How to begin blogging with students

In my search for a kid friendly blog site, I came across two links that give insight on how to introduce blogging to students.  In my opinion, jumping right into blogging is a disaster waiting to happen.  As I have previously stated, you need to start of slow.  One site I found is on paper blogging.  This is a great way to start students writing and adding comments. http://www.notesfrommcteach.com/2010/09/learning-to-blog-using-paper.html

Another website is http://mrspripp.blogspot.com/p/student-blogging-resources.html. She includes a 14-step plan for implementing blogging, parent letters, and vidoes.