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Writing a quality blog comment takes practise

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Learn: Elements of a quality comment

Take time to focus on a specific element of a comment and collaborate with your learners to model writing a comment in response to a blog post on one of your Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu Team's blog.
Type the comment with input from the learners into a copy of one of the slides below.
Talk aloud encouraging use of vocabulary prompts in response to Cybersmart commenting criteria e.g. does the blog post remind us of something similar, can we add more information, can I ask a question
Model proof reading before publishing
Encourage use of power words and common and proper nouns in comments.
Learners blogging individually can make a copy of the slide to craft their comments before submitting on the blog.
Prompts and examples they have written with you can also be referenced.

Practise crafting comments:

The Class Blog: Look for opportunities to model writing a comment in response to a blog post on one of your Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu Team's blog.

Learners who have their own blog: could also make a copy of a slide deck to regularly practise crafting their comments before copying and pasting to publish using the comments field for a blog post of their choice e.g. Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu buddy.

Thoughtful Comments - Make a copy

Writing Thoughtful Comments

Helpful Comments - Make a copy

Writing Helpful Comments

Create: An exemplar comment

Take a screenshot of a comment that has been crafted on a practise slide or published on a blog.
Insert screenshot in a copy of the Draw template

upload to an EE project
Use the labels to identify the elements of a quality comment.

Step it up

Use Google Slide Recording or the record tool in EE to add your voice and record why you think this is a quality comment

Use what you have learnt to create a 1min Google Vid sharing your recommendations for creating a Quality Comment.

Watch and Learn: Google Vids Editor

Set criteria for creating a Google Vid e.g.

1min in length, feature four elements of a quality comment with video or images to match

Share: An exemplar on class and/or individual blogs

Chromebooks:

Share a screenshot of the exemplar
Include a recommendation for writing a quality comment with your screenshot
Co construct this as a blog post on the class blog to model and if learners do not have individual blogs

iPads:

Upload one of the EE slides as an image to Google Drive to share on individual or class blogs

Step It Up:

Share recording on the class/individual blogs.