Plans are underway for creating a blog site with a Yr 7/8 class at Villa.
Over the next couple of days I am going to go through the process of setting up a blog site again to make sure I am 100% familiar with it before working with the class. It will also allow me to explore the security and set-up features to ensure that I set one up in the safest way possible (while also allowing for the access that a classroom site demands).
I am excited about having a practical outcome from the project. It is interesting to look back on the initial brainstorming that I did for this project - creating a classroo blog site in collaboration with an actual class was something I never imagined I would do. I guess partly because the idea simply didn't cross my mind, partly because I was unaware of the potential uses of a blog within a classroom, and largely because I didn't think I would have the skills to be capable of doing this. It has been a really interesting process from being a beginner with very little knowledge - to an 'expert' to some degree who can help transfer the skills and knowledge onto others:-)
I have just spoken with my mum and a computer lab has been booked for me to use. I now need to think about how I am going to work with a whole class on this project. I think that it might be best to set up the site with a small group of students and then bring the whole class over to show them how to make a post on the site and to talk about making comments/what to post/security etc.
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