Teachers Setting up Blogs

In 2010, the NSW DET will be releasing a blogging package for staff to use with their students. 


This package has been trialled, reviewed and modified by 22 schools, in preparation for it's release across the state.


Until then, nearly all interactive social networking sites are blocked to students and staff.


Currently, staff & years 11 and 12 have access to edublogs. Staff have access to blogger. All staff and students have access to Moodle, if a school decides to download, install and set up this free and flexible web - which has forums, wikis and messaging - all interactive components for staff and students to use within school created course structures. 


ACTIVITY FIVE:
Log in to Ingleburn High School's Moodle site and create your account.
This can be found at Ingleburn High School's webpage. 
Once there - go to the "Online Learning" tab and click through to Moodle.
Once at Moodle - log in to activate your account (Use the same details as you use for Novell).




ACTIVITY SIX:
Set up your own test site via edublogs
Follow the prompts (Hint: use your fullname as user name, use first initial last name as your blog address, use your det email)

WELCOME ... to my little corner of cyber-space!!!

This blog is a professional learning place, primarily for the staff of Ingleburn High School.


It is not a space for my personal venting, reflections and sharing about my life (I have a personal blog for my need to rave on about myself!!!)


This blog is a place for me to collate, collect, share and publish links, resources, information and news that may be of interest to staff. 


The nature of a blog is that it is meant to be interactive. The blogger shares and the readers comment and engage in dialogue with each other and with the author of the blog.


There is a comment button at the bottom of the post - click that - enter the relevant details and post ... 


Blogging with students - or with colleagues - is an interactive activity - so comments are essential when considering the value of a blog. 


Comments can be a simple statement, they can start a debate about the topic, they can include links for additional, related online information .


These make the experience dynamic and fluid.


When using blogs with students imagine the potential - the literacy requirements for accessing and utilising a blog; reading, writing, thinking, anaylsis, ICT skills, synthesis etc ...  


ACTIVITY ONE for our SDD session, please leave a comment on this post - introducing yourself.