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> Dear all,
> This year I am trying a couple of new things with my kids, but the
> underlying idea behind all of the new tools and ideas I am introducing to my
> various classes is the same, i.e. trying to give them a real audience of
> people to communicate what they do in school to. So, I have set up various
> services for them (i usually focussed on one tool for each class), e.g. I
> have set up a Blog for my Yr12 where they will post about different
> assignments, learning outcomes, etc...
> I know this will not sound very innovative to some of you, and that many
> are already using these tools regularly, but I believe the learners could
> really benefit from seeing that people are actually interested in what they
> do! The main purpose of a blog for me as a teacher will also be that I can
> get the learners to comment on each other's posts and engage them in Peer
> Assessment, as well as allowing their parents to become more actively
> involved with their education. But from the children's perspective it is
> quite exciting to see that a large number of people are viewing their work,
> and even more exciting to see people leaving feedback in the form of
> comments, etc... For example, my Yr13, who shared their mind maps on
> Biggerplate, were really pleased to see that within few hours some of them
> got over 200 hits!
> I would be very grateful, if members of this list could spare a couple of
> minutes to look at some of these kids' work and leave some feedback to them,
> please. And if you are engaging your learners in similar projects, I would
> love to know and contribute, support, collaborate...
> You can find some of our Yr13 maps in the following webpages:
> http://www.biggerplate.com/anthony94
> http://www.biggerplate.com/troneill1
> http://www.biggerplate.com/joe_robinson
> http://www.biggerplate.com/dan_cox
> http://www.biggerplate.com/andrewhughes93
> Thanks for your support,
> Alessio.
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> Alessio Bernardelli
> IoP Network Coordinator
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> Blog: alessiobernardelli.wordpress.com
> Twitter: twitter.com/aso.ber
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