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Central North Literacy
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Developing student vocabulary to enrich writing
Last updated 276 days ago by Jill Hammonds Comments (1)If limited vocabulary is holding back the level of writing of students in your class then you need to do some specific teaching in order to raise their vocabulary repertoire. e-Learning has much to offer here in scaffolding this drawing out...-
Using "more" of Google search to aid reading and research
Last updated 269 days ago by Jill Hammonds Comments (1)Did you know about all the features of Goole search, or are you just a front pager. Go to http://google.co.nz enter your keyword search and then check out the left hand bar. You will notice that there is a "show more" section... -
Developing student writing through using a "recipe for writing"
Last updated 312 days ago by Jill HammondsI remember years back while at Pirongia School, Phyllis Johnson came to work with a group of students across the school to extend their writing ability. I was fortunate to be the teacher who was working to support her on the day, and... -
Have you heard about "Storybird"?
Last updated 753 days ago by Jill Hammonds Comments (3)I just came across this today. It won't be for everyone and it needs a bit more development so that you can create your own pictures as well as your own story, but kids will have fun with it, and fun is a good first step in learning and... -
What is the impact of the digital world on student literacy
Last updated 269 days ago by Jill Hammonds Comments (1)Many have been heard to say that computers dumb down standards of literacy. Is this a fair call? In my experience I would have to say no. Students will write to the context and therefore 'txt' language will be just that, but there is... -
Using Newspapers in Education
Last updated 786 days ago by Jill HammondsNewspapers in Education have a Kidzone which has some great newspaper activities that you could use as part of your reading and writing programmes. When setting up the Shakeupschool Wiki for Christchurch schools recently I put quite a few...
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Engaging students
By Jill Hammonds 786 days agoedu.blogs.com - From Ewan McIntosh's blog - great reading and viewing. Check out other posts by Ewan while you are there.
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The Web is Us/ing Us
By Jill Hammonds 785 days agoSubjects: writing text, reading text, visual literacy, digital litercy
Michael Wesch video about how our use of the web is developing the web further. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g&feature=related
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Group: Central North Literacy
Topic: Looking for ideas
Started by Barb Curran 07 Apr 2011 5:16pm (777 days ago) Replies (9) Last reply by Jill Hammonds 643 days agoHello - I'm looking for tried and proven ideas to increase student engagement in writing - especially using ICT. ThanksGroup: Central North Literacy
Topic: What does it mean to be literate in the 21st century?
Started by Jill Hammonds 28 Mar 2011 11:30am (788 days ago) Replies (4) Last reply by Karen Melhuish Spencer 778 days agoThis is a topic that needs much discussion. For many this will be about being able to understand and utilise text in order to communicate. Some may get as far as recognsing that e-Learning tools have a great deal to contribute to the...Group: Central North Literacy
Topic: What engages students at school and what does this mean for the teaching of literacy
Started by Jill Hammonds 30 Mar 2011 11:31am (786 days ago)Check out the ideas from Ewan McIntosh at http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2011/03/if-you-want-to-truly-engage-students-give-up-the-reins.html This link includes both text and some videos to watch so set aside some time to engage with the ideas being...
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Developing student vocabulary to enrich writing
Last updated 276 days ago by Jill Hammonds Comments (1)If limited vocabulary is holding back the level of writing of students in your class then you need to do some specific teaching in order to raise their vocabulary repertoire. e-Learning has much to offer here in scaffolding this drawing out... -
Using "more" of Google search to aid reading and research
Last updated 269 days ago by Jill Hammonds Comments (1)Did you know about all the features of Goole search, or are you just a front pager. Go to http://google.co.nz enter your keyword search and then check out the left hand bar. You will notice that there is a "show more" section... -
Developing student writing through using a "recipe for writing"
Last updated 312 days ago by Jill HammondsI remember years back while at Pirongia School, Phyllis Johnson came to work with a group of students across the school to extend their writing ability. I was fortunate to be the teacher who was working to support her on the day, and... -
Have you heard about "Storybird"?
Last updated 753 days ago by Jill Hammonds Comments (3)I just came across this today. It won't be for everyone and it needs a bit more development so that you can create your own pictures as well as your own story, but kids will have fun with it, and fun is a good first step in learning and...