+A guide for students and teachers

Jacqui Sharp 2010

Your wiki or blog has forums,comments or discussion pages online?

So what’s that all about?It’s like Facebook

and Bebo. My older

brother/sister have it.

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Forums… I like what you said about…

I have been thinking…

I agree/disagree…

Are a place to make comments

Post your thoughts

Discuss with others

PostsAnd comments and discussions

+How can I use it in school?

Ask questions

Provide answers

Post great websites

Post a link to your own blog and wiki

I’m stuck in a weeworld, how do I savemy Weemee?

For windows it is Prt Scn

Here is a link to my great homepage

I used this website to find out more Info on our topic

+Why would I want to use the forums?

Share ideas

Talk to people in other

classes/schools

Talk to and ask teachers

for help

Communicate CommunicateCommunicate

+ How to be an interesting person to follow

Make people interested in reading what you have to say by having a photo or a bio/blurb

You don’t have to have a photo, an avatar will do

Have an avatar

I am 9 years old and I have one brother and 2dogs. I like playing oncomputers and my favourite games are…

+Your Avatar

http://www.myavatareditor.com/

http://www.befunky.com/

http://www.weeworld.com/default.aspx

http://www.buildyourwildself.com/

+Personalise your Home page

Change background colours

Add photos

Add Weemees

Write about yourself but…No last nameNo address/phone

number

Add some animations

+Now it is time to write your posts…

What will you say?

Remember you are still in the classroom

A virtual classroom

Wherever possible type in ‘proper’ English (if you run out then you can substitute words for numbers or some shortened form of text)

+How do I write?

Use Capital letters

Check for spelling mistakes

Check and recheck it makes sense before sending

Use Punctuation

But mainly… you need to send posts that others find interesting

Please use capital letters at

beginning of sentences!

It is esiar ot ried if yosue chickd

the speling

I found this great website on our topic. It gives us all the info we need for our presentation.

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+What makes a Post interesting?More than one sentence

Using descriptive words

Writing about your feelings (Reflective)

Writing about an interesting topic

Humour

Well written with no spelling mistakes

Written with excellent grammar and punctuation

Links to other interesting websites

Written from your point of view

+What could you write about?

Something that happened at

school

A trip you made

somewhere

An idea you have had

Your pets Something you wonder about

Something you want and why

Something that makes you

laugh or cry

Hobbies, sports or

games

+ Posting Netiquette

Thank people if they have answered you

Reply to people that have replied to you

Comment on posts that you think are important, useful or interesting

Ask sensible questions (sometimes Google the question first in case it is easily answered)

Join in discussions online

Check and recheck what you have typed before hitting Enter

Flame people (be rude or tell them off)

Correct people through a post

Be unkind

TYPE IN CAPITAL LETTERS (that is called shouting)

Use too much punctuation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It is distracting and boring

Make your font sizes of your posts too large, it is like shouting

Do Don’t

If you agree, then why do you agree?