I am finally back blogging. I have been experimenting with the ICT tools, and have alot to reflect on. I am very old school and still find myself writing down my reflections, so now it is time to share them on my blog.
I enjoyed using visual media tools such as the voki and flickr. Since I am doing my Prac in a prep classroom this year I thought I would create a Voki to show to the students. We were learning about the letter V, so I named her Vicki the Voki and uploaded a picture of inside the classroom for the background. The students were very impressed and keen to make their own Vokis. I was able to use the interactive whiteboard, and the students navigated their way around the Voki sight using the whiteboard pen, easily. They chose their character, the background and accessories, however when the time came to record their voice on to the Voki, I was unable to get the microphone working. The teacher and I tried several times with no luck. This was very disappointing as the children were all lined up for a go and they were all very engaged in the lesson. As a teacher I have learnt that when using technology you need to have a back-up just in case as it is not always the most reliable.
This was not the only time it let me down that day, I was also excited to use my weebly and play the possum magic interactive book to the children. However, on arrival at school I discovered that my website was blocked from the Education Queensland site. I then went and checked if I could just access Mem Fox's website to play the book on that, this worked well. Although, later that day when I had all the children waiting anxiously on the carpet to watch it, do you think it would work for me?
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