Well, what a journey this has been!! The explanation for the iLE@RN Model was impressive. I know I remember the Letter "e" for sure - and it is not ELECTRONIC, as I believed it would be. I now know that iLearn model began in 2009 - where was I? Paper and pencil perhaps!! The framework set up has lots of "E" words and all pertinent to our 21st century teacher in all codes - Engaging (who wouldn't want to be!) Encompassing (we can include all!) Excitement (try on a Monday!) Environment (work with what you have!!) Embracing (a hard job to include!) Enthusiasm (we all start with it!) Evolving (the learning process)Excitement (isn't it how it should be learning together!) EXCELLENCE! -Don't we all strive for this every day!
Bloom's Taxonomy - been around for a long, long time. And now we have the revamped version to help us mere mortals to use what is AVAILABLE TO US. Isn't that the point? We always knew that some children remember things by rote and other children can create and design from that first remembering! I've gone from Remembering to the Creating - the two ends of the spectrum!! I always worry about the children in the middle, but with Bloom's Taxonomy there is a scope for ALL! The digitally remastered in modern language allows us mere mortal teachers to focus on the technology that HELPS us to DO THE JOB IN THE 21ST CENTURY!! I've actually put this model in the front of my programme.
Yes, in answer to the question do I find the Bloom's Taxonomy Digitally (remastered in my words) it works. I now know what the words mean - having done the course and know where it fits in!! I always followed the leading VERBS to programme and now I have the technological parallels (all helpful)
Flikr could be incorporated in Remembering what has been learnt to Creating the degree of expertise as you would expect. Second Life, so impressed with this!! For those who have never been anywhere!! You VIRTUALLY can go anywhere and involve yourself in the virtual reality - see THE WORLD, EXPLORE, ETC (thought of 2 "E" words by myself) Mindmapping - do it all the time but now have a new focus to explore and keep the class 'enhanced'
My journey over Semester Two has been interesting!! I've been kept on task by my colleagues on staff - Oh, so supportive, etc, etc. My advice to all is do this course with a grade partner, friend, colleague, etc so that you can bounce off each other and support. We are all in the one boat and need to help, care and share as is the "catholic ethos".
In conclusion, I have learnt that we are NOW teaching a new generation of children who have the RIGHT to learn and experience THE BEST from the teachers and it is our role to include all the modern technologies in our everyday life as it is in their own families.
Children can blog, wiki etc to ENHANCE their learning, EMBRACE their ENVIRONMENT and ENHANCE their learning!! All good in the scheme of things!!! There are no boundaries anymore, no walls as such. The world is our oyster, so to speak. We have local, national and now international avenues to learn. Our role as a teacher is to be discriminative and discerning as well as, being educationally aware of the websites available and being age related to our class. We also need to educate our pupils and PARENTS to be aware of the RESPONSIBILITY we have and SHARE to educate the children the best way we can NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Module 10
I have heard of wikis and, of course, we click this to support our Web 2.0 learners semester 2. To me wikis are a valuable tool for individuals to learn together on familiar topics. The group can edit, save and amend information colloboratively. Nings on the other hand, are used more for community purposes. Schools have nings set up.
I visited the Bookleads wiki and found it so interesting. I spent some time viewing the 50ways to tell a story. A great way to share ideas on the same topics with other professionals. I particularly enjoyed seeing The Spotlight on Authors. Here authors such as J.K. Rowling and Judy Blume took my attention. You can explore their biography, their list of books and some valuable comments from other teachers re - reading levels for the children.
Classroom 2.0 also appealed to me and yet another way of social networking on social media. Sue Water has some invaluable information on many Web 2.0 beginners. It was pleasing to me that I actually recognised some of the names, eg prezi, glogster, etc. feel happy about that and yet know I have a long way to go.
To answer the question "How can Web 2.0 assist in learning outcomes for all students?"
