Well I am most impressed that the technical issues I had, I have just resolved and I no longer have two different versions of My Mini- Mizer http://www.reasonablyclever.com/ due to a code error. WOW and to think I fixed it. I have come a long way!
This week Greg impressed us with clay and other forms of animation that can be done with the use of ICT. The process while fairly simple in itself, is time-staking and would be a great achievement for students. I like his idea that we should integrate ICT in these most creative forms into the curriculum. I think ideas such as these could really bring literacy and numeracy to life for students. The challenge however will be in justifying the time spent on projects like this versus content. The freedom we actually get to explore these processes, I guess will vary from school to school.
BUILD YOUR WILD SELF
http://www.buildyourwildself.com/
This site on building your wild self was so much fun and I imagine students would love this program and the variety it gives them to individualise themselves. I can see how it could easily be a stepping stone into then exploring through literacy, your wild self and habitat, characteristics and use this to write different types of text.
SKETCHSWAP:
http://www.sketchswap.com/
The sketch swap site below is one where you can draw freehand and then send your picture out into cyberspace for one in return. The problem with it is that despite my harmless drawing, the one I received back was not really appropriate for primary school children and therefore is a program I would not use at school. What it does do though is open my eyes to the scope for how many programs there are that I can begin to look at and explore.
Well I must say it was so much fun working on our own mini movies at dvolver, despite the inappropriateness of the site for primary school students. You can see the scope for using such programs within the classroom though and how the process of writing and then editing your own short films would be filled with merit and much enjoyment for the students. I will definitely look into finding something that is suitable to be able to do this with the children.
www.dvolver.com/live/home.html - Cached
As I reach the end of my blog, I must admit that I have learnt a lot. This whole ICT business no longer seems so daunting or I, so out of touch. I guess that's why life's journey is just that ... a journey and not a destination. There is no doubt that ICT in the classroom is the way of the future and that for us all as educators, it is imperative that we are on board and embrace it as a wonderful and innovative way to inspire our students to learn.
Au revoir, Angelique :-D
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