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Blogging as a thinking tool

This blog serves as a vital resource for educators, students, and parents, focusing on building robust home/school relationships through effective blogging. It provides insight into the global student initiative aimed at creating an interactive online community where student work is published in various formats. Key features include homework assignments, classroom updates, and engaging video content. The platform fosters communication, encouraging collaboration among students and teachers both locally and globally, while emphasizing the importance of developing critical thinking skills.

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Blogging as a thinking tool

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  1. Blogging as a thinking tool Building Home/School Relationships

  2. Global student (Education Dept) – blog information and resources • Video to get started explaining themes and posts • Edublogs– host of the blogs, great for technical support / security issues Getting Started

  3. http://globalstudent.org.au

  4. 2010 Classroom Blog • 2009 Classroom Blog Classroom Blog – Home /School Relationship

  5. Online community – introduction to students and parents • Publishes student work in multiple formats (work samples, video, podcasts, weblinks, etc) • Parents see inside the classroom • Classroom and school information- planning, homework, links to websites/games/school related announcements, etc • Transition to Ultranet Classroom Blog

  6. Thinking Community • Thinkers of the World Unite – a blog dedicated to creating a thinking community of primary aged students

  7. Previous blogging had been less learning specific (interest based) • Thinking blogs emerged from the desire to focus students to something engaging and outside regular classroom experience. Student Focus

  8. Expand the Web 2.0 context • Invite classes locally/globally to join • Add teachers as users to add content Thinkers of the World Unite

  9. What is Art? • Theo Jansen Video Thinking Questions

  10. Texts “The Three Questions” • FUSE– Dept’s digital resource • Video –Dreaming - I Think Series • Websites - Hot Philosophy Thinking Questions

  11. In order to create a dynamic Web 2.0 • environment the blogging community has to be • encouraged to read the classroom blog and leave • comments • Students need to create web links to their • friends blogs and the classroom blog • Students need time after they have blogged • to read other blogs and leave comments Web 2.0

  12. Link to school’s webpage • Letter home to parents • Publish homework or class work that is considered mandatory classroom content • Links to related school content making it useful resource for parents Extend community

  13. Surnames - in blog addresses, in any published work, within student classroom work that is uploaded or photographed • Photographs – school’s internet / photo use policy • Links on student blogs – themes Security

  14. Administrator • Teacher as administrator of blog, you are able to see dashboard of student, you control publishing. • Discussion Settings • You are able to customise security in regards to comments • Privacy settings – customise the layers of users Security

  15. Writing – many VELS dimensions • Thinking Processes • ‘A focus on the development of thinking competencies within specific areas of the curriculum not only serves as a core integrative function, it also has the potential to provide continuity in approaches to learning from P-10 and to emphasise the view that such knowledge, skills and behaviours are important to lifelong learning.’ • -reasoning, processing and inquiry • -creativity • -refection, evaluation and metacognition • ICT • -develop new thinking and learning skills that produce creative and innovative insights. • -express themselves in contemporary and relevant ways. • -Communicate locally and globally to share knowledge. • -Understandings the implications of the use of ICT and their ethical responsibilities as users. Assessment

  16. exton.duncan.d@edumail.vic.gov.au Powerpoint - Google Docs Email

  17. Classroom Teacher for 11 years, currently at Greythorn PS as ICT co-ordinator and grade 4 teacher • Winner CONNECT/SLAV Web 2.0 Best Use Competition 2009 • Presented ‘Blogging As Thinking Tool’ ICTEV State Conference 2009 • Presented VITTA Slide To Open 2009 • Article “Blogging As Thinking Tool” ICTEV Magazine 2009 • Authentic Student Learning ‘Global Teacher Journey’ Heather Blakey • A+ Blog - Global Student • Featured Blog – ‘Bright Idea’s SLAV blogging site 2009 • Presenting ‘Blogging As Thinking Tool’ ACEC Conference 2010 About Me

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