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How do you think they did this? November 13, 2007

Posted by Al Upton in learning, miniLegends.
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Well, we have dropped of with posts for a while now … that is not to say that our learning has stopped! It hasn’t … great things are still happening in Room 16 … we’re just not sharing them as much and I think that is a bit if a shame.

here are a couple of swf (flash objects) and their websites …

How do you think they did this?

http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/flash/cntower_timelapse.swf

http://svt.se/hogafflahage/hogafflaHage_site/Kor/hestekor.swf

Student Directed Learning + September 12, 2007

Posted by Al Upton in learning, miniLegends, springboards, student directed.
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What is it? Click here to see more.

Clicking this shape on “Our Sticky Notes’ does not always work so we have added this alternative post and copied the comment here.

*** icon_arrow Student Directed Learning + cross-curricula/student initiated learning, higher order thinking,
springboards, questions and links … all in one comment! icon_idea Student Directed Learning + ***

Scroll down for the springboards.

:???: Do you guys think it’s a scalene, equilateral or isoceles triangle - and why?
What other triangles are there?
How is a prism different?
Can anyone explain why one source of light going into a glass prism would come out in different colours?

Where in the world might you see giant prisms … no that’s pyramids :)
Where in the world would you see giant pyramids? What do you know about them?
Al

:idea: Higher level thinking (this is a hint) …
Where in the world WOULD you see giant prisms??

Check out all the links and themes here - look in the top-right corner
http://tinyurl.com/242adf :D (many thanks to Jenny Eather)

REMEMBER … right-mouse-click to open links in a new tab or window

Maths Dictionary
Rainforest Maths
Writing Fun (text types)
Ask Jeeves Kids
Google — also Google nlvm > click “I’m Feeling Lucky” direct link
Wikipedia

We have talked about how our learning is becoming more student directed by
# taking greater control (responsibility) of our learning and helping each other
# negotiating criteria together
[what we need to do]
# choosing our own topics and ways to extend our learning
[what we want to learn more about and how we do it]

Lots later - here are some ‘local’ springboards
(thanks to everyone who saves reinventing the wheel)
Sue
Jackie
Colin
Jenny

:arrow: Remember … stay safe and savvy :cool: