Allanah King in New Zealand
Posted by Lauren on March 5, 2008
This video from Allanah King in New Zealand is an inspiring short video about what teachers can do using social software in their classroom. At the start of the video she states that her school was able to fund Apple laptops that sit in a trolley that can be wheeled around to various classrooms. This idea is fantastic! This would be perfect for schools that do not have the capability to create a computer lab – the computer lab would be able to come to the classroom! I feel this is something Australian schools should investigate. Her enthusiasm for using social software in her class is evident as she explains all the various activities that she does with her students. It is obvious that she has taken the new technology on board and has been able to create new learning activities that can be easily integrated into her classroom curriculum.
I look forward to taking some of her ideas and implementing them into my own classroom!
* here is the link to “Appleby Airwaves” podcasting webpage
* here is the link to Allanah’s edublog
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March 5th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
I certainly get a thrill out of linking with other students and teachers around the globe- I am sure the children do as well.
The COW idea (Computers on Wheels) is great- children get to sit where they want with the laptop on their laps rather than sitting in rows at a desktop. It provides for so much more flexibility.
Thank you for linking to my blog.
Cheers
Allanah