Blog Evaluation...

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?

Yes it was easy because i had set up a blog for my practical production already so i knew what to do and how to do it.

2. How did the blog help with your research? Did the blog motivate you to do more and better research? How? Why?

Yes the blog did help me to do more research because a lot of my research was done on the internet i could easily post it up onto the blog, and having to post up information from libary books allowed me to be more specific with the notes i posted.

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?

Yes, i forgot to do a few tasks but the blog allowed me to catch up with the class.

4. How often (honestly!) do you check the Macguffin blog? (Remember, it should be at least twice/week).

When i had internet access only once a week.

5. Has it been useful being able to see and access everyone else’s research and planning through their blogs?

Yes because i am lazy i would do my tasks to the an average standard, but looking at other peoples just motivated me to do tasks better.

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?

No this is a good thing the only way to avoid getting caught slippn is by doing your work.

7. How useful have the comments been that you received from…a. Macguffin, b. other students.

The first comments i got really helped me, they told me to write more about my perspective on the study instead of copy and pasting research, this prepared me for the actual essay.

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?

Yes definately, im not a plan person but i made quite a good one from my blog postings.

9. How would you evaluate the quality of your blog? What could you have done better?

NOTHING!!!10 out of 10 for my blog

10. Do you think you will get a better final grade for your independent study through having used a blog?

Yes, i think i would have been a lot more lazy if i was prinitng off and highlighting or writing out all my research.

11. Which are the best three blogs? Why?

Jatinder, Alice and Kalpan

12. Do you think next year’s Year 13s would benefit from setting up an Independent Study blog?

Yes, if they are willing to put in the work.

13. Are there any negative aspects to preparing for an Independent Study using a blog?

If your pc or internet goes dwon your in trouble and you may lose the ability to write things out thanks to copy and paste.

14. What could be done to improve teaching and/or learning in future through blogs?

For every post we should have to write an essay paragraph by the time you come to write your essay you have a strong base structure and will not get writers block.

15. Overall, are you pleased that we used blogs? Has it been interesting and enjoyable? Why? Why not?

Yes it has been good for my work and the online CONVERSATIONS have been funny.