Post on 28-Apr-2019
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BLOGGINGDigital Learning and
Communication Team !Karen Butler and Kym Nadebaum!
0407403093 @sa.gov.au
Questions to askWhy Blog? Who Blogs?!
Who is the intended audience?!
Who might be the unintended audience?!
What social norms will you adhere to?!
What level of privacy do you need?
Who Blogs?
Australian Data! 594 respondents
Who Blogs?
Global data
Why Blog?The educational research tells us
increased parent involvement
increased student reflection
increased student critical reflection with teacher intervention
Bloggers rarely use the documentation tools, however the metrics are useful.
Types of Blogging
Status update Micro bloggingJournaling
Video logging
- vlogging
all of the above - for an educational purpose Photo!
Blogging
Getting it rightDECD Social Media Guidelines!
Permissions- Child Adult!
Ethical behaviour - copyright, privacy and digital citizenship - creative commons!
Flikr CC WikimediaCommons
Resizing Pictures
Pictures under one mb are easily uploaded!
Resizing may require a picture editor or similar!
Batch renaming and resizing
jpg png bmp
EntriesCheck spelling/grammar!
Make it interesting!
Short blurbs - not long slabs text!
Plenty of pictures!
Regular progress reports - weekly
Make a video
1-2 mins!
50% close ups!
Steady shots - use a tripod!
Get kids talking/doing
Let the kids do the talking
Examples of teacher Blogs
mrs-butler.com!
http://jlamshed.edublogs.org/!
https://kellyw808.edublogs.org/2013/11/07/boomstars-come-to-flinders-park/!
http://georgecouros.ca/blog/!
http://krebs.edublogs.org/
Student Blogs
http://jarrodsblog.global2.vic.edu.au/!
http://gemmaccs11.edublogs.org/ !
http://www.psdblogs.ca/graminiastudent/
By Kim Ong (originally posted to Flickr as _MG_8702) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Useful Blogging Links
http://bit.ly/DLandC_B
By Cortega9 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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