Merging apps

I observed Laura read a big book to her Year 3 class after which she assigned each pair a portion of the book to retell.  The children typed their section onto iReadWrite ipad app which provides predictive text and reads back what they’ve written. (this app is discussed in previous post)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ireadwrite/id600843386?mt=8

After the children had finished typing and it was checked by the teacher, they printed off their text to use for the next step.

Children used Tellagami on the ipads to create a character, add the setting and record their script into their scene.  Children saved their project as they finished.

https://tellagami.com/

Laura loaded each pair’s video onto her computer and merged them sequentially into a movie using iMovie.

https://drive.google.com/drive/search?q=the%20spy%20meeting

This defines redefinition as children are able to write, create digital characters and settings, record voice, share, create a movie as a finished product to retell a story.

iReadWrite

As part of our eLearning release time, each member of our team takes a turn contributing to the eLearning in our school.  Today Rebekah Gundesen taught a group of Year 3-5 students how to use the iReadWrite app.  See this blog post for more information.

The app aids children who struggle with writing as it provides predictive text both written and spoken to help children choose the correct word; reads their story back to them; allows printing, saving, posting.

Twitter

After I tweeted the post I wrote on my class blog about our first experience with Booktrack, I received comments, retweets and an email from the Booktrack management.

They have also asked that I share my story on their website.

Booktrack classroom

Today a year three student came into our class to teach the year five students how to use a new programme on the computer. Oliver taught the children how to publish one of their stories into Booktack Classroom and add music and sound effects. Our stories can now be read and shared with Oliver's class and others in our class. 

Redefinition - writing, publishing, adding music and sound effects, sharing and receiving feedback from those in our class and across the school. (and globally if chosen.) 

Redefinition - a younger student can teach older students. 

 

Slide Show, Art & Peer Assessment

This week as part of our two week Art focus, the children each chose one of five artists to research and create a slide show about.  The final step of their research project was to recreate a piece of the artist's work.  Then they had to figure out how to get a picture of themselves with their art work into their slide show using their Chromebooks.  This created an instant way to document and share their art work, posting it alongside a picture of the original that was their inspiration.

Upon completion of their slide show research project, they shared it with a classmate who used a shared google doc to complete a peer assessment, providing feedback and feed forward. See peer assessment HERE.

This complete task is using ICT for redefinition.  The children researched their artist on line.  They created a slide show that was able to be shared with a classmate for feedback and peer assessment.  The slide show is also uploaded to their personal blog for sharing with the wider community.

Authentic Voice

Today our class blog received a comment from one of the children's grandparents in South Africa!  It is exciting to see family members around the world reading about and seeing pictures and videos of what we are doing in our classroom.  http://room3twentyfifteen.blogspot.co.nz/2015/06/michelangelo-art.html 
This is definitely redefinition in the ability for a grandparent in a different country to be able to immediately view and interact with their grandchild's learning.


A Year 3 class in our school has created a buddy blog with a class in Australia.  They have each posted their first posts.  It is very exciting to see how the teachers and children are able to use blogger to share learning outside of their own classroom walls.
http://ourfriendsacrosstheditch.blogspot.co.nz/
This is also redefinition as two classrooms in different parts of the world are able to interact in real time and share pictures, stories, questions, answers, videos, etc.

Collaborative Reading

Children read their guided reading using a pdf that has was shared into their Reading folders on their Google Drive.  Each group receives a reading specific to their group.  (This would be Substitution - exchanging physical books for online reading)

Students wrote questions pertaining to their reading and shared them with one other student who then answered their questions.   Students and teacher provide feedback.  This would be Modification, as the students create their own questions, share online, and receive feedback on line.  Redefinition would be sharing this outside of our classroom with another school or inserting video and interactive questions and answers.

Google Draw and Art

This week for Art week at our school the children will be using Google Drawings to create a Roy Lichtenstein inspired piece of art.

To view the lesson click HERE.

This would be a sample of Modification.  The children are using online tools to create and then share their designs online.  They are working independently on their own projects so there is no collaboration.  Their art projects are not animated nor do they link to anything else, both of which would take this exercise into the realm of Redefinition.



Samples of finished art

Google Draw and Maths

Came across this excellent geometry lesson using Google Draw.

Activity Description:  Students were provided with a list of geometric elements to include in a scene they created in Google Draw using the drawing tools in the program.   The students labeled each element and then used the research tool within Google Draw to find definitions, models and interactives to link to each of their labels. They were motivated by the idea that a younger student could use their project to study and learn Geometry!

To go to the website click HERE