3-D Learning

I cannot believe week 10 is drawing to a close!

Donna, you've given us an unforgettable experience and I thank you for it!

I think the course made us explore our creativity, allowed us to play as learners should, yet gave us set basics for this purpose.

The tech tools were diverse and intriguing and the ABCD Model contributed immensely to my teaching procedures.

I will definitely continue using Wordle, Tagxedo, Textivate and Quizlet - for word clouds, chunk teaching, etc. Tools I've acquired and plan to use are: Zunal, Webquest, Questgarden and Padlet.

I already know blogger and will definitely incorporate it into writing sessions. Another tool I will continue using is PPT. Eventhough it's not as innovative  as the others, I think it still proves to be very efficient for all purposes, such as: PBL and quizzes.

Voki is a great way to enhance all 4 skills as learners interact.

Larry Ferlazzo's edublog is wonderful for discovering new sites and Susan Gaer's site and articles are informative and practical.
I have been using onestopenglish and bogglesworld in k-12 and these have helped me in my lesson planning.

ANVILL was a great learning experience for me, and I will try it soon.

Other tools I will use are: those mentioned in Noodletool and Edmodo.

I am fascinated by Pinterest. Eversince I came across this wonderful visual cloud I found new ways for creating and demonstrating new things, and most of all, for getting my learners involved.

Just like the song: "It's a small world after all" I found new friends in our wiki group and hope to foster our friendship.

L.

Mind Frames

Hi Everyone!

Gardner invented such a wonderful garden of Multiple Intelligences.
His theories allow us to bond with our students.
Defining learning styles is not an easy task. Usually, learners possess combined forms. Yet, as much as learners are diverse, they all have more in common than we care to think. As teachers, our job is to create for them the optimal learning facilities which will motivate them and basically connect them to their own creativity and likes.
Reality not always enables us to do so, therefore, as teachers, we have to rely on our own creativity to tackle this challenge.
If we want to create a productive learning process, we have to explore our learning styles and learn about ourselves.
Richard Felder's article is also thought-provoking.
I took the Edutopia quiz, which was fun and informative. I think learners might enjoy taking it, since it is a very active, individual tool, but they can also discuss it in class and later, create their own quizzes and surveys.
Thanks to Jeff, we've learned about ANVILL. This allows us to use Audio and Video in a very effective and simple way. As teachers it is so great that someone thought how to make our lives easier!
The only thing I know is that I have to allot a separate time slot for learning about this fascinating subject. I will definitely use it for lesson planning and interacting with my class, but I feel I need first some practice on it.
I've also found some great stuff at Edutopia for PBL - the links are great and I'm planning to use them.

L.

Teacher Resources Online

As a teacher, this is the part I like.

Bringing a curriculum to life through online exercises is fun!

I enjoyed creating the Padlet exercise about Bill Gates. I think I could add a comparison with Steve Jobs for critical thinking.

The online tools were great, though some of them need signing in. 

I enjoyed reading  colleague work. It seems we're working hard and getting results.

My class is having fun at the computer lab and I intend to extend it. Padlet is proving to be a great way of connecting with the kids and they seem to like the creative side of it.

The project report and checklist were a bit time consuming but I've learned  quite a lot working on them.

Thank you Donna and Ency for making the second half of the week a treat!

L.