I am in love with Kidblog! Kidblog has been around for while, but it is still a great tool for classrooms because it engages students in collaboration, but in a safe digital environment. Teachers have many settings to control who sees the blog (password protected or not) and can set whether or not the teacher has to approve the posts before they appear. It doesn't require student's personal information and it is super easy to have students enroll themselves in your class (saving you some work!). Here is a great tutorial from Adam Bellow.
I love Kidblog because it has endless possibilities! Students can write like a normal blog, or they can upload pictures, videos, or audio. Additionally, students are able to easily embed creations. Which means, you can have students share the Wordles, videos, Voki's, animations, VoiceThreads, Google presentations, Prezi, etc. WITHOUT printing them or having each kid stand in front of the class to present them. This makes Kidblog a great place to "catch" and share all digital projects. Plus, students are more engaged in others' work when they are expected to provide feedback.
As a media specialist or teacher, Kidblog is great because you can have different classes or groups of students. Students can be enrolled in one or many of your classes. I've used this to easily create a blog for all my classes, Kidblog bookclubs, and special interest blog groups. You can toggle between classes easily.
How are you using Kidblog in your library or classroom? Share in the comments below!