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• • Jacqui Frost@Jacqui.Frost

  

  Jacqui Frost 255 days ago

  E-Shares Reflection Term 3

   

  I facilitated the session on PhotoStory.  I was great to be able to share what I think it a great little free app for Microsoft.  The session was well attended and hopefully the content was at the right level for most attendents, with 1 noted expectation.

   

  Resources provided by TES were outstanding and everything was set up prior to me getting there. 

  It was refreshing to have attendance from teachers whom I had previously attended sessions from.  I feel this is a direct tangible outcome from E-Shares, in the sharing of knowledge and skills and the ability to network and communicate with teachers seeking the same knowledge.

  Most teachers commented on the ability to use this app to help with Digi awards, so it’s timing in early in term 3 was helpful.

  All attendees would have left the session with a rough  working knowledge of the app as it was a very hands on session.  I was also very lucky to have the technical assistance of one of the Te-Kids, who showed leadership in helping teachers with their technical queries. Maybe this is something that could be incorporated into further sessions, having the Te-Kids from each school buddy with a teacher to provide that extra pair of hands?

   

  Below is the handout and itinerary from this session.

   

   

  What is Photo Story?

  An example

  Playtime

  Photo Story

   

  Microsoft Photo Story is a free application that allows users to create a visual story (show and tell presentation) from their digital photos.^[1] The software uses the Ken Burns Effect on digital photos and allows adding narration, effects, transitions and background music to create a Windows Media Video movie file with pan and zoom effects.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_Story

   

  Reasons I like Photo Story:

  • Students can use authentic contexts for story telling or reports.
  • Photo Story can be used in a variety of classroom settings, whole class, group and individuals.
  • Photo Story is providing the prop to aid writing.
  • You can scaffold the E-learning content as much or as little as you like.

   

  Photo Story can be used as a tool to help:

  • Sequencing
  • Writing
  • Story telling
  • Adding expression
  • Assessing their understanding of a content area
  • Understanding how media impacts on the audience
  • Problem solving and critical thinking skills

  As well as:

  • ICT development

                     

  Thinking	What words would best tell this story?
  Relating to others	Telling the story in my words, hearing the same story in another’s words.
  Using symbols, text & language	Writing, visual language
  Managing self	Turn taking, working with groups
  Participating	I have an input into this story

   

  Some ideas to get you started:

   

  Photographing events, and then getting the students to arrange in order and provide text or narration.  Provide the photos either printed out, using an overhead projector or onto their computer.

   

  They can draw pictures and you can upload these as the images.

   

  Photograph an existing book and come up with different narrative and/or endings.

   

  You could use for scheduling with children of higher needs.

   

  These teaching ideas come from: 21stcenturyteaching.pbworks.com

   

  School Rules - At the beginning of the year take pictures of the students following class and school rules and use it to go over and review rules throughout the year. (Jennifer Fletcher)

   

  A Look at Our Year-- Photo Story would be great to show what our year looked like.  Take pictures throughout the year and make a yearbook. Sue Ann Johnson

   

  Phonics -- Sounds and alphabet letters. As a teacher you can create the show by adding the images, then let your students finish the show by narrating the sounds. This can even be a form of assessment.

   

  Getting to Know You Autobiography:  Administrators, teachers, other school personnel could use Photo Story 3 to introduce themselves to students.  Students could also construct an autobiography as an icebreaker. (Michelle Ellis)

   

   

  Good example of Photo Story in senior class:

   

  http://21stcenturyteaching.pbworks.com/w/page/833451/Photo Story%203%20Examples

   

  Good example of Photo Story in junior class:

   

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALzS7q67wfY&feature=related

   

  How to use Photo Story – technical tips:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEipKnL3DAE&list=PL06ECCDDAC540A0D3&index=4&feature=plpp_video

   

• • Kate Dare@kdare

  

  Kate Dare 236 days ago

  Impact of EShares @ SJS

  Examples of how PD from EShares in Term 2 have impacted on classroom practise

  Integrating a Web 2.0 tool across the curriruclum - This session demonstrated how to use one web 2.0 (classtools) and embed it across the curriculum. Here are some examples of how teachers have taken this idea and used in in their own classroom practice.

  Room 3: http://room3stjames2012.blogspot.co.nz/2012/09/wala-rights-and-responsibilities-with.html

  Room 4: http://learningfourusall.blogspot.co.nz/2012/08/wala-maori-rock-science.html

  Room 5: http://roomfivesjs.blogspot.co.nz/2012/09/blog-post.html

  Example of how PD from EShares in Term 3 have impacted on classroom practise:

  Jacqui has explained in the comment above, how photostory was shared at EShares. Here is an example of how this has been taken by a Junior teacher and integrated into her practice.

  Room 7: http://super7stjames.blogspot.co.nz/2012/09/assembly.html

• • Jacqui Frost@Jacqui.Frost

  

  Jacqui Frost 233 days ago

  E-Shares Reflection Term 2

  Unfortunately I missed my first session due to travel.

  My second session was on using ICT within reading rotations.  This was an informative session with a great hands-on portion and a hand out.  Sites looked at were Starfall (reading) and PBSkids (math) and how these could be used using an IWB.

  The session was well facilitated and the teacher obviously had a lot of relevant experience in this field.

  This session was particularly relevant for me as I have been trying to establish an elearning component within my reading programme and it is always good to see what other junior teachers are doing. 

  Following on from this and a follow up visit with this teacher and my co-ordinator I have integrated an elearning component into my reading rotation with great success.

  Computer

  Double session for ease of transition and motivation.  Targeted phonics development and/or reading development. Each child has set levels for reading tasks to ensure tasks are either consolidation or introduce of new skills.

  As part of the rotation students access the required level within these sites, both in reading and math and the students are effectively using them to consolidate their knowledge.   Below is an example on one of the rotation days and the rationale behind the ICT component.

     

  Monday	Tahi	Rua	Toru	Wha
  1	Computer	Browsing Box	Handwriting	Read Aloud
  2	Computer	Read Aloud	Browsing Box	Handwriting
  3	Games	Handwriting	Read Aloud	Browsing Box

• • Sophia Douglas@sophiad

  

  Sophia Douglas 229 days ago

  E-SHARES

  E-Shares have been very well received at TES. We like the down to earth delivery and how each session is not too long. Learning about what other teachers are doing confirms our own practise and provides ideas that support ICT in the classroom. Teachers at TES have used the new learning in their own programmes, added websites to their wiki’s and intend to use the new learning when the need arises.

  Presenting the e-share on green screening I found to be non-threatening and well received by those that attended. This e-shares was also assisted by the Mantar Cluster providing each school with the appropriate green or blue material to create their own green screening. I have been pleased to see this being used at TES.

  ‘In term 3, I found the green screening topic was supported by having a green fabric in the school. This meant I could put what I had learnt into action.’ Rebecca Guy TES      

  I attended the digital art e-share in term 3 and found the method they were using for removing backgrounds was the same as is used for green screening highlighting how the use of one tool can be transferred and extended. This e-share both confirmed ideas I have used and gave me new tools and ideas to work with. The websites that were shared were excellent. The following is also relevant to the digital art e-share.

  ‘The photography e- share refreshed me about artistic photos and so spurred the following “studio portraits” using a focused light source’ Rebecca Guy TES