WordSearch
Workshop:
During this week in Learning Technologies, we were introduced to a website known asn QUIA - Quintessential Instructional Archive. This website is quite fantastic for both students and teachers. It includes many activities in which students are able to test their own knowledge and receive fast online feedback. Activities include various quizzez, wordfinds, and many more. Teachers can use QUIA to create their own quiz for students int their classes in order to test their knowledge on various topics. The great thing about QUIA is that you may use your own personal content in setting up activties for students. Some other activities that can be used in the primary classroom by young students include jumbled words, hangman, ordered lists, flashcards and matching words. QUIA is a useful tool in assessing students knowledge other than using pen and paper. Students need to be able to use the internet and computers quite often in order to imporve their ICT skills and to make learning much more enjoyable.
During this lesson, as shown in the images above, i created a quiz about the seasons of the year as well as a word search. Our lecturer Greg asked all students to form a quiz using this website and had us rotate at least once and complete a quiz that one of our peers formed. This was a great experience and it was quite interesting to see the different type of activities students put together. Sometimes quizez handed out on a peice of paper may seem quite stressful for students in a primary classroom; computer work is always more enjoyable and students are more eager to learn.
The link below will lead you directly to this beneficial website - QUIA
http://www.quia.com.au/
Week Three Lecture: The protection of Students Online.
ICT has become quite important in terms of education, but we as educators must be aware of the dangers that may result when a student is using the internet. Teachers must always monitor and be around students when using the internet during class time. Primary students aren't always aware of the 'bad' websites therefore it is the schools duty to bann all websites which may cause harm to a students learning whilst browsing the internet for educational use. Students must also be warned of the risks and therefore they too need to responsible for how they use the internet.
The Department of education has provided teachers and schools with recommendations on how to prevent dangers so students whilst using the internet - The DEECD use heading such as lead, educate, manage, support, empower, and participate for cyber safety. Teachers are told to reinforce and act upon these headings in order for the risks to be prevented.
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