TOD+Oct+2010

Session Two - Sharing  The teacher asked: What do you think BEING RESPECTFUL is? How do you think this applies to our question about the TREATY of WAITANGI? Talk to your parents and friends over the weekend and let me know what you think. illustrates communication between teacher, students and parents as it is informative as well as instructional and provides space for showcasing students work. The students are utilising communication skills of language, symbols and texts through their inquiry. They will gather raw/primary data in a respectful manner and can self manage their progress using the plan on the wiki. //The wiki also allows me to use video clips and embedded u-tube video's to enhance class programmes. I use a 'RAS Alert' chart/system to give students a purpose and focus while watching a clip. This is to help develop their higher order thinking skills and refine active listening as well as memory retention. Links are made to achievement objectives and criteria. Questioning has been our most recent focus.// || T
 * [[image:rm1.JPG link="@misroom1:home"]] || Room 1 used their class wiki as a place to discuss and share ideas around Respect and then link the school wide viture to their class inquiry.
 * The majority of students in the class could access the wiki from home, and those few who do not have internet, had priority use of the class computers before school in the mornings. ||
 * [[image:rm4.JPG width="178" height="113" link="room4rippers:home"]] || Room 4 used their wiki to display their cartoons, which developed from class discussion around the terms virtue - Respect. ||
 * media type="custom" key="7283985" width="80" height="80" || Rm 14 used music to explore the ideas around respect ||
 * [[image:rm11.jpg width="441" height="114" link="@mrswilsonsyear8:home"]] || Our Term 4 school focus is on the key competency of 'Language, symbols and texts'. The class wiki clearly
 * [[file:Student Planner year 7 student.pdf]] || The specialist areas altered planning, to highlight links to key competencies and higher order thinking strategies. Specific planning of thinking strategies, linked to technology processes, allowed students to see relevant links their learning within a purposeful context. ||
 * media type="custom" key="7307065" || Art further developed the thinking stages by breaking them down into ‘kids speak’, making it easier for students to select an appropriate thinking strategy, and to therefore be successful with their thinking. ||
 * [[image:Picture1.jpg width="457" height="127" link="@room13mis:home"]] || The room 13 wiki is the portal of our learning. It provides communication between home and school, allows students, teacher and parents to see the links and pathways being formed through planning and it is a tool for our collaborative learning environment. – Follow the link to our class page to see how we do this. ||