student blogging as an e-portfolio
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STUDENT BLOGGINGAS AN E-PORTFOLIO
@trev_mackenzie
trevmackenzie.wordpress.com
AGENDA• Why blogging?
• Our blogging goals
• FOIPPA & Parent Consent
• Blogging Assignments
• Student Exemplars
• Qualitative Benefits
• How to hook your audience
WHY BLOGGING?
Student motivation has changed
WHY BLOGGING?
Multi-Access & Personalized Learning
WHY BLOGGING?
Authentic work in the real world
WHY BLOGGING?
OUR BLOGGING GOALS• To create an awesome and professional
online self
• Be personable, not personal
• Engage with your audience
• See the tools of the blog as opportunities and use them to your advantage: images, videos, links, widgets, customize
FOIPPA& PARENTAL CONSENT
BLOGGING ASSIGNMENTS• Letter to My Grade 9 Self
• Comment on posts from your peers
• About Me Page as your digital story
• Document your learning
• Digital Citizenship
QUALITATIVE BENEFITS• Voice
• Authentic audience
• Digital Citizenship
• Formative vs. Summative
• Impromptu Write - BC English 12 Provincial Exam
HOW TO HOOK &KEEP YOUR AUDIENCE
BLOGGING TIPS• Headline
• Introduction, voice, and readability
• Include images, links, video and other multimedia content
• Keep your posts relatively short - within your browser window per section
• Be mindful of grammar and spelling
• Call to action
• Comment on other blogs and reply to your comments