogs we are subscribed to, and sort them into relevant categories.
best wishes, Julie.
hi Julie
ReplyDeleteThanks for stoping by. I really enjoy and benefit a lot from your fuel the fire newsletter.
We are using Google reader, I like it a lot, but I will definitely have a look at Feedly along with my kids.
Have a nice day.