The internet then and now

Compare the internet in its early stages with Web 2

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Fence Plowing is Cool

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Ancient Rome material!

I’m so sorry, I can’t remember who needed the resources for Rome- cause this one might be a great one! If anybody knows, can you please forward it to her? Ta, Danni

Maybe we could all list what kind of things we need resources for- many eyes and ears make easy work!  :-) I need anything related to helping students with learning difficulties deal with maths and english!

ROME: RISE AND FALL OF AN EMPIRE – THE BARBARIAN GENERAL, EP 11 OF 13

As its armies are defeated and emperors slain by barbarians, Rome is on the brink of disaster. In this chaos, two mighty leaders emerge. Their struggle will reveal an empire at war with itself.

Tuesday 14 October 2008 8.30pm
The History Channel Rating: (PG)
Duration: 60 mins

More: http://www.enhancetv.com.au/shop/product.php?productid=144052

I thought I’d post this to let you all know of this opportunity. Ta, Danni

Talk-It Tuesdays

What                Talk-It Tuesdays When               Every second Tuesday – starting Tuesday 14 October (more info) Where              Online in Elluminate Sign-up   Talk-It Tuesdays are informal online gatherings for educators interested in using social media, or Web 2.0 tools, in their work.  These collaborative sessions will take place every second Tuesday and focus on:   Sharing stories of what we are experimenting with and learning about Teaching each other about what we’re finding useful and exciting Listening to each other’s experiences Connecting people, tools and ideas Helping each other sort out problems and get started   Everyone is welcome, the format will be open, respectful and flexible, and there is no prerequisite knowledge for attending.  You can drop-in for part or all of the session. You are equally welcome if you are the greatest Web 2.0 Whizz ever, or just trying to find out ‘What it’s all about.’  The sessions will be loosely facilitated by Anne Mirtschin, Jess McCulloch and Tamara Carpenter.    The first session is Tuesday 14 October at 3.30pm.  See all the dates and sign-up here.    Talk-It Tuesdays originated from Anne Mirtschin and Jess McCulloch’s ‘Walk-in-Wednesdays’ at Hawkesdale P12 School.  Finding that their colleagues were reluctant to continuously bombard these two Web 2.0 enthusiasts with random questions, Anne and Jess set up ‘Walk-in-Wednesdays’ as an open house for anyone to come and talk and learn.  It’s been so successful they’ve now had teachers from other schools ask if they could attend – and so we decided to try the concept online as Talk-It Tuesdays.   More information from:  carpenter.tamara.c@edumail.vic.gov.au or mirtschin.anne.a@edumail.vic.gov.au

Life in Anceint Rome was easier than today.

I would begin by introducing students to some appropriate content usign a variety of resources including text books, web, videos etc.

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/rome/

http://campus.lakeforest.edu/~ragland/jjacobson/index.html

Task needs to be structured in a way which will give students (Yr 7) enough of a scaffold for them to begin whilst being open ended enough for them to ‘take control’ of their learning.  (Must also meet the CAT requirements!)

Finished task could be presented as a video, photo story, play etc.

 

 

Groups would need at least 3 – 6 members.  Roles need to be decided upon within group/by group.

Thousands of websites available.

To infinity…and beyond?

Why visit the Moon and Mars? 

What is the point of spending large amounts of money and resources to send a few robots and people off-planet?

 

Who is doing it: http://www.nasa.gov/, http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/, http://vsm.host.ru/emain.htm

What is the history of space exploration?: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html,

What is currently underway?: http://space.newscientist.com/home.ns

Questions:

What might we find, and why is it important to nations, people or science?
What effects might the journey have on people’s bodies?
How might we get there?
What are the ethical issues surrounding the exploitation of the Moon’s or Mars’ natural resources?

Tracey’s ideas about Webquests in Science

One of the topics we cover in Year 11 Physics is Nuclear Physics. It would be great to have a big question “Radioactivity / nuclear physics – good or bad” and then as the course is completed and we discuss nuclear physics uses in medicine and energy that the students get a number of perspectives of the pros and cons of this topic. It could be a quest that runs concurrently with the topic for the whole term during which we study the topic.

Alternative energy and global warming is a topic that is studied in Year 11 in both Physics and Chemistry. This would also be a good one to do over a longer time with a thought provoking global questions.

Medical physics is a detailed study that is one of 6 options that students can do. We are going to try and direct it towards treatment and diagnosis of sports injuries, and possibly link it up with the physics of movement. Again, it is one that lends itself to a jigsaw approach where students can become expert in specific types of medical techniques or sports injuries.

Ecology is one section in Year 8 that the students don’t enjoy – we have tried every approach possible! It would be fantastic to design a webquest that allowed them to examine even just one type of ecosystem where they could look at, for example, human impact on the ecosystem.

I really like the idea of doing a webquest with a bigger purpose at the end. For example, flight and then building paper aeroplanes, rollercoasters and then building one or even the school as an ecosystem and then suggesting management plans for looking after it and tidying up the creek area.

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