Blogging presentation april2012

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Blogging St Luke the Evangelist, Blackburn South 2012 Connecting our classrooms

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Blogging

St Luke the Evangelist, Blackburn South2012

Connecting our classrooms

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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

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Our CL Focus 2009-10“Learning is enhanced when we connect with others within and beyond the classroom”.

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THE COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION MODEL

http://www.ideaslab.edu.au/design-lab/ckc/

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Reasons to blog

What is your experience with blogging?

What can you see as authentic

and purposeful reasons to blog ?

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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

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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

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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

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Effective digital citizenship

Class blogs – teachers model appropriate behaviours

Practising Cybersafe behaviour

Authentic context for discussing issues

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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

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New ways of thinking about web tools

Sharing knowledge (Voicethread, Slideshare, Glogsters, Prezi)

Requesting help (polls, questions)

Publicity through Twitter

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Communicating with digital tools

Widgets

HTML codes

Web 2.0 Tools – Animoto, SlideShare etc

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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)

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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

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Class Blogs

Teacher models correct behaviours by using:

• appropriate language

• selected personal information only

• commenting skills (positive and affirming etc)

Parent feedback

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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

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Blogging leads to ‘Priceless’ opportunities

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Issues

What are some of the issues that you could foresee?

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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

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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/

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Links to explore

Student Blogging Challenge Stich.it http://stich.it/siNDA3NA

Class Blogs http://stich.it/siNDA3NQ

Teacher Blogs http://stich.it/siNDA3Ng