J Harrington’s ICT Blog

14 06 2007

This Week In ICT.

Posted by: jaharr in Animation, Kahootz, Powerpoint

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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20 Responses to “This Week In ICT.”

1.   Katelyn & Elisha grade6 Says:
   June 14th, 2007 at 7:57 pm

   We think Pivot is awesome fun to use, and we would recommend it to
   anyone!!

2.   Zach n Kris Says:
   June 14th, 2007 at 7:59 pm

   Hi
   I think pivot is cool, its so fun to play around and make animations.
   It is wicked fun & I wish I could always go on it.

   From
   Zach n Kris

3.   Emily & Mahalia, year 6 Says:
   June 14th, 2007 at 7:59 pm

   Hi everyone,
   Pivot is really fun to work on. We have always looked forward to doing animations for a long time. We have seen lots of animations already.Thank you for showing Pivot to us.

4.   Ricky Says:
   June 14th, 2007 at 8:01 pm

   Hi. This is Ricky from year 6.
   I think that Pivot is an excellent program because I’ve always wanted to make animations.

5.   brody Says:
   July 31st, 2007 at 8:09 pm

   Hi mrs. h,
   Haven’t seen any work yet but sure it will be excellent.I think pivot will be good though!
   From Brodza (year 4)

6.   georgie Says:
   July 31st, 2007 at 8:13 pm

   kahootz is awesome I like making the animals and the people move its really fun!!!!!!!!!

   from Georgie

7.   Courtney year4 Says:
   July 31st, 2007 at 8:13 pm

   Dear Mrs Harrington,
   This websight is really good & I am thinking about making a blog myself.

   sincerly
   Courtney

8.   Courtney Says:
   July 31st, 2007 at 8:14 pm

   Hello,
   I am in grade four and we have been doing
   a kahootz animation on plants.Last week we were doing a thing with the cameras and i did it with my friend Ashleigh.

   from Courtney

   grade four

9.   lochie grade4 Says:
   July 31st, 2007 at 8:14 pm

   Hello, I like kahootz it’s fun.I’m doing a movie about plants

10.   lily Says:
    July 31st, 2007 at 8:15 pm

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11.   keziah Says:
    July 31st, 2007 at 8:15 pm

    hi i think that it is a great idea showing some childrens work . keep practising and you will become perfect .

    from keziah grade4

12.   jake Says:
    July 31st, 2007 at 8:15 pm

    I think kahootz is great because there is lots of fun.

    from jake

13.   rhyno Says:
    July 31st, 2007 at 8:16 pm

    I am finding this site quite amusing but you may need to put up more of the grade5 work samples. I was wondering if you could show my kahoots program.Oh and hi Mrs harrington. See Yaa

14.   Beth Says:
    July 31st, 2007 at 8:17 pm

    Hi !!
    I really like your blog I like the way that you have set it out I wish I could do one . beth grade4

15.   brendan Says:
    July 31st, 2007 at 8:17 pm

    i reckon kahootz is really fun.
    brendan

16.   Ashleigh Says:
    July 31st, 2007 at 8:20 pm

    hi my name is ashleigh i am doing a kahootz competition about a farm.

17.   harley Says:
    February 10th, 2008 at 9:52 pm

    it,s very fun making you a name
    harley.

18.   lottie Says:
    February 10th, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    never give out any details on the internet incase someone is prtending to be someone else

19.   mick Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    never give out your password because people can send you rude messages

20.   georgia Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 7:51 pm

    Never give out your password because bad things could happen to you.You might be talking to someone you dont even know.

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