http://kpericles.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org blog Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:18:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been using games in my classroom for nearly two years now and have been constantly surprised at the excitement, success and achievements of my students in this time. My students' writing has especially been of interest to me and I have thought long and hard about how and ... http://kpericles.edublogs.org/2008/10/02/why-how-computer-games-writing/ The first week of our October/Spring holidays is almost over. Almost ready to get back into blogging again now that I'm feeling refreshed. Gotta love a spell down the coast - sunshine, beaches, books to read. All is well :) http://kpericles.edublogs.org/2008/10/02/holiday-mode/ http://kpericles.edublogs.org/2008/08/25/iwbs/             Thank you to a wonderful group of ESL (English as a Second Language) educators who I worked with today. Your interest, questions and positive outlook as you worked towards understanding blogs and how they can be used to enhance learning in classrooms was appreciated and motivating. There was so ... http://kpericles.edublogs.org/2008/08/02/tesol-seminar/ The AllStars have been searching through "Oceans of Info", following a variety of interests, and have now reported their findings. Their task last term was to "Create Something Extraordinary" about oceans. First they puzzled and wondered about things that interested them. Next they spent time reading, researching and learning about their topic. Then they ... http://kpericles.edublogs.org/2008/07/22/have-a-look-at-what-we%e2%80%99ve-been-up-to/ I was feeling very guilty ... I was letting my Year 4's down ... I had planned a series of activities to "do" with the Year 4's (ages 8-9) that tied in with the Dolphin Island game, but I hadn't had time to do more than explain some of the ... http://kpericles.edublogs.org/2008/07/22/dolphin-island-delight/   I have always got my class to set goals at the beginning of each term or semester. I think that this is one small way that my students can learn to grow as effective and more independent learners. I think that setting  goals for the term or semester can help ... http://kpericles.edublogs.org/2008/07/22/setting-goals/ My class is studying oceans and conservation at the moment and all are involved in projects on an area of interest related to this overall topic. I had been waiting for an opportunity to try using the school DSLites with my class. I had come across the game "Dolphin Island" and ... http://kpericles.edublogs.org/2008/06/24/dslites-dolphin-island/    Dean Shareski recently posted about blogs that succeed, and listed five simple ways he's discovered to help students and teachers blog successfully: Blogging is mostly about reading Provide as much time to read blogs as write When writing make sure you are responding to something you've read, seen or heard To make a friend ... http://kpericles.edublogs.org/2008/05/14/oh-i-see/ How the Web Transforms Everything An exciting day spent listening to some of Australia's premier edubloggers: Judy O'Connell Westley Field plus the blog guru himself - Will Richardson! A great opportunity for our school group to hear and see first hand how the web is transforming learning and teaching, and to consider why we must ... http://kpericles.edublogs.org/2008/05/11/the-why-to-of-web20/