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Think About It. A review of ideas from the Learning@ School Conference 2010. Many of these ideas have come from a sessions lead by John Phelps and Tony R yan. Today’s Learning Focus. Switched on to thinking. Using pictures to encourage thinking. Solving problems. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Think About It.A review of ideas from the Learning@ School Conference 2010. Many of these ideas have come from a sessions lead by John Phelps and Tony Ryan.
What do you think is happening in this picture ?
What do you think you would see beyond the frame ?
Beyond the Frame
Corbis.comFlikr.com
google imagespublicdomaineclip-artwww.compflight.com
http://worldimages.sjsu.edu
Things to do with Wordle1. Students can use the key words in the wordle to create sentences about
the topic2. Students could create their own wordle using key words from a topic.3. Students could use the wordle to create poetry4. Wordle could be used to create spelling lists5. List ways to say the same thing in different ways e.g. greetings6. List the names of characters from a movie or story7. List key points about a historical event, a famous speech or a famous
person8. Create a book jacket using a wordle of key characters, places or events
within the book.9. Create a wordle that reviews the workings of an object. (e.g. an ear). The
wordle could be pasted over a picture of the object. 10. Create two wordles out of two articles on the same topic then compare
the wordles11. Create a dictionary wordle.12. Create a wordle by listing words in english and the corresponding words
from another language (e.g.) german. Students can link the words together.
13. Cut an paste an article on a particular topic into a wordle use the wordle for power writing.
WordleTo save wordle so that you can use it in powerpoints or word you need to:•Save the wordle to the gallery•On your laptop press the fn and the prtsc keys•Open the paint programme on your laptop•Press edit > paste•Select the cropping tool and select the wordle cloud > right click and copy •Go to file>new>do not save changes> edit > paste•Save into your pictures. It will be a jpg file that you can then insert into power points or word documents.
Nurture Creativity
You have been asked to memorise the following digits in correct order:
471937260873Create a story that would help you to do this.
Brain Storms- Classroom Activity cards for Creative Thinking
by Tony Ryan
www.tonyryan.com.au
Tony Ryan claims that nurturing creative thinking in the classroom can:• create a positive attitude towards the learning process•Heighten the emotional link with that learning•Boost the effectiveness of our memory•Develop out creative potential
Interesting Websites http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk100 Best You tube Videos for teachershttp://www.ted.com TED – Ideas worth spreadinghttp://www.teachertube.comhttp://www.surveymonkey.com This is for creating surveyshttp://www.slideshare.net http://fastflip.googlelabs.com This site displays images from new sites that can be flipped through quickly and easily.
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