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WollongongDiocese
Blog and Wiki SHOWCASE
Arty Reflections Blog✦ KLA’s: CAPA & English
✦ PURPOSE: To display student artwork to a world wide audience, to encourage critical reflection, to build student self esteem
✦ OUTCOMES: ENGLISH- WS2.10, , RS2.6, CAPA - VAS2.4
✦ STUDENT COMMENT: This is my favourite blog because I enjoy looking and commenting on my friends’ artwork.
ithink Blog✦ KLA’s: English
✦ PURPOSE: To develop many arguments to support given statement, to teach exposition and discussion text types
✦ OUTCOMES: ENGLISH- WS2.9 , WS2.10, , RS2.6
✦ STUDENT COMMENT: This is my favourite blog because I like being able to think up lots of arguments about things.
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Puzzling Problems✦ KLA’s: Mathematics
✦ PURPOSE: To differentiate curriculum, to encourage viewing of different approaches to same problem, to challenge students mathematically
✦ OUTCOMES: Mathematics -WMS2.2, WMS2.3
✦ STUDENT COMMENT: This is my favourite blog because i love doing maths and can do it from home when im bored.
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✦ KLA’s: Creative Arts
✦ PURPOSE: To allow students to publish their composition, linking graphical composition and the corresponding audio. Drawing parents into the students learning.
✦ STUDENT COMMENT: This is a great way to make my composition “come alive”
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Assessment Blog
✦ KLA’s: Geography, PDHPE and Religious Education
✦ PURPOSE: To provide an authentic space and audience for students to reflect on their photos and the learning experience.
✦ STUDENT COMMENT: I love reading other students reflections and the way they take me back to this amazing experience.
WHAT A WONDERFUL
✦ KLA’s: Religion
✦ PURPOSE: to showcase student products, to encourage critical self reflection
✦ OUTCOMES: English- WS2.9,
✦ STUDENT COMMENT: I love being able to show my family my school work from home!
STUDENT WIKIS✦ KLA’s: PDHPE, English
✦ PURPOSE: to work collaboratively, to share common interests, to plan , collaborate and create
✦ OUTCOMES: English- WS2.9, PDHPE- INS2.3, COS2.1
✦ STUDENT COMMENT: Our soccer wiki is heaps cool. We really enjoy writing our soccer tips.
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TEACHER WIKIS
✦ KLA’s: PDHPE
✦ PURPOSE: A massive online interactive text/resource/CMS
✦ STUDENT COMMENT: It makes it so easy for me to learn
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STRENGTHS Of Blogs & Wikis
✦ Accessible 24/7
✦ Provides vehicle to share /display student products- highly motivational
✦ Enables world-wide connections
✦ Gives students a ‘voice’
✦ Promotes collaboration - sharing / building of ideas
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