In the 21st Century teachers are fully aware that children learn by talking and listening, reading and writing and I would add one more i.e., Children also learn by doing. Web 2.0 is all about "doing" Children no longer learn as passive participants - they need to become involved in their own learning by creating, particpating, communicating and collaborating information with other children, be it with their own class member, across the grade or across the globe.
With the aid of Google Docs, Prezi (zooms in and out to highlight features of importance) delicious.com,(can assist and save time for teachersby bookmarking) Scootle,(already used in my class for guided reading and more to come) Bubbl.us and Glogster (makes learning creative)Flickr (a safe way of storing and organising photos, vidoes. children have an array of proven tools to satisfy their needs. I believe these sites to be most beneficial to primary aged children and I would feel comfortable using these sites.
The sites explored in Web 2.0 can provide opportunities for the children to be guided wisely so that work presentation is brought into the 21st century. Students can work, share and collaborate on projects in the classroom, without feeling threatened. By presenting these sites to the children - time is saved!! Children can get on with digital storytelling. Teachers have a responsibility to educate their children for the future. Times have changed and so to has the classroom. Teachers now need to be a step ahead.
I visited the Bookleads wiki and found it so interesting. I spent some time viewing the 50ways to tell a story. A great way to share ideas on the same topics with other professionals. I particularly enjoyed seeing The Spotlight on Authors. Here authors such as J.K. Rowling and Judy Blume took my attention. You can explore their biography, their list of books and some valuable comments from other teachers re - reading levels for the children.
Classroom 2.0 also appealed to me and yet another way of social networking on social media. Sue Water has some invaluable information on many Web 2.0 beginners. It was pleasing to me that I actually recognised some of the names, eg prezi, glogster, etc. feel happy about that and yet know I have a long way to go.
To answer the question "How can Web 2.0 assist in learning outcomes for all students?"
In the 21st Century teachers are fully aware that children learn by talking and listening, reading and writing and I would add one more i.e., Children also learn by doing. Web 2.0 is all about "doing" Children no longer learn as passive participants - they need to become involved in their own learning by creating, particpating, communicating and collaborating information with other children, be it with their own class member, across the grade or across the globe.
With the aid of Google Docs, Prezi (zooms in and out to highlight features of importance) delicious.com,(can assist and save time for teachersby bookmarking) Scootle,(already used in my class for guided reading and more to come) Bubbl.us and Glogster (makes learning creative)Flickr (a safe way of storing and organising photos, vidoes. children have an array of proven tools to satisfy their needs. I believe these sites to be most beneficial to primary aged children and I would feel comfortable using these sites.
The sites explored in Web 2.0 can provide opportunities for the children to be guided wisely so that work presentation is brought into the 21st century. Students can work, share and collaborate on projects in the classroom, without feeling threatened. By presenting these sites to the children - time is saved!! Children can get on with digital storytelling. Teachers have a responsibility to educate their children for the future. Times have changed and so to has the classroom. Teachers now need to be a step ahead.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Module 9
Yeh! Nearly there. Would recommend doing this course in semester 1, so that you can use all these new enterprises - and no reports!!! Scootle a great resource for teachers and one used by myself and the whole school (glad to say) thanks to our ICT teacher. All teachers and children have own log in and in my class I use for guided reading, knowing that the children are using a user friendly AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM BASED SITE. An added bonus is that you can add your own learning paths for the children to access from home and school. The site is secure and items can be shared.
Social networking sites. Interesting! Have just been to a cyber bullying talk. Be very careful - that would be my advice. No-one seemed to be aware that children need to be 13 years of age to join facebook. I have facebook use only when family are overseas and interact with in-laws who live overseas.
Second Life - WOW! Great for school used in the right way! Art, Geography, History, etc. What a great way to explore culture now and then. To experience the arts in a museum across the hemisphere. No air fares, baggage check, etc. A thought, a child with autisim - they could be on the computer and experience life without threat. You can be physically imersed in a world from another era. It is not possible, yet practical. You can walk in someone's shoes. Could I investigate and see if I could put our children on "The First Fleet" - the answer is they would love it. University would go mad with tutorials and quizz time, etc.
