ICT

Encourage students to analyze comments to improve their learning.

What is the comment saying ie…

What was good about my post?

What did they find interesting?

What can I improve?

Was a question asked that I can respond to?

How to place a Voki in your Blog

• Log in to your Blog
• Go to your Dashboard
• Choose “Write”
• At the top of the “Post” box change from the “visual” tab to “HTML” tab.
• Open your Word Document with the Voki Code.
• Copy the code.
• Paste the code onto your Post page.
• Write a title or comment underneath it
• Scroll down to Add a Category
• Make a new category called “About Me”
• Click Publish then admire your work!

How to create a Voki

• Go to www.Voki.com
• Click “Get Started”
• Choose “Customise Your Character”
• Click “Done” when you are happy with it.
• Give it a voice
• If you have a microphone click on the ‘Microphone” icon and record your message.
• If you don’t have a mic click on the “Keyboard” icon.
• Type your message then choose an accent and a voice.
• Click done when you are finished
• Choose a background.
• Click publish when you are finished,
• Give it a title and click “save”.
• A box will appear saying “You have just created a voki”
• Click “No Thanks”
• Click “Close “In the next text bubble.
• In the next box choose “large”
• Copy the code in “For most sites use this code”
• Paste the code in a Word document and save it in your folder, name the file Voki.

The following is a list of rules that will be inserted in each of the student blogs and wikis that we set up.

The Rules Rule

In working with blogs all Horsham West/Haven PS students need to ensure that they follow these important guidelines. They are designed to make sure that you enjoy these spaces.

• Only ever use your first name when you are writing on this or other blogs or wikis.
• Never use any other student’s last name.
• Never post any personal information-such as your home phone number or home address on this or any other blog or wiki.
• Never share any of you usernames or passwords with anyone and never log in as another student.
• Always tell your parents or teacher right away if you come across anything that makes you feel uncomfortable.
• Remember the “grandma rule” that anything you put on the internet could be read by your grandmother so only write things you could say to the nicest of grannies.
• Be a good online citizen and never write or post anything that could hurt anyone else.
• Never make arrangements to meet anyone over the internet or share telephone numbers.
• Make sure you publish only your own work. Don’t under any circumstances use other people’s work and call it your own.
• Make sure that you read over your writing before you post it to check the spelling and that it reads okay.

To get some more advice have a look in at Cyberquoll.com.au/hub.htm  a great fun site just for kids like you.