Handy Resources for teaching Social Justice in schools...
Here is a link to a great article on how we should implement Catholic Social teaching in the way we work...Essential principles such as Human dignity, solidarity, family unity and subsidiarity are covered in this informative article.
www.uniya.org
Other excellent Catholic Social teaching resources produced by the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council can be found at:
www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
ED4134 References for Task 2
References:
Smith, M. K. (2002) 'Howard Gardner and multiple intelligences', the encyclopedia of informal education, Retrieved May 21, 2007 from http://www.infed.org/thinkers/gardner.htm
Workshop.Tapping into intelligences (2004). Retrieved May 23, 2007, from http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/index.html
Smythe, Kevin, and Halonen, Jane, (2007) Using the New Bloom's Taxonomy to Design Meaningful Learning Assessments, Applying Assessment Strategies In Psychology, Retrieved May 22, 2007 from: http://www.apa.org/ed/new_blooms.html
Hein, Prof. George E., (1991) Constructivist Learning Theory, The Museum and the Needs of People CECA (International Committee of Museum Educators) Conference, Jerusalem Israel, 15-22 October 1991, Retrieved May 22, 2007 from http://www.exploratorium.edu/ifi/resources/constructivistlearning.html
Hattie, John (2005) What is the Nature of Evidence that Makes a Difference to Learning? ACER Conference 2005, Retrieved May 21, 2007 www.acer.edu.au/workshops/documents/HattieSlides.pdf
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Teachers Workshop
Good link for WebQuests, MI and other practicalities in teaching...
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/index.html
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/index.html
Essential Qualities of a Wiki
Step 1 Learning, thinking, reflecting...
Step 2 Discussion/social interaction
(Vygotsky...enlarge the discussion..interact, share and build UPON knowledge structures)
- A wiki has a whole series of pages that are linked and coherently organised by hyperlinks
- The words/Information or order of pages can be rearranged to suit the end user
-It is collaborative as different people can conribute their ideas about a certain area
-It is free, simple and accessible to edit or manipulate
- It is monitored and highly accurate and a great source of information
- It is a great place to start looking for informationn
-A new Social platform where information is shared...a good wiki is highly structured!
Why bother with a Wiki?
It is Good for students to express the schemes of their minds in a social setting of interaction, collaboration and cooperation...in a virtual world.
Monday, May 21, 2007
ED4134 Task 2 Sound File: Ave Maria
The Song file that I have chosen from Sonific is a Church Hymn sung by the Benedictine Nuns in France. This ICT supports the following learning styles, as presented by Gardner in his theory of Multiple Intelligences:
Musical/Rythmic: the melody, back round instruments and sounds attract students who have an appeal to learning through music and rhythm.
Interpersonal: listening to the audio as a class and then having an open group discussion on Church music and its significance in their own spirituality.
Interpersonal: students can also have time to listen to the audio individually and reflect on how they understand it to tie into their own spirituality. (Smith, 2002)
This ICT is an engaging way of bringing the lesson to life and exposing the students to a variety of Church music as a part of the Christianity unit in Studies of Religion. Moreover, in line with Bloom's Taxonomy, this ICT can also be used as an evaluative task where students can contrast and compare the value of Church music to secular music. (Smythe, 2007)
Students can also develop their own thoughts and create personal connections to Church music and its relevance to their own spirituality. Implementing audio into the classroom is a great cognitive tool which encourages higher order thinking in that learners are utilising their thinking to evaluate the role of Church music in the expression of their faith. Similarily, just as described in Vygotsky's constructivist theory students can bring their own knowledge and experiences into the classroom discussion and recreate new meaningful knowledge from the social interaction of the students.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Entering items into a Blog
Video: U-tube - email to blog - copy the embed code - paste in HTML
Slide shows: www.slide.com -embed html - paste into HTML (ignore warning).
Inspiration: to save an inspiration file to my Blog I must ... FILE - Export - GIF - Save - Save USB. Then in my BLOG I must ... New Post- Picture icon (add image) - add inspiration article that I saved on my USB (it'll come up as a jpeg file).
Sonific: copy embed, paste into html
Slide shows: www.slide.com -embed html - paste into HTML (ignore warning).
Inspiration: to save an inspiration file to my Blog I must ... FILE - Export - GIF - Save - Save USB. Then in my BLOG I must ... New Post- Picture icon (add image) - add inspiration article that I saved on my USB (it'll come up as a jpeg file).
