4 events

Here are 4 events that inspired me to record my learning journey as a blog:
1. In November 2005 I attended Professional Development courses run by Jacqui Sharp – "Digital Cameras for real Beginners and 101 Ways to use your Digital Camera."

2. I was next inspired by Dorothy Burt who spoke about classroom blogging at a Teachers Conference in Palmerston North in January 2010.

3. My wonderful techie and future focussed husband, Julien, continues to inspire and challenge me to try out new "technology." Hence my iPhone is now my favourite device that I am addicted to and would be lost without. Together with my iPad it has made it so easy for me to keep in touch with current changes in technology.

4. The last event that catapulted me in the deep end and showed me what could be happening in my school, was attending the ISTE conference in San Diego in July 2012. This conference opened my eyes, inspired and motivated me to share my learning. This blog, hopefully, will have ideas to inspire you to get e-learning happening in your classroom.


Blabber


The first free website I trialled with my class after attending ISTE – the first day back at school in Term 3

See thank you to Matthew from the budgies - we wrote a quick script then with my help 4 chn made the blabber – this motivator showed the class what blabber could do


Click this link to see the Blabber tutorial

Whole class – “What did you do in the holidays?”

1.    Draft book holiday recount

2.    Choose the highlight to talk about – one sentence as an answer to the above question

3.    Draw a picture of self

4.    Photo of groups of drawings – 4 to a group

5.    Group at a time on my laptop – draw their blabber mouth and record their sentence

A great free website for digital story telling with voice

            BUT:

1.    You have to make a blabber in one sitting – once it’s finished you have to edit, save and share

2.    You can only have a max of 3 or 4 different scenes – each scene is a different voice

3.    Have a play with it before trialling with your class as it’s a little fiddly until you get the hang of it – younger chn may need help along the way

4.    You have to use it on a teacher’s laptop unless you have a class computer that has a microphone – inbuilt or use an external one

Next steps:

I would use blabbermouth again – it’s fun, very motivating and the chn love the results

Use photos of animals to record an event – instead of Go!Animate or fotobabble

Use it to retell a simple story, record a conversation

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