Blogging Good PracticeBlogging Good Practice

EDC Workshop - presented by Learning Technology Team

October 14th November 2008

Why Should Students Why Should Students Blog?Blog?

Research shows that having students Blog improves their understanding of the work that they are doing by:•Helping them to articulate their knowledge•Collaborating with others•Reflecting on their own work•Being able to work at their own pace•Having a real sense of audience

Why Should Teachers Why Should Teachers Blog?Blog?

Why Teachers Blog – John Pearce, Educational Consultant

Tools for BloggingTools for Blogging

FeatureFeature BloggerBlogger cLccLc

Multiple Blogs Text, images, hyperlinks

Embed web2.0 Can record sound as entry

Control Audience Archive of posts

Subscribe to Posts (through reader only)

Control Layout Need to create Account

(need email a/c)

Ideas for Blogging

• Look at websites for ideas

• What ideas can we come up with?

Exploring the tools

• Hands on session to explore how to use Blogger and the cLc for Blogging.

Demo of cLc Upgrade

• Wiki Tool• Voice Recorder• Quiz Tool• Changes to other tools