Bridget:
http://www.learn-ict.org.uk/resources/rudolph/rudolph.htm
http://www.akidsmath.com/flashes/mgames/tree.swf
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/christmas/
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/teacher/christmas.html#online
See the
“12 days of Web 2.0 Christmas” song below :o)
25 days to Christmas
Here is an interactive secret Santa Village to count down to Christmas with stories, movies and hidden treasure…. BEST of all…its animated! The kids can read it to themselves or have it read to them
Village:
http://www.northpole.com/
Workshop:
http://www.northpole.com/Workshop/
Santa’s Den (Click on the books to read or the DVD player to watch a movie
http://www.northpole.com/Den/
Weather Station
http://www.northpole.com/WeatherStation/
Toy Shop
http://www.northpole.com/ToyShop/
Mail Room- Send Santa a letter and get one straight back!
http://www.northpole.com/Mailroom/
Clubhouse- Learn all about the Elves!
http://www.northpole.com/Clubhouse/
Reindeer Barn- Find hidden stories
http://www.northpole.com/ReindeerBarn/
Mrs Claus’s kitchen- Check out the COOL RECIPES!!!
http://www.northpole.com/Kitchen/
Elf Academy- WOW check out the wicked links!!!!! Interactive games, Teacher Resources and more!
http://www.northpole.com/Academy/
So many more Other interactive XMAS Links :-)
Belinda:
http://mathzlinks.wikispaces.com/
Lyndal:
http://www.blogblings.com/black-and-white-blog-backgrounds.html
http://shabbyblogs.com/backgrounds.html
http://jellypages.com/
http://www.allblogtools.com/category/blogger-templates/cartoon/page/5/
http://www.snazzyspace.com/
Ruth
http://www.topicbox.org.uk/
Microsoft autocollage http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8776
http://e-learningforkids.org/
http://www.benettonplay.com/toys/flipbookdeluxe/info.php
shoutlearning.org
http://mrspancake.com/index.php/doodads/show_one_category/category/christmas/
Sara
www.rhymezone.com
www.iwl.me/
www.xtramath.org
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/books/index.shtml
http://rellco.wikispaces.com/
Veronica
http://www.tes.co.uk/
Friday, December 2, 2011
SMACK DOWN!!!
My Favourite Time of the day!
12 days of Web 2.0 Christmas
On the first day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
A tip to expand my business globally
On the second day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the third day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the fourth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the fifth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the sixth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the seventh day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Seven Facebook pokes,
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the eighth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Eight Wiki entries,
Seven Facebook pokes,
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the ninth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Nine ladies blogging,
Eight Wiki entries,
Seven Facebook pokes,
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the tenth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Ten lords IM’ng,
Nine ladies blogging,
Eight Wiki entries,
Seven Facebook pokes,
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Eleven podcasters podcasting,
Ten lords IM’ng,
Nine ladies blogging,
Eight Wiki entries,
Seven Facebook pokes,
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Twelve Stumblers stumbling,
Eleven podcasters podcasting,
Ten lords IM’ng,
Nine ladies blogging,
Eight Wiki entries,
Seven Facebook pokes,
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
12 days of Web 2.0 Christmas
On the first day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
A tip to expand my business globally
On the second day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the third day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the fourth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the fifth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the sixth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the seventh day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Seven Facebook pokes,
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the eighth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Eight Wiki entries,
Seven Facebook pokes,
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the ninth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Nine ladies blogging,
Eight Wiki entries,
Seven Facebook pokes,
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the tenth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Ten lords IM’ng,
Nine ladies blogging,
Eight Wiki entries,
Seven Facebook pokes,
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Eleven podcasters podcasting,
Ten lords IM’ng,
Nine ladies blogging,
Eight Wiki entries,
Seven Facebook pokes,
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my cool colleague sent to me
Twelve Stumblers stumbling,
Eleven podcasters podcasting,
Ten lords IM’ng,
Nine ladies blogging,
Eight Wiki entries,
Seven Facebook pokes,
Six Twitter nudges,
Five Second Lives,
Four YouTube videos,
Three Del.icio.us bookmarks,
Two social networks,
And a tip to expand my business globally!