Sonific: copy embed, paste into html
JS 423 The Significant Contribution of Women
Mother Teresa is a prime example of the powerful impact women can play in society. She freely and lovingly gave up her life to serve the poorest of the poor, following in the example of our Lord.
May we learn from Mother Teresa's charity and make a positive difference in serving those around us...who might not necessarily be physically poor but who are spiritually poor...alone...sick and hopeless.
May we learn from Mother Teresa's charity and make a positive difference in serving those around us...who might not necessarily be physically poor but who are spiritually poor...alone...sick and hopeless.
JS423- Reading the signs of the time: Poverty
Oxfam Africa poverty warning
Video: Oxfam's has issued a stark warning that millions of people in Africa may die from poverty. 10 May 2007
http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?scope=all&edition=i&q=poverty
Solving the Problem of Poverty
The link for this article is below and it was written by an Action Network user not the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A13362950
The below is an interesting comment made on the article by Nick Grace in Solihull on 25 Apr 2007. I strongly agree with his view that the rich in all societies should be practically and financially assisting the poor in order to build a better and stronger society...
"Therefore, in all societies, there is an ethical need and even a self-preservational requirement for the support of all members of that society, whether appearing deserving or not. By attempting to decide who and who isn't deserving of help from the society based upon whether or not they produce capital or anything immediately useful for society is self destructive to the future of that society. It is necessary to support and protect those poorer members of society in order to produce a richer and overall better society in the long run. Merely looking at the short term inconvenience placed upon the individual members of the society in having to contribute to the support of poorer members through taxation is self-destructive to the long term survival of that society as a whole."
Video: Oxfam's has issued a stark warning that millions of people in Africa may die from poverty. 10 May 2007
http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?scope=all&edition=i&q=poverty
Solving the Problem of Poverty
The link for this article is below and it was written by an Action Network user not the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A13362950
The below is an interesting comment made on the article by Nick Grace in Solihull on 25 Apr 2007. I strongly agree with his view that the rich in all societies should be practically and financially assisting the poor in order to build a better and stronger society...
"Therefore, in all societies, there is an ethical need and even a self-preservational requirement for the support of all members of that society, whether appearing deserving or not. By attempting to decide who and who isn't deserving of help from the society based upon whether or not they produce capital or anything immediately useful for society is self destructive to the future of that society. It is necessary to support and protect those poorer members of society in order to produce a richer and overall better society in the long run. Merely looking at the short term inconvenience placed upon the individual members of the society in having to contribute to the support of poorer members through taxation is self-destructive to the long term survival of that society as a whole."
ED4134 Task 2 Graphic/Images
Christian Art
The slide show of Christian Art visually shows important elements of our faith in the Gospel. This ICT supports the following learning styles in relation to Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences:
Visual and spatial: the visual art and pictures will capture the learner’s focus and flair their thoughts.
Linguistic: the written texts from the Gospel and the titles on each of the slides will assist the learner to personally connect the visual pictures in to the Gospel context and furthermore into how they are significant in their own spiritual lives.
Interpersonal: the slide show can be viewed and afterwards discussed in an open forum style.
Intrapersonal: the slide show can also be viewed in the student’s own time where they can individually reflect and write about how the images in the slide show personally relate to them in their faith journey. (Smith, 2002)
Graphic /images can be implemented as a good cognitive tool for learning as visuals are an effective way of helping students to connect their knowledge and experiences with an important concept. This ICT can stimulate them to personally reflect and think about how they are living out their faith in their family, social and work lives. In the constructivist theory, an important point is made and that is, we need to reflect on our practice in order to understand and build upon the new knowledge and ideas presented to us. (Hein, 1991) So, whilst showing the students this slide show, I will encourage them to take time to reflect on and examine their own lives and how they can welcome these Gospel values in to living a good Christian life.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Online learning and suitable learning styles
What learning styles do you think would be best suited to an online learning environment? Are some styles of learning not suited to online learning?
I believe that the learning style that would be suitable for online learning using ICTs is Interpersonal. Technologies such as MSN Instant Messenger and Web 2.0 give students the opportunity to engage in knowlege sharing and deeper learning as a team. Simultaneosly, they can enjoy each other's ideas and findings in an interactive and meaningful way.
Furthermore, I perceive that all styles of learning using ICTs can be suited to online learning. However, the ICT Resource would need to be carefully planned and suited to the student's learning style. Specifically, a well presented slide show containing religious art can appeal to a visual learner. On the otherhand, a text based techonology such as in a blogging community would most probably disengage them. Hence, it is crucial as a teacher to understand and meet the unique learning styles of your students in order to effectively develop their knowledge and talents.
I believe that the learning style that would be suitable for online learning using ICTs is Interpersonal. Technologies such as MSN Instant Messenger and Web 2.0 give students the opportunity to engage in knowlege sharing and deeper learning as a team. Simultaneosly, they can enjoy each other's ideas and findings in an interactive and meaningful way.
Furthermore, I perceive that all styles of learning using ICTs can be suited to online learning. However, the ICT Resource would need to be carefully planned and suited to the student's learning style. Specifically, a well presented slide show containing religious art can appeal to a visual learner. On the otherhand, a text based techonology such as in a blogging community would most probably disengage them. Hence, it is crucial as a teacher to understand and meet the unique learning styles of your students in order to effectively develop their knowledge and talents.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
ED4134 Task 2: Online Bible Trivia and Religious Quizzes
Bible games and Trivia:
http://www.biblestudygames.com/biblegames/trivia/
Relgious Quiz:
How well do you know your Catholic Faith?
http://www.gotoquiz.com/catholic_truths
Bible Challenge...
http://www.gotoquiz.com/bible_challenge
Online Bible games and Trivia questions:
Online Games are a versatile teaching tool which can effectively encourage students to extend their learning and development. They can motivate students to want to learn, think and apply their knowledge in a fun, social and interactive way. I would implement this high- interest activity as a Trivia class activity for my students to collectively learn more about the Word of God in a more enjoyable and informal way. In line with the Vygotsky’s Constructivist theory, learning is a social and interactive process where individuals construct meaning based on their previous knowledge, experiences and social setting. (Hein, 1991)
I believe this online game is a good cognitive tool in the learning environment as it would stimulate and engage the students to interact and extend their knowledge of the faith as a ‘community of learners’. On a personal level, students can reflect on what they do and don’t know in the Bible and how they can better understand and live the word of God in their own personal lives. Specifically this ICT, in relation to Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences would mostly support the linguistic, Interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences. (Smith, 2002) Learners would be using words and language to communicate and answer the questions within their Trivia groups. Furthermore, this ICT would encourage learners to use their higher order thinking skills to analyse, self- examine and evaluate their own spirituality and its priority in their daily lives.
http://www.biblestudygames.com/biblegames/trivia/
Relgious Quiz:
How well do you know your Catholic Faith?
http://www.gotoquiz.com/catholic_truths
Bible Challenge...
http://www.gotoquiz.com/bible_challenge
Online Bible games and Trivia questions:
Online Games are a versatile teaching tool which can effectively encourage students to extend their learning and development. They can motivate students to want to learn, think and apply their knowledge in a fun, social and interactive way. I would implement this high- interest activity as a Trivia class activity for my students to collectively learn more about the Word of God in a more enjoyable and informal way. In line with the Vygotsky’s Constructivist theory, learning is a social and interactive process where individuals construct meaning based on their previous knowledge, experiences and social setting. (Hein, 1991)
I believe this online game is a good cognitive tool in the learning environment as it would stimulate and engage the students to interact and extend their knowledge of the faith as a ‘community of learners’. On a personal level, students can reflect on what they do and don’t know in the Bible and how they can better understand and live the word of God in their own personal lives. Specifically this ICT, in relation to Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences would mostly support the linguistic, Interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences. (Smith, 2002) Learners would be using words and language to communicate and answer the questions within their Trivia groups. Furthermore, this ICT would encourage learners to use their higher order thinking skills to analyse, self- examine and evaluate their own spirituality and its priority in their daily lives.
ED 4134 Resources
Online resources for Religious Education
PRAYER FOR PARENTS AND SECONDARY STUDENTS
Sacred Space This beautiful site produced by the Irish Jesuits provides daily prayer. Spend some time investigating the site and you will find several useful links as well.
Prayer Windows Great site connecting art and prayer. Art may be purchased online.
