Below are a few of the resources that I have found for my research proposal.

Drexler, Wendy, Kara Dawson, & Richard E. Ferdig. Collaborative Blogging as a Means to Develop Elementary Expository Writing Skills, Volume 6, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2009, from Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education.

Study examined blogging collaboration between third grade students and pre-student teachers. This project not only improved student attitudes toward writing, it also inspired a transfer of knowledge to other academic and social areas. Study also showed that the immediate feedback in the form of comments increased student motivation to write more.

Ellison, N., & Wu, Y. (2008). Blogging in the Classroom: A Preliminary Exploration of Student Attitudes and Impact on Comprehension. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia. 17(1), 99-122.

A quantitative study were the authors explore how blogging impacts college student attitudes and increase comprehension in courses. Study looks at the possibility of students being more careful about their writing when they have a larger audience.

Manzo, Kathleen Kennedy. (2008, April). More Students Master ‘Basics’ on Writing NAEP :Only a small proportion of 8th and 12th graders are ‘proficient’. Education Week, 27(32), 1, 16. Retrieved June 4, 2009, from Research Library Core database. (Document ID: 1466691021).

In the article, the authors discuss that more middle and high school students are at the basic level on national tests. While there were increases, The National Assessment of Educational Progress shows only a small amount are in the proficient range.

Zawilinski, Lisa (05/01/2009). “HOT Blogging: A Framework for Blogging to Promote Higher Order Thinking”. The Reading teacher (0034-0561), 62 (8), p. 650.

Article discussing the four different type of blogs commonly found in the elementary classroom as well as gives a step by step set up to blogging. The author also explores how blogging increases higher order thinking skills with books that the students read during the year.

Zimet, E. (1993, November). Grant writing techniques for K-12 funding. T H E Journal, 21(4), 109. Retrieved June 4, 2009, from Business Source Complete database.

The author, Ellen Zimet, shares techniques for grant writing. Throughout the article the author explains the ins and outs of grant writing. Steps that are discussed include: developing the needs assessment, developing the goal/vision, as well as developing reasons why funding is important. Resources for grants are also listed.