BDS Goals
Key Goals:
* To ensure all students are given the opportunity to use ICT equipment
* To ensure that all classrooms have a class blog
* To ensure all teachers will give students the opportunity to learn Cyber
Safety skills through specific teaching
* Teachers will take part in peer observations focusing on ICT/Solo integration
* Staff are expected to share ICT/Solo on a roster at staff meeting
* Teachers planning will show integration of ICT
* To ensure all students are given the opportunity to use ICT equipment
* To ensure that all classrooms have a class blog
* To ensure all teachers will give students the opportunity to learn Cyber
Safety skills through specific teaching
* Teachers will take part in peer observations focusing on ICT/Solo integration
* Staff are expected to share ICT/Solo on a roster at staff meeting
* Teachers planning will show integration of ICT
Lead Teacher Day- GOOGLE!
We started off chatting about Google
Google has so much to offer!
Blogs, Gmail, Google sites (own webpage), Earth, Maps (street view) Docs, spread sheets, surveys (FORMS), Presentations (like powerpoints)Drawing, Table (Beta), Collection
Google Education requires a school email address and stays in "Botany" domain- it comes with a Gmail address and it is all monitored by you the teacher. The students have their own Gmail address linked to yours.
Kids can have individual blogs (No AGE limit in Google Education!) They can have Google pages- for assignments- like their very own web page.
You as the teacher can manage and monitor all students work- so it help with Cyber- Safety.
Google Page can be linked, you can upload photos etc.
You can have a teacher dashboard (it's not free) its $4 per student per year, it can be part of the activity fee.
You can do all teacher planning, LT plans etc. If you leave the school or something happens- you can always access work in the shared place.
ICT help desk- is a Google FORM.
Accounts, Assett Register and School Charter all in Google!
Teacher Goals- Appraisals- notes filled in all year
** Super Clubs Plus- Is run by Telstra- Its about Cyber Safety- it's a social networking Site (like Fcaebook) but it promotes cyber safety. There is an monitoring system
The school send off an application- they accept you, You send them a spreadsheet of names and they add the kids and send them each a password. Its FREE!!!! They answer cyber safety questions, earn medals and use the points to decorate your page. :o)
http://www.scplus.com/d/index.php
RSS Feeds (See previous blog notes)
Google has so much to offer!
Blogs, Gmail, Google sites (own webpage), Earth, Maps (street view) Docs, spread sheets, surveys (FORMS), Presentations (like powerpoints)Drawing, Table (Beta), Collection
Google Education requires a school email address and stays in "Botany" domain- it comes with a Gmail address and it is all monitored by you the teacher. The students have their own Gmail address linked to yours.
Kids can have individual blogs (No AGE limit in Google Education!) They can have Google pages- for assignments- like their very own web page.
You as the teacher can manage and monitor all students work- so it help with Cyber- Safety.
Google Page can be linked, you can upload photos etc.
You can have a teacher dashboard (it's not free) its $4 per student per year, it can be part of the activity fee.
You can do all teacher planning, LT plans etc. If you leave the school or something happens- you can always access work in the shared place.
ICT help desk- is a Google FORM.
Accounts, Assett Register and School Charter all in Google!
Teacher Goals- Appraisals- notes filled in all year
** Super Clubs Plus- Is run by Telstra- Its about Cyber Safety- it's a social networking Site (like Fcaebook) but it promotes cyber safety. There is an monitoring system
The school send off an application- they accept you, You send them a spreadsheet of names and they add the kids and send them each a password. Its FREE!!!! They answer cyber safety questions, earn medals and use the points to decorate your page. :o)
http://www.scplus.com/d/index.php
RSS Feeds (See previous blog notes)
Thursday, December 1, 2011
25 Days to Christmas!
Here is an interactive secret Santa Village to count down to Christmas with stories, movies and hiddentreasure…. BEST of all…its animated! The kids can read it to themselves or have it read to them
Village:
http://www.northpole.com/
Workshop:
http://www.northpole.com/Workshop/
Santa’s Den (Click on the books to read or the DVD player to watch a movie
http://www.northpole.com/Den/
Weather Station
http://www.northpole.com/WeatherStation/
Toy Shop
http://www.northpole.com/ToyShop/
Mail Room- Send Santa a letter and get one straight back!
http://www.northpole.com/Mailroom/
Clubhouse- Learn all about the Elves!
http://www.northpole.com/Clubhouse/
Reindeer Barn- Find hidden stories
http://www.northpole.com/ReindeerBarn/
Mrs Claus’s kitchen- Check out the COOL RECIPES!!!
http://www.northpole.com/Kitchen/
Elf Academy- WOW check out the wicked links!!!!! Interactive games, Teacher Resources and more!
