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Elke Arndell

Self-authored e-books: Expanding young children's literacy experiences and skills (full free text available) - Early Childhood Australia - 2 views

www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/...cy-experiences-and-skills.html

Early Childhoo

shared by Elke Arndell on 22 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • PowerPoint is ideal for helping young children to make basic self-authored e-books.
  • helping early childhood professionals to engage young children in new literacy and language experiences.
  • multi-literacies, that self-authored books present an opportunity for early childhood professionals to develop a partnership between ICT and reading.
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  • By helping children self-author and produce e-books, early childhood professionals can make the use of computers more interactive and personal.
  • PowerPoint is ideal for helping young children to make basic self-authored e-books.
  • information and communication technology (ICT) is being viewed as another tool for early childhood professionals and children to use in this domain of learning in a way that can complement the more traditional provision of literacy experiences (Hills, 2010; Parett, Quesenberry & Blum, 2010; Marks, 2007; Siraj-Blatchford & Siraj-Blatchford, 2003).
  • Brown and Murray (2006) put it, children need to be able to use ICT so that they are adequately prepared for the future
    • Elke Arndell
      Elke Arndell on 22 Mar 14
       
      This can be included in play-based, co-constructed classrooms by incorporating the internet, digital camera, iPad. Communication can be a simple as a menu of pictures, looking at a picture to create a mask or sea creature, to photograph a collage item and add the photo to a construction book.
  • Western society has invested print-based media with significant authority, but notions about literacy are changing. As society and technology evolve, there is a shift to an acceptance of digital forms of literacy (Jewitt & Kress, 2003). Increasingly, young children are exposed to communication tools and circumstances that are multimodal instead of solely linguistic (Hill, 2007
  • ICT as a tool for enriching the teaching and learning environment for young children.
  • They explain a mode as a ‘regularised organised set of resources for meaning-making, including image, gaze, gesture, movement, music, speech and sound effect’ (p. 2).
  • Text now refers to multiple forms of communication including information on a digital screen, video, film and other media, oral speech, television, and works of art as well as print materials. Electronic texts in particular have become part of children’s everyday lives to the extent that before they commence school, a growing number of children have more experience with electronic texts than they do with books. It is important to recognise that print is now only one of several media which transmit messages in our culture (p. 156).
  • The reading of texts has traditionally focused on decoding–encoding print’s alphabetic codes. Texts children read today, however, might be a mixture of images and print, and the delivery might be interactive with mobile forms rather than just print fixed on a page (Walsh, 2008).
  • These multi-media forms of literacy include traditional forms of print and numbers, but also hypertext, symbols, photographs, animations, movies, DVDs, video, CD-ROMs and website environments (Luke, 1999; Walsh, 2008).
  • Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework. In particular, Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators, has a section on how they can use ICTs to access information, explore ideas and represent their thinking (Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations [DEEWR] for the Council of Australian Governments, 2009).
    • Elke Arndell
      Elke Arndell on 22 Mar 14
       
      Families and parents are still a child first teacher. Teachers acknowledge and respect that each child comes to a centre with varying degrees of prior knowledge.
  • Young children may have access to certain technologies as they were already present in their homes but this did not always mean that they were allowed and/or able to use these. O’Hara’s findings support the arguments made by Marsh (2004), Smith (2005) and others that young children already have an understanding of ICT knowledge and competences when they enter formal schooling as a consequence of differing levels of parental intervention and modelling along with being able to acquire their own new information, abilities and attitudes.
  • that to read and create multimodal texts, children do need to be able to combine traditional literacy practices with the comprehension, design and manipulation of various ‘modes of image, graphics, sound and movement with text’ (p. 108).
  • Walsh (2008) and Healy (2000), we are not suggesting abandoning practices centred on the traditions of print literacy but instead propose early childhood professionals include a range of texts for young children that expand beyond the current print traditions. Self-authored e-books are one way to accomplish this, as they can create a partnership between ICT and reading.
  • Elke Arndell on 22 Mar 14
     
    Self authored e-books
  • Elke Arndell on 22 Mar 14
     
    Self authored e-books
anonymous

Other alternatives to scratch EDX4130 - 2 views

The other alternatives to scratch that I looked at was Gamemake studio, Hackety Hack and Wideo.co (Found this through my curated project). The Gamemake studio program is very much like scratch. The...

technology

started by anonymous on 04 Jun 13 no follow-up yet
jac19701212

Expanded Numbers Puzzle Practice - 1 views

mathgeekmama.com/expanded-numbers-puzzles-free

numbers placevalue resources mathematics

shared by jac19701212 on 24 May 16 - No Cached
  • jac19701212 on 24 May 16
     
    Number expander
lauramarshall1

let the children play - 4 views

www.letthechildrenplay.net

education play EarlyChildhood EDC3100

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  • Jodi Perkins on 07 Mar 16
     
    early childhood ideas inside and outdoor activities
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  • fifimarie05 on 09 Mar 16
     
    Early Childhood Blog promoting outdoor 'free range' play and pedagogy
  • gabbyspencer on 10 Mar 16
     
