“Wikipedia? Fine, use it to look up a definition, but don’t do much else with it. No, Wikipedia cannot be your only reference. Yes, I get that there is a lot of information there, but that doesn’t mean it’s correct. You have to cross reference it. You have to have other sources!”
And so went the [...]
Here is my digital story and written report of the project I did this and last term with Year 8. Some of you may remember me asking for advice on whether to buy iPod Classics, touches or nanos? Well, they were for this project.
There were may good things about how everything worked out, but the [...]
This term I have started several wikis in my classes, which I will blog more about later. I have the Year 7s each morning for a 15 minute session called ‘Skills For Living.’ The aim of SFL is to discuss things like getting along and being organised. This term we are also focusing on reflecting [...]
The technoLOTE wiki is now up and running! A wiki is a website that anyone can edit, which makes it a great tool for collecting resources and collaborative projects. Here is a short video from the Common Craft Show that explains exactly what wikis are:
I used Wikispaces for the technoLOTE wiki. Other free [...]
I wanted to find some collaborative projects that involved language learning. I’ve really enjoyed being part of Voices of The World by Sharon Tonner which involves classes around the world completing a different task each month that involves recording their voices and presenting it in different ways. For one of our tasks - [...]
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