Staff Sharing

All staff were presented with the challenge to implement a new ICT tool to enhance learning in their programmes as a direct result of being away at ULearn 09. Following is what each staff member shared:

Amber(Year 2/3) - implemented a regular use of the digital camera into the classroom. 3 children per week have the use of the camera to take photos of the weekly blend. They then present these on comic life.
Nicky (Year 3/4) - has implemented the use of the internet as a tool for research in her class programme, linked to her inquiry units. Children have been learning to safely search for images on the net and save these into their personal folders.


Amanda (Year 7/8) - has implemented the use of the tracking tool within her writing programme. Children type draft pieces of writing onto the computers and edit from there using the tracking tool. Amanda also completes her marking of them using this tool.



Kirstin (Year 4/5) - has begun to implement podcasting as a way of sharing ideas on her class blog. She uses Audacity to record the children and then uploads to a podomatic site, which is then able to embed the audio onto the blog.

www.room7poroutawhao.blogspot.com

Fiona (Year 6/7) - implemented another new tool to use on class blogsites: glogster. This provides another way for the children to express themselves creatively and share this with a wider audience. To start with, each student made a glogster stating their goals for this term.

www.room2loves2learn.blogspot.com


Lois (Year 0/1) - has implemented the use of word and paint for the students to share their stories. These have also be posted on their class blog.
www.pororoom5.blogspot.com