http://www.northpole.com/Academy/
Village:
http://www.northpole.com/
Workshop:
http://www.northpole.com/Workshop/
Santa’s Den (Click on the books to read or the DVD player to watch a movie
http://www.northpole.com/Den/
Weather Station
http://www.northpole.com/WeatherStation/
Toy Shop
http://www.northpole.com/ToyShop/
Mail Room- Send Santa a letter and get one straight back!
http://www.northpole.com/Mailroom/
Clubhouse- Learn all about the Elves!
http://www.northpole.com/Clubhouse/
Reindeer Barn- Find hidden stories
http://www.northpole.com/ReindeerBarn/
Mrs Claus’s kitchen- Check out the COOL RECIPES!!!
http://www.northpole.com/Kitchen/
Elf Academy- WOW check out the wicked links!!!!! Interactive games, Teacher Resources and more!
http://www.northpole.com/Academy/
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Student Lead interviews
In week 2 this term we had Parent Interviews, a 3 way interview driven by students. At the interviewWe discussed the reports, students shared their work, goals and achievements with their parents. The parents were encouraged to be active in their students learning and discuss student learning and goals openly. This was very positive! Parents were amazed to see the amount of work that the students do in class. Not alot of discussion was needed between parents and teachers as the reports were so informative.
At the end of each term we sent books home for parents to sign and leave a positive comment- this is just a snapshot of the work students do! I love watching the kids show of all their hard work, they are so proud :o)
At the end of each term we sent books home for parents to sign and leave a positive comment- this is just a snapshot of the work students do! I love watching the kids show of all their hard work, they are so proud :o)
ICT lead Teacher day
We needed to bring along one (or more) good idea, website, web 2.0 tool or software application to share. 5-10 minutes each. This is sometimes called a Smackdown!
Bridget: http://toonlet.com/
My Poor Ears!story: http://toonlet.com/archive?m=s&i=60196 All ages!
It is free
It requires registration
It provides a simple to use editor
It has a set of different frames and characters to choose from
It lets you tell your story using speech bubbles
You can share your finished strip via a direct link or embed it in your blog or wiki
Lyndal: All ages!All ages! Shared SOLO at BDS- Notes sent home to parents, a walk through the classrooms and whats been hapening in room 22 with SOLO. Great way to grab ideas.
Belinda: Educamp: Link to share All ages!
Fabulous MATHS WIKI with links! http://mathzlinks.wikispaces.com/home also http://litworks.wikispaces.com/ Library http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~valmstrum/s2s/utopia/library4/src/library4.html and http://www.zooburst.com and http://educampnz.wikispaces.com/
SARA: http://www.studyladder.co.nz/?lc_set=
Veronica: http://www.snacktools.com
Ruth: Year 1-2 interactive activities, http://demo.iboard.co.uk/curriculum.htm# Digital learning objects for all ages: http://digistore.tki.org.nz/ec/p/home Interactive maths activities for years 1-3 and http://digistore.wikispaces.com/ http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au./countmein/children.html Useful site for ESOL day: http://www.learningchocolate.com/?st_lang=en Developing vocab.
A blog to check out: http://kauri3wps.blogspot.com/ and http://www.readwritethink.org/
SMACKDOWN: http://acesnet.wikispaces.com/EduCampAKL+Smackdown+2011
We had a play with some of the new ideas / discussions about how these could be used to improve learning.
Class Visits: Visit some classes at SPS check out a variety of rooms, look at ACTIVboard activities Pod 3 - Michael and Edwina using Activboards in Maths, Pods 1 and 2 - reading slot, have a play on Activboard in Ruth’s room :o)
RSS Feeds:
what are RSS Feeds?? A way of keeping up to date with websites and blogs. RSS means you can susscribe to a blog and it will alert you when there are updates. Google.com/reader FOLLOW THIS BLOG -->this is where they go! Create groups- cluster blogs, educator blogs, class blogs, school blogs, leader blogs etc...
igoogle.com- personalise your own home page and add all your favourites.
ALSO...Google Alert= Grab an email every time BDS is mentioned on the web, what is being said, who is writing it...
- why use them? We wont forget to look on blogs to check out whats happening. This will email you when one of my fav blogs are posted on...
- how to use them? How not to use them, Google is MASSIVE!!! seriously the things you can do! Add a funky background, set it up , track things, add blogs, get notifications, track people.... I know!!
Trim down the blogs to the ones you want notifications of regulary.
We got to set up our own RSS Feeds!
