Whole+new+outlook+on+assignment

Hi group, I have just listened to Sharon's presentation in module 4 and have realised we are way off base. If you haven't had time to look yet, please do so asap. If you have looked, I am sure you will agree that we need a whole new outlook. I have set up the sub-headings below that need to be addressed. I think if we all add bits and modify and edit it as we go, we should be able to do this quite easily, just need a good question. Any ideas?- Nicole

Wow ok, sorry I gotta say it- eeeek! I just listened to Sharon's presentation :( Question now is can we salvage any of this? We still need to use one of the ICT resources one of us critiqued. Can we turn the question around and still use it? eg. What is the time in England compared with the time in Australia?" or maybe "I want to phone Grandma in England. What time it is there now?" or something like that? Or do we use another resource and start from scratch? Cassandra

Sharon said we do not have to use one of our resources if we don't think it is the ideal choice for this unit, we just have to explain that in the reflection. I am thinking we start over. Think of a good question and set it out like Sharon did in her second presentation ( as I have done below). I would love to meet in Launceston on the weekend to get it done if anyone is keen? *oh ok, I must have missed this bit, too busy stressing out! I have posted a few ideas for lessons using the original time idea on a new page, see what you think. Cass.

I love your new ideas Cassandra, I still haven't listened to the rest of Sharon's presentation my internet at home doesn't work well enough to do this so I will have to listen to it tomorrow morning. I have put a couple of comments in blue on the new page.

I am free anytime Saturday and any time from 1pm Sunday and think it would be great to meet in Launceston if this is central to all of us. Tracey.

Hi Rae here. I can make it any time on the weekend. Thanks for all that you guys have done. Its really good groundwork. Sorry that I haven't done much yet but I hope I can contribute constructively over the next couple of days - after I have listened to Sharon's presentation. Catch you all around. Rae

I don't know if anybody has made the decision but I will be at the Uni library in Launceston all day Sunday. I would really love to have a face to face with at least one person on this project. If anyone wants to meet me there my phone number is 0438706034. just call me when you get there. Rae

DISCRIPTION OF COHORT:

The following unit is planned for a class of grade three and four students. There are twenty two students in the class, twelve females and ten boys. The students in this class all have fair to good ICT skills and regular access to literacy software (Lexia) and mathematics program, Mathletics. Students are all able to access their own accounts and programs with personal user names and passwords and most of the students have access to computers at home. There are eight computers available for student use within the classroom and the entire class has access to the school computer lab for two 50 minute lessons per week, during which, each student has individual use of a computer. The majority of the students are competent with reading both analogue and digital clocks at hour, half hour and fifteen minute intervals and can all read independently and should therefore, require little to no help with understanding written tasks and performing written activities.

Sorry to be a pain but students in 3/4 are learning analogue and digital clocks to the fifteen minute intervals. Is your suggestion in the cohort that they have already covered this earlier in another unit? This was just an amalgamation of ideas from when we first started, I just put them all together to get us started. It is up to everyone to alter and add to it. I think we should decide on a question then adjust the cohort to suit our plan.

QUESTION:

LESSON SEQUENCE;

LESSON ONE-

LESSON TWO-

LESSON THREE-

LESSON FOUR-

RESOURCES USED;

REFLECTION;