Technology in our classroom

Due date    Description of assignment

20 June Friday - As blog posts or in word document:

• Reflections on term 1 goals
• My goals for term 2

You are now late if you have not completed the above activity.

27 June Friday - Create a page on your blog (not a post) Call it my reflections or something similar.  This is going to be like a journal where you reflect on:

• what you have been learning in all subjects at school
• how this knowledge can help you in real life
• ways in which you have improved your literacy, numeracy and social skills

You will be expected to write in here at least once a fortnight, at least five lines and remember to give examples and opinions but still remain internet savvy.  This will be printed out at the end of the year and added to your report when it goes home. Put a date each time you add to the reflections.

You are now late if you have not completed the above activity.

4 July Friday - Create a toondoo comic Go to the toondoo website, join and create a comic strip of three frames.  It must represent a day in your holidays or a day in your life.  Save it and then copy the embed code and add to a post on your blog.  Also print the comic out, so we can display them at school.

4 July Friday - Comment on June 18 post about student blogging. I will be using your responses to create a wordle so be very specific about why you enjoy blogging, what you get out of it and ways to help new teachers to use blogs.

You are now late if you have not completed the above activity.

18 July Friday - Hatchet map and hatchet blog post  You must take a photo of your Hatchet map, download from camera then include in a post about Hatchet.  Your post must include how Brian’s encounters with nature around the lake changed him for the better. Think about his feelings and attitudes and how he became more positive, how he was better able to cope with tough situations.

18 July Friday - Comment on July 9 post about setting goals.  If necessary re-write your post about your own goals for term 2.

End of July - Sumo wrestling assignment  How are you going to present this?  Boring 10 pages in a book or are you going to use some new technology and programs you have been introduced to this year?

I would recommend you have finished your sumo wrestling assignment by the end of July, so you will then have the month of August to complete the Olympic Games work.  If you have both to do, you will not do your best in either of them.