Blog 101
This section presents the essentials and components of the blog. This includes the Title, Objectives, Scope of the Topic, Methodology, Materials, Schedule of Activities, and Rubrics of the blog.
Symbiosis-In-Action
Symbiosis-In-Action
(An overview)
Ecological issues circle round every world’s corner today. From the smallest societal fragment to the greatest its stinging buzz raids with the aim of relaying factual and vital ecological education, symbiosis-in-action.blogspot.com was created.
This blog presents the different ecological inter-relationship that occurs in the environment. From parasitism, commensalism, mutualism, predation and competition, the mechanisms of every association were logically discussed. Balance and dynamisms of nature were given emphasis. Ecological transformation for a better earth was also given importance. With this, viewers gaining so much healthy environmental information are really ensured.
Hence, with the eco-explorers invite you to give this blog a sun and be fulfilled with exact thing truths and amazing facts or our planet earth.
Have a great time blogging!
I. Title
The official name of the blog is 'symbionize' which is from the word symbiosis with an added twist, the suffix -ize, to give that additional techno pizazz. This is to emphasize that this blog gives information on ecological interactions in a new media - the interactive online way. The proponents of the blog is known as the eco-explorers.
II. Objectives
The creation of this blog gives knowledge and added information on ecological interrelationships made possible through the combined ideas, skills and effort of the group.
This blog aims to:
1. Provide effective and real environmental presentations.
2. Give sensible information through utilization of
technological materials.
technological materials.
3. Provide fun and interactive teacher-student
teaching-learning resources with
technological engagement.
teaching-learning resources with
technological engagement.
This blog project covers the various ecological interactions and interrelationships. This presents fun facts about the existing biological relationships essential for our natural world to be in the state of equilibrium.
This blog showcases interactive videos and still-life photos in high resolution with direct relevance to the topic presented. Furthermore, trivias and games as well learning resources (powerpoint presentations) were posted as a link to aid teachers and students in their class discussions.
IV. Methodology
The eco-explorers team started off the blogging activity with a comprehensive brainstorming session wherein each of the group members shared their ideas to propose a topic. The team come up with a unanimous decision of selecting ecological interrelationships as the topic. After that, team members were given their respective roles and responsibilities to perform in the blog. A schedule of activities was drawn and selecting the appropriate materials were decided.
The team made use of the cooperative and collaborative approach for the activity. This help develop social skills, as well as both creative and critical thinking.
Methodology Details
Ecosystem inter-relationship (symbiosis-in-action) is a web blog project that helps us develop our creativity, research and writing ability, enhances environmental awareness, leadership, social responsibility and initiatives.
To define exploration, creation, innovation and the value to share, we use a framework that is a helping synthesis in providing deeper understanding of methods of research and action process.
As teachers being as implementers of learning should provide lessons that are not only confine in the four corners of the room but gives opportunity for students to enhance the technological and communication skills.
Today, students are expected to be not only cognitive, but also flexible, analytical and creative. The team uses and proposes methods and strategies in developing the web blog project.
- The team defines the problem, the sets goals and objectives, they conduct brain storming.
- After focusing the team gathers information. They reflect and record all of the data of information.
- The team associates and relates new data with old. Furthermore, the team analyzes. They construct and pattern ideas. Then, they elaborate ideas, thus, generating.
- After generating, the team organizes and classifies all of the data gathered. They visualize, predict, thus, imagining.
- Moreover, the team plans and formulates. Then, the team summarizes and abstracts, thus, integration.
- Finally, the team sets criteria and rubrics, they test ideas, verify outcomes, thus, assessing.
The proponents used some of the available prevalent technological materials and gadgets to make this blog into being. Specifically, the proponents used personal computers with hi-speed internet connection to supplement and enforce ideas for the topic, as well as the utilization of digital cameras and video camcorder throughout the course of the activity and documentation proper.
VI. Schedule of Activities
The Eco-explorers action plan
Activity | Objective | Person responsible | Date |
1. Planning | To lay down the necessary activities to be conducted for blog portfolio development | Editor-in-chief Associate editor in chief Researcher Photo editor Video editor Web designer Lay-out designer | March 7, 2011 |
2. Blog creation | To create a group blog site for presenting vital information and materials on ecological interrelationship. | Web designer Lay out designer | March 8, 2011 |
3. Collage creation | To create collages of the necessary topics as well as of the group using the software picasa | Photo editor Lay-out designer | March 9, 2011 |
4. Article writings | To create articles and necessary papers | Editor in chief Associate editor in chief Researcher | March 10-17, 2010 |
5. Video and photo downloading | To download relevant photos and videos on ecological interrelationship to be posted on the blog site | Photo editor Video editor researcher | March 10-17, 2011 |
6. Team picture taking and video recording | To take group photos and record group video to be posted on blog site | Photo editor Video editor | March 10-17, 2011 |
7. Editing of the completed materials | To check and edit all the materials done to ready for uploading in the blog site | Editor in chief Associate editor in chief | March 18, 2011 |
8. Uploading to the blog site all the completed articles, photos and videos | To display all the conducted activities | Web designer Lay out designer | March 19, 2011 |
9. Presentation | To finally present the finished blog to the adviser and the interested viewer | Editor-in-chief Associate editor in chief Researcher Photo editor Video editor Web designer Lay-out designer | March 20, 2011 |
II. Rubrics
Criteria | Score composition | Score |
Blogger | 10% | |
Blog materials | 35% | |
Blog influence | 10% | |
Content/ depth/ language | 15% | |
Blog activity | 30% | |
Total |
Concluding Statement
The selection presented picture concrete instances of ecological inter-relationships. In a general look on the association namely, parasitism, commensalism, mutualism, predation and competition, it is evident that a sense of balance and dynamism is truly inherent in our planet earth. In this context, all creatures live in constant relationship with one another. This might require the taking place of risk but it an indispensable truth that risk is a pre-requisite to continue existing.
In a bigger context, the world is between dynamic connections among its inhabitant. The greater species outstand the lower forms. Unequal ability in behaviour is requirements to ruling. Otherwise, you are trampled and killed. Nevertheless, the splendour that rages bring is more than the incurred cause.
Truly worth the while!
