tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65913496241344742202011-07-07T18:26:39.300-07:00I am a true believer in life long learning and the aim of this blog is to trace a small journey within my life of learning. I aim to use it to share ideas, develop my ICT skills, explore new technologies and gather a tool box of resources which I can use later in my life and within my teaching career. Thank you for visiting and I look forward to sharing ideas and hearing your input on topics under discussion. Laura Bridgeman Student under the GDLT program, CQ UniversityLaura Bridgemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14045570691662175415noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591349624134474220.post-68220378343451180712010-05-06T22:13:00.000-07:002010-05-06T22:35:38.546-07:00

HiI am adding this voki here so I can use it in a business lesson. I haven't been able to add a voki to my mahara account, let me know if you know how!Click here to comment on this Voki.Get a Voki now!

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This synopsis provides an opportunity for me to summarise some of the important concepts I have learnt in relation to using ICT's to support and enhance learning. It also allows me to reflect on some of the different types of technology and how these can be used to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of my teaching.Technology is an essential part of the world we live in today. It has changed

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I have created a 'mini mii' using avatar. This is a great site for students to have fun with their own images. It can be used as an introductory lesson for the class to get to know one another. Many students will be familiar with the technology from the 'Wii'. This could be a great tool for distance learners to give a visual image of their fellow peers. It can also be used to create story boards,

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I have just signed up to a 30 day trial at Explore Learning. I love this site!! It has some great interactive online activities that students can engage in. I have found a fantastic activity on volume which involves building blocks and ensuring they balance on a cone. This would work really well with a physical puzzle I already have that requires you to make different shapes with 3D blocks. The

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Hi, I've just been playing around with picnik, a great online editing tool for photos. This will come in very useful not only to allow students to manipulate their own photos but also inadvertently teach them about the effects of rotation, enlargement, scaling and cropping. This could be a useful tool when teaching some early mathematical concepts in a way that is interesting and relevant to our

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Image courtesy of FlickrUsing images is a fantastic way to provide a visual representation to our students. This picture can be used to introduce 3D objects. These are platonic solids, which means they are convex polyhedrons with equivalent faces composed of congruent convex regular polygons. These shapes are considered by many to be beautiful and are often used as the basis for many of the

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Blogs are great for helping students strive for improvement which is similar to one of Costa's "Habits of Mind" called "Striving for Accuracy and Precision". Students are encouraged to comment on their peers blogs and respond to comments made on theirs. This encourages social interaction and reflection and it also encourages the learner to seek feedback and defend their views when required. An

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I'm sitting in my brother's lounge in England, patiently waiting for a large cloud of ash to clear from the skies so I can fly back to Emerald, Australia to continue with my course. Although my husband and I have had a lovely Easter holiday seeing family and friends in UK, we are now very ready to return home. We have already delayed our flight by one week and I'm starting to get very concerned

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I have made a very simple powerpoint to illustrate how they can be used within a classroom to create an interesting and visual lesson for students. In order to establish the effectiveness of this powerpoint to provide a meaningful learning experience, I will use the process of addressing the first three questions of Lynch's 8 LMQ's (the profiling phase). This will also aid in my own reflection to

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I have been experimenting with Wiki's on a very basic level but I can already see the huge potential they can offer within learning.I have started a Wiki of online resources, materials, ideas and websites which I hope to grow as I progress through this course.The website is: http://teachingsecondarymaths.wikispaces.com/I see Wiki's providing the oppurtunity to put Kearsley and Shneiderman's

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It has been head down for the last month now and I feel knee deep in coursework, reading and assignments. I am studying under the GDLT program with CQ University and was starting to wonder what I had got myself into!And then I visited my school today, the school I will attend to complete my 'prac' or 'embedded professional learning' (EPL) and everything made sense. The teachers were supportive,

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Thanks Carolyne for her excellent blog post on voki's. It has inspired me to experiment and I was amazed at how easy it was.I think Voki's are a great way to engage students especially those that are used to visual and moving objects from their TV's, computers and game software. I see myself using it as a means to present information in an alternative way. For example, outlining tasks or '

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My Father in Law's Rock WallAs I was dropping off to sleep the other night, I was thinking about my father in law's rock wall that he has been building in his garden and how similar this is to learning. After reading Kunc's article and looking again at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, I just had to share my thoughts especially for those of you who work in analogies and who are visual learners!

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