Scran is an online resource storing collections of images, videos, text etc, copyright-approved for schools in Scotland.

Scribble is the social networking part of Scran.

Background- tap into the social networking vibe

Used edublogs model - for licensed scran users.

All users log in and can store “my stuff”. Pupils, staff and home users can use it.

Communities can be formed within SCRAN.

Safety and responsibility - scribble checked every day for inappropriate content.

using scribble is an opportunity to explain being a responsible blogger!

Screenshot shows blogs, users, random photos.

Lindsay _____ - teacher at Gilmerton Primary.

Working with students in P7 using scribble/scran.

Website exactly as in screenshots. Blogging since April. Encouraging detailed discussion between student.s

Shared movies, posters, photos, music.

But no comments or interactivity!

As soon as people can have an audience things get more interesting! (Heard that earlier from The Heppell).

How was scribble approached?

- Parental permission

- used same logins as superclubs plus cheme

- Started with a Gilmerton group, then added friends.

http://scribble.scran.ac.uk/user32081/weblog/1625.html

- easy to set up and use. Members instantly become easy to get in contact with from each other’s blogs.

Using scribble

- who can see or read?

- what personal information should be used?

- added clustrmap and web links to outlink the site.

- browser gives you access to other communities.

- Tags used to find similar stuff on the site.

Personalisation

Adding pictures from internet/photobooth etc

Restrictions to make it safe

Only visible to gated community and some parts Private default.

Starting to blog

(battery running out so will need to get in a bit just now)

varied between poorer chat based and focused, interesting and well commented on ‘discussions’

better posts - 24 comments

basic, chat based posts - 0 posts

school blog to tie things together

developed faster. more insterest, easier to find topics.

Cluster map - pupils really liked this.

Questioning section used to encourage questions to go into one are of the site.

Then a showcase blog for school.

Then a what you can do blog, storing games, slideshows, music!

SCRAN focusing on feedback such as ditinguishing between opinions and facts.

E.g. Heelys as opinion and fact. - 65 comments!

If you were to do blogging (advice)

Look at other school’s blogs (mentioning John’s blog)

Get other staff involved.

Get one or two blogs from each class per day.

Upload as much as you can!

Senior students own blog pages?

Discuss fact/opinion before blogs.

Hopes..

Continue with whole school,

encourage classroom use

Talk to other schools and comment!

Good comments from children on blogging!

Good talk - good to see another version of blogging in action!