Dear Abby:A great discussion over lunch, sharing problems and solutions, overall... we are all on the same page and have it pretty good!
Blog Reflections: Thanks Shelly Park for hosting us all day, was lovely to have a walk through classrooms and see some solo displays, art work and ACTIVboards in action! You are alot like us where you use the small amount of equipment to its full potential. :-)
Bridget: http://toonlet.com/
My Poor Ears!story: http://toonlet.com/archive?m=s&i=60196 All ages!
It is free
It requires registration
It provides a simple to use editor
It has a set of different frames and characters to choose from
It lets you tell your story using speech bubbles
You can share your finished strip via a direct link or embed it in your blog or wiki
Lyndal: All ages!All ages! Shared SOLO at BDS- Notes sent home to parents, a walk through the classrooms and whats been hapening in room 22 with SOLO. Great way to grab ideas.
Belinda: Educamp: Link to share All ages!
Fabulous MATHS WIKI with links! http://mathzlinks.wikispaces.com/home also http://litworks.wikispaces.com/ Library http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~valmstrum/s2s/utopia/library4/src/library4.html and http://www.zooburst.com and http://educampnz.wikispaces.com/
SARA: http://www.studyladder.co.nz/?lc_set=
Veronica: http://www.snacktools.com
Ruth: Year 1-2 interactive activities, http://demo.iboard.co.uk/curriculum.htm# Digital learning objects for all ages: http://digistore.tki.org.nz/ec/p/home Interactive maths activities for years 1-3 and http://digistore.wikispaces.com/ http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au./countmein/children.html Useful site for ESOL day: http://www.learningchocolate.com/?st_lang=en Developing vocab.
A blog to check out: http://kauri3wps.blogspot.com/ and http://www.readwritethink.org/
SMACKDOWN: http://acesnet.wikispaces.com/EduCampAKL+Smackdown+2011
We had a play with some of the new ideas / discussions about how these could be used to improve learning.
Class Visits: Visit some classes at SPS check out a variety of rooms, look at ACTIVboard activities Pod 3 - Michael and Edwina using Activboards in Maths, Pods 1 and 2 - reading slot, have a play on Activboard in Ruth’s room :o)
RSS Feeds:
what are RSS Feeds?? A way of keeping up to date with websites and blogs. RSS means you can susscribe to a blog and it will alert you when there are updates. Google.com/reader FOLLOW THIS BLOG -->this is where they go! Create groups- cluster blogs, educator blogs, class blogs, school blogs, leader blogs etc...
igoogle.com- personalise your own home page and add all your favourites.
ALSO...Google Alert= Grab an email every time BDS is mentioned on the web, what is being said, who is writing it...
- why use them? We wont forget to look on blogs to check out whats happening. This will email you when one of my fav blogs are posted on...
- how to use them? How not to use them, Google is MASSIVE!!! seriously the things you can do! Add a funky background, set it up , track things, add blogs, get notifications, track people.... I know!!
Trim down the blogs to the ones you want notifications of regulary.
We got to set up our own RSS Feeds!
Dear Abby:A great discussion over lunch, sharing problems and solutions, overall... we are all on the same page and have it pretty good!
Blog Reflections: Thanks Shelly Park for hosting us all day, was lovely to have a walk through classrooms and see some solo displays, art work and ACTIVboards in action! You are alot like us where you use the small amount of equipment to its full potential. :-)
Monday, August 1, 2011
Here we go....
Welcome to term 3!!
We have parent interviews, a middle school production on Little Red Riding Hood and our new Inquiry unit starting in week 6 YAY!!!!
It's going to be a great term :o)
We have parent interviews, a middle school production on Little Red Riding Hood and our new Inquiry unit starting in week 6 YAY!!!!
It's going to be a great term :o)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Solo Taxonomy
We sat down last week with Pam Hook and planned our next focus- Structures.
I realised while sitting there that I have come quite far with my learning. We were planning the various stages and I was able to think of maps that would take students to the next level of their learning.
I left feeling really positive... I wish the unit could start straight away, waiting another 10 weeks- i'll need to re fresh my Gung Ho!! :o)
On a totally different topic...
I've decided to start the school magazine next term- It's looking like time will be tight in term four, I've managed to collect great photos already- this years going to be the best one yet!
I realised while sitting there that I have come quite far with my learning. We were planning the various stages and I was able to think of maps that would take students to the next level of their learning.
I left feeling really positive... I wish the unit could start straight away, waiting another 10 weeks- i'll need to re fresh my Gung Ho!! :o)
On a totally different topic...
