Category Archives: Unit of Inquiry

2014 Visioning… the message is in the image!

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I am working on my vision for 2014 for the library. Instead of just presenting the same information to teachers about my goals for next year I have decided to use a few tools to allow staff to interact while getting my message over simply.

The theme for 2014 is CONNECT!

It links into the motto for the JS Library   Search -Ask – Learn – Connect as well as the Book Week theme for 2014 which is Connect to Reading.

I have used Haiku Deck to create a base presentation, combined it with additional materials for those who wish to go deeper and materials for students.

Moodle JS library page

Sharing the planet: Using apps to express and explore

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The Prep students have been growing a garden as a part of their inquiry into Sharing the Planet.The students have been using tellagami, Scootle and iPads to share their learning.

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See below for links to these apps and some tutorials.

Apps

Tellagami

Scootle

Using Scootle in Education Ed Of ICT wikispaces resources

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Telling our stories

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Year 1 have been inquirying into stories and storytellling.

The central idea is:

People use a variety of stories for different purposes.

Some of the students have written wonderful stories that we have ‘published’ using apps.

So far we have experimented with the following apps

  • MyStory
  • StoryKit
  • PixnTell

 

See below for some examples for the stories.

StoryKit  – click on the audio icon to hear the students reading their story aloud.

StoryKit App 

Story 1

Story 2

Story 3

Click here for a StoryKit tutorial.

My Story – Book Maker for Kids

My Story app

Story 1

Story 2

Story 3

PixnTell

PixnTell app

The Pixn Tell app allows you to design your story and then publish it. Once published it is created into an audio file (MP4).

Story 1

Story 2

Story 3

Story 4

 

There are so many fantastic tools for creating digital stories.

Some of my other resources about teaching this can be found at my diggo digital storytelling links and Online Stories page at my JSSALC wikispaces.

 

 

 

Feature Picture Book – Tree: From Little Things Grow

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The story of TREE: From little things big things grow is beautifully written by Danny Parker and illustrated by Matt Ottley.

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This tree was photographed in Tasmania.
Information about Tasmanian forestry.

TEACHING IDEAS
Find teaching notes using the QR code below.
This story book is perfect for the Units of Inquiry related to
• Environment
• Life cycle
• Seasons
• Sustainability

Additionally TREE reflects the Learner Profile of BALANCED.

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New JS Library app using Blippit

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Would you like to create your own app?

This is one for the JS library.

Update

NB This is now not active as of March 2015. View video below for the content of any teacher created app.

Scan the QR code or go directly to the web address.

http://salc.blippit.co.uk/?sid=7415

See me to for your school account and start creating.

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STUDENT LED CONFERENCES IN THE JS LIBRARY

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When the classes visit the library for Student Led Conferences in a few weeks time they will have time to explore the library using  the PYP Concepts.

Each year level has a suggested PYP concept to explore but of course students can choose what they would like to do in this time.

These videos were created using Powtoon (which you are clearly told at the end of each animation).

Powtoon might be an excellent tool for Year 6 students and their upcoming Exhibition.