(found this in my drafts I thought I posted this 3 weeks ago!!)
Reading one was about using blogs in education it covered What a blog is, why use one, and the advantages of using a blog in the classroom. A blog is a web based publication much like a journal or diary but different in the sence that it is written with the intent of being read. It can have categories what are useful especially for a blog like this where I can have a category for “Networked Media” and a less formal more personal category called “living in Melbourne”.
But one of my favorite key points made was the benefit of collaborative learning. Giving students the chance to share notes, gain peer support, ask/answer questions, reflect on our work and have the teacher understand. We can link to each others blog using a Blogroll
Top blog writing tips I gained from this reading!
- Write so the subject makes sence to everyone
- Tag & categories smart
- Use a Blog roll
- Be active. Comment, share, ask, answer, be part of the larger community
- Take care in your writing its public!
overall this can let teachers see students honest opinions and understandings, let students see others understandings
Miles, Adrian. Blogs in Media Education: A Beginning [online]. Screen Education, No. 43, 2006: 66-69.
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