I've decided to start the school magazine next term- It's looking like time will be tight in term four, I've managed to collect great photos already- this years going to be the best one yet!
Friday, June 17, 2011
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
The lovely PTA have approved $1500 for laptop pods trolleys/cows.
I have searched the net high and low and can't find any!!!
We have 8 laptops that need storage... I'm looking for hard wearing metal, weather proof cows- either two trolleys 5 and 5 or similar.....
Any ideas anyone?????
Thanks
B-)
I have searched the net high and low and can't find any!!!
We have 8 laptops that need storage... I'm looking for hard wearing metal, weather proof cows- either two trolleys 5 and 5 or similar.....
Any ideas anyone?????
Thanks
B-)
cool counter
My kids love being given a time limit to complete things, they also work very well on a time limit!
My student teacher found this online time BOMB last week
Here is the link, give it a try :o)
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/full-screen/
My student teacher found this online time BOMB last week
Here is the link, give it a try :o)
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/full-screen/
Issues.....who has tissues.....
Anyone else having problems commenting on Blogger???
I have been trying to reply to a comment and even when i'm signed in it just takes me back to the login page.... after signing in 3 times and doing a word verification on MY OWN BLOG! I give up!!!!
B1 my comment to you was....... "Smarty Pants"
Very professional lol
I have been trying to reply to a comment and even when i'm signed in it just takes me back to the login page.... after signing in 3 times and doing a word verification on MY OWN BLOG! I give up!!!!
B1 my comment to you was....... "Smarty Pants"
Very professional lol
Thursday, May 19, 2011
OMG OMG OMG
So today i'm sitting there looking for a free download to capture my screen when the IT guru Peter says "hold fn and click print screen then paste it into the document"..... seriously, cool! who would have thought!?! I had it all this time :o)
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Reflection
A very successful day today! Although ive just posted the minutes so i'll talk about what's been happening in room 20.
First of all I suggest you visit our class blog...
http://room20bds2011.blogspot.com/ we are so proud of our progress!
Tomorrow L and I are making a presentation for the staff.
Yesterday the kids used fodey.com and created 3 advertisements for our BDS garage sale this Sunday. Another thing i've been using in class is google translator for my little asian boy who has no English. I am able to ask questions and communicate with him using this fabulous tool! Yesterday I typed up in english our class model of our story based on a house fire and he could read it in chinese and then draw a picture related to the story! Very very cool tool.
Sites we're trying over the next few weeks include:
City.lego.com link to comic builder create a class login and use for comic building skills.
Tagxedo- like wordle in shapes
Poster-street.com free posters for teachers
Kerppof.com spell a picture
http://www.picnik.com/
The lead teachers were very impressed by BDS and how far we have come in SOLO/Inquiry and ICT in general. It was lovely having a walk around the rooms.
We enjoyed a lovely morning tea and lunch together and it was nice to just have a great chat and catch up on life in general.
Looking forward to our next lead teach day, will link our presentation from staff meeting once it's completed and when i manage to find that photo shop site i'll link that too!!
First of all I suggest you visit our class blog...
http://room20bds2011.blogspot.com/ we are so proud of our progress!
Tomorrow L and I are making a presentation for the staff.
Yesterday the kids used fodey.com and created 3 advertisements for our BDS garage sale this Sunday. Another thing i've been using in class is google translator for my little asian boy who has no English. I am able to ask questions and communicate with him using this fabulous tool! Yesterday I typed up in english our class model of our story based on a house fire and he could read it in chinese and then draw a picture related to the story! Very very cool tool.
Sites we're trying over the next few weeks include:
City.lego.com link to comic builder create a class login and use for comic building skills.
Art Rage , check to see if BDS can still use it- I forgot how cool this was!!
Smile box- for photo sharing and scrap booking.Tagxedo- like wordle in shapes
Poster-street.com free posters for teachers
Kerppof.com spell a picture
http://www.picnik.com/
The lead teachers were very impressed by BDS and how far we have come in SOLO/Inquiry and ICT in general. It was lovely having a walk around the rooms.
We enjoyed a lovely morning tea and lunch together and it was nice to just have a great chat and catch up on life in general.
Looking forward to our next lead teach day, will link our presentation from staff meeting once it's completed and when i manage to find that photo shop site i'll link that too!!
