WollongongDiocese

Blog and Wiki SHOWCASE

Arty Reflections Blog✦ KLA’s: CAPA & English

✦ PURPOSE: To display student artwork to a world wide audience, to encourage critical reflection, to build student self esteem

✦ OUTCOMES: ENGLISH- WS2.10, , RS2.6, CAPA - VAS2.4

✦ STUDENT COMMENT: This is my favourite blog because I enjoy looking and commenting on my friends’ artwork.

ithink Blog✦ KLA’s: English

✦ PURPOSE: To develop many arguments to support given statement, to teach exposition and discussion text types

✦ OUTCOMES: ENGLISH- WS2.9 , WS2.10, , RS2.6

✦ STUDENT COMMENT: This is my favourite blog because I like being able to think up lots of arguments about things.

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Puzzling Problems✦ KLA’s: Mathematics

✦ PURPOSE: To differentiate curriculum, to encourage viewing of different approaches to same problem, to challenge students mathematically

✦ OUTCOMES: Mathematics -WMS2.2, WMS2.3

✦ STUDENT COMMENT: This is my favourite blog because i love doing maths and can do it from home when im bored.

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✦ KLA’s: Creative Arts

✦ PURPOSE: To allow students to publish their composition, linking graphical composition and the corresponding audio. Drawing parents into the students learning.

✦ STUDENT COMMENT: This is a great way to make my composition “come alive”

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Assessment Blog

✦ KLA’s: Geography, PDHPE and Religious Education

✦ PURPOSE: To provide an authentic space and audience for students to reflect on their photos and the learning experience.

✦ STUDENT COMMENT: I love reading other students reflections and the way they take me back to this amazing experience.

WHAT A WONDERFUL

✦ KLA’s: Religion

✦ PURPOSE: to showcase student products, to encourage critical self reflection

✦ OUTCOMES: English- WS2.9,

✦ STUDENT COMMENT: I love being able to show my family my school work from home!

STUDENT WIKIS✦ KLA’s: PDHPE, English

✦ PURPOSE: to work collaboratively, to share common interests, to plan , collaborate and create

✦ OUTCOMES: English- WS2.9, PDHPE- INS2.3, COS2.1

✦ STUDENT COMMENT: Our soccer wiki is heaps cool. We really enjoy writing our soccer tips.

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TEACHER WIKIS

✦ KLA’s: PDHPE

✦ PURPOSE: A massive online interactive text/resource/CMS

✦ STUDENT COMMENT: It makes it so easy for me to learn

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STRENGTHS Of Blogs & Wikis

✦ Accessible 24/7

✦ Provides vehicle to share /display student products- highly motivational

✦ Enables world-wide connections

✦ Gives students a ‘voice’

✦ Promotes collaboration - sharing / building of ideas

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