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I must admit - I'm feeling decidedly grumpy! I'm not at uLearn 09. For various reasons I couldn't attend this year, and I have to say - I'm green with envy... So, I'll pacify myself by immersing in all things technological, in the comfort of my own home,
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It's not very flash yet, but at last the Teacher eTalk wiki has enough content to let everyone in! You can access it by clicking on the link in the sidebar. Mostly the wiki is for teaching resources that I need in my Year 5 class. Please feel free to
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By the last term of school, teaching with high energy, and captivating student's attention, becomes quite a challenge... and so does student behaviour. This year I've stumbled upon a methodology which has changed our entire class energy and dinamics:
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Our theme for this term is 'Celebrations' and today the entire school celebrated their own culture by coming to school in our traditional dress. I used Vuvox to create this beautiful kaleidoscope to remember our day: What beautiful people we have in our
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One of my first posts ' To Blog or not to Blog ' was written a year ago, at uLearn '07. I remember how thrilled I was when Jane Nicholls posted a comment! A year later my blog is a finalist in the Interface Magazine's Best Teacher Blog category. I'm so
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Here I am, waiting for my first breakout of this year's uLearn '08 to start. It's a marvellous day, I had a great breakfast, and I'm still buzzing from yesterday's pre-conference breakout on photography! David Kinane ( Turning the Supertanker ) is just
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I came across this tool, Mixwit , from Dean Groom's post, Learning with an audience . He has been using it to record student's reflections on their use of Web 2.0 technologies, and how it affects their learning. For now, I've just popped a normal MP3
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The educators in New Zealand have got together and created a wiki with heaps of resources to support this day. Have a fun literacy and maths day with the mini- theme of Pirates. Or let this be the kick-off to a longer unit. Read about it on my other blog,
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I've just found a brand new fun application, called dumpr . It's free, and all you need to do is register. As with all the other fun toys I find, I don't know yet how I'll apply it in my teaching, but it's pretty cool! Have a look: I'm sure my pupils
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Teaching kids to read is not that hard. Most of my pupils have learned to decode , and read with fluency , and some can even entertain you with wonderful expression . Teaching them to read with comprehension , however, is a different matter. At our school
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I've just had loads of fun with a cool site, called Befunky . It has a collection of applications, including a cartoonizer, uvatars and a video cartooniser. I can't wait to use this in class to cartoonize photos and create uvatars. They can be used to
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In answer to the Learning Circuits Blog's May 2008 Big Question. I've only been on the blogosphere since last year. One debate that I keep coming across, is the Digital Native / Digital Immigrant one. According to those in the know, the Digital Native's
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Darren Drake writes the following in his blog: Carl Glickman hits the nail on the head on one of the pages in his book entitled Leadership for Learning: How to Help Teachers Succeed . In my opinion, his message should be read and synthesized by every
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We all know that effective learning occurs when... Student autonomy and initiative is accepted and encouraged Teacher asks open-ended questions and allows wait time for responses Higher level thinking is encouraged Students engage in dialogue with teacher
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This term has been a wopping eleven weeks long. This is a tongue-in-cheek look at my state of mind as a teacher by the end of the term! In the April edition of NZEI Rourou , a small insert asks the following question: Are you of "Good Character" and "Fit
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