Module 7

I was first introduced to Delicious at an eLearning inservice earlier in the year. Initially I found this to be a bit daunting. Simply because of the size and vastness of this bookmarking tool. Bookmarks are not something that I normally use; I tend to use search engines and return to familiar sites which I have found to be useful and have used frequently.

Now having been re-introduced to delicious through web 2.0 I feel that bookmarking my resources could prove to be very useful. With delicious not only am I going to learn to bookmark and become a professional bookmarker I can also learn to network with others who look at and view similar sites to myself.

Delicious will provide an opportunity to create bookmarks that can be easily accessed from any computer. This is particularly useful now that school are starting to provide teachers with laptops. By using delicious I can start to keep favourite sites, frequently used sites and useful learning sites in one place without having to worry about losing the address' or bookmark that has been saved onto the laptop if I leave a school that has provided me with a laptop.

Delicious also allows me to TAG my entries. This option is a rather handy tool, especially for someone who is fairly organised. :)

I feel that this resource is very beneficial and now that I have a better grasp of it will most probably use it regularly to organise websites and resources for my classes. I think that I will also suggest to my KLA co-ordinator the possibility of setting up a Science KLA delicious account so that all members of the science department at my school have access to the same websites, resources etc.

Module 6 - Bubbl Us

I really like this resource and feel that I would use it frequently in my classes. I like mind mapping and brainstorming with my students, particularly at the beginning of a new topic to see how much they already know. I also use brainstorming as a way of revising and looking at what has been learnt. I feel that with this tool I will be able to compare students knowledge of what they knew to what they have learnt. This resource would also be useful to students with learning needs because it easy to use and allows them to be part of the lesson without missing out on the information.

Module 6- my glogster

Wow, this tool is fun. I can see this being a very usful tool for making notes on a particular topic or for when kids need to do a presentation on something they have been learning about or have been asked to do for homework. I feel that this tool would be especially useful for students with various learning needs and abilities. It could also be used by students as a study tool if used correctly and effectively.

Embedding YouTube

Module 6-Glogster

Module 5

This module looked at digital storytelling. As a group we looked a number of different digital storytelling products such as podcasts, imovie, voki and xtranormal. The idea of digital story telling means that I can now use a variety of different digital resources to teach students current science topics. I can use these sites and sources as a way of maintaining student interest, or as a way of hoping to maintain student interest.

In terms of the module, I have actually found it confusing and quiet difficult to make sense of. I know that there are many advantages to digital sources as a way of communicating the story and content of the topic, however given that there are so many ways to communicate the story with students I feel that I would find it difficult to know which source to use to best suit the circumstances. Another thing that i noticed in terms of the many sources available in this module is that they are quiet time consuming to make. This means that it has the potential to take up too much time in class if the students are not familiar with what they are doing. The other disadvantage is that students could become distracted and start doing something of more interest to them.