{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Guest Contributor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/guest-contributor\/","title":"Kidblog.org -- What A Great Idea","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Sc4bC0xkea\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/kidblog-org-what-a-great-idea\/\">Kidblog.org &#8212; What A Great Idea<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/kidblog-org-what-a-great-idea\/embed\/#?secret=Sc4bC0xkea\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Kidblog.org &#8212; What A Great Idea&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"Sc4bC0xkea\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"An ALSC Blog post last May by Ernie Cox started some wheels turning here in Fort Wayne, Indiana.\u00a0 The topic was &#8220;Cultivating Digital Lives&#8221; and Ernie introduced me to Kidblog.org.\u00a0 This fall, I introduced the 6-11 year old kids in our Cyber Adventure Group to their very own blogs. And Ernie, the kids and I thank you! All of the children, even the youngest in the group, voiced their enjoyment in the class.\u00a0 They were able to experiment with fonts and color, uploading pictures, linking to additional information, and more.\u00a0 A few of the most enthusiastic surprised me and didn&#8217;t continue to blog after the first session.\u00a0 But a few of the others found their online voices and grabbed the microphone. They wrote about everything &#8212; from pets to banana bread to freeware drawing applications.\u00a0 For several months, as administrator of the group, I was approving posts and comments every...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/art2-300x225.jpg"}