Children having fun at Sandaig Primary.

The first international blog I found comes from a primary school called Sandaig Primary in Scotland. This school has many different blogs that pertain to different events such as what the kids are learning in class and the various class trips they go on. One in particular links the school to another in Minnesota where the children can blog to one another. Like elementary schools in America these blogs are being used to promote communication and computer skills. The blog I chose in particular involved children posting poems they had to write about a particular color.

The second blog I found also comes from Scotland and is called Inchinnan Primary school. These students use their class blog primarily as a way to improve their French skills. The blog has both entries from the students summarizing what they have done for the week and also includes paragraphs in French about family events and things the children can easily and simply describe in the language. I like the idea of using the blog to improve French skills because it is very difficult to retain a second language if you are not constantly using it. This allows the students to practice what they learn every day with one another from home and school.

A picture from the Inchinnan Primary blog showing a chart from French class.

Links: Sandaig Primary http://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/pivot/index.php

Inchinnan Primary http://inchinnanprimaryschool.blogspot.com/