The How and Why of the Resource
What is this resource about?
This website is a step-by-step procedure for creating a class blog. It uses the platform Kidblog to create the blog. Below is a link to view the security settings and other important information about Kidblog. Kidblog is designed with students, teachers and classes in mind so it has great security and access features. The website has a fee of $36 for an annual subscription.
http://kidblog.org/home/#why-kidblog
How can I use it?
The resource has been designed for delivery to the whole class, while being actively lead by the classroom teacher. The idea is that the website can be displayed on an interactive wideboard (or other large display) and read through collaboratively. There are lots of engaging clips, resources and activities to complete along the way.
There are 3 resource booklets that will need to be printed. The first, Technology Booklet is an individual booklet to be completed by students along the way. The second, Technology Booklet Differentiated is very similar to the first booklet however some of the demands of the questions have been reduced to support access by all students. The use of this booklet is entirely dependant on your knowledge of your class. The third booklet, the Team Planning Booklet, is used when students plan and create their post in small groups. Each group will only need one copy of the booklet. The links to these resources are at the bottom of this page.
You will also need to create the class blog before you begin this resource with your students. The steps to do this are on the Technical Help page of the site.
Computer access for individual students is also required at some stages throughout the resource.
Where does it fit into the Australian Curriculum?
The resource is designed to facilitate the learning of two key Australian Curriciulum descriptors:
Years 3 and 4 / Digital Technologies Knowledge and Understanding / ACTDIK007
Identify and explore a range of digital systems with peripheral devices for different purposes, and transmit different types of data
Years 3 and 4 / Digital Technologies Processes and Production Skills / ACTDIP013
Plan, create and communicate ideas and information independently and with others, applying agreed ethical and social protocols
Specific links to the descriptors:
General Capabilities
What is the Assessment?
The assessment for this unit is largely based on the collaboration of teams and the post they produce at the end of the resource. The rubric for marking this is found here:
Additionally, the Technology Booklet can be used as another source of evidence.
Differentiation within the Resource
There is a lot of group and class work used in the resource. Therefore differentiation techniques can include grouping similar ability students and provided scaffolded support to the groups.
This website is a step-by-step procedure for creating a class blog. It uses the platform Kidblog to create the blog. Below is a link to view the security settings and other important information about Kidblog. Kidblog is designed with students, teachers and classes in mind so it has great security and access features. The website has a fee of $36 for an annual subscription.
http://kidblog.org/home/#why-kidblog
How can I use it?
The resource has been designed for delivery to the whole class, while being actively lead by the classroom teacher. The idea is that the website can be displayed on an interactive wideboard (or other large display) and read through collaboratively. There are lots of engaging clips, resources and activities to complete along the way.
There are 3 resource booklets that will need to be printed. The first, Technology Booklet is an individual booklet to be completed by students along the way. The second, Technology Booklet Differentiated is very similar to the first booklet however some of the demands of the questions have been reduced to support access by all students. The use of this booklet is entirely dependant on your knowledge of your class. The third booklet, the Team Planning Booklet, is used when students plan and create their post in small groups. Each group will only need one copy of the booklet. The links to these resources are at the bottom of this page.
You will also need to create the class blog before you begin this resource with your students. The steps to do this are on the Technical Help page of the site.
Computer access for individual students is also required at some stages throughout the resource.
Where does it fit into the Australian Curriculum?
The resource is designed to facilitate the learning of two key Australian Curriciulum descriptors:
Years 3 and 4 / Digital Technologies Knowledge and Understanding / ACTDIK007
Identify and explore a range of digital systems with peripheral devices for different purposes, and transmit different types of data
Years 3 and 4 / Digital Technologies Processes and Production Skills / ACTDIP013
Plan, create and communicate ideas and information independently and with others, applying agreed ethical and social protocols
Specific links to the descriptors:
- considering ways of managing the use of social media to maintain privacy needs (ACTDIP013)
- using a range of online tools to share information (ACTDIP013)
- organising and creating different types of information for sharing and collaborating online (ACTDIP013)
- managing a project that involves students working together to publish online (ACTDIP013)
- discussing digital citizenship rules and behaviours for participating in an online environment (ACTDIP013)
- using several peripheral devices to capture different types of data (ACTDIK007)
- recognising that images and music can be transferred from a mobile device to a computer (ACTDIK007)
- Project managment
- Information and communiction capacity
- Systems thinking
General Capabilities
- Literacy (communicating with class and using blog as a means of communication)
- Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Capabilty
- Critical and Creative thinking (design aspects of the blog, what to include, systems to create and maintain and more)
- Personal and Social Capacity (collaboritve activity)
What is the Assessment?
The assessment for this unit is largely based on the collaboration of teams and the post they produce at the end of the resource. The rubric for marking this is found here:
Additionally, the Technology Booklet can be used as another source of evidence.
Differentiation within the Resource
There is a lot of group and class work used in the resource. Therefore differentiation techniques can include grouping similar ability students and provided scaffolded support to the groups.