The Havering Blogging Network was launched at Brady Primary School on Tuesday 10th June 2008. Pupils from Year 5 and Year 6, worked to develop their own blogs to be used to support writing outcomes and personalise learning. The pupils learnt how to set-up their own blogs, including the ability to add documents, images, embed videos and sound clips. They discussed Internet Safety issues and design elements. Added to this there was a clear-focus on the importance of standard written English and developing writing through the Blog. The children have also set-up discussion forums and are already discussing issues relating to their forthcoming residential trip, supporting PSCHE issues.
Brady are aiming to develop autonomous writing stations for pupils, with opportunities for pupils to log-on and add their own news stories in a journalistic style. They are also looking to use blogging to support peer-mentoring. This is all part of a drive to further-enhance pupils’ writing skills.
Headteacher Trevor Bradbury, Deputy Headteacher Mike Wade and Teacher Miss Fenwick worked with the children in the session with support from Dave Smith and Nesha Sadheura, HIAS ICT Consultants. Dave Smith commented, “Both Nesha and I were delighted by the commitment to blogging at Brady Primary, the enthusiasm of the pupils and staff was infectious. This has got the Havering Blogging Network off to a great start.”
Anyone schools wishing to join the Blogging Network and/or receiving support/training/demo lessons please contact:
Dave Smith
Telephone: 01708-433824
Email: dsmith.havering@lgfl.net
Categories: Primary School Blogs
Welcome to the Havering Schools’ Blogging Network. Facilitated by the HIAS ICT Team, the Network is designed to spread the word of Blogging to support teaching and learning and home-school links.
Blogs can be used to develop home-school links via discussion forums and news updates, to promote clubs and events and to complement existing school websites.
The benefits of blogging:
- Children enjoy blogging.
- Blogging enhances literacy skills.
- Blogging supports learning in many areas.
- Blogging is appropriate across all phases of education
- Sharing and evaluating blog entries is valuable.
- Blogging enhances home-school links.
Interested? If you would like to set-up a Blog and/or join the Network then please complete your details below and a member of the HIAS ICT Team will contact you.
Categories: HIAS ICT Team Talks...
‘Blogosphere’ – Click on this link to watch a video about blogging from Teachers’ TV. Want to learn how to blog? Contact your HIAS Link ICT Consultant.
http://www.teachers.tv/video/167
Synopsis
Blogging is now a worldwide phenomenon with weblogs reaching a potential audience of hundreds of millions.
Blogs have been described as the ultimate in publishing for the people and have been used to challenge governments and the press.
Steve O’Hear, one of Britain’s digital evangelists, explores how blogs can be used in schools. Steve finds some enthusiastic primary age bloggers and sees how it helps in literacy, ICT skills and a range of other subjects.
He finds many of the benefits extend beyond the curriculum. Blogging can help pupils:
- Develop confidence
- Improve their self expression
- Get a real sense of fulfilment from publishing their work
In West Blatchington School in Hove, blogging is practised by everyone from the head down. Steve visits the school’s after-school blogging club, a special bloggers’ assembly and sees weblogs being used in the school’s autistic unit.
Categories: Blogging Videos
Categories: Blogging Videos
Categories: Blogging Videos
Headteacher Trevor Bradbury, Deputy Headteacher Mike Wade and Teacher Miss Fenwick worked with the children in the session with support from Dave Smith and Nesha Sadheura, HIAS ICT Consultants. Dave Smith commented, “Both Nesha and I were delighted by the commitment to blogging at Brady Primary, the enthusiasm of the pupils and staff was infectious. This has got the Havering Blogging Network off to a great start.” 
