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There are numerous benefits of using blogs to discuss reading in the elementary classroom. Teachers can assess reading comprehension for individual students while managing several book clubs in a digital space. The resulting assessment‐based data can be used to differentiate instruction. Additionally, students can experience growth as independent, self‐reflective readers. Ideas for implementation within elementary classrooms and advice for beginning the blogging process are included.

Based on research conducted in a fourth‐grade classroom, the author describes one teacher's process for integrating social studies and English language arts using a writers’ workshop approach. Furthermore, the fourth‐grade teacher was able to provide students with an opportunity to engage in multimodal composition. After conducting research independently and collaboratively, the students wrote scripts, located images, and recorded narration to create digital stories from the perspective of a Revolutionary War participant. Revision, editing, and further research occurred during the process. When completed, students’ digital stories were uploaded to a video‐sharing website where they could be viewed by authentic audiences.

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