I’ve been experimenting with creating some Wordle displays to use as posters in my classroom. Here are the four I’ve done so far. My aim is to have them photocopied up to A2 size for displaying in the classroom.
Maths
Literacy
Addition
eLearning
In my mind whenever I see PDF I think “pretty damn fine” which is how I think of PDF files. I love them even more because I have a mac which has built into it a “save as PDF” option when you print anything. (Snapshot below is an example of that.)
So I was excited to [...]
I’ve been playing around with AudioBoo over the last couple of days. I have an iTouch and AudioBoo is an app that allows me to record an mp3 file and upload to the AudioBoo website and then embed where-ever I want. This is a test to see how it embeds here:
Listen!
Like many other educators I’ve been pondering how to use Google Wave in my classroom this year. Having created an account for use in my classroom I’ve come up with my first use.
I’ve created 3 private waves between my class and me.
1. How to use Google wave
2. Questions for me
3. Photography Task
#1 is obvious – [...]
I found myself wanting to both video the action at Unicon XV and take photographs and ended up holding my camera on top of the vado and shooting both video and photo at the same time.
This is a photo of how I hold the two (note that I use two hands but my 2nd hand [...]
… I decided to compare the video quality between my Samsung PL50, Nokia 6121c and my Creative Vado Video Camera. The results are here:
I’ve been meaning to buy a new camera for quite some time – my cell phone is all very well for quick spur of the moment snapshots but sometimes what you need is something better.
Today I bought a Samsung PL50 – entry level type camera – but what a difference it makes in shots.
I [...]
This one is a personal challenge – I’ve been thinking about the 365 photo challenge and a tweet today reminded me about it. So here we go:
Website for the photo challenge: http://kiwijoe365.blogspot.com/
And my first photo:
cc licensed flickr photo shared by dragonsinger
I am a:
I have a secret passion – well – maybe not so secret – teaching is not about feeding information into kids brains – it’s about creating a place where kids are inspired, enthused, excited about discovery and learning – so my goal as a teacher is to leave my kids wanting more and having the skills to find out more.
This year I’ve moved up a year level and am enjoying the more sophisticated conversations and explorations that we are having in the classroom. It’s exciting to see kids motivated because our classroom is using 21st Century tools for their everyday teaching and learning.
This blog is really for my reflective practise – about things that have worked (or not worked) in my classroom and to share these with others in my PLN.
I should also mention that I’m a Kiwi living in the North Island of New Zealand (just north of Wellington).
