Thursday, December 1, 2016

HOW BLOGGING WITH KIDS CAN BOOST COMPUTING, LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Jeff Johnston

McCollin, Rachel. (August 2016) How Blogging with Kids can Boost Computing, Literacy and Communication Skills.    https://campuspress.com/blog/how-blogging-with-kids-can-boost-computing-literacy-and-communication-skills/ 

Summary:  When students have a forum for publishing, such as a blog, about their academic progress, they become more metacognitive, aware of their audience, critically think about their content, and develop complex communication skills. 

Evaluation:  A straight forward checklist for using blogs with students in a coding class.  Skills transfer across curriculum.  Having students aware of their audience, writing for purpose, reading each others work, and critically thinking on a vehicle (technology) which excites them, makes for engaging learning.  

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