Module 10

As this is the final module I look forward to leaving my comments, but also to going over the elements of the course and considering their application to classroom practices.

Blooms digital taxonomy are interesting and this document will be part of a staff day at my school in week 9. My experience with wikis and social networking sites has been by trial and error and interesting when engaging with students. I will continue to use both wetpaint and ning to develop resources and additional learning experiences with classes.

The interesting thing is that we can learn so much by looking at the work of others and the nature of wikis and social networking is that.

This course has opened up many new ideas and we need to be able to now apply them to the different settings we find ourselves in.

Thank you and goodnight.

Module 9

Networks on the web have an unlimited range of possibilities, both professionally and personally.

I have used scootle some time ago, so it was good to back to this site with a fresh look and remember the ways and applications it has in the classroom.

I have never had anything to do with second life before and will look into this. However i have been busy putting together ideas, lesson work etc on wetpaint and ning social networking sites. This has been successful in some ways and frustrating in others. Students have mixed attitudes and this makes it testing for those who are not interested in embracing some of these learning models.

From this module I have just created a facebook site and was amazed at the people who are immediately linked to you. It is amazing to see how quickly links are made to people you know.

Module 8

I am a fan of RSS feeds and it makes so much sense to be able to check when information is new. I have been subscribing to a number of these including those of personal interest (recipes, etc) and also educational sites including smartboard technologies and other sites relevant to my teaching. I have set up a wetpaint site and ning social network for my students and will look at ways of applying this to those sites.

Google reader is another interesting tool to use. I will be looking into this in greater depth also.

Module 7

I have finally created my own delicious bookmarking page and added simon crook to my network.

This is good - and potentially very useful.

I have also noticed several comments posted on my blog which i think is also positive and encouraging. It is interesting and very handy being able to comment on other blogs as well. All I can say is that communication is certainly at our fingertips.

Module 6

Mind mapping really is my thing. Bubble Us is user friendly and really helped organise my thoughts regarding web 2.0. It is a series of tools that can be used to engage deep learning in our students. The mind mapping tool is useful as it allows students to create their own or work on class room generated ones to create a narrative or response of some sort.

The glogster site is also very exciting and a great way to allow students to express their learnings in an artistic imaginative manner. I would use this as an activity for students and have them publish it in the wiki I have set up for all students to share and will be doing this with classes next term.

Voice thread is also an interesting idea where students really have to think about what they are to say - which is sometimes more difficult that just putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard.

Module 5

I really enjoy YouTube and iTunes and use both in the classroom and with large groups of students. Our school has had podcast demonstrations and this is a great opportunity to put it all together.
As part of a promotional tool for senior modern history at our school I put together a visual pod cast, which used voice over, music and still images. It was fun and a good way to share information. I am yet to try a vodcast - but that may be next on the list, or the students may be assigned this activity.
Youtube is a great source and I have used clips on many occasions in Modern History and Studies of Religion. Often the clip gets straight to the point and wastes little time. There are some wonderful prayers and reflections also in YouTube. Teacher Tube looks just as good to use also.
This aspect of the course Web 2.0 is probably my favourite so far.

Module 4 continued

I thought i was able to upload a photo.
I will try to show you a picture of my dog, Poppy.
I worked and she looks very cute.