ZooBurst

 

 

This is a pretty cool tool.  This is something that may not necessarily suit all high school students but it is definitely engaging.  There are many ways to edit and develop your book.  This could be used as an assessment task or for the learning manager as a lesson resource.  I have never heard or used this tool before but I found it quite easy to navigate. There is one issue with this tool and that is to access the full program you must pay.  For some students this may not be suitable.  I did however trial the basic version of Zooburst here is the link http://www.zooburst.com/zb_books-viewer.php?book=zb03_514baaf3c98e7. 

A fun tool that I will use in future lessons.

Glogster !!!

Glogster is a tool I have used in the past.  This is a very engaging tool that you can add text, pictures and video with ease.  There is many templates that are very easy to edit. This tool would be a fantastic assessment task, especially in the home ec environment as this tool encourages creativity.  As a learning manager this tool would be very effective and engaging as a learning tool for a lesson presentation.  During another uni subject adult and adolescent literacy and numeracy we were tasked to produce a resources to teach students the importance of literacy and numeracy.  For this task I chose to make a glog using glogster.  The link for this resources is

http://www.glogster.com/smileyw/literacy-and-numeracy/g-6l4idmc7d9bgtt995fn7da0

 

 

 

This tool is one that I have used in the past and will continue to use in the future.

I can BeFunky!!

 


This tool is exceptional.  There are so many options for editing, adding effect to any photo.  This tool would be a exceptional tool to use in home economics.  Students could use this tool in blogs, presentations, or any other form where they require pictures.  This tool is very multi-functional and is very engaging for students.  Who doesn't love a photo editing tool?  The effects that are offered through this tool are endless.  This tool would be something that i could use as the;earning manager to put in powerpoints, prezis, glog, assessment task sheets or any other material need for lessons.  Love, love , love this tool !!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Had so much fun with this tool

To blog or not to blog?

 

Blog Definitely!!!!

 

This is a fantastic tool for high school students. This tool provides students with the opportunity to post comments about certain topics and experiences.  During EPL I was given the task by the Lead Learning Manager to develop a piece of assessment for the students in year 9 Home Economics class. The assessment I developed was the students were to complete an individual cooking blog. As the learning manager I then created a list of each students blog address and students could comment on each other’s blogs.  The students were extremely excited about this assessment task.

 

The students were required to complete a Venn diagram type activity in their blog, include a picture and self evaluate their performance each week for the provided recipes. This structured type of blog kept students on task as they had criteria to follow. This was very similar to the wiki activity where it was structure and participants were kept focused on the task.

 

Blogging allows students to comment about their experiences.  It also provides and engaging way for students to reflect on their own personal performances each week.  During the development of their blogs students were required to research other blogs to get ideas how to set up their blog,  this was a great way to start which also helped me to gain a better understanding of the blogging process.  A great learning curve for all.  During this process it was imperative that the students were advised of the safe practices for blogs and the internet.  They were also reminded of the schools technology policies.

 

Here is a link to a student who recieved an A for her blog  http://breakfastatmidnightt.tumblr.com

 

Happy blogging everyone !!!!!

The Wiki Activity

Wiki is something I have never heard of or used before. Navigating the site was reasonably easy. Wiki is a great tool for collaborative learning and encouraging a flipped classroom. This type of activity would be very engaging for high school students. An ICT tool like this will engage students and encourage participation. This is also a great tool to monitor student participation. Although this is new and a little exciting for me I feel there are some disadvantages to this tool. It is very easy to edit or delete other comments. This way of posting unless structured like the six thinking hats could become very messy and off task. Using the six thinking hats provided structure and keeps their thoughts collected and on task. Wiki promotes a combination of constructivism and connectivism. Constructivism is promoted by relying on previous knowledge and understanding of a topic to comment and also to comment on others comments. It also allows students to put forward their own views and perceptions about a particular topic. Connectivism is promoted in wiki's by collaborative learning. Students need to create and connect with Wiki to provide feedback through collaborative learning with other students. Wiki's will be a prevalent ICT tool in my future learning experiences.