Minutes from Lead Teacher Day
Minutes
ICT lead Teacher Day
18 May 2011
Present
Elm Park: Belinda, Sara, Veronica
Botany Downs: Bridget, Lyndal
Shelly Park, Ruth, Edwina
Agree on Agenda
BEST Practise: BDS made blogging compulsory- It went down well with the staff- the support for the staff has been really good. We thought that it would be a great way to use the skills they have learnt over the past 3 years on the cluster. Look at updating blog roll on the wiki.
Belinda shared City.lego.com link to comic builder create a class login and use for comic building skills.
Belinda also shared Comic Life 2- you can create templates, load to blog or make a movie. Save as a Jpeg! Belinda happy to email instructions, looking around $6 for licence.
ipad puppet pals on ipad, can load extra sets of characters- the application is free. Great resource and motivator for children.
Art Rage also available on ipad.
Garage band- plug it into amps! Choose instruments, and make a band!
Smile box- Lyndal shared.
Tagxedo- like wordle in shapes
Poster-street.com free posters for teachers
Kerppof.com spell a picture
http://www.picnik.com/
Classroom Visits:
Everyone really liked communication for all.
Writing on the mimio
Enjoyed looking through all class blogs.
Wiki use integrated in literacy and numeracy.
Only have a few computers in each room but it’s used so well.
Confidence has increased greatly.
Anna and her digital learning centre has worked really well, and so many classes are benefiting from it! Lots of positive comments!! Well done Anna
SOLO/INQUIRY
BDS had Pam Hook come for a TOD at the end of the Xmas holidays, we got all the maps, and worked through them. We then shared our worked at staff meetings. In the last school hols, we had Pam Hook again and did our planning with her in occupations. Great insight- we planned as a whole school, then broke off into teams to go further. Solo is part of inquiry- it does not stand alone. Staff have had a really good go at it, some are displaying in modelling book, maps on mimio programme. E.g. tornado Lyndal used the cause and effect map.
Look at our school motto- and houses- compare and contrast how we do our BEST always.
Boys are really enjoying SOLO, it helping lift boys achievement.
Lyndal and Bridget bringing SOLO into reading lessons. Its about getting a grasp on the map- when you can use it- and use a wide variety to the maps.
Chapter book exercise- use the SOLO map to do the book review.
It helps visiting other schools to get new ideas and understand how to use it.
A lot of children at SPS sit on multi-structural, using the assessment rubric.
Discussion on how to move them to extended abstract.... Car has wheels, motor etc.... if it didn’t have 4 wheels it wouldn’t work! So use things kids know to get a handle on the TOOLS not the subject. USE the BECAUSE..... So to keep ourselves safe from a house fire we need to... give kids the starting sentence.
Groups share.
DEFINE MAP: My aim is to write a definition: Rubric 1 idea, 2 ideas etc etc
I have several ideas about penguins and can explain them and form an opinion. Use this to collate ideas and write a definition.
Relational: A penguin has two ideas because.....
Extended Abstract: several ideas can explain them (because) and form an opinion.
Veronica shared her inquiry book:
Lyndal shared our BDS inquiry plan.
The value of Inquiry, school visits, everybody being on board and being committed, use our CRT time to get PD, Belinda in doing inquiry and questioning, Pam Hook.
Dear Abbey
Discussion with cluster about school issues and lead teacher support offered.
ULEARN
ULearn Rotorua
Costs, accommodation, information- as it’s during the holidays we may be able to send more teachers...
Learning @ Schools Share new knowledge and ideas
Email I sent to Bruce to sell it at BDS
The U Learn conference is now is Rotorua and takes place during the school holidays.
It begins on Wednesday 19 October (9am start) through to Friday 21 October (1.50pm finish)
It includes 6 breakouts- these are presenters from NZ schools who offer practical learning experiences and 5 keynote speakers
1. Simon Breakspear (Australia)- Author of Talent Magnets
2. Jack Bacon (USA) Author of many educational books
3. Graeme Aitken (NZ) Decisions made by policy makers
4. Jan Herrington (Australia) Authentic learning in higher order thinking
5. Professor Stephan Happell (UK) founder of Ultra lab
Registration is:
Early bird bookings (march- July 31st) $595+ GST
August-October $645+ GST
Accommodation costs vary and prices are based on 2 beds per room:
The Motels/Hotel in the area are:
• Millennium (Official conference hotel) $264.50 per night- (2x queen beds)
• Silver Oaks $130 per night ( 1x queen bed and 1x single bed)
• Distinction Hotel $199 per night (2x queen beds)
• Kingsgate $199 per night (2x double beds)
• Sudima Hotel $159 per night (2x double beds)
• Ridges (not listed) around $190 per night (2 queen beds per room)
Possible teachers to go....
Briar, Louise, Lauren, Keiko, Gareth, Jenny, Michelle, Erna/Sue perhaps at another school
Elm Park are sending 4 people to go to U Learn.
Shelly Park are unsure.
Victoria Fair in Scotland- linking classes through skype and blogging in the first week of June as her class are studying schools around the world.
Discussions on schools, similarities and differences.
Look at updating class blog roll on wiki for each school to keep in contact and comment on each others work...????
Lead Teacher Blogs/reflections
ICT lead Teacher Day
18 May 2011
Present
Elm Park: Belinda, Sara, Veronica
Botany Downs: Bridget, Lyndal
Shelly Park, Ruth, Edwina
Agree on Agenda
BEST Practise: BDS made blogging compulsory- It went down well with the staff- the support for the staff has been really good. We thought that it would be a great way to use the skills they have learnt over the past 3 years on the cluster. Look at updating blog roll on the wiki.
Belinda shared City.lego.com link to comic builder create a class login and use for comic building skills.
Belinda also shared Comic Life 2- you can create templates, load to blog or make a movie. Save as a Jpeg! Belinda happy to email instructions, looking around $6 for licence.
ipad puppet pals on ipad, can load extra sets of characters- the application is free. Great resource and motivator for children.
Art Rage also available on ipad.
Garage band- plug it into amps! Choose instruments, and make a band!
Smile box- Lyndal shared.
Tagxedo- like wordle in shapes
Poster-street.com free posters for teachers
Kerppof.com spell a picture
http://www.picnik.com/
Classroom Visits:
Everyone really liked communication for all.
Writing on the mimio
Enjoyed looking through all class blogs.
Wiki use integrated in literacy and numeracy.
Only have a few computers in each room but it’s used so well.
Confidence has increased greatly.
Anna and her digital learning centre has worked really well, and so many classes are benefiting from it! Lots of positive comments!! Well done Anna
SOLO/INQUIRY
BDS had Pam Hook come for a TOD at the end of the Xmas holidays, we got all the maps, and worked through them. We then shared our worked at staff meetings. In the last school hols, we had Pam Hook again and did our planning with her in occupations. Great insight- we planned as a whole school, then broke off into teams to go further. Solo is part of inquiry- it does not stand alone. Staff have had a really good go at it, some are displaying in modelling book, maps on mimio programme. E.g. tornado Lyndal used the cause and effect map.
Look at our school motto- and houses- compare and contrast how we do our BEST always.
Boys are really enjoying SOLO, it helping lift boys achievement.
Lyndal and Bridget bringing SOLO into reading lessons. Its about getting a grasp on the map- when you can use it- and use a wide variety to the maps.
Chapter book exercise- use the SOLO map to do the book review.
It helps visiting other schools to get new ideas and understand how to use it.
A lot of children at SPS sit on multi-structural, using the assessment rubric.
Discussion on how to move them to extended abstract.... Car has wheels, motor etc.... if it didn’t have 4 wheels it wouldn’t work! So use things kids know to get a handle on the TOOLS not the subject. USE the BECAUSE..... So to keep ourselves safe from a house fire we need to... give kids the starting sentence.
Groups share.
DEFINE MAP: My aim is to write a definition: Rubric 1 idea, 2 ideas etc etc
I have several ideas about penguins and can explain them and form an opinion. Use this to collate ideas and write a definition.
Relational: A penguin has two ideas because.....
Extended Abstract: several ideas can explain them (because) and form an opinion.
Veronica shared her inquiry book:
Lyndal shared our BDS inquiry plan.
The value of Inquiry, school visits, everybody being on board and being committed, use our CRT time to get PD, Belinda in doing inquiry and questioning, Pam Hook.
Dear Abbey
Discussion with cluster about school issues and lead teacher support offered.
ULEARN
ULearn Rotorua
Costs, accommodation, information- as it’s during the holidays we may be able to send more teachers...
Learning @ Schools Share new knowledge and ideas
Email I sent to Bruce to sell it at BDS
The U Learn conference is now is Rotorua and takes place during the school holidays.
