Report Comments for Blogging

 Today mum and I have been working out how we can tell parents how their kids have been working in the area of homework and blogging.  Below are the comments we came up with... feel free to suggest improvements.  It is interesting how doing an activity like this really gets you thinking about how you can frame things next year - eg be much clearer about the expectations and the importance of listening (and showing that you are listening) when participating in electronic communications.  The kids are really showing us the way with this by exceeding expectations of how a 10yr contributes to an online dialogue.

... is an active and engaged participant in electronic communications for example Wormbins. *  has shown the ability to reflect on and contribute to online discussion and helps to further peer knowledge by providing insightful responses and useful links.  * uses the blog to further her own knowledge by checking new content regularly and following links provided by both teacher and classmates.

... is an active and engaged participant in electronic communications for example Wormbins, *  has shown the ability to reflect on and contribute to online discussion and occassionally helps to further peer knowledge by providing insightful responses or useful links.  * uses the blog to further her own knowledge by checking new content often and following links provided by both teacher and classmates.

...  participates in electronic communications for example Wormbins, *  has shown the ability to reflect on and contribute to online discussion, however contributions usually focus on completing the task.  ... needs to understand the importance of listening to the opinions of others to assist their own learning.  checks new content only when reminded.

Thanks to Nirvana Rose-Watkins for her contribution.

Tags: participation blogging reports
Posted at 11:37AM Nov 23, 2008 by Concetta Gotlieb  |