This is a unit of work aimed at KS2 children. This is delivered each year to Year 5 pupils but can be adapted for older or younger children. kidblog.org is recommended but other blogging websites are available. Aims: -
Become familiar with blogs as a medium, including an understanding of the particular features of this as a genre of writing
Communicate safely - includes developing ideas to interact effectively using the comments feature as well as discussing the dos and don’ts of personal information online.
Use blogging as a way to write creatively
Develop a critical, reflective view of a range of media, including text
Ethical and legal responsibilities of being online
Pupils are able to screenshot, paste, crop and resize in order to collate evidence
NEW - revision on a page sheet (Jan 2017)