[Yr7-10it] (no subject)

[Russell Edwards]

On 20/08/2007, at 3:03 PM, Kerrie A Hammond wrote:
>
> I keep hearing a lot about blogging yet have no idea how to use it  
> in my classroom. I would be greatful if any list contributors, who  
> are currently using blogging, could give me some hints on where to  
> start.

Hi Kerrie,

  I use blogs in two ways in my Year 9/10 classes

1) For each class, I make a "class blog", where each unit of work is  
listed and full handouts placed for viewing or download

2) Each student makes their own blog. At the end of each unit of work  
(typically 2 weeks long), they write a reflective entry on the work  
they have done, where possible uploading the actual product or an  
image/screenshot. This forms part of the VELS ICT for Communicating  
assessment, and where the product is adequately displayed I will  
often do the assessment of that (for the other dimensions) just by  
looking at their blog. Also, some units of work give them some  
specific questions, which they answer in a blog entry for assessment  
in either or both of the other two ICT dimensions.  Their blog  
entries are also meant to include a "trackback" link to the  
corresponding entry of the class blog, however I have found that  
these often inexplicably fail to work (on wordpress.com blogs).

I think this has great potential, but as with everything else, it  
often founders on the shoals of student disengagement...

HTH

Russell


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