Blogging as a thinking toolBlogging as a thinking tool
Building Home/School Relationships
Getting StartedGetting Started
Global student (Education Dept) – blog information and resources
Video to get started explaining themes and posts
Edublogs – host of the blogs, great for technical support / security issues
http://globalstudent.org.au
Classroom Blog Classroom Blog –– Home Home /School Relationship/School Relationship
2010 Classroom Blog
2009 Classroom Blog
Classroom BlogClassroom Blog
Online community – introduction to students and parents
Publishes student work in multiple formats (work samples, video, podcasts, weblinks, etc)
Parents see inside the classroom
Classroom and school information- planning, homework, links to websites/games/school related announcements, etc
Transition to Ultranet
•Thinkers of the World Unite – a blog dedicated to creating a thinking community of primary aged students
Thinking Community
Student FocusStudent Focus
Previous blogging had been less learning specific (interest based)
Thinking blogs emerged from the desire to focus students to something engaging and outside regular classroom experience.
Thinkers of the World UniteThinkers of the World Unite
Expand the Web 2.0 context
Invite classes locally/globally to join
Add teachers as users to add content
Thinking QuestionsThinking Questions
What is Art?Theo Jansen Video
Thinking QuestionsThinking Questions
Texts “The Three Questions”
FUSE – Dept’s digital resource
Video – Dreaming - I Think Series
Websites - Hot Philosophy
Web 2.0
•In order to create a dynamic Web 2.0 environment the blogging community has to beencouraged to read the classroom blog and leavecomments
•Students need to create web links to their friends blogs and the classroom blog
•Students need time after they have blogged to read other blogs and leave comments
Extend communityExtend community
Link to school’s webpage
Letter home to parents
Publish homework or class work that is considered mandatory classroom content
Links to related school content making it useful resource for parents
SecuritySecurity
Surnames - in blog addresses, in any published work, within student classroom work that is uploaded or photographed
Photographs – school’s internet / photo use policy
Links on student blogs – themes
SecuritySecurity
Administrator Teacher as administrator of blog, you are
able to see dashboard of student, you control publishing.
Discussion SettingsYou are able to customise security in
regards to comments Privacy settings – customise the layers of
users
AssessmentAssessment
Writing – many VELS dimensions
Thinking Processes ‘A focus on the development of thinking competencies within specific areas of
the curriculum not only serves as a core integrative function, it also has the potential to provide continuity in approaches to learning from P-10 and to emphasise the view that such knowledge, skills and behaviours are important to lifelong learning.’
-reasoning, processing and inquiry -creativity -refection, evaluation and metacognition
ICT -develop new thinking and learning skills that produce creative and innovative
insights. -express themselves in contemporary and relevant ways. -Communicate locally and globally to share knowledge. -Understandings the implications of the use of ICT and their ethical
responsibilities as users.
About MeAbout Me
Classroom Teacher for 11 years, currently at Greythorn PS as ICT co-ordinator and grade 4 teacher
Winner CONNECT/SLAV Web 2.0 Best Use Competition 2009 Presented ‘Blogging As Thinking Tool’ ICTEV State Conference 2009 Presented VITTA Slide To Open 2009 Article “Blogging As Thinking Tool” ICTEV Magazine 2009 Authentic Student Learning ‘Global Teacher Journey’ Heather Blakey A+ Blog - Global Student Featured Blog – ‘Bright Idea’s SLAV blogging site 2009 Presenting ‘Blogging As Thinking Tool’ ACEC Conference 2010
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