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Creating a homework network
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Posterous vs. Homework
Developing a social school learning network
From little homework acorns…
to an online course…
Student’s Posterous
Total ownership over content and designOwnership implies responsibility!
Making the learning net[work]
Benefits of Posterous• Ease of setting homework
• Assignments can make use of online content, You Tube etc
• Easy to attach documents, audio clips, photos etc.
• Cross platform (update from a phone / iPad etc)
• RSS Reader enables teacher to keep track of student’s work
• Comment only marking (at teacher’s convenience)
• Student is publishing for a real audience including parents, peers, other teachers, SLT, Ofsted etc.
• Learners more likely to improve their work after feedback
• Encourages uncontrived peer assessment and constructivist learning attitudes amongst learners
Cons of Posterous
• Home access to ICT issues
• No direct control over what student publishes
• Some will be reluctant to engage
• Plagarism
• Marking is done intermittently
• Chasing up non-compliance
• E-safety issues?
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Noel Jenkins October 2011
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