Shoba


 * Staff Meeting 12 May 2010 - The Big Idea **
 *  I am so much an immigrant to all of this! I am a learner in the 21st century AND a teacher in the 21st century!! **


 *  17 May 2010 - Photography Workshop **
 *  I am blown away with so many new ideas to use with photos, Kids Pix, Comic Life and with the new laptops coming really soon, we are really on a roll. Exciting times at school! **


 *  I really liked learning about different shots, using a blue background and alphing the background out. I found Kids Pix tricky because I could not undo more then the last step, the perfectionist in me. Saving and importing the Kids Pix image to keynote was tricky too. **


 *  The notes on photography will be useful as we start teaching these techniques to the children and integrate ICT into the classroom programme. **
 *  Staff Meeting - 18 May 2010 **


 *  If we had all of the ICT tools, the management systems were in place and kids knew how to use them, what would we do? **
 *  ICT needs to be integrated with whatever we are doing in the classroom. We need to look at our long and short term plans and see how ICT can be used to enhance learning in a meaningful way. Specifically plan learning experiences that ICT will enhance. **


 *  What authentic tasks can you come up with that relate to number 1 in the article. **
 *  Specific reading tasks - story maps, story boards, character webs, book reviews, story retelling, innovation on text, illustrations and photos. **
 *  Integrated units -health focus for whole school - sneezing, hand washing, keeping fit, keeping food safe, healthy choices. These ideas can be presented using Kid Pix, Comic Life, i movies, survey monkey. Research using internet, setting up wiki with the appropriate links for the topic. **


 * Staff Meeting 22 June **


 *  We had a short session with Michael and Room 1's Techies. KidPix was introduced to the children in simple easy terms. Since that session the children had some time experimenting with KidPix and are quickly learning many of the features of the programme. Currently they are using KidPix to draw a special place in New Zealand, as this is part of our theme unit. The children are highly motivated and are supporting each other on their new learning journey. **

//Shoba left us at the end of term 2 to move to Auckland. //