I must say it is hard to not enjoy this small sabbatical from the hectic pressures of the final practicum round, with the endless lesson planning and skipped lunches... although how much of a break it really is with pending assignments and teacher conferences to attend is debatable :-D
Today I attended the AEU conference and an ICT session run by Michael Miller, a teacher who specialises in it. He talked about the fantastic ways he has incorporated ICT into his school and showed us a clip of the daily news service that his students research and then present for others at the school.
The session focused on teaching us how to create a “Digital Picture Story Book, in which students write and then edit a story for publication; and guided us through the process. He explained how with the use of Microsoft powerpoint, a student can type up their story, and then scan and insert their illustrations to create a picture book. He introduced "Flip" video recorders, (which I had not seen before)and which plug into the computer via a usb port.Students can use these to record their voices and add it, so that each page can be read out loud. I thought it was a wonderful idea and will definitely have to track one of these flips down for myself.
It was wonderful to see how easy it is to incorporate ICT in the class and inspired me to think of ways to follow ideas like this through and not be the teacher who just doesn't make time or thinks it too hard...
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