http://margm.globalteacher.org.au Just another globalteacher.org.au weblog Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:10:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A rather pleasant and unexpected outcome of the classroom and individual blogging has been the things I have learnt about our students. I check the individual blogs of my students most weekends and I have had the most extraordinary insights into who they really are. The powerful thing about this ... http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/2008/06/28/getting-to-know-you/ This is my first "Wordle". I still have to refine it, because the words are a little small in some cases. This Wordle represents my favourite things. I plan to get my year 6's using Wordles next term in a variety of ways. I plan to get them to create ... http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/2008/06/28/wordles/ This is my niece Victoria, or Tori for short. She has her own unique and individual fashion style. She loves to dress up and experiment with various outfits, often changing 6 times each day! She is very flamboyant and loves to sing and dance. She loves to go swimming, play ... http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/2008/06/27/tori/ Rustling leaves and swaying fern fronds Far off birds so shrill and clear. Wildlife scratching through the debris Scuttling away as feet draw near. Something wriggles, darting sideways, Moving safely out of view. Sunlight breaking through the tree tops Beckoning to the life that’s new. All round butterflies – darting, gliding Settling briefly, moving on. Savouring every precious moment, Life is ... http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/2008/06/15/a-photo-a-week-2/ This is beautiful Berry Springs where I went last November (2007). I spent a week in Darwin with my son David and his wife Sarah. The weather was extremely oppressive. It was hot and sweaty all day and all night. During one of the nights we stayed there, the temperature ... http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/2008/06/09/berry-springs-northern-territory-australia/ What a difference a few months of working with the web 2.0 tools can make to students and teachers alike. Prior to being introduced to these amazing tools of trade by our two dynamos Anne and Jess, project presentations were somewhat tedious to say the least. At the start of ... http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/2008/06/06/improved-student-outcomes/ Well, after a discussion with my year 6 students today, it was decided that Ms M needed a voki. The real incentive presented itself after one cheeky student whose blogging name is Beatstar, (and whose report I am yet to write!)said "come on Grandma..." Well, for what it's worth ... http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/2008/06/02/my-life-is-now-complete-i-have-a-voki/ In comprehension activities, it is far too easy to concentrate on questions which require the students to simply recall facts and not do any thinking on a deeper level. The following powerpoint explains the 3 levels of questions which promote a more comprehensive level of comprehension. | View | Upload ... http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/2008/06/02/3-levels-of-questions/ This is my first photo in the "photo a week" project which I have set up for my students. Each week the students are to take a photo, paste it into their writing journals and write something about it. They will then be able to post these on their own ... http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/2008/06/01/a-photo-a-week/ Each week I am going to add a challenge like this to my class blog, using different homonyms. Okay techno kids, this week’s literacy challenge is to write 1 - 2 sentences using the words their, there and they’re. Use the cheat sheet on the homework page, to help you work ... http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/2008/05/30/homonyms/