(weblogs) & class web sites (wikis) Why? Literacy focus Encourage reading, discussion, reflective thinking Improve writing quality (authentic audience, peer feedback) Connect with ideas expressed in other students’ writing Promote “ethical publishing” (“netiquette”) Students can work at own pace, from school or home Usability - Easy as MS Word - little technical knowledge needed Students can subscribe to sites using built-in RSS feed Engage through use of multimedia (suit range of learning styles) Marks stored on Moodle
Connect with ideas expressed in other students writing
Promote ethical publishing (netiquette)
Students can work at own pace, from school or home
Usability - Easy as MS Word - little technical knowledge
needed
Students can subscribe to sites using built-in RSS feed
Engage through use of multimedia (suit range of learning
styles)
Marks stored on Moodle
2.
Online journals (blogs): * Individual writing journal * Whole
class journal * Post prep tasks * Assignment submission *
Exam/assessment resourc e
Group Website (wiki): * Online textbook * Course
materials/assessment * Lesson summaries * Collaborative notes *
Research projects * Group editing enables projects with other
schools, eg. 1001 Tales w/China& Serbia * Parents can see
students work
What can I use this for? Graphic: http://awd.cl.uh.edu/blog/