My Background. ⢠B.A., Computer Science, U of MN, Morris. ⢠M. Ed., U of MN, Twin Cities. ⢠3rd, 4th, 5th Grade in
Digital Social Portfolios Using Kidblog to Document Learning Presentation: bit.ly/kidblog-slides Resources: bit.ly/kidblog-resources Matt Hardy Co-Founder, Kidblog Inc.
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My Background • • • •
B.A., Computer Science, U of MN, Morris M. Ed., U of MN, Twin Cities 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade in Eden Prairie, 8 years Co-Founder, Kidblog Inc.
Our Class Website
Today’s Session:
Student-Focused Teacher website/blog
Students publishing meaningful academic content for an authentic audience
Student Blogs: Three Layers
Digital Notebook Social Network Portfolio “Hub”
Digital Notebook
Digital Notebook
The Notebook is dead.
Long live the Notebook!
Blogs vs. Traditional Journals • Access from anywhere • No forgotten/lost assignments • Monitor progress during the week
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• Maintain a record of work throughout year
• Highly motivating and authentic • Practice/apply keyboarding skills • Rich media • Work remotely when student is absent • Ownership/Accountability
Paper’s Place? Paper still has a place: the Digital Notebook.
Portfolios are relevant to all content areas: • • • • • •
Reading Math Science History Geography Phy. Ed.
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Writing Handwriting Art Music
Social Network
Social Network Communication + Reciprocation = Motivation
How authentic is your students’ audience?
Google+ Hangout Jabiz Raisdana Authentic Student Blogging: Empowering Student Voice in the Social Media Age
Publishing is an Afterthought
Social Publishing Comment
Revising
Comment
Drafting Publishing Editing Comment
Comment
Comments Comments are the most important facet of your student blogging ecosystem.
Blog Assignment Progression Build confidence & good habits 1. Start with student comments on a teacher post 2. Students publish their own, assigned posts 3. Student choice of topic, open-ended posts
“Riding Freedom” example teacher post
Response Model: Single-Post, Single-Response
Comment
Response Model: Mulit-Post, Multi-Response
Start with Structure Book Club Roles Question Captain
Connection Maker
Character Analyzer
Image Illustrator
Excerpt Expert
Tips • Emphasize comments (the engine of dynamic blogs) • Look at posts/comments as a class – What did we do well? – Discuss ways to make better – Depth of thought, specificity, relevance
• Don’t stress over spelling
Portfolio Hub
Evidence of Learning • “Sharing is learning” • “What does the evidence of your students’ love of learning look like?” • “In the new economy, ideas are the new currency.” -Marco Torres
Blog-Friendly Web 2.0 Services • Click the Google Drive icon for resources and examples:
Thank You! Presentation: bit.ly/kidblog-slides Resources: bit.ly/kidblog-resources Matt Hardy Co-Founder, Kidblog Inc.
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