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SMARTBOARD resources

RichWhite — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:36:21 CDT

SMART Board resources

http://www.mrshurleysesl.com/smart_favorites.html http://eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/#7 http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/index.htm http://bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm

Maths

http://www.nwnet.org.uk/pages/maths/y34/mathschallenge_smart.html http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/numeracy.htm http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/rainforestmaths/RFME/RFME.html

English

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/literacy.htm http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/english.htm

3D Interactive Software:
http://edusim.greenbush.us

Inspire Children To learn

moynecluster — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:37:24 CDT

Inspire Children To learn in the classroom………. Newsletter

Elearning - http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/lt/pguide/vision/vision.htm

What is meant by eLearning?

eLearning refers to a broad range of activities that involve the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to support and enhance learning. It includes the effective use of digital resources and learning tools, collaboration with colleagues and mentors in other locations, the experience of a virtual environment and access to online courses from home or within the community. It has the potential to provide learning content and with other learners in an interactive manner, and to realise their full potential educationally and personally. eLearning is also about innovation. It is about the tools we use today, but also the tools we cannot yet imagine - which we will be using tomorrow. Within a context of constant innovation and change, we have a responsibility to explore, research and extend the effective use of innovative ICT to support the development of authentic, new learning environments for all learners - at all stages of schooling. eLearning:

Allows for engaged, collaborative learning.
Enables learners to access environments, tools and resources - including other learners - at their own pace, in their own time and from wherever they might be.
Empowers learners with responsibility for their own learning experience.
Acts as a catalyst for authentic, meaningful learning experiences.
Offers powerful new possibilities for teacher professional development, student engagement and meaningful school/community integration.

Good e-Learning is more than just PowerPoint slides! It involves collaboration and interaction between and among learners. Collaborative tools add interest, facilitate engagement and build a sense of community. The great news is that many are free or almost free. Here are some different tools that can be used to help facilitate collaboration”
• Chat—This allows number of people to interact live at once. Many programs include a chat, too, including the free Yahoo and MSN groups.
• Webcams—Web cameras can add an interesting wrinkle to online collaboration. They can be used to broadcast information from experts and some providers offer video chat for free live AOL’s IM.
• Phone conferencing—Conference calling provides a good opportunity for learners to hear each other and “humanize” the online experience. You organization may already have conference calling capabilities that you may be able to use for “free.”
• Audio conferencing—Also known as VoIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol. It works like a conference call but is done online with a computer microphone.
• Discussion boards—Many sites provide free discussion board software that you can use for educational exchange of information.
• Wikis—these online tools allow people to not only post their own comments but to edit the comments of others.
• Email—Many people fail to utilize the most ubiquitous online tool of all, many messages, ideas and concepts can be conveyed through email and learners already know how to use it.

SMART Board resources
http://www.mrshurleysesl.com/smart_favorites.html http://eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/#7 http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/index.htm http://bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm

Maths
http://www.nwnet.org.uk/pages/maths/y34/mathschallenge_smart.html http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/numeracy.htm http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/rainforestmaths/RFME/RFME.html

English
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/literacy.htm http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/english.htm

WEB 2.0 Ideas

Moyne Cluster

moynecluster — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:05:22 CDT

Moyne Innovation & Excellence Cluster

e-learning newsletter
Cluster Wiki http://moynewiki.wetpaint.com/

Cluster Website http://www.hawkesdalecol.vic.edu.au/clusterwebsite.htm

Moyne Cluster Innovations Projects The stories so far…………

Hawkesdale P12 College –Year 9 Program Year 9 students completed the first 4 hour session of level 1 First Aid on 19th July and will do the second session on 16th August with South West First Aid. Students learnt the basic Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing and Circulation mnemonic to assess patients and tried out their CPR skills on plastic dummies. Each student who completes the course will receive a certificate acknowledging their achievement.

