2. The classes are divided into 15 students each, and periods are 30 minutes.

3. The school has bought 8 new computers housed in a corner in the library that is visible from the librarian's desk.

4. The teachers have varying degrees of technological knowledge, but all have a working foundation.

5. The students are tech-savvy and often use computers in their spare time.

6. There is wired internet access on the computers but there is no wireless access

7. The school forbids mobile devices to be used or taken out during school hours, and any that are seen are temporarily confiscated.

8. Youtube, Facebook, Myspace, Addictinggames, and other popular “distracting” sites are blocked. The school uses NetNanny for web filtering software, which also blocks secure proxy websites.

10. The school's web-filtering/blocking software is NetNanny, which blocks a large number of blogging sites. The School Librarian has found a good blogging site but needs the approval of the principal to buy and implement it into the classroom.

11. --This is the presentation to the principal and faculty--

14. Proposed Blogging Tool: Classpress

17. Each student is entered into the roster and given their own username and password, which the teacher can access at any time.

18. Students are grouped into classroom groups, so peer work, school resources, and assignments can be sent out to specific classes.

20. Specific people or groups can be targeted by bigoted bloggers, which can negatively impact impressionable readers.

23. Fortunately our school has WebNanny which not only blocks school selected sites, but does not allow students to access sites that have been screened and deemed to have adult material. # *&*%!

25. ClassPress has NO ads, so questionable advertising pictures and links will not be a problem or a distraction when students are working.

27. The teacher can post assignments, links, videos and other files on the blog so that every student has opportunities to view them. No more “I was absent when you told us that!”

28. Pricing Number of Teachers Price Per Year Discount 1 $34.95 5 139.00 20% 10 249.00 29% 25 529.00 39% 50 879.00 50% Each Teacher's account has an unlimited amount of students that can be entered into the system.

30. Creates a Motivator for Research Projects- students may put more effort into their work if they believe that other students may be reading and learning from their work.

31. Gives students opportunities to work on their vocabulary, spelling, and grammar.

32. Helps students become accustomed to computers and academic software systems .