Try this game out to practise your basic facts at home.
Spider Drone
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The Wiki World
Finally got the Wiki thing sussed. Took a while but that was because I was trying to apply many of the widgets and gadgets to the blog as well. What is it they say about men and multi-tasking?
Any hoo... here it is in its basic form with a voice thread as well (Bayyyyy sic!). Hope soon to decide what will be best for the class. Any ideas please get in touch.
Wiki address is https://room1wairakei.wikispaces.com/ .
Any hoo... here it is in its basic form with a voice thread as well (Bayyyyy sic!). Hope soon to decide what will be best for the class. Any ideas please get in touch.
Wiki address is https://room1wairakei.wikispaces.com/ .
ICT Practicum
I'm out of the office (the class) today!
My e-time practicum is on web 2.00 tools so as you can see I am up to speed on the blog one.
The wiki was an interesting experiment. After we all got on line we proceeded to find how tricky it is to start one. I found blogging a lot easier but this wikiing may come with time and I will see the benefit of the wiki. I do like how it is muti-layer and the embedding and things seem to be more relevant to getting your ideas out there. Any way we're only half way through so stay tuned.
My e-time practicum is on web 2.00 tools so as you can see I am up to speed on the blog one.
The wiki was an interesting experiment. After we all got on line we proceeded to find how tricky it is to start one. I found blogging a lot easier but this wikiing may come with time and I will see the benefit of the wiki. I do like how it is muti-layer and the embedding and things seem to be more relevant to getting your ideas out there. Any way we're only half way through so stay tuned.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Super Harry
What can you do? Barney woke this morning insisting he was Super Harry ( He's reading Harry and the Bucket of Dinosaurs.) So you feed the mind and give super hero a cape, mask and St Patricks Day Rosette.
Super Harry to the rescue.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
On the benifit of Class Observations.
Planning? Check. 30 children? Check. Assessment data gathered? Check. Assembly preparation? Check. Parent interview forms out? Check. Observation by DP?... Heck!
Middle of week five at the new school. I felt like I was swimming under a pool of policy and procedure folders. My green appraisal and black data handling folder had had last years dust blown off them and my delightful DP handed me a schedule for her visits.
It was due during literacy. I'd only established the reading groups and the routine was patchy at best. I'd lost a quater of the class to a Young Writers group and the nor'wester had kicked in, with it's potential mayhem on the minds of all.
I arrived late after the bell with her on my heals and... the children had heads down engrossed in their own reading books. God bless 'em. Quick check of planning and said DP ensconsed at my desk, away we went.
Once down on the floor with the first group I couldn't see her and to be honest forgot about the whole observation business, until I'd sorted the last group. She was chatting to one of the children by then, looking through one of her books. Gulp. Were the relevant LIs in ( I like to call them WALTs "We Are Learning To...")? Had she followed proper book procedure (illustrated in the grey folder)? Ah not to worry.
On to writing. Conferenced a few while the others madly edited (great use of the dictionary lads!) and published.
And she was gone!!
The last of the kids had bundled out the door when she came back in.
"Wow" was her first comment. Eh? What was going on?You've never seen anything so bad... What?
"Five weeks in and all that up and running? Brilliant."
Ok ,she wasn't taken the mick.
It hadn't felt like it. New job and all, I felt I was flying on serious amounts of Berocca and information overload (that sea of folders!)
However among comments of clever questioning and happy children engrossed and knowing what they're doing and why, I had missed a couple of folder moments but nothing that couldn't be sorted with a few copies of exemplars by the end of the day.
Cool.
As educators we never seem to stop and often are too self critical. Stepping back and taking stock of what we do, or getting someone else to do it ,can make you feel like your dog paddle is going to keep you afloat and that you're not sinking.
Plus there's the wonderful colleagues, like my DP, who never cease to amaze me in their generosity of time.
I teach, I learn.
Middle of week five at the new school. I felt like I was swimming under a pool of policy and procedure folders. My green appraisal and black data handling folder had had last years dust blown off them and my delightful DP handed me a schedule for her visits.
It was due during literacy. I'd only established the reading groups and the routine was patchy at best. I'd lost a quater of the class to a Young Writers group and the nor'wester had kicked in, with it's potential mayhem on the minds of all.
I arrived late after the bell with her on my heals and... the children had heads down engrossed in their own reading books. God bless 'em. Quick check of planning and said DP ensconsed at my desk, away we went.
Once down on the floor with the first group I couldn't see her and to be honest forgot about the whole observation business, until I'd sorted the last group. She was chatting to one of the children by then, looking through one of her books. Gulp. Were the relevant LIs in ( I like to call them WALTs "We Are Learning To...")? Had she followed proper book procedure (illustrated in the grey folder)? Ah not to worry.
On to writing. Conferenced a few while the others madly edited (great use of the dictionary lads!) and published.
And she was gone!!
The last of the kids had bundled out the door when she came back in.
"Wow" was her first comment. Eh? What was going on?You've never seen anything so bad... What?
"Five weeks in and all that up and running? Brilliant."
Ok ,she wasn't taken the mick.
It hadn't felt like it. New job and all, I felt I was flying on serious amounts of Berocca and information overload (that sea of folders!)
However among comments of clever questioning and happy children engrossed and knowing what they're doing and why, I had missed a couple of folder moments but nothing that couldn't be sorted with a few copies of exemplars by the end of the day.
Cool.
As educators we never seem to stop and often are too self critical. Stepping back and taking stock of what we do, or getting someone else to do it ,can make you feel like your dog paddle is going to keep you afloat and that you're not sinking.
Plus there's the wonderful colleagues, like my DP, who never cease to amaze me in their generosity of time.
I teach, I learn.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Wow I'm out there.
Nice to be on the web finally. A small step for one man but hopefully a giant leap into the technolgy unknown and bringing my class with me.
Have not set up a class blog yet, but for you primary teachers, it would be great to hear from you. My year 6 class have brilliant minds and it would be great to get them out on the ethernet and shared with others.
Having returned from overseas after 7 years in October it is great seeing NZ teachers getting into the technology. The UK seems way behind (though I did enjoy the interactive whiteboard).
Thanks to Allanah King in Wayne Erb's report in the Gazette for getting us a gentle kick up the backside and showing how easy it is.
Looking forward to hearing from you and passing 'round the knowledge ball.
Cheers.
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