Blogging @ School Parent Information EveningPresented by Graham Wegner2008

This generation of students are digital…

digital music

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digital entertainment

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digital communication

digital creation

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Where does education fit in?

1995

World Wide Web

connected to wealth of

information…

…both good and bad

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“Students today connect to the online world as part of their life. They figure out the technology part very easily and can manipulate the various applications and tools to communicate with others and to build their own content. Unless someone with the skills, experience and foresight steps in to assist them, they also have to figure out the ethics, the safety and the potential future consequences on their own.”

Graham Wegner – May, 2007.

The Information Superhighway

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Web 1.0

consume

read

view

listen

play

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Web 2.0

create

record

write

program

personalise

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Online

safety

ethics

responsibility

What’s a blog?

Blogging for learning

Ethics

acknowledge sources

respect intellectual property

use more freely

licensed material

check for accuracy

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Responsibility

different points of view

clearly expressed ideas

correct spelling and good use of English

reflect on learning in order to improve www.flickr.com/photos/90921086@N00/56844581

In summary, blogging …

teaches online skills & safety

adds to curriculum areas

fosters reflective

learning

improves digital communication

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