Blogging as Digital Portfolios in the Primary Classroom
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My first blog post was Wednesday October 26th, 2011
And my community continues to grow . . .
What is a blog?
Blogging Platforms *Free
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Class Blog (posts, pages, widgets/sidebar)
What is
Blogging as Pedagogy?
What is blogging as pedagogy?
What is blogging as pedagogy?
Blogging is about purposeful and authentic writing in digital spaces with a global audience. It’s about finding new ways to improve on the quality of our conversations by collaborating and problem solving with our global audience, thinking critically about our thinking, and documenting our learning journey. It is about reciprocating with an emphasis on quality, providing students and teachers with authentic experiences to read, write, comment, reflect and connect in digital spaces, while observing digital citizenship responsibilities and rights. It is about making learning and thinking visible, searchable and available to others.
If you can crack the problem of engagement – not just “are you paying attention?”, but “are you fascinated by this?” – if you can crack engagement in deep learning then you’ve cracked 21st century schooling. Mike Berrill
Your students . . . will inspire you.
Communication
document learning
Camera
make learning visible
Creative Commons
I see a cave in the trees.
Maybe this is where the fairies live.
see thinking
Camera
capture conversations
Explain Everything
continue conversations
record observations
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Daily 5
Daily 5 Read to Self
Recording Lite
Daily 5 Read to Someone
Recording Lite
Daily 5 Listen to Reading
Screenshot
Daily 5 Work on Writing
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Daily 5 Guided Writing/ Guided Reading
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document descriptive feedback
audience?
Collaboration
. . . between teacher and student
. . . between students
. . . between students and their families
. . . between students and experts
. . . between students and global learning partners
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
It’s too late to pursue a career.
The earth goes around when it goes around a certain amount, the sun shows on the horizon.
The service economy replaced manufacturing.
Mommy has a good job with benefits.
I was high all the time...
I met your mom, had you, now I work at a muffler shop.
I stay home and take care of you.
The service economy replaced manufacturing.
I didn’t think it would matter.
There are no real jobs in America.
I didn’t pay attention in school or listen in class.
There were good jobs, we were lucky for awhile and then we weren’t so lucky anymore
The sun hasn’t come up yet.
I don’t know!
Sun comes up later.
It’s 5 o’clock in the morning...its too early.
No real jobs in America
It’s just the way it goes . . .
asking deep questions
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improved student learning
Number Pieces
Student Reflection
Book Creator
Communities Around the World iBook
Teacher Reflection
problem solving
Explain Everything -----------------
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critical thinking
We use our blog to think critically about our thinking and document our learning journey . . .
critical thinking
Blog Post
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Transcribe a Conversation
. . . to make learning and thinking visible, searchable, and available to others.
problem solving
Portfolio?
Blogs are records of student learning over time.
Blogs as Portfolios
Grade 1 Portfolio
reflection & critical thinking
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Grade 2 Portfolio
reflection & critical thinking
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Self Guided Tour
Sir Ken Robinson on Creativity
creativity in blog design
Edublog
creativity using apps
Phoetic
Field Notes
Pic Collage
creativity
to document learning
Poplet
creativity to make learning visible
iMovie
creativity to engage an audience
Instead of using SMARTNotebook to create a non-interactive lesson, type your notes, quotes, anchor chart, success criteria, etc in a blog post and then record your students’ ideas. Publish!
creativity in lesson planning
Visit Pinterest with your students to get inspired. Search for your Success Criteria (ie./ Elements of Design, materials, etc) and get inspired. Provide your students with a variety of art materials and let them create! Create a blog post. Take a picture. Write a reflection. Publish!
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creativity in lesson planning
Please join us back in Blackboard!
How do we inspire creativity?
Assessment
conversations
observations
products
Triangulation of Assessment Data For, Of and As Learning
Blogs
Blogs
Blogs
Blogs
Social Media in the Classroom
. . . it’s time to rethink the idea of a “stranger”
Blog Safety
Why is this important?
Why is this important?
Kids often defy expectations, if you give them the opportunity.
Shelley Wright
Resources
Edublogs
Review of Why Blog?
Steps for Writing a Post:
Page = Showcase of Learning (best work maybe twice a year)
How-to Guides for Parents
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share.
*Google is a search engine that helps you locate content such as images and photos. Once you find that perfect image or photo, you must take certain steps before you may legally use it. Assume that Online Content is Protected by Copyright and therefore may not be copied, modified, or reproduced.
Blogging as Digital Portfolios in the Primary Classroom