establishing a class blog
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Presentation by Jarrod Lamshed & Pam Thompson 11 July at CEGSA 2012 conference.TRANSCRIPT
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Our Blogging journeys
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Put simply by the people at Commoncraft:
Blogs in plain English
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Rachel Boyd, a teacher from Nelson, NZ, sums it up in this video
Why let our students blog?
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• Students from our classes• Students from our classes• Parents & family members• Students’ extended family• Colleagues at school• Students from other schools• Educators from around the globe
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• Sharing news & events• Sharing work• Students’ ideas/opinions• Accessing information, e.g. spelling
lists, homework• Linking to other student/class blogs• Links for projects via our diigo site • Feedback on what’s happening at
school• Parent information• Sharing/reviewing tools
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• Authentic audience• Familiar form of communication• Student voice• Multimedia capabilities – sharing of
digital work• Global communication –collaborative
work with other classes in Australia & overseas, comments from all over world, networking with classes in NZ, UK & USA
• Feedback from others
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• New skills• Consider new ways of doing things,
e.g. podcasts, videos, web2.0 tools - Picturetrail, slideshare, voicethread, audioboo
• Contact with other educators, both in Australia & overseas
• Opportunity for shared, collaborative learning experiences with others
• Student engagement
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• Not blocked in schools, unlike some others• Easy to use• App available • Ability to moderate comments• Registering students or other users at
different levels – contributor, author, editor, administrator
• Ease of uploading files, media etc• Edublogs forum• Free, but with - no ads & more facilities
when you become a supporter – small annual fee & bulk upgrades very reasonable
• The edublogger – great support & info
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• Blocked in schools - but can be easily unblocked
• Easy to use• Multiple templates• Ability to moderate comments• Multiple contributors• Ease of uploading files, media etc• Automatic tags and search engines• FREE!
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• Easy to use• App available for both Apple &
Android• Multiple templates• Ability to moderate comments• Multiple contributors• Ease of uploading files, media etc• Automatic tags and search engines• FREE!
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• Moderation of comments to avoid inappropriate content
• Student anonymity & privacy• Class blog with student posts or
individual blogs?• Blogging is about reading as well as
writing – which blogs will you add to your blogroll?
• Consider subscribing to a blog reader for updates on favourite blogs, e.g Google Reader, feedly, iGoogle
• Comments – relevant & appropriate
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• Interviewing parents about a particular topic – can be written report or recorded as mp3
• PMI about school or a school event – can use wallwisher or linoit
• Recounts of activities, e.g. buddy classes
• Reflections on learning• Videos of talks, drama, assemblies,
visitors• Podcasts• Book reviews
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Great opportunity to connect & network with others when new to blogging
Quadblogging set up and managed by David Mitchell in UK
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• Clairvaux Connects• Room 6 Cyberkids – Year 3• Little Voices Little Scholars – Year 2• Room 2 All Stars – Reception & Year 1 • Mr Webb (NZ) • Mr C's Class (USA)• Allstars – Library • Room 102 – 1st grade• Room 6 St Mary’s (NZ)• 4KM & 4KJ
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• What Ed Said• Blogging through the Fourth Dimensio
n• Spencer’s Scratch Pad• For the love of learning• The Wejr Board• On an e-journey with Generation Y• Cool Tools for 21st century learning• The Principal of Change• A view from the middle• Life is not a race to be finished first
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• Clustrmaps – see where your visitors are coming from
• Widgetbox – lots of widgets, e.g. clocks, games
• Counters – how many visitors are you getting?
• Vokis – record a welcome message for your visitors
• Avatars – use an avatar instead of a photo – great for students to have identity but stay anonymous
• More avatars
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• Promote your blog• Keep it up to date• The blogging community • Comments work both ways!• Start simple
• Pam Thompson @[email protected]
• Jarrod Lamshed @[email protected]