Blogging Rubric
- 1. Upper Moutere School Blogging Rubric Prestructural Unistructural Multistructural Relational Extended Abstract Quality of Writing 贈 Posts give no new information about your learning 贈 Idea has no elaboration 贈 Gives some new information about your learning 贈 Posts have one idea related to the topic 贈 Ideas have no elaboration 贈 Posts have many ideas related to the topic 贈 Some ideas have basic elaboration 贈 Some new information about the your learning OR is reflective 贈 Informational post: your create new ideas OR make new meaning 贈 Posts have one elaborated idea OR many ideas that have some elaboration 贈 Very informative or deeply reflective 贈 Informational post: synthesizes learning and construct new meaning 贈 Ideas are complex and elaborate Voice 贈 Uses a small range of simple, everyday words and phrases from personal vocabulary 贈 Uses a wider range of simple, everyday words and phrases from personal vocabulary 贈 May use adjectives, adverbs and/or precise verbs to add interest and detail 贈 May use idioms, metaphors, similes and other figures of speech to entertain the reader 贈 Deliberate and sustained use of precise vocabulary (descriptive, expressive, academic, technical and/or abstract) for effect Multimedia and Posts 贈 No multimedia 贈 Write posts simply about what you already know 贈 Includes text and an image in posts 贈 Write posts simply about what you already know 贈 Includes facts in posts 贈 End posts with questions to encourage comments 贈 Plan posts and save drafts to edit before publishing 贈 Use one simple hyperlinks 贈 Include text and an image and/or embedded Web 2.0 tool/multimedia in post 贈 Includes some research or facts in posts 贈 Web 2.0 / multimedia tool shares your learning OR extends your ideas 贈 Use one or two hyperlinks to add to the readers understanding 贈 Multiple pieces of multimedia used in one post 贈 Multimedia shares your learning, adds depth to the message, and extends your ideas posts are original and creative 贈 Include a range of different images (own and Creative Commons), multimedia and web 2.0 tools to enhance posts. Consistency 贈 Do not update your blog 贈 Updates blog when reminded 贈 Updates blog occasionally 贈 Moderate comments 贈 Updates blog on a regular basis 贈 Moderate/replies to comments within a few days of receiving them 贈 Updates blog often, even when not required 贈 Moderate/replies to comments as they arise Emma Watts & Upper Moutere Staff 2013 Blogging Rubric based on: Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano Langwitches Globally Connected Learning & Andrew Churches Blooms Taxonomy Commenting Rubric & Kim Cofinos & Uni of Wisconsins Blogging Rubric & Kathleen Morris http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au
- 2. Upper Moutere School Blogging Rubric Prestructural Unistructural Multistructural Relational Extended Abstract Presentation (Blog Design) 贈 Uses the basic blog theme from setting up blog 贈 Choose a basic theme that is easy to navigate 贈 Includes labels for students OR learning areas 贈 Include an about page 贈 Include a search box and links 贈 Use fonts and dark coloured text that is easy to read 贈 Include a number of pages with static information e.g. guidelines, websites, parent information 贈 Include some third part widgets (e.g. ClustrMaps) 贈 Include an email subscription 贈 Use a theme that is clear, well designed and easy to customize 贈 Revise pages regularly to ensure info is up-足to-足date 贈 Customize your theme with images and backgrounds, layout etc. ensuring blog is still easy to navigate and read 贈 Limit fun widgets to not take a way from posts and speed up loading time Digital Citizenship 贈 Uses copyrighted images 贈 Use own images and copyrighted images 贈 Keep YAPPY information safe (your full name, address, phone number) 贈 Beginning to Creative Commons materials 贈 Developing netiquette: respecting the viewpoints of all readers and commenters 贈 Understands and is beginning to use netiquette: respect the viewpoints of all readers and commenters 贈 Often uses Creative Commons materials and beginning to use correct attributions. 贈 Consistently uses netiquette 贈 Consistently use Creative Commons materials with correct attributions. 贈 Cite all sources of information Community 贈 No labels (tags) on post 贈 Label (tag) some posts 贈 Label (tag) most posts 贈 Label (tag) all posts 贈 Contains links to other blogs, websites or PDFs to help the readers understanding 贈 Contains links to other blogs, websites or PDFs to help the readers understanding 贈 Links are relevant 贈 All posts are labeled Comments 贈 Read some comments 贈 Read all comments 贈 Read all comments and reply to comments with questions 贈 Begin to use the letter format for quality commenting 贈 Read and reply to all comments 贈 Compliment the writer 贈 Ask questions 贈 Consistently follow the letter format for quality commenting 贈 Reply to all comments and regularly ask commenters thoughtful questions to generate further discussion 贈 Add new ideas and include links to sources Collaboration 贈 Read your own blog and other class blogs within our school 贈 Read your own blog, other class blogs from your school, and blogs from around the world 贈 Regularly read and occasionally comment on a number of blogs from your school and around the world 贈 Regularly read and comment on a number of blogs from your school and around the world 贈 Organise other blogs in a blogroll on your blog 贈 Work together with other educational bloggers on global collaborative projects