Educational Blogs

Edublogs


This blog can be used or any age group. I think that it is a great site because it gives you a chance to have a look at other peoples blogs all from one page. It is good because any age group, from primary to secondary can use the blog. A class blog allows children to feel like they are part of not only the classroom community but also the wider international community.


The Innovative Educator

I think that this site is a very useful resource for teachers and students to use. This website has great links to help students learn their subject matter in a innovative way. It also gives great ideas on different softwares that teachers can use to help the student, parent and teacher relationships.


Mscofino

This blog site is a great resource as it actually shows you the type of projects they carry out internationally. This site is aiming to include 21st century literacies into today's classroom. There are really great ideas of how to include digital media into the classroom. They also show you how they administer their projects and it also includes the outcomes from the projects that they have run.

I went walking

Week 4

Pericles, K (2008) Happily blogging @ Belmore South
Pericles, K. (2008). Happily blogging @ Belmore South. SCAN, 27(2), 4-6 http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/schoollibraries/

* Blogging is a link to the 21st Century that can be used as a powerful tool in todays classrooms. It is great for todays classrooms as it is easy to set up, control and to use.

*Blogging helps students share knowledge within a community and internationally, which allows for easy access for communicating.

*Personal blogs allows students to self direct their learning, through class guidelines which are negotiated by the class at the beginning of the activity.

Barone, D., & Wright, T.E. (2008)
Barone, D., & Wright, T. E. (2008). Literacy instruction with digital and media technologies. The Reading Teacher, 62(4), 292

*New literacies help extend traditional literacy by using new mediums and a wide variety of tools to explore text.

*Assessment is the biggest point in using new technologies in schools as most assessment is focused on traditional literacies (reading and writing using paper).

*In order for a school to effectively implement new digital and media literacies in schools, the school must first supply proper technical support and resources. The introduction of these technologies must be a gradual process.

COPYRIGHT

Can I copy material from the internet for research?

You should first check the website for statements about copyright. However if you can't find anything, you may use materials from the internet for research.

What constitutes research and fair use?

Research:Is anything for the purposes of research or study, you may use the material provided the use is fair.

Fair use:

For hard copies 10 or more pages:

*10% of the number of pages

*one chapter

For electronic form:

*10% of the number of words.

You need to consider whether, in all the circumstances, if it is fair to use the material.

Can students (university or school) use music in videos that they make?

Student may be able to use music to dub into their videos if it is used for school class.

Digital and Critical Literacy

RiP : A Remix Manifesto

Is the story about piracy and downloading music and movies illegally. The important question raised within this short clip is: is downloading still seen as being illegal?

Review of Voice Thread

Voice Thread is a educational website that offers students the chance to interact with other students, allowing them to view different types of educational audio and visual information. 

New Literacies

New Literacies is the sharing of new knowledge and skills in order to create learning communities.