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Why make a Comment?

How can feedback help us in our learning?

What kind of feedback do you find the most useful?

Who can you get feedback from?

Think

Pair

Share

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Interacting Online

Blog Commenting

WALT interact respectfully with others online and make smart decisions about the comments we write.

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What we know already

Pointing out details

Suggesting a next step

Positive

Helpful

Honest

Trustworthy

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What makes a good Comment?

Watch these videos for some tips to help write a quality blog comment.

What does a quality blog comment need?

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What we found out (about quality blog commenting)

Include facts / Add information

Proofread

Start a conversation - ask a question

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Recipe for a Quality Blog Comment

Method

Start with a greeting

Positive: Complement the author about something in their post. Be specific.

Thoughtful: Try to make a connection with something the author has shared in their post. Perhaps a memory or similar experience you have had.

Helpful: Give some constructive feedback, answer a question posed by the author, or pose a question of your own that might prompt the author to reflect on their learning.

Ingredients

  • Greeting
  • Something positive
  • Something thoughtful
  • Something helpful
  • Correct spelling
  • Correct punctuation
  • Makes sense

Is each of these aspects really necessary?

Justify your answer

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What to include, and what to LEAVE OUT

What makes a good quality blog comment?

What are some things that do not make good blog comments?

What are some things that should never be in blog comment?

Think

Pair

Share

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What are your top tips for writing a quality blog comment?

Create a poster using google drawing to share your top tips

for writing a quality blog comment. Download it as a PNG and insert it onto your learning reflections slide.

Presentation Suggestions

Comic Strip

Infographic Poster

Annotate an Example

Do vs Don’t Poster

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Kia ora, I’m

We have been learning about

I’ve created…

Something I found interesting was…

My top tips about how to write a quality blog comment:

Insert your digital learning object (DLO) here:

  1. In Google drawing, click on file, download, and select PNG.
  2. Now you can upload your image by clicking on the image icon and selecting upload from computer.
  3. When you have done this, delete these grey words!