Try Nicenet.com and tappedin.org Both do all that you require with no ads and the ability to keep it private--they have class chat, too. I do not believe they have a wiki or blog yet. :)Enjoy.
Ps. Loved using a wiki this year, but my students quickly found ways around the safety measures that I had set up. Google blog let me lock out others, but all students have to own an email address. Bonita California, Gr. 5 ---- Angela Almond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am currently trying to find something: blog, wiki, discussion board, to > use in the classroom next year to replace the reading response journals. > We are going to a one-to-one classroom where every fourth grader will have > their own laptop and I think this is a great way to incorporate the > technology with something I already do. > > However, when I have looked for something (blog, wiki, discussion board) > to use, I keep running into the same problem. I am hoping you guys can > point me in the right direction. Let me tell you exactly what I am > looking for: > > I want a site that only the students in my class can respond on. I don't > want just anyone to be able to post on it. My students don't have e-mail > addresses so the site can't require them to sign up with one. It needs to > be somewhat kid-friendly because this is the first year they will have had > access to laptops and many may not have the skills to navigate a > complicated site. It also needs to be free because, although I love my > kids, I just don't have any extra cash I can shell out on this! > > I have a call into our technology person in the county office with these > same questions but since the topic had been brought up here, I thought I > would see if any of you have any suggestions. > > Thanks in advance! > > Angela Hatley Almond > Fourth Grade > East Albemarle Elementary School > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
