Thing Four - Student Blogging

Criteria	Unacceptable	Acceptable	Target
Blog Posts by Students	Blog post not done or entry does not relate to topic	Blog post simple and on topic Does not include resources or links	Blog post thoughtful and on topic Includes links and/or sources used
Comments or Responses that students leave on other student blogs	Comments not written or do not address the  topic of the blog	Comments address the topic but do not make the blogger rethink his or her own post	Comments address topic and lead to further postings on blog  by author or others.

I created as simple of a blog as I could for 1st grade and would expand on it as their use of blogs improves. I read through many sites to help, most were for higher grades but gave me ideas of how to start. One of the best starting points for me came from looking at Meg's Blogagogy

Meg's page referenced a list of Do's and Don'ts from Susan Hyde Suite 101 - Grading with Assessment Rubrics

When I expand it, I think it should look something like the one found on this page, Blogging Rubric by Clarence Fisher 

A side note, I did find a page that has links for numerous rubrics for just about every subject and grade level. 

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators