LWICT at GSC

Installed IWB software on Alana’s computer.  (Problem connecting IWB to computer – Kevin discovered that IWB must be switched off before connecting to USB, connect USB and then power on the IWB)
Alana saw heaps of potential and is going to have a play with the software over the holidays.  I will continue to try to [...]

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Both Jeff K and Marie F have expressed interest in setting up Blogs for their Year 10 classes.  This will be a priority for next term.

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The hardest thing in this job is motivating people to change. People react in very different ways to change. Some are passive aggressive. Some are aggressive. Some are negative. Some are positive and enthusiastic. The question is how does a LWICT coordinator take in the good reactions and let [...]

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Use these links to help you with your design process.  Each group member review one of the dot pointed sites (making notes in your blog) and report back to the other group member.

Improve the Readability

Design Basics for Web Authors

Fonts and Colour Choices   - useful to test your colour choices

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I took my own Info Sys 12 class to the IWB.  We covered some hard algorithm trace table activities.  Students took turns highlighting the algorithm code and then translating that into an action on the trace table.  They were the quietest and most engaged that I have ever seen them.  They also enjoyed working together [...]

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Introduced my own class to Blogging today.  (I set up blogs for each of them)  We tried to insert images into the blogs but that didn’t work too well.  It could be because we were on old computers.
I intend to use this instead of journals to document student processes.

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The “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” Year 10 Class used the IWB today to play a simulation at http://www.mcvideogame.com/index-eng.html.  The purpose of the site as explained by the site is below:
 ”For decades McDonald’s corporation has been heavily criticized for his negative impact on society and environment.There are inevitably some glitches in our activity: rainforest [...]

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Think about these rules for blogging. Do they make sense? Can you think of others we need? 

Please, no last names, addresses, IM screen names etc. Never EVER EVER give out or record personal information on your blog. Your blog exists as a public space on the Internet. Don’t share anything that you don’t want the [...]

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Atomic Learning Resources have been a great tool to figure out the IWB.  I have realised that one of the pens we received is defective.  That’s  not good.  I will have to send it back.
On the plus side, I used it with a Science Moodle PD and it worked great until the power was shut [...]

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Friday the IWB arrived.  Boy it is big!  Kevin, Phil and I set it up.  The wireless tablet and software instructions were not included.  I called Commander and the wireless tablet will be shipped to us.  They are following up on the software instructions.  We got the IWB working but need to spend more [...]

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