We use questioning to encourage deeper thinking, as a tool for assessment and to promote inquiry and awe and wonder in our students. Focusing on the different levels of questioning will assist us to achieve this in a supportive classroom. Keeping in mind the strategies we use as a teacher and how we build a questioning environment with our students. If you have tried any of the strategies explored on Day 4, please post a comment on how it went.
Questioning – Critical Thinking and Reflection
August 17th, 2007 by belhughes · No Comments · Pedagogy 101
August 9th, 2007 by markwoolley · No Comments · GarageBand
For those choosing the GarageBand option you will find a number of resources that will assist you in getting the most from GarageBand.
The following resources are sourced from Apple
GarageBand At A Glance The simple guide to GarageBand
GarageBand getting Started a broad overview of the program
Edublogs Tutorials
June 5th, 2007 by markwoolley · No Comments · Blogs and Wikis
These video tutorials will guide you through the process of setting up an edublogs blog
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Edublogs Tutorial #1
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Edublogs Tutorial #2
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Edublogs Tutorial #3
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Edublogs Tutorial #4
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Edublogs Tutorial #5
Blogs and Wikis Activity
June 5th, 2007 by markwoolley · 2 Comments · Blogs and Wikis
Blogs and Wikis are two web 2.0 tools that offer great potential to enhance collaboration, learning and student reflection in your school.
The activity that we will do today will involve you visiting a series of Blogs and Wikis to see how other teachers are using these tools within their classrooms. Your group will discuss the use of the of these tools and briefly share their use with the rest of the paricipants.
You can find the resources listed on del.icio.us at http://del.icio.us/markwoolley or from the links below
Group 1
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I THINK……..
The idea behind this blog is to give you the opportunity to respond to different statements online. By doing this you will formulate arguments and begin writing expositions .
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John Therry Music Classes » Year 7 CDA 1
Craig Davidson’s John Terry Music Blog
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web2point0 » home
A class wiki with the students creating a wiki on Web 2.0
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Rate my Mates
This blog exists for you to pass comment on your mate’s work
Group 2
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Mirror Mirror
Student reflection Blog
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Arty Reflections » Welcome
Student Art Blog, a great example of using a blog to share student work and encourage positive feedback
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flatclassroomproject » home
Students from the US and Bangalore collaborate on a wiki based around the book “The World in Flat”
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Google Reader – “6h” via Eagles1
Google reader of a class of year 6 blogs.… on nov 28
Group 3
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The Bass Players Blog: The Benefits of School 2.0
A post on The Benefits of School 2.0
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hannalee [Hannalee]
We have created this site to share our learning and to provide a study guide for other teachers and students. A good example
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Patrick’s Update: 5th Grade
Good 5th grade example
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woodchurch science
A great example of using a blog almost as a content management system
Group 4
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Mullum Writers
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Mrs. McDermott’s 8th Grade Book Club
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Progress Report
A student post an essay and continually redrafts it with the help of comments
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school20 » home
The School 2.0 Wiki
Podcasting in Action
February 21st, 2007 by mrodwell · No Comments · Podcast!!
Why Podcast?
Podcasting is an excellent tool for children to use in the classroom. This article below explores what is podcasting and the implications for our students and classrooms.
Below are some links featuring Podcasts that teachers have created with their students. They are certainly worth taking the time to listen to these and gain a clearer understanding of how you can use podcast with your students.
This podcast titled Overcoming Obstacles “Its Elementary Kids, Working Web 2.0 with Grade 3-4″ is from the k12 online conference. John Pearce explores how he used web 2.0 with students in his classroom.
Chapter 13 relates specifically to Podcasting, however all chapters are worth listening to as John also explores how to overcome certain obstacles when using web 2.0.
Click on the image to navigate to the k12 online conference, John’s podcast is featured second on the list.
Pedagogy Article
January 29th, 2007 by markwoolley · 7 Comments · Pedagogy 101
The key to effective use of Technology is not the types of technology available or the placement of hardware rather it is the realm of “how we teach.”
The article’Pedagogy: Embedding Learning Technologies’ written by Lea Chapuis discusses the importance of Pedagogy when embedding Learning Technologies into the curriculum. Read the article and post your thoughts regarding your Teaching Strategy.
Click here to download ACT Pedagogy Article – Embedding Learning Technologies
