The document discusses interactive writing and its role in enhancing comprehension and community among students. It emphasizes the importance of modeling, reflection, and transparency in the writing process, while highlighting the functionalities and safety features of Kidblog as a platform for student engagement. Additionally, it notes the significance of building connections through comments and sharing within an educational community.

1. INTERACTIVE WRITING
Building comprehension and community through
Sam Patterson EdD at JET 2013
@SamPatue #JET13

2. IW Supports Core Principles
 Always be modeling
 Make time for reflection
 Be transparent

3. IW Supports Learning
 Writing is a meta-cognitive process
 Grammar is logic dependent
 To write you have to make sense of
something
 Use questions to guide students
 Writing a Learning Reflection post

4. A Tour of KidBlog
 Functionality
 Safety
 Available Roles
 Your Profile
 Media Library

5. Functionality
 Create Posts
 EmbedVideo
and Audio
 Share links
 Comment

6. Create a New Post

7. Embed and Upload Media
*Shared Media Library*

8. Safety
 Walled garden model
 Visibility and participation
 Teaching and modeling DC
 Settings are per-class, or per post
 Moderation

9. Walled Garden Model

10. Comments

11. Visibility

12. Available Roles

13. Your Profile

14. Media Library

15. KidBlog Supports Learning
 A space students can extend learning
 Reflection and sharing
 Connect with experts and learners alike

16. Kidblog Supports Community
 Through sharing posts and comments
students get to know other students outside
their section
 Teaching students to comment for
connection is transformative (connection not
correction)
 Comments4kids.blogspot.com an online
community of school-based

17. Community Supports Learning
 Barry Chazen “The Philosophy of Informal
Jewish Education”
 Students actively engaged in a community
will integrate their learning more deeply
 Learning is identity creation

18. How to comment