Blogging I back in full force. This year we have the Manaiakalani blogging app up and running and it is so exciting to see the learners blogging eagerly. I started off introducing the blogging process to a small group of learners in the class in order give them the skills and empower them to become blogging experts who other could go to for questions.
Then I worked with kids 1-1 with the support of my expert bloggers to help them understand the process.
We are now moving into the phase in which each learner is ready to blog at different moments in time and I decided the best way to support them in this was to make the process rewindable and visible through the Cybersmart page on our class site. Salem helped me with this creating with me videos of how he blogged so that learners can follow them.
I think I my next step will be to create a photo process and QR code for the classroom wall that students can see and refer to and that links them straight to videos. This will empower them to be their own problems solve as they continue to gain confidence as bloggers.
Awesome Clarelle. Make sure you use the QR extension in spreadsheets to make all your Codes in one go :)
ReplyDeleteHi Dorothy, Thanks for the helpful hint I will most definitely do that.
DeleteThanks for sharing Clarelle, this is so timely for me as I'm working with a teacher of Year 1 and 2 students who is interested in trying the blogging app with her students. Salem did such a good job of explaining the steps too, what a super kid!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kerry, I am glad to hear that it is useful. Happy to make any more videos with the kids that are purposeful and helpful to others.
DeleteCheers Clarelle