St+Josephs



SJS Workshop 1 toc Purpose: To support teachers to develop effective classroom blogs. Our Roles:
 * Teacher Only Day 2013 **
 * Heather Bell will lead the session, or thinks she will
 * Alison will play mother helper
 * Staff will play nicely

Outline of the day
Planning the ultimate blog for children at St Joseph's School Creating our own blogs ||
 * [[image:checklist.jpg width="160" height="119"]] || Blogging 101. Basic skills

Classroom rules

 * [[image:tudor-rose/bigstockHelp.jpg width="160"]] || # Three before me.
 * 1) Use the Wallwisher to ask questions
 * 2) Don't panic. You can't break it. We can fix anything. Almost
 * 3) Your brain will not explode. But it might just feel like it
 * 4) Listen approximately
 * 5) Take notes - use a google doc if you are happy to share the responsibility with the rest of the group
 * 6) This is a technology workshop - whatever can go wrong, will. Handle it and be gentle on your facilitators ||

Alison has all your details: Google, gmail, blogs etc. Ask her, but write these down in your notebook. Don't rely on Alison being available when you're having a senior moment.

Goals
Today we will learn a few blog basics and develop our thinking about how the use of the blogs will help to shift learning outcomes for your students.
 * [[image:Goals.jpg width="320" height="239"]] || === Skills ===
 * uploading pictures
 * uploading videos
 * posting
 * inviting participants
 * personalising the look of the blog
 * adding widgets

Thinking

 * rocks, whirlpools and strange creatures
 * why are we blogging?
 * whose blog is it anyway?
 * who will be using it - how and why?
 * how will you keep the momentum going?
 * involving the wider learning community
 * blogging and qualitative assessment ||

Research
**School** ** blog examples ** Carlton School (Whanganui) Pukeokahu School (the principal who set this up has moved on so there is no new content) Hokowhitu School **Kindergarten blog examples** Geraldine Hunter Park Mairtown Check out the Morepork sequence of learning - Amazing! Also love the way the latest comments show on the right. We can set this up when you start to get parents hooked in. Nayland Another good one. I love the way the 'teachers stories' are done as a mihi. Could be a worthwhile thing for you to do too. Interestingly they don't use video... Botany Downs. These guys have a lovely page for inclusive education. And an amazing list of apps they use on their iPads. Manaia Kindergarten Blog || ||
 * Find other school blogs and see what they do. What bits do you like, what don't you like, will it give you the results you want?

Planning

 * [[image:Community-Planninng.jpg width="215" height="143"]] || Working in teams, develop the concept of your class blog. Use the skills and thinking we have developed today to create a map of the blog. ||

Outcome
Now that you know what you're doing, and have a plan, help each other to create amazing engaging blogs to start the year with.