As a Book Week “Connect to Reading” activity for the High School we set up a puzzle board for a jigsaw puzzle based on the ‘L’ page of the Graeme Base book Animalia. This was a great hit and in less than two days the puzzle was complete and, by popular demand, another started. Year 12 claim it affords great stress relief in their last few weeks of school!
Book Week @ BACIRC
History of the Internet in maps
Timothy B. Lee uses an amazing series of maps to explain how the Internet was first set up, how it expanded and also the development of access and even threats during this time. The latest trends of Social Media dominance are also mapped.
Changing role of school libraries
This clip by Dominique Sullivan and Jennifer Lunny illustrates that the roles of school libraries and Teacher Librarians are changing. This has been happening for some time and the possibilities make the library an exciting place to be!
More Public Domain Images Sites
Twelve other places to investigate for Public Domain Images from Med Kharbach of Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
Flickr, Public Domain Photos, National Gallery of Art, British Library, WikiPaintings, Public Domain Pictures, Image After, EveryStockPhoto and more:
Finding public domain images
Finding suitable images to use in assignments or presentations that are not bound by copyright can be difficult. Learning how to access these specific images in Google Images is an important procedure to acquire. This post by Med Kharbach on Educational Technology and Mobile Learning is very helpful
Anti-Bullying video
“Filmmaker Duncan Toombs, of West Gosford-based production company The Filmery, was asked to make a music video for Australian country music duo McAlister Kemp’s new single Fight Me.
And now the video, which features 120 local schoolchildren from aged five to 13, is a hit on social media, with hundreds of shares on YouTube and Facebook.
“The song Fight Me carries a strong anti-bullying theme and McAlister Kemp wanted this to be reflected in a powerful video,” said Mr Toombs, who shot the film at several Central Coast locations, including the old Gosford Public School site.”
http://www.countrymusicfanzone.com.au/McAlister-Kemp-s-Fight-Me-anthem-becomes-social-media-hit/
Learning technology skills
21 Things 4 Students “was created as an educational and online resource to help students improve their technology proficiency as they prepare for success in the 21st century. This project was specifically developed to provide districts and classroom teachers with resources to help students meet or exceed the 8th grade technology proficiency requirements in Michigan.”
Students all over the world need these skills and this site allows progressive attainment through video explanations and ‘quests’ in 21 areas.
Little free libraries
“Little Free Libraries — hand-built boxes where neighbors can trade novels, memoirs, comics, and cookbooks, and connect with each other in the process.”
What a great idea!
There are many versions of the same on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/Univerba/book-exchange/
Maker Spaces in Schools Explained
“How the Maker Movement Connects Students to Engineering and Technology” shows how students can learn at a very creative, personal level. This could be applied across many areas of student interest and inquiry and with different means of construction.
Back in the 1970s teachers were trained in various ‘crafts’ to teach students how to make use of the expected increase in leisure time! Now it seems there is a resurgence but for a different reason – to instil creative processes in deeper learning.
Resources for teaching Digital Citizenship
Find resources for teaching Digital Citizenship in this EdTechReview post
This infographic certainly ‘connects’ with students…
Tagxedo – Word Cloud Fun
This site suggests many ways of using Tagxedo. Applying this in the classroom would be fun.
Think before you post
Students need to learn basic netiquette rules before entering their ideas or opinions online. The following links provide summaries and infographics to teach about ‘netiquette’.
A visual, created by Touro College, outlines 15 netiquette rules students should abide by while interacting in online discussion boards. However, these netiquette rules are also valid for any other virtual space and not only discussion boards.
FlipQuiz – fun in the classroom
Revise work, check understanding or ‘assess FOR learning’… this quiz software is easy to use, lots of fun and free.
“FlipQuiz™ was created to provide educators with a quick way to create gameshow-style boards for test reviews in the classroom. Traditionally, these are created (tediously) using posterboard, chalkboards, or dry-erase markers on an overhead slide. The review questions are usually even written on a separate sheet of paper.
With FlipQuiz™, questions are displayed on-screen and boards are saved for later use. Combined with a well-designed board, students are more likely to be interested and stay engaged with an otherwise disjunct test review process.”
National Simultaneous Storytime at BACIRC
Click the picture to see more about this event!