Week 4 Movie Maker

I created this movie maker last year for art.  I enjoyed the simplicity and creativity of movie maker and I would recommendand use this tool in my classroom for projects, investigations and sheer fun of making movies.

Week this is instead of a weebley

http://www.wix.com/freyawood/longwayfromhelp
My first attempt to add my webquest was incorrect, however the above URL is correct.  It is clear to me that at this stage I'm still a techno native.  The above address "freyawood" came about because when first learning about this tool "wix", I originally had my name then forgot my pass word and then with sheer frustration, had to start again, this time using my daughters name.  So it is my work under Freya's name.  I found wix to be fun and very frustrating.  The way you have to save your work and make links drove me nuts at first, until I got the hang of it.
                                        

The way things change!!

Is this something we as parents should expect now and or in the future?

aeshumanities8vivien.blogspot.com/2009/04/mother-father-and-child-cartoon.html

Week Three: my wiki

I started creating my wiki page and enjoyed doing a widget, this would be an awesome tool for students my PMI analysis:
Plus: Simple to create and free for all.  Great collaborative learning and helps with the ICT learning.
Minus: Other group members can erase another students work easily.  Only one member can edit a wiki at one given time.
Interesting: Lots of easy applications to use such as; widget, design templates, links etc.

I feel this could be introduced into a classroom environment to make projects more appealing to investigate and learn.
To view and interact in my wiki please follow this link: http://catherinecook1.wikispaces.com/

Week Two: Learning Design Frameworks VS. Conceptual Frameworks VS. Learning Theory

On reflection of participating in the learning design framework wiki, I feel I have a better understanding on learning design frame works, conceptual frameworks and learning theories and the benefits of it in a classroom situation. Slowly but surly I'm feeling a little more confident with the use of wiki's...
http://fahe11001-3-11.wikispaces.com/Learning+Design+Frameworks+VS.+Conceptual+Frameworks+VS.+Learning+Theory

Week One: Mobile Phone Wiki

As I ask myself what I think about children using "mobile phones in a classroom" it initially brings chills to my spine, because I see distraction bullying chatting and discourse.  However when I see the fantastic apps that could be used in learning and the creativity that would be drawn out of children I think perhaps with careful planning the use of mobile phones could be a beneficial learning tool. Using De Bono's Six Thinking Hats analysis, I found this gave me a different view and strategies to use every time I changed hats. De Bono's strategy of approaching a question aims to find varied outcomes, thoughts and feelings.  I would find using the De Bono's thinking hats a very useful tool to use in a collaborative group situations.  By using this strategy children will think critically and have the ability to change perspectives as they go.  De Bono's six thinking hats also presents children with the ability to create their own thoughts and understandings without the peer pressure of other students or teachers views.
This link is where I put my comments on wiki:
http://fahe11001-3-11.wikispaces.com/Group+1+Mobile+Phones

I'm learning how to blog!!!! and I don't like it so far...

This is my first impression of using this ICT tool. I would like to introduce myself and perhaps shed some light on why I'm not loving the whole blog thing.  I'm  a second year student studying the BLM course and specialising in Early Childhood.  After doing some readings I found out that I'm considered a digital immigrant, however I am enjoying my journey in becoming a digital native.  ICT scares me, because I have a fear of failure and I physically cannot touch the inside of cyber space and fix it if something goes wrong.  Computers were terrifying before I started this university degree, I did word documents, emails and that was it.  Now I have a better personal relationship with computers and feel comfortable to have a go at new tools and applications. I look forward to exploring all the sites and tools that I will be covering during this course of Managing E Learning.