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5 TOP TIPS FOR STARTING BLOGGING AND VLOGGING
Keep it simple at the beginning Consider investing in a school-specifi c platform
Make it meaningful and connect it with the wider curriculum
Encourage comments on posts from other students, teachers and parents
Check out school network sites for international opportunities
ABOVE: Simon Pridham
numeracy and literacy in the traditional format, as well as lots of fi rst-hand experiences from teachers. Shorny Malcolmson, who teaches English at KS3 and KS4 level, began using blogging as a way in which students could work on creative writing and share it with others, which allowed for peer-review opportunities and also for others outside of the confi nes of the classroom to read and comment. A positive side eff ect of this was discovering that students took a great deal more care over their work on their
blogs than in their exercise books, something which Simon has also found. “The traditional format of writing something in schools used to be do a rough draft, copy it into best, and then write it out again to be displayed on the wall,” he explains. “A lot of children couldn’t see the point of this. Blogging, however, instantly gives an audience and a purpose.” Shorny also uses blogging for
refl ections on learning. “This allows other students and me to comment on refl ections and to ask questions to extend thinking. As it’s an online form, students can easily access it wherever they are. It’s something they can use to track their progress across key stages and their whole school experience to demonstrate their progress.”
The wider benefi ts Another advantage of using these platforms is the global opportunities they can create.
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