Writing a quality blog comment

Learning Intention: to learn how to write quality blog comments

Instructions

1. Make a copy of the slides 

2. Move your copy into your Cybersmart folder

3. Complete the Positive, Thoughtful, Helpful arrow activity

4. Writing a quality blog comment with Mrs Tofa

5. Draft your quality blog comment 

Internet premanence

Learning Intention: to understand that whatever you put online can stay there forever

Instructions

1. Read What is internet premanence?

2. Brainstorm understanding as a class

3. Complete the click and drag activity

4. Create a poster to teach others about internet premanence

5. Compose your blog post about today's learning

What we Share

Learning Intention: to understand the concept of a digital footprint and what information we should share publicly or privately

Instructions

1. Refresh our understanding of what our digital footprint is

2. Watch the video 

3. Disscuss what we understand from the video

4. Open the template

5. Make a copy of the template, and follow the instructions inside

6. Download your template as an image

7. Create a new blog post. Insert the image, and write reflection of what you understand from today's lesson

24 Hour Digital Footprint

Learning Intention: to understand the concept of a digital footprint. 

Instructions

1. Watch the video

2. Discuss the idea of a Digital Footprint with the class. 

3. Open your History (Ctrl + H)

4. Look at your history from the last 24 hours. What does it say about you?

5. Make a copy of the template, and follow the instructions inside

6. Download the image

7. Create a new blog post. Insert the image, and write a critique about what your history says about you. 

Quality Blog Posts

Learning Intention: know the elements that make up a quality blog post

Instructions

1. Discuss the idea of quality blog posts

2. Read Slide 2 of the presentation, and re-discuss as a class.

3. Read through the rest of the slide deck together or individually. 

4. Look at your latest blog post on your blog, does it have all the features of a quality blog post?  - Spend some time improving it.

5. Take a screenshot of your blog post.

6. Insert your screenshot into a new blog post, and write an explanation for each of these 3 sections explaining why it is a Quality Blog Post

   1. Interesting and Engaging Title

   2. Body of Post: Introduction/ Description, Formatting, and Visuals

   3. Labels

7. Visit each others blogs

Google Slides Stop Motion

Learning Intention: to animate in stop motion using Google Slides 

Smart Learners

Instructions

1. Make a copy of the presentation

2. Follow the teacher instructions, and have a go at making an animation.

3. Once you finish share on your blog

Bonus: Have a go at creating your own animation from Scratch

Screencast App

Learning Intention: to learn to use the Screencast App

Smart Learners

Instructions

1. Follow the Teachers instructions for creating a Screencast using your Chromebook

   • Find the app on your chromebook

   • Check that your settings work 

2. Choose which article you would like to read

   • You may want to check that you are confident reading it before you lock in your choice

3. Using the Screencast app 

   • record yourself reading aloud

   • with yourself on camera as well as your screen

Underwater - Auto Shapes

Learning Intention: to become more confident using Google Drawings.

Smart Learners

Instructions

1. Open your Google Drive and go to your Cybersmart Folder.

2. Create a new Google Drawing

3. Change the size of your canvas

4. Start by creating a fish, followed by baby fish as copies.

5. Detail the rest of the background to look like under the ocean.

6. Finally add an image of yourself under the water.

My Poster about me

Learning Intention: to promote ourselves in a positive way via our blog with an About Me poster.

Smart Footprint

Instructions

1. Discuss the concept of Smart Footprint with your teachers

2. Discuss example, what does it say about Mr Goodwin.

3. Create your own poster to reflect what you love.

4. Consider what is appropriate to share at School and on your blog?

Bookmarks

Learning Intention: to learn to utilise bookmarks to access learning quickly and efficiently

Instructions

1. Discuss bookmarks and what they are with your class. 

2. Create a folder called School 

3. Bookmark your learning sites and add them to your School folder.

4. Share a screenshot of your bookmark folder on your blog.

Ko Wai Au

Learning Intention: to promote ourselves in a positive way via our blog-bio sections

Smart Footprint

Instructions

1. Discuss the concept of Smart Footprint with your teachers

2. Discuss Blog Bio's / About Me's

3. Make a copy of the template.

4. Write each section of the template

5. Copy and paste using Ctrl + Shift + V

6. Copy to blog, and share

Kawa of Care

Learning Intention: to understand the content of the Kawa of Care document.

Instructions

1. Discuss the Kawa of Care document with the teacher. What responsibilities do you think Kids should have?

2. Write down as many things you can think of related to this on the first slide.

3. Share back as a class. Discuss the rest of the slides a class.

4. Finish the slide deck and share on your blog.