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- creating an authentic audience within our school – our buddy class is a great first step. - by showing the students how to comment on a blog, they will have the potential to support their families through the process thereby growing the audience that could/might comment on our work through our classroom blog - making mistakes is an important part in the learning process for the young and the old!!! - Regardless of their skill level the students have readily embraced the opportunity to use the flip video and class camera for videoing. || - The importance of being solution focused when faced with frustrations and disappointments. - Establishing effective systems assists in the smooth running of a project like this. - Students commenting on a blog is a skill that needs to be taught - The important role of rehearsing language through oral language activities for the less able writer. || • Teaching children to reflect on their work takes time and is such an important step to improve the quality of their work. • The use of this approach is highly motivating for some students. • Establishing an audience who is prepared to comment on your blog takes time. • Visiting other educational settings provides valuable insights and healthy dialogue between staff. || • By being enthusiastic about what you are doing with ICT and literacy you can inspire others to have a go. • Our students are receptive to new ideas - model an idea and they will try it. • Thinking about thinking is important. Presenting it in a way to capture young learners is equally important. • Being overwhelmed is part of the learning process and journey!!!. || • Children can articulate their understanding of the learning process, we as teachers just need to give them the time and tools to do so • Children are keen to share their experiences with others. • Creating meaning and making meaning are interwoven in this project. || • Being flexible with our planning and seizing the teachable moment is important. • Reflective learners are important role models in our classrooms • Using the class camera is motivating the students as well as training them to view the subject in interesting ways. || • Some children really respond to talking and writing about factual topics. • An on line environment provides the opportunity a keep a story alive for the author in a way traditional publishing does not. • An effective inquiry topic connects with the children we teach. • Scaffolding the teaching and learning enables ALL children to succeed at their own level. || • At times as teachers we have to decide what is more important ie is it the spelling or the thoughts/thinking the children are trying to convey. • Commenting on a blog can be varied and we as teachers can encourage the children to comment in different ways. • Recording can occur in the classroom as long as their is an expectation that this requires a quiet room! • Setting up a system to ensure tasks get completed is important. || • When recording, children are incredibly supportive of each other. • Some children will preserve to achieve a quality recording even if this means 7-8 takes. We as teachers need to be patient and allow the children the time to work through this process. • A simple but significant error in setting up the keynote master has resulted in double the work. • A motivated learner is beginning to make her own decisions as to how many pictures she needs to support her written text || • Simple and child friendly systems assist in the smooth running of a project like this. • Children need time to complete quality comments. • As a teacher I need to think of ways to encourage and support children writing a variety of comments on the blog. • The benefits of this way of publishing keep encouraging me to find solutions to any problems I encounter - it has become a part of the way I teach. ||
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