It has been quite some time since I have posted on my blog. Practicum was amazing, I had a nice mentor teacher and a great school. It was hard work, but in the end, it was worth every bit of effort.
This week, in the Technology workshop, we learned about the the different multimedia that is available to incorporate ICT into school environment.
Zimmer Twins

http://www.zimmertwins.com/movie/create
This website has a huge amount of potential. It would be clearly engaging to students across all grades and it would allow students who are visual learners the opportunity to create a story of their own using the main character Edgar. I found that it is often daunting to some students wo have a blank page in front of them, with the expectation that it would be filled by the end of a class.
This website is also very user friendly. I found it quite easy to come up with a number of different movies within the space of a few minutes.
Xtranormal

http://www.xtranormal.com/
This website would not be appropriate for primary students, however, it would be a fabulous website for teachers while are planning their lessons. It could be used as a form of engagement for students and a form of inspiration for class work.
Sketch Swap

The next website that we visited was:
http://www.sketchswap.com/
This website is fantastic to inspire students. The image above was my own creation. When students draw an image on the website they are shown another image that has been drawn. The images that came up while I was looking at the website were just amazing. This kind of program would also help students to improve their handwriting skills as it gives them control of the mouse to draw free form.
Roller Mache

http://www.abc.net.au/rollercoaster/rollermache/default.htm
This website allows students to create their own animation. It provides step by step instructions to students about what they can achieve if they plan. There is also a competition that can be entered, which would ecourage students to put their best foot forward.
Reasonably Clever

The next website that we went to was:
http://www.reasonablyclever.com/?page_id=29
This website enables students to envision themselves in lego. I think that I look quite realistic. This application is quite limited in its application. This software only allows students to create images of themselves in leggo. If, however, they have created a story with main characters, this application would be a great way of allowing students to extend their creative vision beyond simply putting pen to paper. Or pencil to paper as the case may be.
Rebus


This is such a great find. It specifically targets the younger students in their understanding of language. One part of the website was called rebus, which allows students to replace nouns with pictures that they themselves source. This is a fun and exciting way of incorporating ICT with literacy.
Myths and Legends

http://myths.e2bn.org/
This is yet another great website that incorporates both ICT and English. It is a perfect fit for primary school children. There are a number of resources for teachers as well. This includes, amazingly, curriculum mapping. This program is also very straightforward to use, for all levels.
Catchment Detox

http://catchmentdetox.net.au/
This website would be very useful for students who were learning about sustainability in schools and a sustainable environment. Let's face it: this is something that affects everyone in this world.
This is a fun way of learning about the environment and population, and the significance of water to this cycle. This, in my view, would be most appropriate for years 3 to 6 in primary schools.
Zip Tales
The final website that we looked at was:

This I found was quite interesting, but it is just such a shame that you need to pay a fee to be able to use it.
I had such a lot of fun learning all about these programs this week. It just goes to show that there is so much ICT that you can incorporate into your literacy activities in primary schools.
Hope that you enjoyed reading all about what I have done in Technology Across the Curriculum. I thoroughly enjoyed completing this blog.
Ann xxx