MODULE 4

Very interesting module!  The students in my school are using all of these tools in a variety of ways that are fun, educational and creative.  Garage Band has been used to create a variety of booktrailers and book reviews for the National Year of Reading! Some classes have been using digital storytelling for quite some time now and the students are becoming prolific users.  Once again, having some time during the Christmas break will allow me to go back over the modules in much more detail and to discover greater and more improved uses for this world at our fingertips!!!

MODULE 3

Using Google Docs has been great! However, I think I have only touched the surface and I am looking forward to really becoming creative in my use of this application both in the Library and with regard to Music lessons.  The students in Stage 3 are regular users of Google Docs and they are often creating and sharing. At the moment they are busy creating scripts for their final assembly.  The ideas are flying from one mac to another all around the Library!!! I think over the Christmas break I will spend more time going through all the activities and watching the youtube clips to really absorb the information and make more practical and creative use of all the web 2 tools!

MODULE 2 "BLOGS"

What a fantastic way to communicate with the students and the world. It is absolutely great for networking with teachers in the school. As the Librarian, I have students constantly blogging and creating blogs for all areas of their learning.  They are highly creative and we are all learning at the same time. The Library is constantly being used by students during their breaks to access technology for educational purposes! It is also great to view blogs by other teachers!

MODULE 1

Hi! My name is Suzie and I am the Music Specialist/Teacher Librarian at St Kevin's Eastwood!  Finally I have made it to this point!!!! And it's only taken me oh.....4 weeks!!!! I know very little about Web2 - let me rephrase that....I know nothing!! I signed up with a number of teachers from my school as I thought it would be a fantastic learning opportunity for me and a chance to engage in professional dialogue around this fascinating world at our fingertips.  Anyway, I'm sure that as time progresses so too will my knowledge and skills in this area develop!!!!

Well time has progressed and I am back to square one! Hopefully, the work that I have been doing with the students will see me whizz through the rest of the modules! Fingers crossed!