iPad Interviews

It's been almost 2 weeks now and the iPads are now well and truly a part of the Fatima landscape. iPads are being used everyday in all sorts of ways!

Some of our year 6 boys (Yonnie and Jordan) decided to find out just what the kids of Fatima thought about the new iPads and how they have been using them in class. Here's what they had to say!

Our Fake Blogs

This week we learnt all about blogging and what it's used for. A blog is a website that anyone can create and contribute to on any topic they choose. We learnt that blogs can be used for two different reasons.

1. To educate yourself (When you follow a blog/s.)
2. To educate others (When you create a blog of your own and people follow you.)

We decided to create our own fake blogs in class to get an idea of how they work. During this process we learnt the DO's and DONT'S of blogging. (Only use first names, don't give out surnames / addresses / phone numbers / personal information of individuals)

We also focussed on the ability to post comments on a blog and the importance of showing respect when doing this.

The lessons we have learnt in this class we will use when contributing to our "Fabulous Fatima" blog.

Here is an example of the blogs we created in class...

"Ben - 6A"

Blogging at Fatima - Banner Competition

We have recently launched our Fabulous Fatima blog where we are going to share what we have learnt in class. The blog has been created by Mr. Will and he has posted the first few entries.

Mr. Will has asked that we make this blog our own. He would like us to firstly design and then contribute to this blog on a weekly basis.

To begin with we will need to create our own banner for the blog. A competition has been created to create and choose the "Fabulous Fatima" banner that will be displayed at the top of our blog. Students have the opportunity to create a banner of their own and submit them to Mr. Will by Monday 5th August. Entries will be displayed on the blog from this date for 1 week. During this week you will have an opportunity to vote for the banner you like most. Votes will be taken until Monday 12th August where a winner will be announced.

Below are some suggestions for apps and web tools you might like to use to help you make this banner. Comment below if you know of any other cool sites or apps that could help you in this process.

Please email completed banners with your name and grade to Mr. Will at wsederino@fatimarosebud.catholic.edu.au

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN AND BE CREATIVE!!!

COOL TEXT

http://cooltext.com/ (the site used for the, current banner)

FLAMING TEXT
http://www.flamingtext.com.au/

GRAFFITI CREATOR

http://www.graffiticreator.net/ (needs flash to work - not on iPad)

Our Learning Style

On Monday 22nd August we (year 4/5/6) had our first iPad class with Mr. Will. We went through the basics of using the iPad and also learnt some really neat tips and tricks that will help us in completing activities more efficiently. We learnt the...

4 finger swipe up/down

5 finger swipe in

Some keyboard tips and tricks. (We watched a video from the iTunes U app that told us all about some not very commonly known functions in the keyboard)

As a class we also shared any cool things we had discovered for ourselves from using the iPad. Below are some other tricks we shared with our classmates. 

Keyboard split

We also used the "Socrative Student" app to complete a quiz that Mr. Will had prepared. It was all about what experience we had in using "iDevices" and what we thought success would look and feel like when using our iPads. Here is a "Wordle" (Word Cloud) on what we think success looks and feels like.

We also completed an online Quiz telling us what our learning style is. (Audatory, Kinaesthetic, Visual)

We all use different learning styles but most of us have a dominant style that we prefer. Here's the link to the quiz we took. See if you can figure out what your style is?

http://www.brainboxx.co.uk/a3_aspects/pages/vak_quest.htm

iPad rollout - Monday Class with Mr. Will

Well the iPads have finally been rolled out at Fatima and the school is a buzz with excited students, parents and teachers! The playground chat is all about the latest app that's been discovered and what's been done during classtime.

After a fairly smooth setup process during the parent teacher interviews Fatima added another piece to their 21st century classroom!

Mr. Will has also begun taking each 4/5/6 class for iPad based lessons every Monday. Each class will have a 45min session where they will be able to complete various investigations and activities using the iPad. 

Please keep a look out for weekly updates on what we are doing in this class. We will be posting updates regularly and display some work we have been completing.

Listen to Mr. Will tell us all about our new blog...