Blogging
St Luke the Evangelist, Blackburn South2012
Connecting our classrooms
Our story so far
• CLRP• SLAV PLN program• Teacher Blogs• Twitter
2010
• Class Blogs• Student Blogs (Kidblog)
2010-2011 • Class blogs • Student Blogging challenge• Challenge – Refine purpose
and get everyone on board
2012
Learning is enhanced when we connect with others within and beyond the classroom
Our CL Focus 2009-10“Learning is enhanced when we connect with others within and beyond the classroom”.
THE COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION MODEL
http://www.ideaslab.edu.au/design-lab/ckc/
Reasons to blog
What is your experience with blogging?
What can you see as authentic
and purposeful reasons to blog ?
Reasons to blog
Based on 6 reasons to blog By Jenny Luca http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/08/six-reasons-why-kids-should-know-how-to-blog/
Creating a positive digital footprintEffective digital citizenshipTransparency and accountabilityFeedbackWeb 2.0 tools Writing and Creative opportunities
Creating positive digital footprint
Using social media for constructive educational purpose
Students control an image of themselves as learners
Digital portfolio – for the future as well as a reflective learner
Transparency and connectivity
Archive of learning whilst in action
A window into the classroom for parents and wider school community
Connecting with other learners, experts and stakeholders
Reciprocating
Effective digital citizenship
Class blogs – teachers model appropriate behaviours
Practising Cybersafe behaviour
Authentic context for discussing issues
Affirmation - feedback
Writing for a purpose
Feedback from peers, adults, family as well as teachers.
Flag counters / Visitors maps / Comments
Sharing success / Asking questions
Taking Action that Matters
New ways of thinking about web tools
Sharing knowledge (Voicethread, Slideshare, Glogsters, Prezi)
Requesting help (polls, questions)
Publicity through Twitter
Communicating with digital tools
Widgets
HTML codes
Web 2.0 Tools – Animoto, SlideShare etc
Writing and Creative Process
Text types – opportunities for all
Incentive to stand out from other blogs
Feedback
Audience
Opportunity to model conventions/proof reading
BLOGGING IS A PROCESS – requires practice, reflection and research. (Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano)
PurposeChoose your path – or combination
CommunicateTo students – task driven – homework etc
To parents – extension of newsletterTo expert – sharing knowledge
Showcase and CollaborateWith Parents and stakeholdersWith wider Community
Create and ReflectFor students – Digital / ePortfolio As Professional reflective journal
Class Blogs
Teacher models correct behaviours by using:
• appropriate language
• selected personal information only
• commenting skills (positive and affirming etc)
Parent feedback
Student Blogs
Student practise correct behaviours by using
• writing appropriate content
• proof reading and aiming for spelling and punctuation conventions
• commenting appropriately
• writing within a moderated environment
Blogging leads to ‘Priceless’ opportunities
Issues
What are some of the issues that you could foresee?
Issues
Starting up – who, when and why ?
Consent for work samples/photos etc
Educating the parent community
Finding an audience (Twitter #comments4kids, #classblogs) Quadblogging
Moderating Student Blogs – time element
Maintaining Class Blogs – time, commitment and purpose
References
Blogging in the Classroom http://web.me.com/zowee/Zoes_Blog/Blog/Entries/2011/10/18_Blogging_in_the_Primary_Classroom.html
Our Blog about Blogs http://zoeandmel.wordpress.com/about/
Henrietta Miller http://www.classroomchronicles.net/2012/03/09/ictensw-edmodo-and-student-blogging/
Silvia Rosenthal-Tolisano - We are blogging …. Now WhaT? http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/10/20/we-are-blogging-now-what-stepping-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-60544
Blogging in the Fourth Dimension 14 Steps to meaningful blogging http://mrspripp.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/14-steps-to-meaningful-student-blogging.html
Technology in the Classroom – Kathleen Morris Five Steps to starting a classroom bloghttp://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2012/01/29/five-steps-to-starting-a-class-blog-in-2012/
Links to explore
Student Blogging Challenge Stich.it http://stich.it/siNDA3NA
Class Blogs http://stich.it/siNDA3NQ
Teacher Blogs http://stich.it/siNDA3Ng