    A very informative blog about preschool, play, early childhood education, learning outdoors, play outdoors, children and nature and play activities specific to kindergarten.
  • mhardstaff on 10 Mar 16
     
    I follow this group on Facebook and love seeing all,of their post. They post ideas and believes that should just be second nature to all childhood teachers though sadly are not. Play really does hold such an important role in the learning of young children, whether it is using the natural environment or ICT resources, allow children to be children and enjoy their childhood and let them learn naturally not through over processed activities designed by teachers that just need to meet paper work requirements.
  • lauramarshall1 on 11 Mar 16
     
    This blog is full of fantastic ideas, resources and creativity for early childhood teachers, and pre service teachers.
hollyusq

Sharing online teaching links - 1 views

I follow on Facebook several blogs from teachers. I find that they offer a broad variety of developmentally appropriate activities. The first one I follow is Becky Spence "this reading muma" she ...

edc3100 resources Education sharing

started by hollyusq on 19 Jul 16 no follow-up yet
djplaner

Mathletics Lesson Plans - Australia - 39 views

www.3plearning.com/...lessonplans

lessonplansite

shared by djplaner on 06 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • djplaner on 06 Mar 16
     
    "Australian Curriculum Lessons is a site designed for educators in Australia. We are a user-submitted site who depend on teachers to post their great lessons so that other teachers can get ideas and lessons to use in the classroom."
tanyacouper

Splash app for primary schools - 2 views

Hi all I thought I would share this cool FREE ipad app for primary schools, loads of subject areas, ENJOY! http://splash.abc.net.au/res/nl/20150422/Primary_news/Primary_news_20150422.html

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claud75

Sharing resources https://app.gonoodle.com/explore - 2 views

We have been focusing on Space with Kindy, ideas that have come from the children. I was searching for resources that related to space and came across Gonoodle which has an awesome array of resourc...

started by claud75 on 12 Mar 16 no follow-up yet
cosmicfire75

Sploder - Make your own Games, Play Free Games - 2 views

www.sploder.com

goodishexample assessment component

shared by cosmicfire75 on 17 Mar 16 - Cached
  • cosmicfire75 on 17 Mar 16
     
    Great for a design unit - students can create an educational game in small groups and be assessed on the final product
hanna_vu

5 great teaching toolkits and lesson plan websites for teachers | INKids - 6 views

www.inkids.com.au/...5-great-teaching-toolkits

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  • Discovery Education provide a subscription service, but they also have a section on their site that contains Free lesson plans created by teachers
  • without adequate guidance, children’s learning and development can be hindered
  • cyber safe
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  • The Cyber Safe Toolkit
denisebayliss

50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom - 2015's Top Teaching Degrees: Compare Programs by Cost, Location, Size - 1 views

www.teachingdegree.org/...-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom

Skype ideas teaching tutoring special needs EDC3100 resources technology

shared by denisebayliss on 03 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Jennifer Vellacott on 03 Jun 13
     
    50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom
  • denisebayliss on 28 Apr 16
     
    Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom and their students to a world way beyond their campus. With Skype, students can learn from other students, connect with other cultures, and expand their knowledge in amazing ways. Teachers and parents can also benefit from Skype in the classroom.
mrjbuchanan

Create Quizzes and Stories at Quibblo - 2 views

www.quibblo.com/create

quiz survey web2.0 EDC3100 surveys polls quibblo quizzes resources

shared by mrjbuchanan on 29 Apr 12 - Cached
  • mrjbuchanan on 29 Apr 12
     
    free widgets for embedding quizzes, surveys etc into websites and blogs
Dell Ackerman

Arcademic Skill Builders: Online Educational Games - 2 views

www.arcademicskillbuilders.com

resources

shared by Dell Ackerman on 30 Aug 12 - Cached
  • Dell Ackerman on 30 Aug 12
     
    Fun and free online multi-player educational math games and language arts games for students and teachers!
Karen Thompson

Stack Exchange - Free, Community-Powered Q&A - 1 views

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Research tool

shared by Karen Thompson on 31 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • Karen Thompson on 31 Aug 12
     
    stack exchange - a Q & A site ask a question and a community of experts will help you find the answer
djplaner

abcteach -- Free Printables, Interactives, Custom Documents, Clip Art, and Games - 1 views

www.abcteach.com

pracResources

shared by djplaner on 15 Sep 12 - Cached
  • djplaner on 15 Sep 12
     
    US-based site with wide array of resources
djplaner

EDC3100_2012_1: The weekly ramble (Who are you?) - 0 views

usqstudydesk.usq.edu.au/...view.php

shared by djplaner on 25 Feb 12 - No Cached
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 25 Feb 12
       
      Feedback from at least one student suggests that this quiz is very repetitive (confirming my original opinion). In that case, feel free not to do this quiz...just look at the reading that follows
  • It's a fairly repetitive quiz but based on good science.
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 25 Feb 12
       
      Student feedback confirms this as being very repetitive...you can avoid doing it if you like.  Just go onto the reading below
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