So far, So good

We are a few weeks into the school year and my blogging experiment with U.S. History is going pretty good. I really enjoy reading the students' blogs and seeing the personal touch they put into their designs. My favorite part is when they comment on each other's blogs and ask each other questions about their posts. I'm trying to get them to read their comments and respond when someone asks them a question. I want them participating in online dialogues about their own thoughts on history. As I type this, the students are working on a blog post about one culture significantly altering another. They are currently studying the interactions of American settlers and Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's.