Junior+Syndicate

__**Sharing our teaching and learning: **__


 * ====**[[image:Toy_Theater.jpg link="http://www.toytheater.com/index.php"]]Great site to support learning in Art, Music, Maths, Literacy, Games, Puzzles ** ====
 * ====**Web2.0 __Literacy__ Tools for Juniors - http://web2toolsforjuniors.wikispaces.com/Literacy** ====
 * ====**Web2.0 __Numeracy__ Tools for Juniors - http://web2toolsforjuniors.wikispaces.com/Numeracy** ====
 * **Sharing Notes 13.09.2011 @ Karangahake: [[file:Year 0-3 Sharing 13.09.11.pdf]] **
 * **Sharing notes 27.06.11 @ Hikutaia: [[file:Junior Sharing 27.6.11.pdf]] **
 * **Sharing notes 5.4.11 (Hilary's Room Group) [[file:5.4.11 Junior Sharing Years 0-3.pdf]] **
 * **Sharing notes 5.4.11 (Tracey's Room Group) ** [[file:Meeting Notes from 5.4.11.pdf]]


 * ==== Literacy Progressions Using ICT - a guide to enhancing learning with technologies ====
 * ==** NetSmartzKids ** Acting as a safe and ethical digital citizen for juniors. Many great resources (interactive games, unit plans).  ==
 * **netrover.com** Primary Kids Education Site - All curriculum areas
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**<span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Wordle] ** <span class="wiki_link_ext">Use Wordle to support learning in the classroom.(Need to have Java Script loaded - free download)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #ff0043; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Time for Time** : Telling the Time Interactive
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">****Epals**** Worldwide linking of classes - great to stimulate all literacies and learn about people in other places
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">****http://www.ictnz.com**** (Trevor Bond resource for all curriculum areas, thinking, questioning etc)
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">**Writing is Fun** by Jenny Eather - an excellent online resource for ideas/templates for all writing genre .====
 * ==<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">Suzie's Links for Juniors - unfortunately this site has been removed. I am trying to locate another that will be useful to you. ==

<span style="color: #ff0026; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Summary of Sharing** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">** NE - Year 3 (approx) May 25th 2010 @ David Street School, Morrinsville 3.30-5pm **
 * [[image:Junior_Sharing_014sml.jpg width="175" height="124" caption="Question Matrix"]] || [[image:Junior_Sharing_016sml.jpg width="135" height="130" caption="Focus on Red Hat Thinking"]] || [[image:Junior_Sharing_013sml.jpg width="116" height="140" caption="Prediction for Shared Book"]] || [[image:Junior_Sharing_015sml.jpg width="169" height="131"]] || [[image:Junior_Sharing_010sml.jpg width="139" height="130" caption="Shared Book Photostory using hats and green screening "]] ||
 * **Sue** (DS Yr1) Question Dice -> Wonder Wall Questions focussed on Shared Book of the week e.g. Monkey Shoes
 * **Rochelle** (DS Yr2) Grouping Questions -> Weekly Question Matrix chart - related to Big Book - very visual display of childrens questions and areas to be developed further. Daily Questions on Wonder Wall related to a "Hat" and set focus. Using a graphic organiser in maths.
 * **Kara** (DS Yr 2) Question Matrix starters - on cards/chart - children sort/rearrange to form questions
 * **Kirsty** (Paeroa St Jos NE-Yr2) Questions to find out more at newstime - beginning with a statement and children create and write questions on laminated sheets(with whiteboard markers). Children read out questions and write answers as flow into writing time.
 * **Anna** (DS Yr3-4) http://www.ictnz.com (Trevor Bond resource) related to personal storytelling ...
 * **Sherry** (DS Yr2) Looping Conversations - set ground rules (use of red card for stand down for inappropriate interruptions) oral language skills developed - volume, clarity. Based on a problem, 5 Whys. Celebrate those who have shared in loop/ encourage others to share the floor.
 * **Jennifer** (Miller Ave Yr 3-4) Digital Camera - school-wide weekly focus (eg. landscape/portrait, close-up/long distant) with guidelines - children take photos which are saved, analysed and best 2 printed out each day to record skill being developed. Photos then used as linked activity to PhotoStory.
 * **Monica** (Hikutaia Yr 2-3) Jamie McKenzie inspired photography with a focus. Children use camera alone - take 3 own choice photos, upload and discuss/analyse according to criteria. Use in conjunction with writing, oral language.
 * **Irene** (Paeroa Central RT for the Deaf) 1:1 with child who took photos on Irene's cellphone (immediacy) - emailed to self, made into book using Photostory - single words and simple sentences, showed to class.
 * **Suze** (DS Yr1) "Hot Spotting" - being the character and responding to others' questions. Green Screening children into the big book of the week. Incorporating thinking hats, questioning and answering using the EasiSpeak recorder and collating onto a PowerPoint presentation (set to have audio and transitions automatic so can be used in reading rotation as listening activity). Green Screen removal using PAINTNET (free download) - insert photo, effect, photo, chroma key, *green, ok and green gone! (resource to be added here) ** Suze has offered to be an "expert" to facilitate workshop on green screening. Thanks Suze. **
 * **Bev** (Miller Ave NE) e.gs. of Pivot Stickfigure and PhotoStory in progress. Giving children the opportunity to explore and add personally created PAINT pictures then adding music etc.
 * **Hilary** (Netherton Yr 2-3) Netherton2 wikispace - epals page (http://www.epals.com) to connect and correspond with class in Canada. Whole class activity where teacher and students co-construct messages as shared writing and create questions and anwers for the epal class. Stimulating oral language and discussion of issues raised. Podcast sent and a movie received.
 * **Tracey** (Netherton NE-Yr1) Class wiki chn with teacher/teacher aide - being used as a link to home. On-screen keyboard - start and then chn wean themselves as their letter recognition and skills improve. Use data projector to share daily learning at school assemblies.
 * **Sue** (DS NE) On-screen keyboard used by all children daily before school to write date and name, printed off daily and used as a cut and paste activity into a small book with an accompanying picture drawn. Definitely helping chn with counting and knowing date at class sharing each morning. A few drafting onto computer, glued into writing book as evidence of progress. Parents involved before school to assist some children. More capable helping less capable to get tinto daily routine.
 * **Ada** (Karangahake NE- Yr2) mac computers. Using interactive whiteboard to choose the best lunchbox - from perspective of child, mum,school. Involved decision making, incorporating "hats" and oral language to state preferences based on evidence from survey. (Pictures to come)
 * **Karen** (Paeroa Central Yr 2-3) Using the onscreen keyboard and reviewing toolbar. Children proof reading and editing using the data projector to edit as a class to improve writing.
 * Sample of a Questioning Rubric [|QuESTioning Rubric © Trevor Bond 2005]http://[|www.ictnz.com]
 * **QuESTioning Rubric © Trevor Bond 2005 ** ||
 * **Stage 7** || **Creates relevant probing questions combining 2 or more question words when interviewing a person.** ||
 * **Stage 6** || **Creates questions using one of the ‘7 Servants’ and synonym/s of key words.** ||
 * **Stage 5** || **Creates questions that utilise one of the ‘7 Servants’ and relevant key words and phrases.** ||
 * **Stage 4** || **Creates questions that utilise one of the ‘7 Servants’ and relevant key words.** ||
 * **Stage 3** || **Creates Yes/No/Maybe Questions that contain relevant key words and phrases.** ||
 * **Stage 2** || **Poses an irrelevant question.** ||
 * **Stage 1** || **Poses a statement or provides no response.** ||