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|type= Teacher Education
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|title= Getting a buzz out of blogging  
|title= Getting a buzz out of blogging  
|topic=Blogs
|topic=Blogs
|subject=Primary, Secondary, Teacher Education
|subject= Secondary, Primary, Teacher Education
|resourcenumber=TE0025
|resourcenumber=TE0025
|age= Primary KS1 KS2, Secondary, KS3, KS4, 6th Form.
|age=  
|content= Learning outcomes<br />Course schedule<br />Introduction<br />Introducing ourselves through a blog <br />Introducing blogs <br /> E-safety when using blogs<br />Exploring classroom blogs <br />Finding relevant examples and generating ideas <br />Planning to use a blog<br /> Setting up and using the blog for teaching and learning<br /> Reflect, evaluate and share with others<br />Shared learning<br />Evaluation and certification<br />References
KS4, KS5,  KS3,  KS2, Secondary, Primary, KS1, Higher, Secondary
|strategy= Starting with the basic principles of blogs and blogging, this Primary course looks at their use within education and how they can be used to improve teaching and learning.
|content= A course based around the action research cycle, looking at the use of blogs in education.  
 
|strategy=  
 
|Learning Objectives='''Professional and reflective practitioner skills'''
 
At the completion of this course, students should be able to:
* identify opportunities for the effective use of blog supported learning activities linked to your curriculum plans,
* reflect on, and discuss, the impact of the use of a blog on learning.
 
'''Practical skills'''
At the completion of this course, students should be able to:
* set up a blog including options for comments and syndicating feeds,
* publish a blog entry and comment on other blogs,
* incorporate text and other media on a blog page,
* manage users (authors, reviewers etc) of a blog.
 
'''Knowledge and understanding'''
 
At the completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of:
 
* the issues involved in selecting the appropriate blog tool for your context and intended learning purpose,  
* key copyright and e-safety issues when creating and sharing content on a blog.
 
'''Cognitive skills'''
 
At the completion of this course, students should be able to:
 
* critically review the use of blogs in educational contexts and share these reviews with others,
* discuss different ways in which blogs might be used in learning contexts in schools.
 
|additional resources=
|additional resources=
|useful information=
|useful information=
|related resources=[[Sharing ideas: developing wikis (primary)]], [[Sharing ideas introducing wikis]]
|related resources=[[Blog skills for subject specialists]], [[Blogging beyond social networking]]
|other=Duration of the course: 20 hours over eight weeks
|other=Duration of the course: 20 hours over eight weeks.
|format= Various online activities.
|format= Various online activities.
|resources=http://www.vital.ac.uk/community/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1545  
|resources=
Users must register with the VITAL website (free registration) before they can access the resource.
http://www.open.edu/openlearnworks/course/view.php?id=29 (open access)
 
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