[Year 12 IT Apps] Re: Blogs etc

[Russell Edwards]

Kent Beveridge wrote:
> On the topic of Blogs et al, I presume that this relates to the topic of 
> virtual exchange of information. Is that just a fancy term for what we 
> do here on the list, or is it more like a 'chat room'. I am not familiar 
> with 'Blogging' as it is something that I have not previously used.

Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog . A [we]blog is more or 
less a personal journal website, with a facility for people to leave 
comments.

As for exams, the VCAA and VELS: Speaking for myself, I'm not having an 
exam for my middle school IT. The "information products" made in class 
and the blog entries describing them and reflecting on them form the 
basis for assessment for and of learning. I have no idea whether the 
VCCA/VELS dictates any standards etc for blogs as I'm yet to make head 
or tail of the ICT domain to be quite honest.

Russell


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