1. How easy has it been to set up your Independent Study blog and to get used to posting things on it? Were you given enough support in doing it? What other help would have been useful?
Setting up the blog and posting is very easy, especially as we did it last year for practical productions and we had enough support.
2. How did the blog help with your research? Did the blog motivate you to do more and better research? How? Why?
The blog was a place where i could post up any sort of findings about my indepedent study. It was better in a way. However, when posting things from newspapers i never got round to actaully doing it.
3. Is it useful having all the Independent Study/blog tasks posted on the Macguffin blog? Does it make it more likely that you will get them done?
Having the tasks posted on Macguffin is useful because its always there. But when your internet crashes its not very useful. Either way, if its set as homework on the blog or by the teacher the task will get done.
4. How often (honestly!) do you check the Macguffin blog? (Remember, it should be at least twice/week).
I check Macguffin about twice a week.
5. Has it been useful being able to see and access everyone else’s research and planning through their blogs?
It has been abit useful, especially if independent studies link, it makes research a bit easier and gives you ideas of what to add to your own blog.
6. How do you feel about the fact that your teacher can keep a close check on your progress through accessing your blog? Is it too intrusive and controlling or is it encouraging and supportive?
Teachers keeping tracking of work progress is a good thing, but it can be a bit intrusive especially if you get told to add more. At the end of the day its an indepedent study, if they dont want to do much on the blog then its the persons own problem.
7. How useful have the comments been that you received from…
a. Macguffin,
b. other students.
I havent gotten a comment from Macguffin so i wouldnt know
I think i got comments long time ago....dont even rememeber.
8. How has the blog helped with your essay planning? How useful was the blog when it came to writing the essay? Do you think your first draft is better because you have used a blog?
Planning the essay was a bit easier, because most of my research was in one place. It helped abit with writing the essay. I think if my research was done in a standard way my first draft would still be as good.
9. How would you evaluate the quality of your blog? What could you have done better?
The quality of my blog is brilliant!...the fact that my posts are colour co-ordinated helps me to rememeber certain posts. (lol! so sad)
10. Do you think you will get a better final grade for your independent study through having used a blog?
The most useful thing about the blog is that most my research is in one place, i dont see how this could effect my grade. But i guess its better than having billions of sheets of paper all over the place.
11. Which are the best three blogs? Why?
Jatinder - she has choosen to do an intresting theory and have loads of research.
Kavita - very detailed and full of loads of research.
Navdeep - a detailed blog.
12. Do you think next year’s Year 13s would benefit from setting up an Independent Study blog?
Yes, they will.
13. Are there any negative aspects to preparing for an Independent Study using a blog?
The only negative aspect is when the internet is down or people are having trouble with their computers.
14. What could be done to improve teaching and/or learning in future through blogs?
Remind students to end each posts with a brief paragraphy explaining why the post was useful and link it to the question so that when it comes to writing the essay, they can maybe copy and paste bits.
15. Overall, are you pleased that we used blogs? Has it been interesting and enjoyable? Why? Why not?
I am pleased that we used the blogs, i find its much easier to use. It has been kinda intresting and enjoyable...but not as fun as last years blog. It lonley once you've experienced doing a blog in a group (ha so sad!)
Setting up the blog and posting is very easy, especially as we did it last year for practical productions and we had enough support.
2. How did the blog help with your research? Did the blog motivate you to do more and better research? How? Why?
The blog was a place where i could post up any sort of findings about my indepedent study. It was better in a way. However, when posting things from newspapers i never got round to actaully doing it.
3. Is it useful having all the Independent Study/blog tasks posted on the Macguffin blog? Does it make it more likely that you will get them done?
Having the tasks posted on Macguffin is useful because its always there. But when your internet crashes its not very useful. Either way, if its set as homework on the blog or by the teacher the task will get done.
4. How often (honestly!) do you check the Macguffin blog? (Remember, it should be at least twice/week).
I check Macguffin about twice a week.
5. Has it been useful being able to see and access everyone else’s research and planning through their blogs?
It has been abit useful, especially if independent studies link, it makes research a bit easier and gives you ideas of what to add to your own blog.
6. How do you feel about the fact that your teacher can keep a close check on your progress through accessing your blog? Is it too intrusive and controlling or is it encouraging and supportive?
Teachers keeping tracking of work progress is a good thing, but it can be a bit intrusive especially if you get told to add more. At the end of the day its an indepedent study, if they dont want to do much on the blog then its the persons own problem.
7. How useful have the comments been that you received from…
a. Macguffin,
b. other students.
I havent gotten a comment from Macguffin so i wouldnt know
I think i got comments long time ago....dont even rememeber.
8. How has the blog helped with your essay planning? How useful was the blog when it came to writing the essay? Do you think your first draft is better because you have used a blog?
Planning the essay was a bit easier, because most of my research was in one place. It helped abit with writing the essay. I think if my research was done in a standard way my first draft would still be as good.
9. How would you evaluate the quality of your blog? What could you have done better?
The quality of my blog is brilliant!...the fact that my posts are colour co-ordinated helps me to rememeber certain posts. (lol! so sad)
10. Do you think you will get a better final grade for your independent study through having used a blog?
The most useful thing about the blog is that most my research is in one place, i dont see how this could effect my grade. But i guess its better than having billions of sheets of paper all over the place.
11. Which are the best three blogs? Why?
Jatinder - she has choosen to do an intresting theory and have loads of research.
Kavita - very detailed and full of loads of research.
Navdeep - a detailed blog.
12. Do you think next year’s Year 13s would benefit from setting up an Independent Study blog?
Yes, they will.
13. Are there any negative aspects to preparing for an Independent Study using a blog?
The only negative aspect is when the internet is down or people are having trouble with their computers.
14. What could be done to improve teaching and/or learning in future through blogs?
Remind students to end each posts with a brief paragraphy explaining why the post was useful and link it to the question so that when it comes to writing the essay, they can maybe copy and paste bits.
15. Overall, are you pleased that we used blogs? Has it been interesting and enjoyable? Why? Why not?
I am pleased that we used the blogs, i find its much easier to use. It has been kinda intresting and enjoyable...but not as fun as last years blog. It lonley once you've experienced doing a blog in a group (ha so sad!)
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