1. Have a think...
•Why this
typography?

2. LO: TO LOOK AT EXEMPLAR
BLOGS ON OCR WEEBLY AND
IMPROVE MY OWN.

3. YOUR BLOGS ARE MARKED ON:
• Your analysis of the text.
• Your use of theories and key concepts.
• Your use of ICT.

4. YOUR BLOG NEEDS TO INCLUDE…
• Your research and planning
(genre, conventions, character
types, audience etc).
• Construction
• Evaluation

5. YOUR BLOG NEEDS TO SHOW…
Progression.
•
How did you get to where you are now?
•
How did you get to your final piece?
•
How are you improving?
•
How are you expanding your knowledge base?

6. EVERYTHING ON YOUR BLOG MUST…
Relate to the genre you are studying.
E.G. THRILLER
•
RESEARCH INTO THRILLER GENRE
•
THRILLER GENRE CONVENTIONS
•
THRILLER’S AUDIENCE
•
THRILLER’S CHARACTER TYPES

7. MAKE YOUR BLOG INTERACTIVE.
(THIS PROVES YOU’RE GOOD AT ICT!)
• Prezi
• Photos
• Youtube clips • Vlogs
(with voiceovers!)
• Slideshare
• Podcasts
• Thought
clouds
EXEMPLAR BLOG FROM OCR WEEBLY SITE. CLICK HERE

8. TAGGING / LABELLING
(THIS PROVES YOU’RE GOOD AT ICT!)
You need to
tag/label each
post so the
moderator
can find what
they need
quickly.

10. MAKE IT OBVIOUS ON YOUR BLOG…
• Who is doing what in your group.
• Who came up with specific ideas.
• What decisions have been made.
JOB
WHO
Costumes, set &
location sourcing.
Jake
Script, soundtrack & Sarah
equipment.
Casting, storyboard,
& budget.
Ben
TIP
Take minutes
(notes) at group
meetings to
remember
these details.

11. NOW…
1. Go onto the OCR Media Weebly website in pairs.
http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com
2. AS INSET Materials.
3. Look at any one of the blogs on this page.
(They are exemplar but you do not have to do it in the
exact same way.)
4. I want you to feedback 3 good things about the blog and
2 you would change.
5. You have 10 minutes.