Technology in our classroom

I have just checked out the information sent to teachers about websites and contests and found a few that some of you might be interested in looking at.

Name a road

With the Hobart International Airport expanding they are needing four roads to be given appropriate names.  You might need to check out this website for the correct way to name roads – this is called nomenclature.  This website also has information about giving geographical names in Australia.

You must be in primary school, so sorry Grade 7 students, you won’t be able to enter.  If either of your parents work at the airport, you also won’t be able to enter.  This closes 5pm on 10th July, 2009.  Check with your teacher by the end of June,  if you are interested in submitting 4 names as there is an official entry form for you to fill in and send off.

Image: ‘747 Over Airport Road‘
www.flickr.com/photos/67952341@N00/512716303

 Grow a crystal

This competition runs from July to September and involves participants in growing a crystal.  Check out the information at this website and also mention it to your science teachers.  They might do this as part of the science course over term 2.

In the Smithsonian kits, these are called ‘frosty diamonds’.

Anne Helmenstine

http://chemistry.about.com/od/growingcrystals/ig/Crystal-Photo-Gallery/Alum-Crystals.-LUM.htm

Most answers to this quiz can be found in Wikipedia, but you might have to visit a couple of pages to find the answers.  This could be used as an example of Activity 1 in the Edublogger Student Competition.

Note you must be 13 or older to be able to create your own quiz in MyStudyio.

All the images in this quiz were either from flickrcc or wikipedia pages.  There was nowhere in the quiz allowing me to attribute the images.

Sue Waters and I were on Twitter on Friday having a chat about how the challenge was going.  It was hard to write much in only 140 characters, so we changed to Skype so we could chat in real time. I was in Tasmania where the time was 9pm while Sue Waters was in Western Australia where it was 7pm.

We realised that we are now half way through the challenge and perhaps it was time for some reflection.  Sue thought she could write a post on The Edublogger and have it as a student competition with some prizes to give away.

Therefore, all students anywhere in the world, not only those taking part in the student blogging challenge have been given the opportunity to take part in the Edublogger Student Competition. You will all need to visit the Edublogger to find out what to do for this week’s challenge.

Original image: ‘Blue Ribbon Cake‘
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48355243@N00/27304177
by: Adam Lederer

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