This Week In ICT.
Hi Everyone,
What’s been happening in class this week?
Well in year 6 we have been dabbling with simple animations and I found some excellent freeware which was perfect to start them off as well inspire their imaginations! It’s called Pivot. Have a look at some student work samples.
Year 5 students have nearly completed entering all their information for their lit review on a powerpoint presentation and I am begining to teach them new skills to add to their repetoire. I would like to ensure that they include buttons, hyperlinks and animate their shows. I have found the IWB a good tool to use for those students who need extra support. They work on their reveiw together and save them separately in their own files. They can then make individual changes to make it their own.
Kahootz is making a comeback in year3& 4. I am incorporating their theme of Plantlife and the Environment respectively with a kahootz competition and hope to see some creative and inspiring Expressions! The students are certainly excited about it. It also serves as a meaningful assesment tool for their work unit.
Year 1 & 2 students have worked extremely hard this year focussing on retrieving their saved work from files, logging on and off, and spending time formatting documents in Word. I think the Year Two students were very proud of their menus and the Grade One students of their bedroom door signs. They are now enjoying learning to use the educational software on our server, learning how to create their own accounts and navigate their way around various learning games.
Preps have come a long way and are really showing progress with thier fine motor skills and hand eye coordination, they are beginning to master the mouse! Double clicking was a challenge for many too! They enjoy perfecting their skills in Paint, Kidpix and Targeting Maths 1. Small groups particularly enjoy using the IWB for these activities.
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