Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Bloom’s Taxonomic Level: Remembering
Activity 1 – Social Book Marking using Delicious
Notice that the del.cio.ous toolbar has been installed.
1. Each group is given a del.cio.ous account (wwww.del.cio.ous). All 4 members can sign in using the same account.
2. BOOKMARK ! Google and search for information about Singapore Tourism. Each of you will choose a useful (and different) site to bookmark by clicking on the 'Tag' icon.
3. TAG! You will type in keywords that best tag the the site you have chosen. Choosing suitable keywords is important as it will allow you to search for your bookmarked sites more easily.
4. NETWORK! If you know the username of someone else who has a delicious account and has similar search interest area, you can gain access to his/her bookmarks. In this way, you can do collaborate reading easily. Try it by adding usernames of other groups.
Read about 'Delicious' Online Collaboration for Better GP Writing
Handout 4: Guide to set up your own delicious account
Hand out 5: Remembering Rubrics
Notice that the del.cio.ous toolbar has been installed.
1. Each group is given a del.cio.ous account (wwww.del.cio.ous). All 4 members can sign in using the same account.
2. BOOKMARK ! Google and search for information about Singapore Tourism. Each of you will choose a useful (and different) site to bookmark by clicking on the 'Tag' icon.
3. TAG! You will type in keywords that best tag the the site you have chosen. Choosing suitable keywords is important as it will allow you to search for your bookmarked sites more easily.
4. NETWORK! If you know the username of someone else who has a delicious account and has similar search interest area, you can gain access to his/her bookmarks. In this way, you can do collaborate reading easily. Try it by adding usernames of other groups.
Read about 'Delicious' Online Collaboration for Better GP Writing
Handout 4: Guide to set up your own delicious account
Hand out 5: Remembering Rubrics
Bloom's Taxanomic Level: Understanding
Activity 2 – Blog Journaling using Blogger
1. In your group, decide on the labels and values of the x and y axes.
2. Write a paragraph interpreting the information conveyed by the graph. One group member will key in the group’s response and publish it on the group’s blog (the facilitator will assign a blog to your group).
You can find more information about Singapore Tourism here
http://www.expresstravelworld.com/200611/market13.shtml
http://app.stb.gov.sg/asp/new/new03a.asp?id=2483
3. Access another group’s blog to read their interpretation. Using the rubrics given and using the comment feature, provide feedback on the group’s understanding of the concept of graphs.
Here are the blogs created by some of the Secondary and JC school teachers.
Example 1: Rectangle vs Square [2007: Annabel Ho, Pasir Ris Secondary]
Example 2: Rational & Irrational Numbers [2008: Lee Yilian, Anglican High School]
Example 3: Journal: The Mind Reader [2008: Tan Sek Jiau, Chung Cheng High (Main)] Example 4: Angle of Elevation [2008: Abdul Malek, Ping Yi Secondary]
Example 5: Kwok The Chem teacher [2007: Kwok, ACJC]
Blog Journalling
Some Maths questions for blog reflection to assess pupils' understanding of concepts:
Topic: Rhombus “A rhombus is not a square.” Is this statement true? Explain your answer. How are rhombuses and squares related?
Topic: Mean There are 5 people in a family and their mean age is 39 years. What might their ages be? Explain who the members of the family are.
(Adapted from Journal Writing in Mathematics Classroom)
Handout 6: Guide to set up a blog
Handout 7: Understanding Rubrics
This is a graph taken from the Singapore Tourism Board website. The values and labels for the x and y axes are left out deliberately.
Your task:
1. In your group, decide on the labels and values of the x and y axes.
2. Write a paragraph interpreting the information conveyed by the graph. One group member will key in the group’s response and publish it on the group’s blog (the facilitator will assign a blog to your group).
You can find more information about Singapore Tourism here
http://www.expresstravelworld.com/200611/market13.shtml
http://app.stb.gov.sg/asp/new/new03a.asp?id=2483
3. Access another group’s blog to read their interpretation. Using the rubrics given and using the comment feature, provide feedback on the group’s understanding of the concept of graphs.
Here are the blogs created by some of the Secondary and JC school teachers.
Example 1: Rectangle vs Square [2007: Annabel Ho, Pasir Ris Secondary]
Example 2: Rational & Irrational Numbers [2008: Lee Yilian, Anglican High School]
Example 3: Journal: The Mind Reader [2008: Tan Sek Jiau, Chung Cheng High (Main)] Example 4: Angle of Elevation [2008: Abdul Malek, Ping Yi Secondary]
Example 5: Kwok The Chem teacher [2007: Kwok, ACJC]
Blog Journalling
Some Maths questions for blog reflection to assess pupils' understanding of concepts:
Topic: Rhombus “A rhombus is not a square.” Is this statement true? Explain your answer. How are rhombuses and squares related?
Topic: Mean There are 5 people in a family and their mean age is 39 years. What might their ages be? Explain who the members of the family are.
(Adapted from Journal Writing in Mathematics Classroom)
Handout 6: Guide to set up a blog
Handout 7: Understanding Rubrics
Bloom's Taxonomic Level: Applying
Activity 3 – Presentation using Google Docs [20 mins]
"You are from the Singapore Tourism Promotion Board who have been tasked to create a promotional material on the Singapore Tourism Promotion Board official blog to promote the Youth Olympic Games 2010 (YOG 2010) so as to attract tourists to come to Singapore."
1. In groups of 4, create a 1-slide powerpoint advertisement to promote to tourists the Youth Olympic games. You can gather some useful information from the YOG official site.
2. One member to upload the powerpoint advertisement to your respective group blog using Google Docs
3. On the workshop blog, vote for your favourite powerpoint.
Handout 8: Guide to set up Google Docs
Handout 9: Applying Rubric
You can try out a comic creation tool which allows pupils to represent and apply their acquired knowledge in different context to demonstrate understanding.
"You are from the Singapore Tourism Promotion Board who have been tasked to create a promotional material on the Singapore Tourism Promotion Board official blog to promote the Youth Olympic Games 2010 (YOG 2010) so as to attract tourists to come to Singapore."
1. In groups of 4, create a 1-slide powerpoint advertisement to promote to tourists the Youth Olympic games. You can gather some useful information from the YOG official site.
2. One member to upload the powerpoint advertisement to your respective group blog using Google Docs
3. On the workshop blog, vote for your favourite powerpoint.
Handout 8: Guide to set up Google Docs
Handout 9: Applying Rubric
You can try out a comic creation tool which allows pupils to represent and apply their acquired knowledge in different context to demonstrate understanding.
Lesson Design
In your group, brainstorm on a lesson idea incorporating one of the Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) and at least 1 digital activity.
The following information should be provided:
- Subject
- Level
- Topic
- Learning Objectives (Please include the thinking skill)
- Sequence of Activities
- Resources
Post your lesson idea on your group blog.
Handout 11: ICT Lesson Design Checklist
The following information should be provided:
- Subject
- Level
- Topic
- Learning Objectives (Please include the thinking skill)
- Sequence of Activities
- Resources
Post your lesson idea on your group blog.
Handout 11: ICT Lesson Design Checklist
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