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We need to consider the needs of the learner when using blogs, just as we do in our classroom activities.
Task 1: Brainstorm issues in using blogs (10 MINUTES)
We've looked at what blogs are and some of the ways to use blogs in class.
Work with a partner and post some issues you think are important to consider when using blogs with students on the community notice board below.
Consider in particular issues related to managing behaviour in blogs, ethics and principles in blogging, and motivation and assessment.
Click POST A STICKY at the bottom right of the window and then double-click anywhere on the wall to stick a notice on the board with your idea.
Task 2: Concerns that we have in common (10 MINUTES)
Below is a "word cloud" of the top 50 words in a blog post by Christina Markoulaki, an EFL teacher, talking about the way she uses blogs with her students.
How many of her suggestions in how to use a blog in class did you identify when you looked at the WORDLE?
Which ideas might be most relevant to your students?
Which would address the concerns on our community notice board?
Can you use any of Christina' ideas with your students?
Pick the top three ideas and add them as a post to your blog for future reference. Use the tag "blogs in class" "cte319" and "blogs"
Rules to blog by... (HOMEWORK)
One of the issues of using blogs with students is to set certain standards of behaviour and expectations, just as we do in our f2f environment. For this activity, one half of our group (Section A) will work together on blogging rules in the tasks below. The other half (Section B) will work on how to assess student work in blogs in the next block.
Which one would be best to use with your students.
What changes or amendments would you suggest?
Task 3: Section A: Pair/individual work
Partner A writes in his/her blog a brief (150 word) summary describing the differences between the approaches. Use the tag "blog rules" "cte319" and "blogs".
Partner A writes in his/her blog a brief (150 word) summary describing the changes the pair would make in coming up with the rules for blogging with students in their teaching. Use the tag "blog rules" "cte319" and "blogs".
Blogs to grade by... (HOMEWORK)
One of the issues of using blogs with students is to set certain standards of behaviour and expectations, just as we do in our f2f environment. For this activity, one half of our group (Section A) will work together on blogging rules. The other half (Section B) will work on how to assess student work in blogs.
Which one would be best to use with your students.
What changes or amendments would you suggest?
Task 3: Section B: Pair/individual work
Partner A writes in his/her blog a brief (150 word) summary describing the differences between the approaches. Use the tags "blog assessment" "cte319" and "blogs".
Partner A writes in his/her blog a brief (150 word) summary describing the changes the pair would make in coming up with a way to assess students use of blogs in learning. Use the tag "blog assessment" and the categories "cte319" and "blogs".
Follow up: Over to you
Blog etiquette and assessing blogging
Create a new blog post in your blog
Consider some of the issues and concerns we've looked in terms of blogger behaviour and assessment student contributions to blogs.
List a few points and precautions for you to remember when you start using blogs with your students. Tag this with "blog teaching ideas" "cte319" and "blogs".
Visit some of your colleagues blogs and find their blog post about their ideas to be prepared to use blogs in teaching.
Add a comment to the ones that you like, and either ask for more information or make some suggestions to improve on the idea.
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