Post to revist on what litercies we should look at

As promised I got my self togehter and went through the next set of readings. I had skim read them already so it wasnt so bad. I wont repeat what I said on the db about them but I think of ponder worthyness in my context is def mulicultural and global literacies.

I also want to continually update the below!

Is there a place for the incorporation of other, new literacies? Why? Why not?
o Blogs and wikies – to help students with acquiring better basic literacy in
a computer mediated way that appeals to them
o Using avatars – why not? Gets kids to sum up their identity!! Can be used
as their picture on our VLE ( I learned this through the Kinzer reading and
looked it up in Wikipedia its fascinating!!)
o Film could be used more effectively but need to think about this.
o I will keep this running in my blog and add more to it as I read more

Tuesday the 13th!

I did some reserach today on using podcasts in education and in using films in education. So I have lots of stuff but I now need to put all the best quotes together!! And I need to keep up with the readings on the course.

Tomorrow i will consolidate it all and get it together better. I also need to do somemore readings for this coure to keep up with discussions etc!! Its a dogs life!

On the blogging way!

Right, I got the head down today and got research together about blogs and their use. I came up with some real potential problems though visavis use and safety.

Recorded the how to do it, and now need to get the stuff ready forit.

Also some interesting disussion regarding does online communication really work, and the almost sci-fi aspect of new technology

End of first week.

To do from here
Get going practically on the blog stuff
Find out if I can use Blogspot at school to set up kids blogs
Get some sort of policy document going
Get the academic theory stuff written
Do a wink presentation on setting one up and showing how to use one.

Where I am a the end of the first week
The hoop stuff
Have posted the synch/ashych articles
WECT's annoying lack of functionality and instictive use kicks in again - cant bold etc
Have posted my first part of reflection for the first article
Finding that a bit terse, need to print it off and work with it tomorrow evening though to get to the rest!
Need to continue on the blog stuff

Got my approval!!

We're off.......got my approval...great

Some what dissapointed as noone else on the dbs were as excited about my Arabic Eglish discovery. Do you think this is because its got no WIIFM for them or because its not as ground breaking as I thought it was???

I need to really get that synch/asynch article up!! By the end of the week def...
And Blogs really need to get that finished!!

Interesting disucssions on the value of communication in online course. Underlying theme seems to be whether they offload responsibility off the "master"....need to ponder this more

Got my approval!!

We're off.......got my approval...great

Some what dissapointed as noone else on the dbs were as excited about my Arabic Eglish discovery. Do you think this is because its got no WIIFM for them or because its not as ground breaking as I thought it was???

I need to really get that synch/asynch article up!! By the end of the week def...
And Blogs really need to get that finished!!

Interesting disucssions on the value of communication in online course. Underlying theme seems to be whether they offload responsibility off the "master"....need to ponder this more

Exciting revelation

To do......
1) Get the synch/asynch stuff out of the way!!
2) Really want some approval for the project..will wait a few more days

Today I discoved ArEnglish Or what ever its called.
I have added a very excited ref to the disucssion board for the coure on this so wont add to this now.

Have also started collecting stuff for what I will write on my teachers course about Blogs.......did over an hours reserach on stuff today...

Day 2 - What I learned today

To do next
1. Reserach using blogs in the classroom, but I think more under a "using text" type section for the teacher course
2. Finish my stuff for the db ready for uploading when needed and start by getting a "why new literacies" section done for my essay to give to teachers....have been thinking that maybe an essay is not such a good idea....why not an online brochure, with lots of hyperlinks and accompaying podcasts!!.......ohh the creative jucies are flying....

Progress today: Doing ok today.

REad the first reading in Module 1 and produced quite a comprehensive doucment on what my own modal timeline is. I need to finish it off, but def on the right path with it!

I need to work on the blog stuff. Have been downloading some stuff on how to use blogs, which tend to be teachers blogs.... on using blogs!

Ive also had a great idea about making some podcasts for the final project...love that one.

Found Audacity

I found a program called Audacity and have included links to it and a tutorial about it here!!

http://www.rsbdubai.com/course/view.php?id=116

I've been busy......

Managed to do the inspiration chat with some ideas!

Clare's Multi-Modal Text and New Literacy Learning Journey

If you happen to stumble on this blog and think.........what is this all about?.........here is a brief intro on what I'm at.

I am a student with USQ and I am taking a course called "Multi-Modal Text and New Literacy" for the final module of my MEd in Technology. I am recording my progress through this module by using a blog and this blog will form the basis of my learning journal which is also a componet of the assessment criteria.

Just now I have sent my tutor the following post!

My idea is to create an online course in using Multi-modal literacies for teachers in my school. I would like to offer the course as part of the inset package for 2007/2008. We introduced e-learning 18 months ago, and until now the focus has been on using the system in a "filing cabinet" type manner. The potential is much greater than this and such a course could serve to demonstrate such potential to staff. In order to convince teachers that this will work, in tandem to creating the course, I would like to run the act ivies with one of my classes, so that I will have practical examples of actual students work on hand as demo material. I have not yet used the variety of mulit-modal strategies that are unfolding in the readings but feel that using them in a practical way will enhance my understanding, provide excellent opportunities for learning for my students and also serve in providing sound exemplary material for staff.
As teachers are the target audience, I will need to draw on and reference sound theoretical and pedagogical principles to underpin the project. The course will provide examples of how to use Mulit-modal literacies in a practical context, while also providing "how to" manuals on using specific software and setting up applications.

List of project aims
To produce a set of inset materials for staff on how to use multi-modal literacies in a practical way in their classroom.
1. To include as much innovative current practice as is practical in our school context.
2. To ensure that the course in underpinned by sound pedagogy (content, strategies and assessment) and that such pedagogy is presented in a usable manner for staff.
List of expected outcomes

At the end of this module I will have
1. An online course on how to use multi-modal literacies with students, which is suitable for my context.
2. Examples of material which I have produced with my own students
3. Developed a blog which records my learning journey.

To do today

I want to investigate how to make some short radio programs with my year 11's. As a kinestehic learner this is the best way for me to approach this. A bit of doing. We are doing a cross curricular thematic approach to the subject "cars". I would like to get them to make a short radio program on their favourite cars. I need to find a program that will allow us to do this on PC and be easily editable. I also need to investigate if this can be made into a podcast.

I would also like to look at using a blog throughout with the Year 11's so that they can use it to record their learning journey - as I am doing with mine..

I need to read and summarise some of the material we need to read from Module 1........

Finally I need to really do a big inspiration chart to put together all the ideas I could possibly do! A def plan for this evening..........

I will report back tomorrow on how I am progressing.....