Sam animation is free downloadable software to create animation that is quick and easy to use. As always the learning needs to be at the forefront so how can this e-learning tool enhance students learning? Well the opportunities are endless for example in literacy using this to retell a story, creating a story from infering a meaning from a text etc. In maths students could use this animation to solve problems and show their thinking. These are just a few examples.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Publishing Goals
After looking around other schools blogs with my class this week, the students decided that they wanted to publish their goals to their blogs. They also insisted that I posted my goal as well. After discussing teacher inquiry at our most recent staff meeting I thought why not. I am wanting my Inquiry to focus on students using co-construction success criteria to measure their own success and create their own next steps. I am trailing using the Habits of Mind to help students to identify goals that will help them to develp skills to be life long learners. In order for this to be successful I needed to make my students aware that I am a learner as well and we are all on learning journeys. So here is my goal:
Here are some examples from my students
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Prezi.com
What an excellent start to the year. This week we have been mind mapping using www.prezi.com. Prezi offers educators and students special free accounts with larger storage space. You are able to embed your mindmap into your blogs for others to see. It is a easy user friendly programme. When you sign up there is a series of short movies that you can watch that teach you how to use it. However, if you are like me the best way that you learn is by having a play. Although I teach Year 7 and 8, I believe that this programme could be used at any year level as it does offer you the opportunity to insert pictures and group ideas together.
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