Science

Here is a short video clip of Jai in R8 doing a little science experiment -burning a piece of magnesium ribbon. Look at his face when it lights up and watch the 3 girls in the background.

Science Fellowship

This is starting to get closer as Bob and I have a meeting on Monday with Andrew from Scion and John has sent the paperwork etc through from the Royal Society. I am getting so excited about it.Will I look like this when I get into the world of the scientists- All I need is a white coat.

My inquiry presentation

Today I was able to work on my presentation for week 9. I am really proud of what I have done. It might not be as good as most of the other staff but I am happy with how far I have come from my first time -where I held up paper charts and couldn't remember what I said, I was so nervous. I spoke about Travel Buddies, that time ,something I was passionate about. This time its about how I see science at Owhata School and I am passionate about science. I wanted to do this before I actually start my science fellowship next term.

Dream Classroom

The blue writing did work when I published my one - it was just waiting to be real and still not in edit mode. Wow I have learnt something else.

I need to work on my science inquiry for a staff meeting in week 9. I want to use ICT stuff and get my message across about SOS = state of science at our school. I reckon I will learn heaps on my science fellowship so I will have heaps to offer our school in 2011.

Dream Classroom

This weekend I am going to put some thoughts down about My Dream Classroom." This is for the activity about ICT Dreams and Realities that J wants the staff to do. I came across a blog http://www.kimcofino.com/blog where she talks about how us teachers see technology as a tool but where the kids see it as an environment. It makes for interesting reading (I thought that blue writing would be a direct link into the blog but its not) She has written this neat article and some of the comments that have followed have been very interesting also Her blog has another name I will look for it. I can get into her blog through the teaching sagittarian one which is in one of my ealier blogs.

Other ideas for me to expand on
connecting globally
PLN
access to equipment - has the time come to spend less on text books, library books, pupils books and to get some laptops for the pupils

No Photo

I didn't get any photos about e learning today but 3 exciting things happened.

1. About 8 am when I was out on the deck of the class I am using I saw Riva, a 7 year old boy in the Junior Bilingual class as he ran to catch up with another early bird boy in the next class. "Douglas, dont change my picture on my page!!" he said. I had a chat to them about what he was talking about. They lost me. I asked was it like Bebo. he said he had a Bebo page, but this was better as you can win things.???

2. A note came around from a teacher in Y3 asking could anyone help Joss to put text into Imajin? I thought she meant a teacher so I said No. But Joss said could I ask a kid. Jasmine said yes and off she went to do it.

3. I got asked to present a workshop in August a tPeak - ICT Conference in Kawerau. I know its because I am old and I am excited about ICT. I emailed my DP just before and said the last 3 years have been the most mind changing in the last 20+ years of teaching. Maybe I should take Riva and Jasmine with me to the conference to show its the kids who are the teachers as much as we are?

Dream Classroom

Jo - leader of out ICT/inquiry/E learning team has asked us to share what we see as our dream classroom. I am looking forward to this activity. I am going to have a real close look at that Blue School, Reggio schools ,ECE learning - what else???

I am also working on my action inquiry about science and I will share what I have done at a staff meetig in week 9 before I go off on my science fellowship. I want to present using as much ICT as I can. (I have to get that easispeak worked out so I can include the children's voice).