Heather Bailie, Bronwen Quayle & Rebecca Carruthers Curriculum day – November 28 2008

Blog Chronological Text, images, links Single “main” author Comments = conversation Wiki Cumulative Text, images, links Multiple authors Contribution = collaboration

Blog

Chronological

Text, images, links

Single “main” author

Comments = conversation

Wiki

Cumulative

Text, images, links

Multiple authors

Contribution = collaboration

Will Richardson John Pearce Cool Cat Teacher Blog [email_address] The Burner’s blog Tanuj^s Weblog Some interesting blogs…

Will Richardson

John Pearce

Cool Cat Teacher Blog

[email_address]

The Burner’s blog

Tanuj^s Weblog

Blogging in the classroom: As a class portal As a class discussion space As an online filing cabinet or E-portfolio As a space to communicate and collaborate

Blogging in the classroom:

As a class portal

As a class discussion space

As an online filing cabinet or E-portfolio

As a space to communicate and collaborate

You can use a class blog to: Post class-related information Post assignments/tasks or prompts for writing Provide examples of class work Publish examples of good writing or pictures of artwork Provide links to resources Link your class with another class elsewhere Promote discussion using the comments feature Richardson (2007) pp.40-41

You can use a class blog to:

Post class-related information

Post assignments/tasks or prompts for writing

Provide examples of class work

Publish examples of good writing or pictures of artwork

Provide links to resources

Link your class with another class elsewhere

Promote discussion using the comments feature

Richardson (2007) pp.40-41

You can have students create their own blog to: Learn how to blog Complete writing assignments Create an ongoing portfolio of their work Express their opinions on topics Discuss & reflect on class activities Showcase their best writing Richardson (2007) pp.41-42

You can have students create their own blog to:

Learn how to blog

Complete writing assignments

Create an ongoing portfolio of their work

Express their opinions on topics

Discuss & reflect on class activities

Showcase their best writing

Richardson (2007) pp.41-42

So where to start?? My test blog

Library Procedures Manual ICTTOOLKIT VSL – Japanese wiki Wedderburn College Directory of Aust. Edubloggers Some interesting wikis…

You can use a school or class wiki to: Post school or class-related information Scaffold research tasks Publish examples of good writing or pictures of artwork Provide links to resources Link your class with another class elsewhere Richardson (2007) pp.40-41

You can use a school or class wiki to:

Post school or class-related information

Scaffold research tasks

Publish examples of good writing or pictures of artwork

Provide links to resources

Link your class with another class elsewhere

Richardson (2007) pp.40-41

You can have students create their own wiki to: Complete writing assignments Create an ongoing portfolio of their work Discuss & reflect on class activities Showcase their best writing Richardson (2007) pp.41-42

You can have students create their own wiki to:

Complete writing assignments

Create an ongoing portfolio of their work

Discuss & reflect on class activities

Showcase their best writing

Richardson (2007) pp.41-42

So where to start?? MPSC Test Wiki

Bibliography Pearce, John (2008) Technology toolkit: introducing you to web 2.0 . South Melbourne : Cengage Learning Australia Richardson, Will (2007) Blogs, wikis, podcasts and other powerful web tools for classrooms . Heatherton, Vic. : Hawker Brownlow 1 copy of each of these books is available at each library.