Well, I'm half way through the course and already I feel like I have my very own Tardis, travelling through the inter dimensional world of web2.0.... OK , I just really like The Doctor and thought it was a great way to add a photo of the Tardis to my blog.
bubbleus.com is a great little find. I used it the very next day in class with the kids as we were mind mapping the different ways that we could be environmentally friendly consumers. They were then asked to write their own notes on how they would be environmentally conscientious consumers. Following this, they recorded video of one another using the flip camera. They were given an assessment rubrix before hand as this was an assessment task which assessed the HSIE outcomes associated with the unit Who Will Buy? as well as the Talking and Listening outcomes in the English syllabus.
This program allows for quick, user friendly mind maps to be created. Mind mapping is a teaching and learning strategy that is used frequently in primary schools. Often it is difficult to lay the mind map out in a neat and orderly fashion, while maintaining order with a large group children. This program will assist me greatly in my teaching. In addition to this, all of the mind maps that we create are easily saved with the option to be access and edit at a later date. Mind maps be shared with others including grade partners. Students can printed their work for use in scrapbooks and the like.
Mind mapping is often a feature of staff meetings, particularly when we are assessing our strategic plan. I have shown the executive members of the school how to administer the program and we are planning to introduce it to staff in future staff meetings.
I spent the first hour of this module wondering... What on earth is a glog? and Why is this any different to a blog? A glog as I understand is an interactive poster. Glogster is a free web2.0 application that allows people to create a poster using text, video, graphics and audio. Now a blog also allows you to embedd text, graphics, audio and video but it is presented in a chronological order. A glog could be embedded into a blog but I think this is not a reverse option. From what I can gather after playing a little on Glogster is, that you create you glog and then it is uploaded. You may then embed it into a wiki or a blog for others to see. I may be a little hazy on this. If anyone cares to shed some light on the subject, please post a comment on my blog.
I really enjoyed exploring the links to the glogs that were on the Module property. In particular I found this one fabulous.http://cybrarian.edu.glogster.com/Decisions-Decisions . This is a very simple idea bit something that I can see the kids that I teach creating.
I enjoyed playing with the different features when creating my first ever glog. The kids would absolutely LOVE IT! Unfortunately I was not at home at the time of studying this unit as I would have tried to create some video and audio to the page.
As soon as I finish my other 4 blog entries and complete my web2.0 course I will be coming back to check out Tracy Blazosky's glogster tutorial page and set up an EDU glogster page to use with the kids. My ICT focus will be getting them to explore the various features of glogster this term and then next term creating a glog on a national park as an assessment task. I think that glogster allows children to further develop therir ICT skills and present information in a new and creative way.
I really enjoyed this topic and am looking forward to using both of these applications in the classroom as the year progresses.
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