Hawkesdale P12 College-E-learning Project - Podcasting with grade 6 and the Penshurst Volcano Discovery Centre So far…… · Set up and using the following web 2.0 pages:- brainstorming with bubbl.us, book marking websites with del.icio.us, calendar (important dates) with farmundo etc. · Students have learned basic skills in audacity (for podcasting). This includes adding sound loops, adding voice, inserting music and editing techniques. We have started learning MS Moviemaker for the enhanced podcasting. All students have a short demo podcasts completed. · The volunteers from the discovery centre will come and meet the students on Mon Aug 20th and our students will go to Penshurst to view the centre and take a guided walk up Mt Rouse and into the crater. We will also walk around the water gardens. After that, we will work out the mechanics of doing our formal podcasts. At this stage, it is envisaged that students will work in pairs, some on Penshurst and some on the volcanic evidence that surrounds Hawkesdale eg stone fences, barriers etc to produce travel type podcasts which people can listen to and download onto their iPods. · Have worked with Heather Blakely on a blog re our Backyard which is linked to her Places of the Heart. We will start with our own immediate backyards and then move onto the extended region. Our podcasts will be attached here as well when completed. Find us at http://backyard.globalstudent.org.au You can also read my blog re the approaches, processes and the huge learning curve that I am also on at www.murcha.wordpress.com I have put a little bit up on the cluster wiki and will try and keep that updated as much as possible. · Will collaborate and learn podcasting skills with an innovative school in Napier in NZ. Will Skype the classes sometime next week or the week after. · A wiki is in the process of being set up.

Koroit and District PS The finances obtained from the ICT cluster grant, were spent on purchasing a total of fifteen web cams (built in mic), seven 2GB SD memory cards and card readers and one portable DVD player. The web cams have been used to conduct video conferences and meetings both within and beyond the boundaries of our school using communicator. Teachers have used them to participate in meetings within the region and students have used them to share work between classes and present items at assemblies. Every class has access to the web cams which have also been used in the development of Claymation activities. They have been a useful tool that has helped to engage students in their focused learning activities and brought about an improvement to our schools ICT program. The seven 2gb SD memory cards and card readers have been very useful. Not only has the card been used as a memory stick, it can also be inserted into our schools digital camera and be used to store photos. The card reader provides an easy and quick way to transfer the photos and information as the SD card inserts into the card reader and the USB connection enables access to computers. Each teacher has one and uses them, along with their students, to ensure the class has better management of storing and transferring electronic work and images. The Principal also has received one. The portable DVD player was purchased to be used in and around the school to play and show case DVD’s of student’s work and school activities. It has been used to present work which has been played in the school foyer and to the wider community at local events and festivals by being housed in local shops. The DVD also has a karaoke function, which has been utilised at junior school discos. The cluster grant has been very beneficial in improving student outcomes and by providing resources that have improved our ICT program.

Koroit & District PS Grade 6 Reforestation of Tower Hill The aim of the innovative project was to increase students’ knowledge and confidence in presenting prior learning in interesting and stimulating ways. Previously, students had been too focussed on using PowerPoint to deliver presentations and this detracted from the essential question in focus. Students have used a varied range of resources and presentation techniques and this has allowed then to focus on what they know and how best to present it.

Port Fairy Consolidated Environment Sustainability Group So far our group has been meeting weekly and we have increased our knowledge about sustainability and presenting our workshop. We are really looking forward to the conference and we feel we will have a positive affect on other students. Millie Kewley & Cameron Coulton AUSTRALIAN BIODIVERSITY We will focus on our local biodiversity by investigating the following: 1. Gondwana: The history of Australian flora and fauna; 2. Biodiversity: The animals which live in our ecosystems today; 3. Changing ecosystems: Local endangered species. The workshop will have the students participating in field work exploring the indigenous biodiversity of inter-tidal communities. The students will use simple monitoring equipment and procedures to investigate the habitats. What’s coming up in the cluster……..

Term 3 ·

Friday 17th August Student practice Presentation Day for 2007 Victorian Youth Environment Conference @ Koroit PS 10.00am strat.

27th & 28th August 2007 Victorian Youth Environment Conference - Port Fairy http://www.onelifeoneworldourfuture.com/index.php?pageid=212

30th and 31st August Moyne Cluster Conference: “Creating Inquiry Learning Environments” Lesley Wing Jan ·

Warrnambool Network Maths PLAT forum Wednesday 5th September 4.00pm - 5.30pm @ Warrnambool Football Club.

Term 4 ·

Week 3 & 7 Action Learning Teams ·

P-4 Tabloid Sport Day 24th October @ Hawkesdale College ·

Moyne Cluster Innovations Project Showcase ·

Cluster school Learning Walks ·

E-learning Project Focus Attachments……

Cluster Conference Pre-reading- focus-on-inquiry
Beyond the Curriculum Wars - Professional Reading
Cluster Unit Planner for those looking to plan a project or unit with staff and students…..
Animation/Claymation Steps to Success Resource for teachers

I am working with a number of schools to support teachers and students using ICT in the classroom. If you have any questions or wish to learn more about using Animation, Claymation, photo story 3, moviemaker, wikis, Skype etc ……….

