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It’s time for the 2020 Student Blogging Challenge β€” Join Now! – #readilearn

The 2020 Student Blogging Challenge starts on March 15. If you wish to participate, it’s still not too late to join in.

What is the Student Blogging Challenge?

The Student Blogging Challenge encourages students around the world to create a blog and experience the benefits of publishing online including:

  • developing digital writing skills
  • becoming aware of the possibilities and responsibilities of digital citizenship
  • writing for and developing an authentic audience
  • making connections with others around the world.

The project was founded in 2008 by Sue Wyatt and has been held twice a year since then in March and October. Each Challenge runs for eight weeks. A different blogging task is to be completed each week. You can download a copy of the schedule and a checklist of tasks here.

Who can be involved?

The challenge is open to students from K–12 around the world. However, organisers suggest that it is most suited to students from 8–16 years. Students can join in as part of a class group or individually. Participation is free.

There are three ways to participate:

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18 responses to “It’s time for the 2020 Student Blogging Challenge β€” Join Now! – #readilearn”

  1. Jennie Avatar

    An excellent initiative! This can certainly benefit students. Writing and blogging is a great skill.

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    1. Norah Avatar

      It is a wonderful initiative, Jennie. I’m not sure about you, but I learnt as I went. It’s great that students receive this support.

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  2. roughwighting Avatar

    What a GREAT idea! In the U.S., kids are out of school now for 2-4 weeks because of the virus. This could be an excellent in-home project for them!

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    1. Norah Avatar

      Yes, Pamela, it would be. I hope many join in. It is fun.

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  3. Patricia Tilton Avatar

    First time I’ve heard about this event. Wish I could encourage our 13-year-old great granddaughter to participate in an event like this. She has many things she could focus on!

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    1. Norah Avatar

      Perhaps she’d like to join up, Patricia. It is okay for students to join individually. Perhaps she’d like to blog, just like her grandmother. πŸ™‚

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  4. Jim Borden Avatar

    future bloggers of the world!

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    1. Norah Avatar

      Exactly! If only we’d had the opportunity. Trouble is, it didn’t exist ‘back then’ (for me, anyway). πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‰

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      1. Jim Borden Avatar

        for me either. I hope some of the students really get into it!

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        1. Norah Avatar

          They do. It’s wonderful.

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  5. Jacqui Murray Avatar

    I’ve signed up to be a volunteer commentor this year. I’m excited to encourage student blogging!

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    1. Norah Avatar

      That’s wonderful, Jacqui. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. πŸ™‚

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  6. petespringerauthor Avatar
    petespringerauthor

    I wish I knew about this while I was still teaching, Norah. It seems like the ideal after school club activity.

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    1. Norah Avatar

      I agree, Pete. I wish I’d known about it ‘back then’.

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  7. Miriam Hurdle Avatar

    It’s a great way to teach students to blogging, Norah!

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    1. Norah Avatar

      It is, Miriam. And they have a lot to offer too. πŸ™‚

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      1. Miriam Hurdle Avatar

        Exactly, Norah. πŸ™‚

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