This first 6 assessment points are only a base of what you could create for your class requirements. As an educator I would start with these points and add or take away from this list depending on what the criteria for the project would be. Even though the assignment is a Blog the students would still have district and state requirements that need to be included for a graded writing project. To have some fun you could make requirements for creativity such as photoshopped pictures or game creation that link to the learning objectives of the assignment.
2. If you were obligated to use a blog, how would you use one in your unique educational setting?
I would use a blog for students to create a daily journal. This journal could be shared with classmates, parents or kept personal for instructor review only. I would give students a daily topic to discuss their personal opinions on a current event or project they are working on. They could add pictures or links to additional pertinent information. Since this would be a graded writing project, grammar, style and writing format would be observed. The students writing would hopefully evolve over the year. There would be a variety of mandatory styles included such as poetry, narrative, creative, persuasive etc.
I like the journal idea, although with high school students they really don't want to share that sort of things with parents, let alone some of the other students. If it was a private one, students could do this as a journal assignment and just allow the teacher to be the reader.
ReplyDelete1. In reference to the 6 Assessment Points for student blogs, how would you, as an educator, add or take away from this list?
ReplyDeleteI would create a more specific rubric for the student to follow, guiding them through how they will be graded, and the weight on each point. I have learned that giving the students a guide on what will be expected of them is important to getting quality work back to grade, and it makes it much easier for you to grade. In addition to that, I would have a site or something for the students to put in their ideas as to what the rules should be. Having the students do this type of work will give them some ownership in the finished product. Of course there are many other things to add to this, but through the continual use of this you will see the changes and additions that need to be made.
2. If you were obligated to use a blog, how would you use one in your unique educational setting?
Being in the trades, I believe it would be a great tool for students to get information on what employers are looking for in the industry to get a job. There are soft skills that are taught in my courses, and I have often been challenged by the student as to why is it important to know how to do power point presentations. The problem that I see with implementing blogs into the trades (like building construction) is that not a lot of the contractors in the field right now are digital natives, but more immigrants. This being the case, it would be a challenge for the students to get a lot of feedback from the industry. I could be wrong, and there could be a lot of digital immigrants out there in the field that have caught up to the technology.