Back in February when I was at Panmure Bridge School I was asked by Robyn Anderson if I could deliver a Cybersmart lesson about blog commenting and threading. As one of the Manaiakalani summer learning journey commenters I had noticed that PBS were VERY active in their participation but lacked somewhat in their comment threading and therefore (in my opinion) had not fulfilled their potential and capacity in the programme which addresses the "summer drop off".
I regularly support x3 classes at PBS and have a great professional connection with Robyn from when I was an in-school-CoL teacher whilst A.P at my previous school. On this occasion one of my classes had been cancelled last minute, so over morning-tea Robyn asked if I could address her Y7/8 class to deep dive with them as to how and why this next step of blogging and commenting was SO important and valuable...
My intention is to check in with them in July, and then again in December, to see how their "threading" progress is developing and to realign any issues that have arisen. This should then (in theory) place the students in an exceptional position for the SLJ 2020 and allow them to retain the Manaiakalani crown of 'top school' with a firmer foundation and greater understanding of blog commenting...
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Hi Heather
ReplyDeleteThis was such a valuable lesson for both myself and my learners. As one of the 'original' Manaiakalani people I no longer get the opportunity to observe someone else teaching and modelling the cybersmart lessons. I have definitely taken onboard a lot of what I saw you doing and have often referred back to this lesson as it is something we can all connect to. We had a new student begin in LS2 three days before lockdown and I have been able to help her with her blogging and commenting online by following the ideas and resources you shared with me. I totally agree we have a great professional connection and I'm looking forward to touching base with you about this again.
Robyn