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Who am I?Jo McLeay
The Open Classroom blog
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Teacher since 1978, mother of five adult children,lifelong learner...
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My children - Emilly, Tristan,Felicity, Lachlan and Kieran
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At school I teach English and am English
Domain Leader
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What are blogs?
use the chat to put in some ideas
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A blog is...
a free personal website containing...
hypertextual pieces of writing (or content such asvideo, photos, flow charts, links, music, slides, art)composed by an individual...
new posts appear at the top of the page...
posts can be edited anytime, even after publication
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There is an invitation to...
...make comments, thereby makingit a conversation
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Characteristics of blogs
simple to get started
word document-like editing
free
a repository of content that lasts
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With the read-write web the power of content creation has been handed
over to the user and there is no goingback
This is the world that we as learners
live in
This is the world that our studentslive in
In the 21st century
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How do we blog?
use the chat to put in some ideas
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Before the end of this session
you will have a chance to start your ownblog
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And most importantly, WHY dowe blog?
use the chat to put in some ideas
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We'll start with why first...
unless we know why, who wouldbother?
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Why blog?
We can blog for:professional developmentreflectionidentity
collaborationconversation
Blogging is useful for reflection on and
improvement in our professional practice
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"I am amazed at all that has happened, and I haven’t
even begun to speak of all that I have learnt fromreading, reflecting and commenting and receiving comments. Or the joys and learning experiences of blogging with my Year 9 students and the contact with Clarence Fisher ’s class. I would like to thank Clarencefor his inspiration and guidance. To top it all off being nominated for Best Teacher Blog in the Edublog Awards...."
In December 2005, after 6 months as a
blogger I wrote...
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Blogging overcomes the isolation of
teaching
we learn together
it makes our job easier (others helpwith our research)
doing our job well becomes moreenjoyable
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Why reflect?
Standards of the Victorian institute of teaching
Professional engagement
“Teachers reflect on, evaluate andimprove their professional knowledge
and practice.”
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Blogging as reflection
The edublogger community modelsand encourages this
Teachers who are passionate abouttheir practice
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With reflection I can….
Evaluate effectiveness
Identify my own learning needsVisualise future ideas
Ask for help
Keep up with research
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Blogs enable…
Looking back to where you were
The benefits of connecting disparate
peopleLearning from others
Articulating beliefs and thoughts
Refining these
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Building community
http://edubloggerworld.ning.com/
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Blogging….
another way of learning
a different way of thinking
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If blogging is good for teachers
who are lifelong learners....
...what will it do for students?
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What sort of learning experiencesdo our students need?
In the 21st century…
We want learners who are motivated to
be lifelong learnersCritically literate in every way
Digital citizens
Reflective and compassionate
I’m sure you can add to thislist… (please do)
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Motivation
"Think about it. Kids are motivated. Theyoften want to write more and they want to
write better, using proper grammar andspelling because they know they have anaudience who will read their work."
(C. Fisher)
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Blogging and other interactive tools
Can make students' experiences of learning more enjoyable
collaboration helps students learn aboutstudents in other parts of the world
collaboration means that together we canachieve more than individual classroomscould achieve alone
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Some practical points:
SETTING UP A BLOG
Blogs can be set up for free at a few different sites.
http://www.learnerblogs.org (for students)
http://www.edublogs.org (for teachers)http://blogger.com
WRITING BLOG POSTS
Once you have set up a blog, either for yourself, or for your students, you can immediately begin writing and editing posts.It is simply like a word processor. After finishing writing, simplyclick save and what has been written automatically goes on
the Internet for everyone to read.
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PRESENTATION
Your blog’s appearance can becustomised. Simply click on thePresentation tab at the top and choose
the theme that you like.
Many of these themes can be further customized allowing you to place a search
box, lists of links to other places on theInternet, calendar, files, etc
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WRITING GOOD POSTS
Writing online is different from writing on a piece of paper because it can have more stuff on it. For example, a blog post doesn’t only need to be writtentext. It can also include pictures, videos, links to other websites, etc. We use three rules for writing posts:
1. Divide long pieces of writing into pieces using sub-titles.
2. Include links, pictures, videos, etc. to give peoplemore information.
3. Include a catchy title
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COMMENTS
One of the main advantages of blogging isthat students can write a post and otherseither in the class or anywhere else aroundthe world can write comments on them.
To leave a comment, click on "comments" or “add a Comment” on the actual post and write what you would like.
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Shaping our learning throughcomments
Anne Davis muses that:
“Students need practice with the standards that are being taught. Blogging is a great way to provide that practice… helps make it authentic and important to the student. They haveownership … classroom discussions are very important… crucial to take the time to share and
reflect on how the comments are shaping our learning.”
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How to teach commenting(and why)...
Vicki Davis in Georgia USA has a very useful blog post onthis, including:
You show the blog author that "you hear
them"
Beginners who comment will receive thefeedback that will keep them blogging and
push them to excellenceRemember the power of words
Teach commenting
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Some comment starters:
This made me think about…….I wonder why…….Your writing made me form an opinion
about…….This post is relevant because…….Your writing made me think that weshould…….I wish I understood why…….This is important because……
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Teaching with blogs and the read/write
web...
Using wikis and blogs in a classroom feelsdifferent. It should be different. It is meantto be.
Clarence Fisher talks about rethinking our classrooms as studios
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According to Clarence…
Using wikis and blogs and other online tools isnot meant to be something that we struggle todo, trying to find time to fit them in on top of allof the “regular” things we do in our classroom.
Wikis and blogs are meant to be a regular
part of the classroom/studio.
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I heard myself saying…
“I just didn’t know blogging was going to changemy life in the way it has”
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But it is not for everyone
Uses the intrapersonal intelligence
Makes some feel uneasy (the fear factor)
Some people reflect better in other ways
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Blogging is a tool for learning…. and I
cannot now imagine learning or teachingwithout using blogs.
Thanks to:Graham Wegner Claudia CerasoClarence Fisher
Anne DavisVicki Davisand my Virtual Learning Network