For the last few weeks the blogs have been rather quiet as the kids really got into this rather open ended task I set them…
‘You must create a 2 minute video to showcase to the world how intelligent, articulate and creative you are. The video must not be contrary to school ethos and you are only able to use puppets.. What will you do?’
Needless to say we learnt HEAPS and I’m sure we’ll up the production values and refine the process over the coming weeks.
At school this week one of my classes has a puppet show due for me that we are going to upload to TeacherTube and then embed that video into our blogs.
Here is my first go. My son made this Photostory after attending his aunty’s wedding almost 2 years ago. I often show this video as an example of what children can do with a bit of help and encouragement.
I’m fond of the saying, ‘Teach them how to do it, expect them to do it and they will’.
I must admit I’m a ‘newbie’ to Skype but in the last couple of weeks have found it invaluable. I’m currently doing some work on the Gold Coast in Queensland and used it to have a video conference with my son.
A couple of weeks ago I gave an interview on the Virtual Staffroom podcast and this morning I used it to hook up with a Kiwi E-Learning Adviser Rochelle Jensen. We discussed all sorts of stuff including: pedagogy, professional development ideas, time management, goal setting, creative processes and (on a much lighter note) the role of red wine in directing the life long learner hehehehe
A little later in the year I’ll be using Skype to do a keynote for a group of teachers in Perth. I’m looking forward to the challenges that this will present immensely.
cheers
Adrian
Oh, and I guess my point is that Skype is a great tool and I’m sure you can find heaps of uses for it both personally and professionally.
