Components | 1: Beginner | 2: Stepping Up | 3: Smart Learner |
My Learning | What have I been learning? Post describes the learning outcome e.g. I have been learning to... Includes an image, drawing or a screenshot of my learning | How do I know I have learnt? Post includes information and ideas that demonstrate my understanding. e.g. created a DLO that represents my ideas about the learning eg: video, diagram, infographic | Reflected on my learning: Post includes new ideas Describes what I enjoyed or found challenging? What questions do I still have? What are my next steps? What I might do differently next time? |
Content and Audience Impact | Recount of my learning or experience, most of my ideas are organised, may have included a photo, illustration or screenshot. | Unique or catchy title, graphics or DLO are original, relevant and add interest or further information. Post may include embedded html content e.g. collage, video, Google Slide, animation | Content communicates my personality e.g. interests, beliefs, values. Information and ideas help my audience to understand the learning. Content is original - created by me. |
Punctuation and Spelling | Obvious spelling, punctuation errors. Difficult for the reader to understand, some parts might not make sense. | I have checked for punctuation and spelling. Asked a buddy to read, made corrections, no obvious errors. | Confident all spelling and punctuation is correct and content makes sense for my readers. |
Blog Post Layout and Blogger settings | Font sizes and colour may vary and need formatting, images or embedded content might need to be resized. May not include relevant labels or title. | Previewed layout to check position & size of images and embedded html content. Font size and colour are formatted, included title & labels Content attributed if not original. | Media or html content is formatted e.g. size, position and appears when the post loads, Labels are relevant & improve search. Some posts may be scheduled for publishing. |
Elements of a Quality Blog Post: Teacher Copy
The rubric below is an intended guide for teachers. It includes the elements of a quality blog post and attempts to recognise how learners can utilise Blogger as a platform to connect with an authentic audience to share their learning. We recommend that cybersmart learning is designed to engage learners in identifying the elements that contribute to creating a quality blog post and to co-construct a shared understanding with peers (see teacher notes above to scaffold thinking and design).