Podcasts, Digital Story Telling and Fun Apps

Podcasts, Digital Story Telling and Fun Apps!!


After our VITTA PD session with Jo this week I have been having fun listening to different Podcasts including: Ed Tech Crew (who sound as though they have been sped up because they speak so fast!), Virtual classroom and the Mac Cast. I have also experimented with the website called "Little Bird Tales" which I think will be a great digital story telling website for 1/2G to explore during Literacy groups next term. Finally I have spent some time reading up about an app/website called "Class Dojo" which would be a great behavioural management tool to use on my iPad as I am wandering around the classroom. I am sure the students would love the different characters/avatars that you can attach to their names! However I can't find the "Class DoJo" app in the Australian App Store so I am wondering if it is only available in the U.S. at the moment? If any one can solve this mystery for me please let me know?

This week in 1/2G with the help of Jo the students discovered a great app called "Puppet pals".  The children had a lot of fun choosing characters and settings and recording their own stories. We also viewed some of the student's movies on the IWB.

On Wednesday 1/2G began exploring "Kahootz 3" on our laptops. The students loved creating their own worlds, characters and digital stories. In fact the students know far more than me but I am catching up fast! Several students were very eager to get back onto Kahootz today!

Hi Everyone,

1/2F and 1/2G started literacy groups for the first time today ably assisted by four parent helpers and our pre-service teacher Kelsey. The groups got off to a great start and students actively participated in guided reading groups, a listening post activity, became "Punctuation Detectives" and began working on our new laptops designing their own portfolio covers. We are all looking forward to doing it again tomorrow!

I finally made it!!

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the Glorious 1/2G class blog! We are really looking forward to posting lots of information, pictures and movies about the things we are doing and learning in 1/2G this year. Stay tuned for more information shortly!