Generate+Traffic

=Generating Traffic=

The power of blogging is in providing audience and feedback to writers, and yet this is where many blogs fall down - no-one visits and no-one comments. In this blog project we are asking for a commitment to be active readers and writers of blogs several times a week. During the week have some children blogging each day as part of writing or inquiry times. BUT, you then to need to commit to having your students reading some blogs as part of your reading programme. Visit some of the blogs listed in the [|register interest page.] Read and then the activity is to leave a feedback comment for the writer. As part of this you also leave the link back to your own class blog and request that they come and read your blog and share their feedback. In this way traffic will build and students will see themselves as writers and publishers, and will also gain much needed feedback on their next steps. Please work with your students to help them understand how to provide constructive feedback.

Please also add any further ideas you have for generating traffic.

16 interesting ways to encourage people to visit your blogs http://bit.ly/a3ZgGz

I found a useful way to get my children sharing their blog with families and friends was adding the clustermap widget to my blog @http://www.clustrmaps.com/ This shows a red dot when people come to read your blog and you end up with red dots from all over the world.