Kay+-+Randwick

HI Nigel

You asked about the benefits for my class and myself....from the ICT expO well I went to the Kidpix. This was great for me because Suzie showed it to me last year. We didn't have the programme so it was great to have another chance to learn about it. My children are currently working on creating a dinosaur (our topic) of their choice with the relevant details for their portfolios. We are working in the POD in our library on this....so I manage my kids with the help of our lovely Librarian who keeps an eye on my other children while I work with 7 at a time (I have 21) those not on the computer have work to do and they can read and chose books to be checked out as well. I use the whole hour just in the POD teaching, demonstrating etc with the children on the computers. At the end of the hour it has gotten quite noisy, but it is manageable this way. Now that I have 2 lovely working computers with Kidpx on in my classroom the children are able to practise in class as well. So for my class and myself it has been a win-win situation and the new learning I am doing is passed on to them.

Cheers Kay

Hi Miss Tyson and Miss P

Thanks for enquiring. It is WONDERFUL having computers that go and go online as well......The children are busy creating their dinosaur pictures for their portfolios and this is going well although we didn't make it last week with the ceramics in the library I felt it was a bit risky for them to work around that...so hopefully we are all on for this week. Everone has started their dinosaur and I have been fortunate to have Anita to keep an eyeball on them while they work independently (!!??) while I am working in the POD...so far so good and we are on target..... It has been great having the classroom computers with kidpix on for them to practise on and we have also been exploring other programmes as well.....so thank you for making it all happen. My own learning has increased especially in learning about Kidpix and being able to practise myself. I will be doing another powerpoint presentation for my Student on the Week next week so look out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and no embarassing announcement please boss.