Hello participants!
My kids are very excited to be presenting their understanding of the MOE computer and some web 2.0 tools to you this afternoon.
Here are some links to the things that they have shown you:
Scratch
http://www.scratch.mit.edu.au
Glogster
www.glogster.com
Wordle
http://www.wordle.net
Google Sketchup
http://sketchup.com
Along with these official links, they are literally thousands of tutorials out there that will point you in the right direction on YouTube. But like all of these tools, the best thing is to actually get in and have a play with it.
Hopefully you got something out of today.
Ashley
Hello TLN participants!
I really hope that you enjoy the workshop and take away so things from it. As a member of a learning community of professionals, it is essential that we all learn from each other.
Excuses teachers use for not using technology in their classrooms.
A practical example of Wallwisher within the classroom
As I have (or will explain to you later!) next week I am planning on bringing in some of my students to showcase some practical examples of what they have done and get them to share their thoughts on what it means to be a ‘Digital Native’ living in 2010 in an Education Queensland classroom. I hope that you find that process as exciting as they will. They are very excited to show you some of the things they have been working on. The key quesiton is this: What do you want them to showcase? If you could leave a comment at the top of this blog entry, letting me know what you want to see them do, that would be fantastic. You could also email me at aprou8@eq.edu.au
Also, for next week, I want you to share an example of where you have incorporated ICT into your practice. Outline if it was a success or a failure (I have had more failures than you could poke a stick at!) and what you would do differently next time. No idea is to small – we all have to start somewhere!
Thanks for your attention – don’t be afraid to ask a ‘Digital Native’ for assistance. Your practice and their leanring can only improve by your attempts to incorporate ICT into their learning.
Ash
