A powerpoint to help students revise their comments going from social to academic.

1. Academic
Comments
How to comment on a blog!

2. What is a comment?
 A section in blog posts (typically immediately
following the post entry) where readers provide
their reactions to the post. From About.com
 Simply put, a comment section is where you as
the reader get to respond to the writer.

3. Types of Comments
 Social comments
 Social comments are found on spaces like
Facebook, twitter, and other social media sites.
 Social comments are short, lack detail and are
usually personal in nature.
 Academic Comments
 Comments that are connected to the learning or
discussion on the blog or in the classroom.

4. Social Comment Examples:
 Here are a few examples of social comments:
 “I love your blog, it rocks!”
 You are ridiculous.
 I LOVE CHOCOLATE!!!!
 Lol
 Ha ha!
 Good job.

5. Academic Comments
 In our classroom blog space we are aiming for a
more academic tone in our work.
 Our comments should:
 Relate to the content of the post
 Continue the conversation by adding a
statement or asking a question
 Add something to the authors post like a
link, connection, idea, reminder or new
perspective.
 Challenge someone’s point of view

6. Academic Comments

7. Academic Comment Stems
 This made me think about…
 I wonder why…
 I can relate to this…
 I discovered…
 I found myself wondering…
 Another thing to consider…
 Your post is relevant because

8. Your turn!!
 Look at your blog post and the paper comments
on your blog.
 Put them in two categories academic or social
 Be prepared to defend your stance with your
table partner

9. Revising A Comment
 Select two comments from your blog page and
with a partner, rewrite them in one of the following
ways:
 1. If it is a social comment, add details to clarify the
message
 Exp: I love your blog post because Christmas is my
favorite holiday too.
 2. An academic comment
 Exp: I discovered that I don’t know a lot about
soccer. I am going to keep reading your blog to
learn more about the soccer teams in Mexico.

10. Back to Edmodo
 Select one of the comments you revised and
submit it to the assignment link on our Edmodo
page.
 Write the original comment, then the revised
comment and describe briefly what you did to
improve the writing of the comment.