Transcript Blogging as a thinking tool

Blogging as a thinking tool
Building Home/School Relationships
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
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Getting Started
http://globalstudent.org.au
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2010 Classroom Blog
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2009 Classroom Blog
Classroom Blog – Home
/School Relationship
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Online community – introduction to students and
parents
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Publishes student work in multiple formats (work
samples, video, podcasts, weblinks, etc)
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Parents see inside the classroom
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Classroom and school information- planning,
homework, links to websites/games/school
related announcements, etc
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Transition to Ultranet
Classroom Blog
•Thinkers of the World Unite – a blog
dedicated to creating a thinking community
of primary aged students
Thinking Community
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Previous blogging had been less learning
specific (interest based)
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Thinking blogs emerged from the desire
to focus students to something engaging
and outside regular classroom experience.
Student Focus
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Expand the Web 2.0 context
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Invite classes locally/globally to join
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Add teachers as users to add content
Thinkers of the World Unite
What is Art?
 Theo Jansen Video
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Thinking Questions
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Texts “The Three Questions”
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FUSE – Dept’s digital resource
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Video – Dreaming - I Think Series
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Websites - Hot Philosophy
Thinking Questions
•In order to create a dynamic Web 2.0
environment the blogging community has to be
encouraged to read the classroom blog and leave
comments
•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
Web 2.0
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Link to school’s webpage
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Letter home to parents
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Publish homework or class work that is
considered mandatory classroom content
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Links to related school content making it useful
resource for parents
Extend community
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Surnames - in blog addresses, in any
published work, within student classroom
work that is uploaded or photographed
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Photographs – school’s internet / photo
use policy
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Links on student blogs – themes
Security
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Administrator
Teacher as administrator of blog, you are
able to see dashboard of student, you
control publishing.
Discussion Settings
You are able to customise security in
regards to comments
Privacy settings – customise the layers of
users
Security
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Writing – many VELS dimensions
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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.’
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-reasoning, processing and inquiry
-creativity
-refection, evaluation and metacognition
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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.
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Assessment
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Classroom Teacher for 11 years, currently at Greythorn PS as ICT coordinator 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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