Twitter is that for the celebrities - they always seem to be on it!! Perhaps for school a short 140 characters on an opinion to text!! Share the network with a group. Need to investigate, but would be nervous. Notice on TV they have Twitter comments on the bottom of screen like headlines news.
Linked in - to me for work professionals (maybe wrong!) like yellow pages. Want something ask a friend in the group and all the network can share, knowledge, opportunities etc. As teachers, if you don't want to recreate the wheel in a 24 hour period - what a great idea!!
Social networking sites. Interesting! Have just been to a cyber bullying talk. Be very careful - that would be my advice. No-one seemed to be aware that children need to be 13 years of age to join facebook. I have facebook use only when family are overseas and interact with in-laws who live overseas.
Second Life - WOW! Great for school used in the right way! Art, Geography, History, etc. What a great way to explore culture now and then. To experience the arts in a museum across the hemisphere. No air fares, baggage check, etc. A thought, a child with autisim - they could be on the computer and experience life without threat. You can be physically imersed in a world from another era. It is not possible, yet practical. You can walk in someone's shoes. Could I investigate and see if I could put our children on "The First Fleet" - the answer is they would love it. University would go mad with tutorials and quizz time, etc.
Twitter is that for the celebrities - they always seem to be on it!! Perhaps for school a short 140 characters on an opinion to text!! Share the network with a group. Need to investigate, but would be nervous. Notice on TV they have Twitter comments on the bottom of screen like headlines news.
Linked in - to me for work professionals (maybe wrong!) like yellow pages. Want something ask a friend in the group and all the network can share, knowledge, opportunities etc. As teachers, if you don't want to recreate the wheel in a 24 hour period - what a great idea!!
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Module 8
Well, almost there guys!!
Videos this week were clear and simple! - just what we want at this time of the year!! I don't buy a newspaper and I haven't taught upper primary for years and in the "old days" I remember "BEHIND THE NEWS! A great programme!! By joining RSS feed ( Really Simple Sydication) you have the news coming to you in headline format. I have added the connections and now have New.com, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and have found and added a recipe website (personal use) and feel that I can go beyond!!! It is good to look at the other websites chosen by others and have included them in my findings!! It is also good to know the number of interested parties as such!! Roll on module 9! All good and informative!
Videos this week were clear and simple! - just what we want at this time of the year!! I don't buy a newspaper and I haven't taught upper primary for years and in the "old days" I remember "BEHIND THE NEWS! A great programme!! By joining RSS feed ( Really Simple Sydication) you have the news coming to you in headline format. I have added the connections and now have New.com, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and have found and added a recipe website (personal use) and feel that I can go beyond!!! It is good to look at the other websites chosen by others and have included them in my findings!! It is also good to know the number of interested parties as such!! Roll on module 9! All good and informative!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Module 7
Delicious what a great name for a user friendly website tool for busy teachers. I first heard of this site from a student teacher. We were sharing information, experiences and swapping websites all in aid of the children we teach. I like the idea that it is website for teachers and it also gives you an idea of how popular various bookmarks are. It is time saving and can become a valuable library for teachers without the weight of books and paper. How often do you find a great website at home and lose the paper or can't find the "great website" again. Now, by joining Delicious (free) we can all participate in the professionalism and good judgement of our fellow teachers. The "tags" are a good way of catorgising all our valuable information for storage - a filing cabinet in fact. I intend to tag mine by subject/grade - in case I move classes. Another advantage of Delicious is that when you move schools all the wonderful resources you have sourced are with you. I recommend this Website tool for all. I certainly will share this with everyone. We, teachers need to do this so that we don't all have to "re-invent the wheel". So much to do, so little time!!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Module 6
Flickr - what a great tool to use both personally and in the classroom. Photos can be stored, uploaded and organised into sets, themes, etc. During class activities, most teachers take photos of excursions, themed work and school events. What to do with them? Now photos can be stored via Flickr and be used within a safe environment. Photos can be shared by friends/family marked and documented.
