FEATURE BOOK

FLOTSAM by DAVID WEISNER

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAWQO3QGwU0]

This beautiful picture book has stunning images that will fascinate the reader. A story about a boy,the ocean without any words.

Caldecott medal winner.

Scan the QR code below to learn more about this book and author.

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Information for teachers.

Themes:

Open-minded. Creativity.

Beaches. Imagination. Other worlds. Photography. Voyages and travels. Imagination.

 

***Library Challenge***

Define: What is flotsam?

Navigation: Locate some books also by this author in our library.

See the library staff for your reward :).

Visual Literacy, iPhone app, iPad resources, and Glean

Literacy and Visual Literacy in particular are key areas in the Australian Curriculum and General Capabilities.

Recently I presented about some ways to incorporate Visual Literacy with an iPad at the recent Apps Galore joint Mini-Conference (BCE and Lutheran Education).

These resources can be found here.

iPhone App for the session

Visual Literacy resources (JSSALC wikispaces)

Apps

Additionally, the Glean website has some excellent resources to support the development of literacy skills in its various forms.

Glean Learning Tools are free information literacy, data literacy and math teaching tools produced by Public Learning Media, Inc.

 

//storify.com/jssalc/visual-literacy/embed?header=false&border=false//storify.com/jssalc/visual-literacy.js?header=false&border=false[View the story “Visual Literacy” on Storify]

See http://www.glean.org/information-literacy

 

The story of Cinderella – perspective

Consider the story of Cinderella. Add some interactive-ness, then put on DeBono’s thinking hats and you will have a recipe for expressing ourselves from the perspective of Year 1.

This is the interactive version the story of Cinderella we used to set the scene.

These are some shots of us working, thinking and collaborating.

Yr 1 Express Ourselves – Cinderella on PhotoPeachhttp://photopeach.com/public/swf/story.swf

Change the world -Taking Action

Let’s Take Action


Click on the link to view the poster – change_the_world.

“Learn about the Change the World charity campaign and get involved. Remember that small change adds up and that you can make a difference!”

Source
http://www.youtube.com/user/eduTecherChange

All you need to do is ‘click on the penny and one penny will be donated by edutecher.
Watch the video to see how this works in reality.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yh5gVCx0LA&w=440&h=260]

 

Change the World

#ebshare

JSSALC Delicious links …

Over the last few years I have collected many weblinks that relate to the Units of Inquiry, online learning, PYP, languages, ICT and Web2.o just to name a few areas.

http://feeds.delicious.com/v2.1/js/tags/JS_SALC?title=My%20Delicious%20Tags&icon&count=40&sort=alpha&flow=cloud&name&showadd&color=73adff-3274d0&size=12-35

Recently I have started to use Diijo. I find that it is wonderful for the community aspect make it a valauable PLN tool. This is my profile of Diijo.

Year 4

In Term 2, Year 4 have been inquiring into the different ways that people communicate.

In the Junior Library students examined a variety of forms of communication, learnt how to effectively make notes and to keep a bibliography.

Unit of Inquiry :
People use different modes of communication to effectively express themselves.

Different modes of communication

  • How they can be effectively and appropriately used
  • Factors affecting communication choices
  • The roles and relationships in communication situations

Extra resources to help find information for research are available on the Yr 4 moodle page (password required)

Students created a WORDLE to brainstorm words to describe the different forms of communication.

Have used WORDLE ?