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Padlet/Maptini

Introduction /launch of PBL task as whole class activity

It is important that students recognise what they already know

about the topic. Since this is year 4, they will have covered some

history topics in year 3. I chose the padlet function because it is an

easy exposure to ICT mind mapping for students because it

operates in 'real time', but is only effective if everyone has a laptop

or iPad to contribute from. The alternative of padlet is maptini, while

it is an app through iTunes it is also available for use on laptops.

This means the teacher can use it on the IWB and have students

come and interact with it, and it has options to share export or

embed into a website or flipped classroom site such as edmodo.

The other added feature of padlet is that you can dress it up and

make it more appealing to students, Maptini really only changes

colour and has no image functionality at all.

ICT ResourcesCourse Notes

Introduction / launch of groups to organise and sort roles and information

As with any launch of project based learning, student require take

up time to sort out the question and what steps will be needed by

each group member. Since this is a young group (8-9yrs) they are

not familiar with this learning style. So teacher monitoring and

guidance is essential. Course notes designed by Dear Panda LLC

is a way that students can record in audio or typed notes from their

iPad/iPods and smart phones and then sync them to other devices.

It is a great way for students to get out all the information they have

just received and allows them to reflect at regular intervals like the

end of the term or year about the learning they encountered.

Maps Introduction of project. Student page

The Australian language map was used on the homepage of the

weebly to help link the Australian Curriculum; First contacts strand

and the elaboration that is the focus of this unit of work. Each

language group is catered for in this visually appealing graphic and

students could also implement this in their findings as they

progress in the project if they so choose.

ICT ResourcesBitsrips comic

Introduction of project. Student page

A comic strip was used to enhance the learning journey. Rather

than have use many hyperlinks, students can read the comic strip

and retain valuable information. Characters in comic form are an

effective way for students to remember and recall information. It will

also expose them to this ICT tool which they can embed into their

presentation.

Hyperlinks

Student Page & Wiki

Hyperlinks are used throughout the entire weebly and wiki sites.

They provide quick access to information that is contained on an

internal and external sites. Hyperlinks are how I connected the

wikispace to the weebly and added the YouTube welcome video for

the on the wiki. To assist students in their learning, I included a

series of hyperlinked sites that they can follow, and these are found

in the buttons to the right of the student page.

wiki Images send powerful messages, they convey ideas and

information to the reader which support the learning journey. I have

ICT Resourcesused Aboriginal artefacts to help convey the idea of Aboriginal

times and digital image wheels to demonstrate ICT or web 2.0

tools.

Audioboo files

Design Rationale

Audio files or podcasts were a novel way of delivering the design

rationale into the website, instead of block text. I had not made a

podcast before and thought this would be great way to learn.

Students working through their projects had the chance to record

information onto their mobile devices or easi-speak microphone

and then add it to the sound file which is then embedded into a

website.

HTML codes

Headings in the student pages

One of the tools I discovered in my first assessment was the HTML

code. Weebly's make it so easy to incorporate these into the design

and made the website very attractive and student friendly to look at.

Teaching students this ICT tool is going to open up their creative

flare for presentation in the final weeks. Ultimately, students fluent

in this technology could navigate toward a text minimal assessment