Jen+2010

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 * __Feb 2010__**


 * First things first!!! In CS9 we turn on and shut down the class computers properly and with no teacher input (Jenny says: "what a relief!").**


 * Children in CS9 all created their own Wordles at the beginning of the year, with varying degrees of independence. I wonder if I can learn how to post a photo of them on this page... there will be a workshop to show me how.**


 * Hurrah! We have installed Block Cad on the classroom PCs. At the moment we are experimenting with how to use it and I see lots of walls of pink, still, it's a start. I am glad we've worked out how to undo!**


 * The children have been shown how to use Tutpup and to create their own logon names and passwords. They will generally use this at home rather than in the classroom.**

**__March 2010__**

Hmmmm, it would appear I need to record our progress as it happens so I don't forget what we've been doing! Children are becoming more au fait with Publisher- which I like to use because it is really easy to place text boxes and pictures anywhere on the page and edit it easily. Children are practising changing the font style, colour and size, and are learning to save in their own folder in s-drive. It is my aim that they can do this independently and correctly and share their knowledge with others- but also to say if they don't know what to do, rather than do the wrong thing. The children are also really enjoying using Word Shark on the class PCs and have also had practice using Maths Adventures.

STOP PRESS!!! CS9's Wicked Wiki (all one word, no apostrophe) [|www.cs9swickedwiki.wikispaces.com] is to be launched this Friday 26th March. It has yet not been confirmed whether Prince William or Daniel Carter will attend the launch.

1st July 2010

Sorry faithful readers, it's been a long time since a post. We have been using lots of new websites in class- not just for fun before school but during lessons too. We love [|www.arcademicskillbuilders.com] and [|www.iknowthat.com]. My children seem to like the US states game too, hmmmm. Yesterday in the staff meeting I saw a lot of cool other web tools that are available. I will use some of the holiday time to check them out from others' wikis/blogs and pop them on our class wiki. Speaking of the class wiki I now know that the clustr maps to show who is checking our wiki out needs to be different for each page- and even though I thought I forgot how to embed a clustrmap- I hadn't. So now all of my pages have a map (though some are not individual- from now on they all will be, because I can). Progress: From yesterday's staff meeting I decided to actually get started on teaching the children to put their voices onto the class wiki- beacuse it would be too easy to leave it 'till after the holidays. So now the children know how to (kind of) and have seen modelling of how to use [|www.vocaroo.com] to put their voice messages onto the class wiki. That was about 6 hours ago and there have already been messages posted from children's homes. A-ma-zing. I have forwarded the instructions of what to do to ParentNet so that parents can help children if they need too. It is so easy. What I am looking to teach next is children entering their own information onto the wiki (not sure exactly which approach to take yet but it's NOT going to be a problem!!)

**​ I have even managed to create a JING tutorial for children and their families to learn how to put their voices on our class wiki using Vocaroo! Check it out here:**

http://cs9swickedwiki.wikispaces.com/The+July+Holidays-+Vocaroo

**__July 28th 2010__**

There were a few messages from people on our class wiki over the holidays- although not as many as I would have liked. I think this is partly to do with children not necessarily being confident with vocaroo. Over the next few days each child is going to read a description onto vocaroo for our wiki, so i am hoping that excuse will fade away slowly but surely! Now that Tutpup have made new numbers available, a lot more of my children get involved with that too. Next we are learning how to embed Photostory creations onto the wiki.

﻿September 2010

Last month I went to an Activ Board session. They look pretty cool and not as scary as I thought. My fear with those types of things is not having regular PD to upskill, though a lot of it is trial and error, practising in the classroom. I am about to go onto the isquared tutorial page as I have forgotten how to embed links from websites onto the wiki- oh well, it happens. The things I do regularly, I have not forgotten! I have put world clocks onto the home page of the wiki; it adds a bit of oomph to the page. Mel has created individual logins for the children so when they gain more confidence they will be able to add to our wiki as they like- that's the Kids Only page. I need to look into how to use Vimeo- that's another next learning step for me.

November 2010

We have a new page up and running about the construction on TWPP. For the rest of this term I really want the children to focus on using and putting info onto the wiki- it is the same few children who use it at the moment. I am going to start the experts wall soon...will let you know who it goes...