Blog Assisted Language Learning (BALL)

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Blog Assisted Language Learning (BALL)

• English Focus Group
• ITE Section
• Education Bureau

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The Introduction Part
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The learning community

• What is a learning community?
• A learning community is a group of people who
  share common values and beliefs, are actively
  engaged in learning together from each other.

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IT in Education Section, EDBRe-deployment of
COE Teachers in 2006
9 Focus Working Groups

• Key Learning Areas(5 working groups)
• Chinese Language
• English Language
• Mathematics
• Science
• Arts and Physical Education
• Technology (4 working groups)
• WebQuest
• Campus TV and Video-Conferencing
• Mobile learning platforms
• New Technology

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Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (Tuen Mun)CCC Kei
Wa Primary School (Kowloon Tong)
Core Members of the English Focus Working Group
in 2006
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We are pondering at 2 levels

• How to build English learning communities in our
  own school?
• How to build English learning communities in Hong
  Kong?

September 2006 December 2006
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A lesson learnt from Time Magazine Person of the
Year in 2006
25.12.2006
The Rising Web 2.0 Blog, Youtube, Wiki
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online learning community

• An online learning community is a common place on
  the Internet that addresses the learning needs of
  its members through proactive and collaborative
  partnerships.
• Blogs blend personal journaling with social
  networking to create environoments rich with
  opportunities for reflection.

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8 ways to use blogs

• The Teachers Weekly?
• The Students Bulletin Board
• F.1 Chinese Teacher and Student Blogs?
• F.2 English Teacher and Student Blogs ?
• F.3 Civics Ed Teacher and Student Blogs
• The Olympics Blog?
• The Library Blog
• The Form-Teachers Blog

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The Teachers Weekly (????)
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Our recommendation to ITE Section, EDB
Strategies

1. Joining force with the Chinese Focus Working
   Group to promote BALL
2. Training the language teachers to master b
   logging
3. Dissemination of good practices through
   publication of good cases, workshops, public
   media, etc.
4. Creating a secured HKEDcity platform
5. Launching the Teacher Blog Promotion Scheme

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We are pleased to see that .

• So many good practices of BALL activities have
  emerged!

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End of the Introduction Part