Title – Reasons to Blog Margaret Vass ICT Curriculum Support Officer [email_address] Tel: 01324 503766 Falkirk Council Education Services

Blog …. A Definition A Blog (web log) is a personal website often used like a journal. A typical blog contains text, images and links to other blogs Blogs are interactive and readers can leave comments Falkirk Council Education Services

A Blog (web log) is a personal website often used like a journal.

A typical blog contains text, images and links to other blogs

Blogs are interactive and readers can leave comments

Blogging With Classes Blogs provide a potential world wide online audience for children’s work. Children have the opportunity to develop effective learning conversations with people around the world. They provide the opportunity to use many of the free social software tools children are familiar with outside of school. Falkirk Council Education Services

Blogs provide a potential world wide online audience for children’s work.

Children have the opportunity to develop effective learning conversations with people around the world.

They provide the opportunity to use many of the free social software tools children are familiar with outside of school.

Catering for learning Styles Many activities associated with blogging take place away from the computer. These can include actions such as learning photography skills, practising interview techniques, or setting homework tasks that involve parents and other family members. Specific examples of these types of activities are located elsewhere in the menu section of the ‘Blogging With Classes’ section. Falkirk Council Education Services

Many activities associated with blogging take place away from the computer.

These can include actions such as learning photography skills, practising interview techniques, or setting homework tasks that involve parents and other family members.

Specific examples of these types of activities are located elsewhere in the menu section of the ‘Blogging With Classes’ section.

A Curriculum For Excellence Successful Learners – by having access to a worldwide audience who can comment on their work Effective Contributers - by leaving comments on their own classmates’ work, as well as the work of others around the globe Confident Individuals - as they learn that their work and opinions are respected by a worldwide audience Responsible Citizens - as they are trusted to contribute sensible posts and comments to their blogs Falkirk Council Education Services

Successful Learners – by having access to a worldwide audience who can comment on their work

Effective Contributers - by leaving comments on their own classmates’ work, as well as the work of others around the globe

Confident Individuals - as they learn that their work and opinions are respected by a worldwide audience

Responsible Citizens - as they are trusted to contribute sensible posts and comments to their blogs