Exploring Blogs
Smart Footprint: Think about how you advertise yourself online
We often share personal information when we are online. The people we share with could be our friends and family or people we don't know. We need to make smart decisions about what personal information we share online. Identify multiple opportunities for learners to explore, share and talk about the information and content they notice on blogs. This is about being authentic, consequently there is value in connecting with blogs from their peers, school and cluster to help learners connect with what it means to create their digital footprint.
Preparation and Activities
How will you engage learners with the blogs?
Create a selection of blogs for your learners to explore and share links to these blogs on your learning site.
Consider your learners when you select these blogs i.e.
Will your learners be able to connect with the blog authors and the information shared?
The blog setup and template - Is this a quality example which enables your learners to connect with being Cybersmart? e.g. includes header with school, blog profile, gadgets
Does the blog content reflect our Cybersmart Curriculum and Learn Create Share pedagogy? Examples below
Tip:
Look for good examples in your school and cluster and from across the Manaiakalani Network.
Manaiakalani bloggers enjoy sharing their learning. Explore some of their blogs. While you explore notice:
What personal information have the bloggers shared on their blog profiles?
What other information are Manaiakalani learners sharing on their blogs?
What do you know about these bloggers?
What do these blog profiles have in common?
Who is visiting their blogs? Explore the Recent Comments gadget and the Live Traffic Feed and World Map on each blog to see which countries visitors are from.
Explore a blog together or access blogs from their device. Share and compare with a buddy or small group (3 people max)
Listen for key words and ideas to help focus the conversations and make connections with Being Cybersmart and curriculum learning.
Record ideas on a Google Doc embedded on your site for learners to reference as a word bank to build vocabulary
Exploring Blogs: Follow up activities to Learn, Create and Share linked below.
Consider how you can harness existing blog posts (class and individual) to connect learners with the elements of creating a Smart Footprint. These could be your school's blogs or from the following. See examples below.
Let's explore some blogs
What information are these bloggers sharing about themselves online?
What content are bloggers sharing online?
What do these blog profiles have in common with each other?
what do they enjoy learning, what are they good at, what are their interests, what is important to them, what do they like or value?
Example from Ako Hiko
Consider how content in this slide deck could be selected, repurposed and personalised for your learners.
Would making a copy and selecting specific slides to chunk the learning be helpful?
Consider your learners when you select blogs to explore. See notes and recommendations above