Screenshot on Study Ladder

Here I have taken a screenshot of an activity that I have done on Study Ladder.

Drawigns

This is a drawing that I drew of Mona Lisa just from looking at the picture below.  We do this for maths as a scale drawing.  

My Great Accomplishmen

 Mrs Anderson set me a goal at the beginning of this term of getting 50 posts on my blog, I doubled my amount and Mrs Anderson bought me a gift.  

THANK YOU MRS ANDERSON! 

Sign Language Slideshow

The changes in classrooms

Change in Classrooms

LI: To use what we know to help us make informed predictions

Classrooms in 1900	Classrooms in 2013	Classrooms in 2100
Unmarried teachers Desks sloped Wooden pencil cases Chalkboard Fireplace Dunce cap Stylus Inkwells Cane Strict rules Long skirts Map of world Map of NZ Globe Clean, obedient children Bows in hair Copybooks Cursive script Back straightener Quill Wooden desk, chairs, benches Ferule Bible Chalk	Computers Whiteboard Short skirts Married teachers Uniforms Speakers Projector Laminated work Stationery Plastic chairs, desks Netbooks Calculators Dictionaries Maths equipment Paint Books Heat pump Safety posters Pictures Artwork Camera Wall displays Electricity Mixed classes	Hovering chairs Active whiteboards Elevators Holograms Virtual school trips No writing or typing... voice activation Touch screen Interactive learning aides Iphone 20 Robot Mufti No human teachers Student operated remote controls No adult supervision Time portal Only one year group in a class

In this tack we had to compare what was, what is and what might be when thinking about classrooms.

Past/Present schools

Past/Preset

Use the photos on picasa (or the Internet) to create a photographic comparison that shows three changes in schools over time.

Yesterday	Today
100 years ago teachers learnt their skills in the classroom.	Today teachers go to university for four years before they can teach a class.
Years ago children didn't have as much fun.	Today we wear P.E kit and sports is fun.
In the past school trips weren't as fun and you had to wear your uniform.	Years later children now can wear mufti and we get to go on interesting school trips.
In the past kid’s drank milk.	And now in schools there is free fruit.

Here we had to make comparisons between the past and present.

Current events

Current Events

L.I: To summarise information about a current event

Visit kiwikidsnews or www.nzherald.co.nz

Choose your own article to summarise this week. Remember the article needs to be in the news and not a sports review:

TITLE: Police seek woman's missing belongings

WHEN: She was last seen on the days June 9 and June 10.  Was found found 26 June

WHO: Police, Barbra Moko, the public

WHERE: She was found near Omanaia area near Revere.  And the body was discovered near Tipitti near Marae.    

WHAT:  Police are looking for personal effects of Northland woman Barbra Moko.  The police have found a body believed to be 30-32 year old Barbra Moko was last seen in the Omanaia area near Revere on Wednesday 26 June.  The body was discovered near Te Pitti Marae where Ms Moko was seen 2 weeks ago.  

WHY or HOW it happened:  

Police are still finding out what has happened to Barbara Moko.

PICTURE ( Paste into the space below)

What do you think the author wanted you to learn from this article?  

To keep an eye out for any of her belongings and for any suspicious people.

List a new word you have found in this article, then write their meanings.

Homicide-

The killing of one human being by another.

XtraMath screenshot

This is my XtraMath screenshot I got 6 in correct so I will try harder next time. 

Crown Park Brochure

Here I have created a Brochure about Des Hunt and his book called Crown Park.  The top one is the front one and the bottom one is the inside version.  

Maths task

Percentages

LI: To understand what a percentage is and how to work it out

Percentage means out of 100

Below are squares with 100 parts.

  

*	40% have red dots _50_✔_ % have blue dots. 10 % ✔ have ____green✔______ dots.
*	27% ✔have green dots _23✔__  % have red dots. 20 % have ___black✔_______ dots. _30__  % have orange dots.
*	_12✔_ % have green dots _28_ % have yellow dots. ✔ 30 % have ____grey✔______ dots. _15_✔ % have pink dots.

Spelling

These are my spelling words that I had to practise using this on-line activity. 

Percentages

I have taken a screenshot of this example of how to work out percentages.  I helped me and hopefully it will help  you to.  

My book

This the book that I am reading at the moment for my Novel Study.  The book is called crown park. 

Email for Mr Johnston (Principal)

Here is a Email that I have revived from my Principal (Mr Johnston) about my Sugata Mitra Information report. 

Email from Mrs Hood

Mrs Hood sent an e-mail to me, she has left our school now but will always be remembered as a wonderful student aid teacher and now moving on to be a teacher. 

Maths screenshot

I have practice my 7 x tables and got  hem all correct. 

Maths screenshots

Here is a screen shot of my maths that I did.  I had to follow the instructions and drag the small pictures to the graph. The writing below shows that I got all the answers in the top box correct. 

Maths screenshot

Here is a screen shot of my maths that I did.  I had to follow the instructions and drag the small pictures to the graph. 

Typing test result

I have done the typing test  and this is my result.  I  got 31 words correct and 2 wrong, so next time I will try harder. 

Blog comment

I have commented on Tienira's blog. 

Information Report

Sugata Mitra: Agent of Change

Isn't it amazing how one man can change thousands of lives. Professor Sugata Mitra is a man who made some of those changes, the man who introduced computers and technology to a whole new audience. His experiment has made massive changes in children's lives, especially the ones who are living in poverty and have never touched a computer before.

This thinking has made him an agent of change.  An agent of change is someone who is inspired to make a difference in the world. He has made that difference by inspiring children to learn by opening the door to learning digitally by giving them the tools to learn with.

Sugata Mitra went to one of the poorest places in India, and outside of a slum he installed something that has become known as the ‘Hole in the Wall. It was a normal computer that was placed into the wall so that the children in India could explore the device.  The Hole In The Wall experiment continues to change a lot of lives for children. It helps them to work collaboratively and improve their English and their computer skills.

Another way that the children learn is with the  “Granny Cloud”. The Granny Cloud is a group of grandmothers in England who volunteer to help children in other parts of the world over Skype.  They teach in special way.  Granny clouds encourage, praise and guide the children but they do not actually tell them how to do stuff.

These experiments show that in the future the teacher may be replaced by the computer. It also means the kids in places where people don’t want to go and teach will no longer miss out on walking down the exciting pathway of learning because of the changes made by Professor Sugata Mitra.

Spelling- Pyramid Challenge

Pyramid Challenge:

LI: construct vocab pyramids that will help us use powerful words to move our writing to the next level.

Create your list here Went: go hurried raced walked dashed ran crawled skipped bolted darted galloped trotted rushed sped jogged sprinted travelled hiked strolled move pass acted fitted changed departed lead extend fell functioned worked started danced marched dilly-dallied approached rolled sailed rode trespassed drove danced hopped shifted slid flipped flew crashed visited tore swooped roller-skated hitch hiked scrambled floated

Today my task was to use the word from the box above and find as many synonyms for that word as you can.