How to Compose a Quality Comment! 6D 2012 – 2013 - Good Comments. Number one: you must always remember two give two stars (two good points) and a wish (something that they could improve on). For the two good points you must be specific. This means you must quote what you think they have done well. For example: I really like how you have used amazing adjectives (this is where you quote what the amazing adjctive is) such as ‘ demonic’.
To quote you must use quotation marks like these ‘………. ‘. After you have done your two good points, think of something they could improve on. For example, they could use a similie or an adverb or a different variety of openers. But once you have given your point you must give an example of how they can use it. Number two: use schema (pronounced sc-ee-ma). Another the way of connecting with the writer is, to ask them a question. Number three: always leave your blog adress. And finally Number four: PROOF READ your work at the end of your comment. Year 6Q – Miss Quinn. Getting More Out of Student Blogging | Sue Waters Blog. Through ETMOOC participants like Lorraine Boulos are realizing ”I am not just learning HOW to connect but WHY connect” and are now trying to transfer the skills they’re learning into their classrooms.
So I’ve put together tips for getting the most out of blogging with your student (you can watch the recorded ETMOOC student blogging session here). For more information I recommend you work through our step by step guide to blogging with students. About my work But first to help you appreciate why I was asked to facilitate blogging session — I’ve been supporting educational blogs on Edublogs.org, Edublogs Campus and WPMU DEV since 2008.
We host over 2 million Edublogs worldwide in all educational sectors (K! Pretty much 365 days a year I provide blogging assistance and get to see how blogs are used by different sectors globally. The following ClustrMaps is from The Edublogger to provide you with an indication of the spread of educational blogging. How blogs are used These are: Scaffold vs Struggle. Developing the Use of Pupil Blogging Through the Use of a Class Learning Wall. Context When we knew that we would be using iPods in year 6 on a 1:1 basis we began to plan and discuss how best to maximise impact. One thing we immediately recognised as being central to all of our work was the development and frequent use of a blog space for each pupil.
In preparation for this we decided to divide up classroom display boards into equally sized sections and allocate a space to each child. This became known by the teachers as the “Learning Wall” and by the children as the “Class Wall” and its purpose was to allow pupils to experiment with presenting work for an audience, to develop a sense of ownership of a publicly viewable space and to develop skills in giving and receiving relevant and valid feedback. Other examples of our Learning Walls can be found on our pupils' blog ( How it works E-safety Maintaining that the pupils stay safe online is paramount. Posterous The pupils each have the Posterous app on their iPods. QR Codes. Class Blogs Shed. Developing the Use of Pupil Blogging Through the Use of a Class Learning Wall.