I am happy to work with teams or individuals.

Moyne Cluster Conference Dinner 30th August 7.00pm @ Warrnambool Football Club.

Includes: 3 Course meal and Entertainment.

Moyne Cluster Conference Day Friday 31st August 8.30am @ Warrnambool Football Club.

“Creating Inquiry Learning Environments” - Lesley Wing Jan

Melissa's funky websites

margm — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:22:15 CDT

I didnt really know what to do for a contribution this week so i thought i would show some websites my kids like to use. You may already use them or have seen them, but for those of you that havent - they might be worth a look. If you want to add some other websites feel free. I now most of use have delicious accounts, but I thought a list of good sites the kids can use could be handy here too.

** http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/quiz/
Just found this website today and think its great. Stacks of quizes that can be done online. Probably best for Gr 2+

** http://www.internet4classrooms.com/daily_dose.htm
Worth having a look if you havent already seen this website. Once again probably best Gr 2+. Particularly uppergrades.

http://www.paulysplayhouse.com/paulys_playhouse/main_menu/main.html
Lots of fun games for kids from Prep+

http://www.copacabana-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/Get_Smart.htm
Lots of different subjects and games. Some good simple activities for Preps too. (They can listen to stories)

http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1
A fun site to use for music, especially if you can use the smartbaord.

http://www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/activitiesgames/
Another good music lesson site, can be used on smartbaord or individual computers (with headphones)

http://bubbl.us/edit.php
Anne showed me this site, which is great for brainstorming, mindmapping, etc. Similar to kidspiration I guess, but you can share your documents online if you create and account.

http://home.earthlink.net/~cmalumphy/colorshapes.html
A fun activitity for all grades where they can make a picture/pattern.

http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
I'm sure most of you have used this website before, my kids love gamegoo.

http://www.starfall.com/
Good site for P-2 area. Literacy activities.

http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacyresources/files/alpha/alpha.htm?s=44244157da7db97e428926bb9be49365
Space Hangman, also a fun activity for all grades

Home

JessM — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:23:44 CDT

Welcome to the Hawkesdale Literacy Wiki!

You can:

create a new page
start a new discussion
edit any page
add website links

If you like, you can watch the demo to learn more about Wetpaint and how to use the wiki. You can come and ask me too if you'd like some more help.

THE REQUEST
The request is that we each contribute at least one thing each per week to get this wiki up and running. It doesn't have to be a very involved entry - maybe just link to a really usefull website you know, or a quick recount of an activity that went really well for you, or even just a relevant photo. Any contributions you can make will help to grow the wiki.

Happy Wiki-ing!

Dramatic Literacy

JessM — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:11:40 CDT

I've been doing lots of different games in the drama classes that I have with Yr 7. I thought today that a few of those games could be translated into literacy activites.

The first one is - Alphabet Conversation
As a drama game, the way this works is to have students working in pairs and have a conversation with each sentences beginning with the next letter of the alphabet. For example:
A: Anyone seen my cat?
B: Black one, with funny eyes?
A: Can't say I remember.
B: Don't tell me you've forgotten what it looks like?
A: Every cat looks the same to me.
B: Fortunately, I found one yesterday.
A: Gee, that's great.

Instead of having a spoken conversation the kids could just write one like that. They'd have to keep the sentences short though.

Another one is - Martian and Earthling
In pairs, one is a martian and one is an earthling. The martian chooses and everyday object and imagines they have found it, but don't don't know what it's used for. The describe it's shape, texture, colour, weight etc to the Earthling, who can ask any questions (apart from it's name) and then must guess what it is.

To make this a writing activity, you could get the kids to write their descriptions instead of just saying them, and then read them out.

The last one for the moment is - Yes, and...
It's really important to accept each other's ideas in drama (and in writing!). In pairs, each person takes it in turns to start a sentence with "Yes, and..." The idea is to try and build on your partner's ideas, not block them. For example:

A: Yes, and it's raining.
B: Yes, and I've got a large umbrella
A: Yes, and we can shelter under it
B: Yes, and the wind is blowing us into the air
etc

To change this into a writing activity, you could have a piece of paper with the first sentence written at the top. The it is passed onto the next student who has to add his or her 'Yes, and...' sentence. There could be several of these pages going around the class at any one time.

I hope these are useful. My apologies if I'm writing about things that are really commonly done in literacy classes! :-)
Jess