making literacy fun with it
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Making Literacy Fun with IT breakout notes.These are the notes for my Breakout 6 session at ULearn in Christchurch, NZ 2010.TRANSCRIPT
Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership
Making Literacy Fun with IT
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Aims for the session
Why should we integrate IT into literacy? Data Discussion
During this session I hope to answer these questions;
What does this mean for me? Challenge
Making activities to use in the classroom.
What do I do in my room? Examples
Discussion
A bit about me
I am currently the IT Coordinator for Clendon Park School and Leader of the Digital Class team. I am also responsible for supporting teachers across the school to infuse IT into their classroom programmes.
I have taught at all levels of primary school ranging from New Entrants to Year 6’s. Although most of my teaching has been in lower decile schools, I have also taught in a decile 8 school.
I am passionate about integrating IT into everyday life and learning and equipping our kids with the skills needed to succeed in the future.
A bit about the 2010 Crew
Year 4/5 class. 16 children from last year.Mixture of abilities.Contains a child who is on the autism
spectrum and a recent addition with behavioural needs.
Why should we integrate IT?
It makes learning fun!
It allows you to target learning activities.
It can widen the audience or purpose circles.
It engages learners.
Teaches other tools
Fosters learning anywhere, anytime!
Makes a difference!
What the kids say is best about our Digital
Classroom
Data
Ana
Ashaldine
Bella
Caleb
Char-lie
Deaz
Dylan
Hope
Horiana
Izach
Jas
mine
Jayde
Joel
Lanah
Latoya
Mereana
Moses
Patty
Samantha
Sasha
Shyniya
Sifu
Tasi
Tina
Toikura
Whatai
Zaara
Zivana
William
Feb'10
24 24 12 21 -12
-3 -9 15 24 21 18 -3 24 -36
-3 -6 -6 -12
12 -50
20 -3 1 -10
-3 -11
24 18 -9
Aug'10
36 26 25 36 1 1 6 28 36 22 36 6 40 -24
6 2 4 1 20 -6 36 NaN
NaN
1 24 10 22 28 3
-50
-30
-10
10
30
50
2010 Movement in Reading Age
Diff
ere
nce b
etw
een R
A a
nd C
A
2010 Reading Data
2010 Reading Data
24%
28%
3%
45%
Reading Feb 2010
Well Below CA
Below CA
At CA Above CA
4% 4%
37%
56%
Reading Aug 2010
Well Below CA
Below CA
At CA Above CA
2010 Attendance Data
Discussion
What do I do in my room?
SPELLING CITYWWW.SPELLINGCITY.COM/MELANIEW
LIVE NET TV SHOWHTTP: / /WWW.LIVENET.CO.NZ /EDUCATION/CLENDON-PARK-SCHOOL
/
ROOM 1 ’S BLOGHTTP: / /CPS2010ROOM1.EDUBLOGS.ORG/
ROOM 1 ’S WEBSITEHTTP: / /
CPSROOM1.WEEBLY.COM/INDEX.HTML
Links to classroom activities not shown in the
slide show.
Examples of using the NZ Herald
Examples of Powerpoint with Literacy
Activboard in use
Examples of photostory
Discussion
CHALLENGE
What does this mean for me?
Select one of the activities here to make your own to use in your class.
You will find examples and detailed instructions on the CD.
Discussion
ThankyouPlease ensure you have a copy of the DVD.
It has all the information from today (as well as my Breakout 4 information – Digital Classrooms - Are they really worth it?).
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you would like to chat more, visit my school/classroom, ask questions etc Email - [email protected] - mel.wiersma
Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership