Over the last few weeks (could be longer) I have had this fascination with Bitmojis – big ups to Justine Driver (@digitallearnin) for introducing them to me! So much fun … here is MY WEEK IN BITMOJI … What can you infer or interpret from my visual narrative? Then … I introduced them to my … Continue reading
I have said it before… the ‘power of the PLN’… another post to demonstrate how connecting with like-minded educators can lead to the creation of exciting learning opportunities for our students. So it started during a conversation about how we use Twitter in the classroom… what we have tried and what we are thinking of … Continue reading
Right… so what started as an idea to connect learners at my school has turned into something way bigger AND very exciting! Having tweeted out for interest last week in a New Zealand wide Read Aloud where we will use kiwi books and authors… Are there any Year 7/8 teachers out there who might be … Continue reading
Some reflection on 2014 This was emailed to me from @CatrionaPene (project lead/ lead facilitator English, ESOL, and Literacy Online)…. posted on behalf of Jane Carroll It’s getting close to the end of the term. I’m starting to look back over my year and reflect on some of the things I’ve tried, implemented and added … Continue reading
With reference to a post back in August in regards to my inquiry into how the implementation of e-learning tools would affect motivation and engagement of a selected group of students… I have had some incredibly positive results which I will share here. It began with a selection of students chosen for specific reasons. Student … Continue reading
Following my recent post about Learning literacy skills on-line… I found these top 10 benefits of DIGITAL LITERACY… they encompass everything I am discovering as I go through my journey… Creative Collaboration Self-Directed Learning Analyse (understand, examine, apply) and Create Critical Thinking and Evaluation Inquiry Model of Learning Provides an opportunity for integrating all subject … Continue reading
I heard a comment the other day that was questioning the capability of on-line literacy tools and how they could benefit our students in regards to reading and writing. Having previously been in this camp… I wanted to be able to respond with a coherent rationale which included examples, explanations and reasoning for the integration … Continue reading
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