Reflecting on Blogger Learning

1. BLOG for Better
Learning and
Teaching
Reflect on BLOG in teaching

2. SWOT of BLOG
Scaffolding learning by reflecting one’s one studying experience Restricted editing and commenting function – only the author can
edit and the comments can only be made at the end of the article
Addressing one of the key elements in the Arts curriculum -
creativity Limited editing tools
Encouraging communicating and collaborating by commenting Contents and entry are irretrievable once any change has been
and tagging made
Creating a free and trusting studying environment A personal journal rather than a teamwork journal
Learning history can be easily retrieved at anytime Comments cannot be supervised by teachers
Personalised journal Online security issue
Can be accessed anytime anywhere Improper comments can be viewed by anyone before any action is
taken by the host
Cannot be ‘physically damaged’ – lost, or eaten up by dog!
For teachers to – Privacy issue – once the blog opens to a certain group, privacy
will under certain threat
Provide feed back towards students learning reflection
Cyber bullying
Assess their own teaching
Few comments can cause feeling of ‘left alone’ by the community
Have a better understanding of the learning environment
when seeing other people’s blog with more comments
Understand individual student better – bring the classroom out of
Time management can be challenged when having to juggle
a learning centre
between managing one’s blog and commenting on others’.
For students to –
Focus might be shifted more towards playing along editing tools
See their peers learning journey than towards the actual content
Provide support and feed back on their peer’s learning
Form their own studying group by tagging

3. I enjoyed designing a Chinese menu in wiki space today. Jane started the menu and I made a few changes. I also put a
22nd June few pictures in it to make them look more attractive. A
student’s
We had a great day today. Ms Enya took us to a Chinese restaurant for lunch. A Chinese lady working there spoke
11th June learning
Chinese to us and I understood quite a few sentences of what she said. Some students couldn’t understand her. I feel
really proud. But I think she spoke a lot faster than Ms Enya speaks.
reflection
can be
Chinese characters are so hard to write. I think I have lost my interest in them. But Ms Enya said that she used to
write every word more than 20 times before she can remember them. My arm gets so sore after writing them 20
20th April
times and I do not want to miss tonight’s show. easily
shown in
I am very busy today because I have to make a short video about my family and I have to speak in Chinese. I will
her own
upload it onto my blog after I finish it. I am getting more fluent with my Chinese now, but I still forget sometimes. We
30th February haven’t learned how to write Chinese characters because Ms Enya thinks it is more important for us to learn to speak.
blog,
She said she will teach us sometime later this year. I wish we can start now as I am really keen to learn to write with a
brush!
which is
Our homework today is to write a short passage about ourselves and our family in Chinse. And then we havea visit
like to
other students’ blog to see if we understand their post. I will do that later. Here is my homework:
25th January
Ni hao, wo jiao Elise. Wo jin nian 9 sui. Wo jia you san ge ren…
personal
diary
4th January about her
Today, Ms Enya taught us a few Chinese words, like ‘ni hao’ – means hello, and ‘ wo jiao…’ – I am.. I enjoyed the role
playing but I found the pronunciation is very hard!
learning
Today, Ms Enya showed us a few videos in the class, there are children’s songs and dances in Chinese. I of couldn’t
1st January understand them but the music is nice.
Chinese.

4. Our homework today is to write a short passage about ourselves and our
family in Chinse. And then we have to visit other students’ blog to see if
25th January we understand their post. I will do that later. Here is my homework:
Ni hao, wo jiao Elise. Wo jin nian 9 sui.
Wo jia you si ge ren. Wo de baba, wo de mama, wo de gege. Wo de mama
shi jiating zhufu. Wo de baba shi diangong. Wo de gege jinnian 12 sui. Wo
de mama xihuan zhonghua, wo de baba xihuan diao yu. Wo de gege xihuan
shuijiao.
3 Comments
Jane Jan 25, 2012 7:15 pm POSITIVE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
Hello Elise, I like your writing. I think you said that you are 9 years old and that your mum loves gardening.
Reply
Mat Jan 26, 2012 5:11 pm
Hello Elise, you dad is an electrician, right? My grandpa is an electrician as well. I think I want to be an electrician when I grow up.
Reply
Louis Jan 28, 2012 3:11 pm
Hello Elise. You wrote – hello, my name is Elise. I am 9 years old. There are 4 people in my family. My dad, my mum, my brother. My mum is a
housewife. My dad is a electrician. My brother is 12. my mum likes gardening and my dad likes fishing. My brother likes sleeping. I think you
should write ‘wo jin nian 9 sui le’, you missed ‘le’ at the end of the sentence.
Reply

5. Teacher’s reflection: previously I thought Chinese characters
would turn them off, but now I see that there are students who
are keen to learn. I should start to introduce characters now.
I am very busy today because I have to make a short video about my family and I
have to speak in Chinese. I will upload it onto my blog after I finish it. I am getting
30th February more fluent with my Chinese now, but I still forget sometimes. We haven’t learned
how to write Chinese characters because Ms Enya thinks it is more important for us
to learn to speak. She said she will teach us sometime later this year. I wish we can
start now as I am really keen to learn to write with a brush!

6. We had a great day today. Ms Enya took us to a Chinese restaurant for lunch. A
11 th
June Chinese lady working there spoke Chinese to us and I understood quite a few
sentences of what she said. Some students couldn’t understand her. I feel really
proud. But I think she spoke a lot faster than Ms Enya speaks.
Ms Enya Jun 12, 2012 8:15 pm
Hello Elise, I am glad that you enjoyed our little lunch out today. You did very well. That
Chinese lady did speak very fast. Next time you probably could ask her ‘qing ni shuo man yi
dianer, hao ma?’
Reply
Teacher’s feedback, to build up the
student’s confidence and to support her
further learning.

7. We had a great day today. Ms Enya took us to a Chinese restaurant for lunch. A
11 th
June Chinese lady working there spoke Chinese to us and I understood quite a few
sentences of what she said. Some students couldn’t understand her. I feel really
proud. But I think she spoke a lot faster than Ms Enya speaks.
James Jun 13, 2012 4:10 pm
We know you speak good Chinese. You do not have to show us that you can. You are so
annoying.
Reply
Ethnics of using
Cyber bulling can be out of
ICT has to be
control. Damage could be done
taught and
before the teacher or the author
students’ using of
can remove the negative
ICT has to be
comment.
supervised

8. The potential of BLOG in teaching is boundless,
however we have to use it wise and use it well. Students
has to be taught how to use it well and properly while or
even before they are encouraged to explore the using of
BLOG