Instructions

22 August I have decided that rather than repeat things here I will write what we are doing in our blog. The reason for that is because I want the blog to be a reflective process. The wiki will be the repository for the work that we are doing.

Last class we looked at the importance of an online profile and why it makes a difference to who reads you blog. If you accept that creating and writing on a blog has much to do with being able to share it with others then having a blog that attracts others is pretty important. If you haven't read [|Lauren Papworth 's post] then do that because it give you a good idea of why you should create a profile. Remember though that [|we do have some rules about blogging] (check out these at Hawkesdale P-12) particularly in terms of your privacy and online safety. So the first thing to do is to visit the **profile page** on your blog and complete it without giving away any personal details other than your first name. You need to **//write a little about yourself//** in the bio section. What you are interested in, what you like to do in your spare time and anything else that you can think of that makes you interesting. Next you will need to make your voki if you haven't done so already and save it to the sidebar of your blog. Think about the **design** of your blog. Read this post and consider which design you like and why. You need to also create a blogroll and add this blog and the other student's blogs in our class. Finally I am going to ask you to visit some blogs. Firstly, you would make the day of [|Grade 4 students in Mrs Lowe's class]. Choose one of the student's blog and leave a friendly comment. Make a note to yourself about the widgets that you might like to add to your blog. Check out the different things that this class has added. Now choose one of Mrs McLeay's Yr 10 student's blogs in at http://year10a.21classes.com/ or http://year10g.21classes.com/. Again leave a comment that is thoughtful. Make sure you add your blogsite accurately so that they can reply to you if they wish. //**Next week**// I hope that we can visit the [|blogs of some students in a Year 8 class in Melbourne]. You will be [|listening to their thoughts in a podcast] that we will play while you are working. Then I want you to choose one of their blogs and read the last couple of posts. You will see that they have been writing some poetry and that is what I would like you to comment on. You will find the list of blogs in the sidebar. Introduce yourself (first name only) and leave a comment for them. Please remember that you are representing your school and more importantly yourself so make sure that the comment is friendly and encouraging and about the actual post. If you are not sure then check with KB or I before you press post.
 * Tuesday 29th July**

Thursday 24 July Today we are going to continue with setting up our blogs. You will //all students have been asked to comment on at least one other person's blog. KB and I need to comment on all students blogs and to add to our own blogs. Look at the difference between a good comment and a not so good one.//

Tuesday: 22nd July Hi everyone today we are going to give you a little time to finalise the work that was set for you last week discussing How the Google generation is changing. Kelvin and I both have a blog now that we are going to use for this class. Kelvin's is at http://kelvinb.globalstudent.org.au/ Anne's is at http://annebaird.globalstudent.org.au/ We will be using our blogs to communicate with you and to also blog about the same issues you are. But let's first get you to get to know more about your blog and how it works. Don't forget to comment on someone elses blog. If you have time you might like to have a look at these tools to see what you can do to make your blog look cool The first one to try is Flickr spell. On this site you can create your name using flickr images and then get the code and paste it onto the front page of your wiki http://metaatem.net/words/

Go to Be Funky and change an image that you have to a cartoon, an avatar http://www.befunky.com/

You can [|create a voki] to add to your front page or any pages on your wiki. You embed them and then they show on your screen. You can [|use Animoto]to create an animation that you can embed into your wiki

The first issue we are going to consider is What does it mean to be a Digital Citizen?

On the site we are going to investigate it refers to a Digizen. What do you think this means?

15th July 08 The purpose of this project is to learn more about the advent of Web2.0 applications on the internet and to determine how they affect people lives and in what way. The question you will be considering is How is the world changing? and in particular how the world you live in is changing because of the internet and other technologies. This might include mobile phones, social networking, information gathering and research, video sharing, podcasting etc.

To do this you are going to have to become familiar with a number of different types of web2.0 applications. Once you have learned a little about them, you will use at least two tools to present your understanding. You will be presenting to an audience so you need to make sure that your presentation is interesting and topical and has a message that relates to the way your life is influenced by new technologies.

Another major part of this project will be how well you can problem solve. Many of the online applications that you will use are designed for anyone to use. There are numerous tutorials and help pages associated with them. Part of your work will be in problem solving and learning how to use each of the tools.

You will also be expected to keep a journal of the work you are doing and you have to put at least one entry per week. The journal will be in the form of a blog. This blog can be word based, image based, audio based or video based or a combination of any of these. However it must be uploaded to your blog site that has been created for you at this link. http://globalstudent.org.au/ In the first lesson you will be setting up your blog and will be posting your first draft. We need to firstly get an idea of the world we are living in and how you fit into that world.

Read this article in the TimesOnline [|How the Google Generation Thinks Differently.] At the bottom of the article is a **comments box**. Write a comment and **make a copy of your words** because you are going to post this to your blog. On your first post on your new blog, you are to call the post something like' How I think differently" or "How my peeps think differently" or whatever you like really. Then put a link to this article on your blog and answer these questions.


 * 1) What is this article about?
 * 2) Who is it about and who has written it?
 * 3) How did you respond to the article on the website?
 * 4) Are you a digital native or a digital immigrant?
 * 5) List at least 5 ways that you could demonstrate that you are a digtal native.

If you have completed that you can then go to our wiki page and list your blog address.

Finally go to someone else's blog in our class and comment on their post. Remenber our agreement:)

If you have completed all this go to your own blog and see if you can work out how to 'pretty' it up and make it your own.

Use these questions to help guide you in your thinking.