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This article is part case study and part advertisement for their course. It introduces Becky Versteeg, a grade two teacher from Listowel, Ontario, Canada​. "Most of Becky's students are 6 and 7 years old," writes Kathleen Morris. "Becky's fantastic blog is called Team 2 Eagles." She has published 631 posts, received 1372 comments, and created and moderated more than 100 student blogs. " Since my students are 6 and 7 years old, a blog that is used as a digital learning portfolio is their first chance to communicate online," writes Versteeg. "I haven't met a child yet who was not motivated to by this. They want to share, and they want their audience to like what they share. Since I require them to share their Grade 2 learning, they put a lot of effort into what they are learning every day!"

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