It begins on Wednesday 19 October (9am start) through to Friday 21 October (1.50pm finish)
It includes 6 breakouts- these are presenters from NZ schools who offer practical learning experiences and 5 keynote speakers
1. Simon Breakspear (Australia)- Author of Talent Magnets
2. Jack Bacon (USA) Author of many educational books
3. Graeme Aitken (NZ) Decisions made by policy makers
4. Jan Herrington (Australia) Authentic learning in higher order thinking
5. Professor Stephan Happell (UK) founder of Ultra lab
Registration is:
Early bird bookings (march- July 31st) $595+ GST
August-October $645+ GST
Accommodation costs vary and prices are based on 2 beds per room:
The Motels/Hotel in the area are:
• Millennium (Official conference hotel) $264.50 per night- (2x queen beds)
• Silver Oaks $130 per night ( 1x queen bed and 1x single bed)
• Distinction Hotel $199 per night (2x queen beds)
• Kingsgate $199 per night (2x double beds)
• Sudima Hotel $159 per night (2x double beds)
• Ridges (not listed) around $190 per night (2 queen beds per room)
Possible teachers to go....
Briar, Louise, Lauren, Keiko, Gareth, Jenny, Michelle, Erna/Sue perhaps at another school
Elm Park are sending 4 people to go to U Learn.
Shelly Park are unsure.
Victoria Fair in Scotland- linking classes through skype and blogging in the first week of June as her class are studying schools around the world.
Discussions on schools, similarities and differences.
Look at updating class blog roll on wiki for each school to keep in contact and comment on each others work...????
Lead Teacher Blogs/reflections
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
ipad Training
I'm really looking forward to getting some cool literacy tips and hopefully meeting for lunch!!! xx
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Blogging
Very impressed at how blogging has taken off in BDS- We love http://www.fodey.com/! All classes now have a blog- now I just need to make sure they are regulary updated- A way i'm trying to that is to set commenting as part of homework- and getting the kids to visit other class blogs and leave a positive comment.
Tonight we're showing our Solo maps from class- looking forward to grabbing more ideas x
Tonight we're showing our Solo maps from class- looking forward to grabbing more ideas x
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Blogging Buddies
So proud of my class blog! Yes BDS has decided to make blogs compulsory this year- for many reasons here are 21 super ones!!!
Check out my class blog http://www.room20bds2011.blogspot.com/
Website information recieved from 02/03/2011: http://murcha.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/20-reasons-why-students-should-blog/
- It is FUN! Fun!….. I hear your sceptical exclamation!! However, it is wonderful when students think they are having so much fun, they forget that they are actually learning. authentic audience – no longer working for a teacher who checks and evalutes work but a potential global audience.
- Suits all learning styles – special education students- needs and abilities.
- Increased motivation for writing – all students are happy to write and complete aspects of the post topic.
- Many will add to it in their own time- motivational homework reading and responding to others.
- Increased motivation for reading – students will happily spend a lot of time browsing through fellow student posts and their global counterparts. Many have linked their friends onto their blogroll for quick access. Many make comments.
- Improved confidence levels – Students can share their strengths and upload areas of interest or units of work eg personal digital photography, their pets, hobbies etc
- Staff are given an often rare insight into what some students are good at. We find talents that were otherwise unknown and it allows us to work on those strengths. It allows staff to often gain insight to how students are feeling and thinking.
- Pride in their work – students want their blogs to look good in both terms of presentation and content. Blogs allow text, multimedia, widgets, audio and images – all items that digital natives want to use
- Increased proofreading and validation skills
- Improved awareness of possible dangers that may confront them in the real world, whilst in a sheltered classroom environment
- Ability to share – part of the conceptual revolution that we are entering. They can share with each other, staff, their parents, the community, and the globe.
- Mutual learning between students and staff and students.
- Parents with internet access can view their child’s work and writings – an important element in the parent partnership with the classroom. Grandparents from somewhere like England may have made comments on student posts.
- Blogs may be used for digital portfolios and all the benefits this entails
- Work is permanently stored, easily accessed and valuable comparisons can be made over time for assessment and evaluation purposes
- Students are digital natives - blogging is a natural element of this.
- Gives students a chance to show responsibility and trustworthiness and promotes independence.
- Prepares students for digital citizenship as they learn cybersafety .
- Fosters peer to peer mentoring. Students are happy to share, learn from and teach their peers (and this, often not their usual social groups)
- Allows student led professional development and one more……
- Students set the topics for posts – leads to deeper thinking activities
Check out my class blog http://www.room20bds2011.blogspot.com/
Website information recieved from 02/03/2011: http://murcha.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/20-reasons-why-students-should-blog/
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