Children need to be aware that anything we obtain from the internet does not belong to them. They can access safe CC - creative commons material and be confident that images are AOK. Google images also have the same options tick and option to obtain copyright friendly material.
Through this course I have learnt so much about copyright and its' importance and the responsibility of the teacher to ensure that children are completely aware of the ramifications of misuse. My knowledge is far from perfect, but now I am heading in the right direction. I would happily display the Copyright - general Overview page in which list of items are itemised, eg., artistic, literary, musical, dramatic works with films, sound recordings, broadcast and published editions being mentioned.
Children need to be aware that anything we obtain from the internet does not belong to them. They can access safe CC - creative commons material and be confident that images are AOK. Google images also have the same options tick and option to obtain copyright friendly material.
Through this course I have learnt so much about copyright and its' importance and the responsibility of the teacher to ensure that children are completely aware of the ramifications of misuse. My knowledge is far from perfect, but now I am heading in the right direction. I would happily display the Copyright - general Overview page in which list of items are itemised, eg., artistic, literary, musical, dramatic works with films, sound recordings, broadcast and published editions being mentioned.
Now that I have signed in to Flickr I can experiment and play so more. Images already catologued will be beneficial to me. Wish I had seen the NASA collection when doing our Space unit last term. Never mind always the way. Must jot this down in my programme for next year. Christmas presents and photo gallery later I'll be the real professional. Roll on next module. Enjoyed this one.
Do you like the gallery of "Scenery Photos" taken from Flickr. I know I can legally copy these - how great it that. Could even use these great shots for a creation lesson.
Still need to work out how to place them without them bouncing around.
I initially had them placed horizontally.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Module 5
Well, what a big unit of work this time. Gone are the days of the butcher's paper, whiteboard covered with a huge array of ideas provided by the children with teacher direction, of course. Bubble.us - way to go to with the techno mind mapping tool to record and organise ideas on any curriculum area. Bubble.us would be an asset to the visual learners in the classroom. An idea for pre and post testing. It is engaging and helps process thoughts and lay out ideas. A great NEW TOOL for me to use in the classroom at any grade and level.
Glogster was a little more difficult for me with my limited knowledge. The signing in was tiresome but worth it in the end. I am running out of ideas for passwords, etc. Have to record the whole lot. If I lose it I'm lost!! I can certainly see the benefits of this powerful and attractive tool. To me, it is like having the whole program on one page. A colourful poster with style, text, information, video links, sound and responses. Glogster is a great tool to allow children to work together on units of work to enhance learning by allowing them to be creative, encouraging skills and at the same time allowing individuality and co-operative learning. The teacher can evaluate at a glance to see the development of skills and knowledge of the individual child.
Prezi had the advantage of zooming in and out and I can see it being used in my text type writing where language features need to be emphasised. The children can consolidate their learning by adding graphics. Great tool for class presentation.
A must do for me is to continue my experimenting with Prezi and Glogster as I can really see its valuable use in the classroom. A dream of mine is to have 30 fully functional computers so that I can use the tools suggested by the Web 2:0
Glogster was a little more difficult for me with my limited knowledge. The signing in was tiresome but worth it in the end. I am running out of ideas for passwords, etc. Have to record the whole lot. If I lose it I'm lost!! I can certainly see the benefits of this powerful and attractive tool. To me, it is like having the whole program on one page. A colourful poster with style, text, information, video links, sound and responses. Glogster is a great tool to allow children to work together on units of work to enhance learning by allowing them to be creative, encouraging skills and at the same time allowing individuality and co-operative learning. The teacher can evaluate at a glance to see the development of skills and knowledge of the individual child.
Prezi had the advantage of zooming in and out and I can see it being used in my text type writing where language features need to be emphasised. The children can consolidate their learning by adding graphics. Great tool for class presentation.
A must do for me is to continue my experimenting with Prezi and Glogster as I can really see its valuable use in the classroom. A dream of mine is to have 30 fully functional computers so that I can use the tools suggested by the Web 2:0
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