Using Microsoft Excel we created fun, engaging M&M colour charts. Primary school children can use Excel as a digital tool for exploring the many ways of displaying data in Maths. This strongly helps visualise complex information and helps builds kids confidence.
I can imagine fantastic discussions stemming from this activity.
http://www.abc.net.au/dustechoes/
Dust Echoes has a selection of 12 animated dreamtime stories from Central Arnhem Land. I chose to watch Mermaid Story, a Dhuwa story about belonging and the importance of family and our land. I found the combination of music and images so moving. Without any narrative I was able to be taken into the story and feel so much about the song mans journey.
From all the activities in our workshop this week I can see how Learning Objects (LO’s) will kick off other activities to extend learning in the classroom.
In our lecture Greg showed us the huge variety of LO's that are available through The Learning Ferderation website: http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/default.asp
I really liked the Democracy game, which looked at creating rules for a fair voting system to elect a school captain. Perfect for Grade 6-ers!
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