As part of the 'constructivist' approach to teaching and learning, you will be applying Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in the creation, evaluation and analysis of professional, teaching blogs. In the creation of a professional blog, you will learn essential technical skills required to open, manage and design a digital space. You will analyze and evaluate educational blogging tools, processes and products. You will create a digital presence in your professional blog that will model digital citizenship, apply digital design techniques and showcase digital standards.
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Let's begin to explore the purpose and products of educational blogs.
Finding more information about educational blogs is as easy as doing a web search e.g. this ultimate guide to using blogs. Finding examples of great educational blogs can also be done with a web search e.g. Edublog Award winners 2014. Read some informative blogs such as Do Educators Really Need Blog Posts? or Start Your Teaching Blog: Resources, Advice, and Examples. |
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Once you've created your account and are ready, you need to set up the following pages for your website.
1. Home Page - this will be the first page that people see when they arrive at your site. 2. About Me - Outline some basic information about yourself, but don't put too much here just yet. 3. Creates - This is where you are going to post your Assignment #3 Digital Explorations and Activities. 4. Inquiry - This is where you will post your Assignment #4 Inquiry Project material. 5. Blog - This is where you will introduce yourself to the blogging audience and post regular updates. This is the only one that will be of the type "Blog", all of the rest of your pages will be "Standard" pages. |