Thank goodness! I`ve found my blog. I couldn`t get in for ages...forgot details. Anyway, I`ve found it and so I`m off and running.
Have had an amazing year so far. Found and fallen in love with Sir Ken Robinson and went to a presentation on Inquiry learning by Aussie, Kath Murdoch. She hit the nail on the head for me. Her words just "painted the picture" with clarity. I`m catching on, at last, to the fact that elearning is just SO important. I thought that the kids that were referred to me for help, really needed the 1-1, hands-on with me, with magnetic letters etc for spelling knowledge, how words work etc, but last week, the seniors, some of whom are very needy in spelling (dyslexic), asked if they could write another article. It is real, it is now and it is what will help them the most. Sure there is a place for my 1-1, hands-on with magnetic letters, BUT, what is real is them, thinking about presenting some writing to the world, for others to read and comment about.
I`m following Sir Ken Robinson and Aussie Tony Ryan, because they are funny, informative, challenging and are driven to improve learning for others. Sir Ken Robinson, is into saving creativity - can you imagine...we have to save it. I look at the demise of a lot of fine arts, dramatic arts, music, movement etc in the every day running of our school and I shudder.
I just wanted to reflect on how i`m in there and grabbing all the ops I can from our mentor, Lorraine, as she finishes with us at the end of the year. I`m with a group who have skyped and that is a great tool, and we will follow up with that. I am blogging myself and refining the blog on class-blogmeister to give the kids ops to continue to use elearning tools.
Seize the day.
Oh dear - I wonder what its like to be a blog lost in cyberspace :-) or a piece of space rubbish, left alone and forgotten about. I wonder if that is what our kids' kids will be writing when they learn about conservation in 5 years time huh? ;-)
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Hey Wendy, take a look at Tricia's blog. You might want to join her on the photo a day / a week adventure.
http://rumaruatamariki.blogspot.com/
Hi Wendy LW is trying to connect us ICT wise. Isnt she wonderful. I love my blog rambling as it is. I like the reflecting and learning I am doing. I am going to be a regular visitor to your blog if that is OK and I hope you will pop into mine from time to time. Lets post great??? photos. Tricia
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