Pray as You Go Daily MP3 Prayer Downloads~ Great site! Courtesy of Jesuit Media Initiatives.
Prayertoons if you like prayertoons, you can sign up for a daily subscription to prayertoons
PRAYER FOR PARENTS AND SECONDARY STUDENTS
Sacred Space This beautiful site produced by the Irish Jesuits provides daily prayer. Spend some time investigating the site and you will find several useful links as well.
Prayer Windows Great site connecting art and prayer. Art may be purchased online.
Pray as You Go Daily MP3 Prayer Downloads~ Great site! Courtesy of Jesuit Media Initiatives.
Prayertoons if you like prayertoons, you can sign up for a daily subscription to prayertoons
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Saturday, May 12, 2007
JS423:LETTER OF POPE JOHN PAUL II to Women
The below link is an inspiring letter written by the late Pope John Paul II regarding the unique role and value of Women in our society...a great read!
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_29061995_women_en.html
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_29061995_women_en.html
JS 423 Reflection Song- Who will speak?
A beautiful reflection song that make us think how can we stand up to the injustice that takes place in our world…we all have a role to play…we can all be a witness to the Gospel values…we can speak out the truth and defend the human dignity of the oppressed…
Who will speak?
Who will speak for the poor and the broken?
Who will speak for the peoples oppressed?
Who will speak so their voices will be heard?
Oh who will speak if we don’t?
Who will speak if we don’t?
Who will speak if we don’t?
Who will speak so their voices will be heard?
Oh who will speak if we don’t?
Who will speak for the ones who are voiceless?
Speak the truth in the places of power?
Who will speak for the children of violence?
Who will speak for the women abused?
Who will speak…?
Who will speak for the shunned and the outcasts?
Who will speak for all people with AIDS?
Who will speak…?
Who will work for the thousands of homeless?
Who will work in the ghettos and streets?
Who will speak…?
Who will care for the plants and the creatures?
Who will care for the land and sea?
Who will speak…?
Who will care for the weak and the aged?
Who will care for the ones with no hope?
Who will speak…?
Mart Haugen- Agape
Who will speak?
Who will speak for the poor and the broken?
Who will speak for the peoples oppressed?
Who will speak so their voices will be heard?
Oh who will speak if we don’t?
Who will speak if we don’t?
Who will speak if we don’t?
Who will speak so their voices will be heard?
Oh who will speak if we don’t?
Who will speak for the ones who are voiceless?
Speak the truth in the places of power?
Who will speak for the children of violence?
Who will speak for the women abused?
Who will speak…?
Who will speak for the shunned and the outcasts?
Who will speak for all people with AIDS?
Who will speak…?
Who will work for the thousands of homeless?
Who will work in the ghettos and streets?
Who will speak…?
Who will care for the plants and the creatures?
Who will care for the land and sea?
Who will speak…?
Who will care for the weak and the aged?
Who will care for the ones with no hope?
Who will speak…?
Mart Haugen- Agape
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
WA DET ICT Resources Pages
An excellent website for subject Area: A collection of Website Resources
http://www.det.wa.gov.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/courses/index.htm
http://www.det.wa.gov.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/courses/index.htm
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
ED 4134 Task 2: Video Clip
The Role of the Family- Fr Corapi
This Video is a talk given by Fr Corapi about the Role of the Christian Family. Video clips are a valuable tool in facilitating and enhancing Learning and development for students. This ICT provides a more dynamic and motivating focus in the lesson more than traditional resources for this subject area. It supports a number of learning styles as presented in Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences:
Visual/Spatial: these learners are attended to through the visual of seeing people, in this case Fr Corapi speaking to them in person.
Linguistic: these learners are attended to though the important verbal message Fr Corapi presents on the video.
Interpersonal: when the video is viewed and afterwards discussed as a collaborative group then these learners would be supported.
Intrapersonal: when the video is watched individually and reflected upon in their own time then these learners would be supported. (Smith, 2002)
According to Vygotsky’s theory of constructivism, learning is a social activity that is intimately associated with our connection to others. (Hein, 1991) In essence, the utilisation of this ICT in a collaborative way engages the students to interactively learn and build upon their previous knowledge and experiences.
This ICT is an excellent cognitive tool to implement in the classroom as a part of the Christianity unit. This video is highly relevant in encouraging and enhancing the student’s understanding of the crucial role Christian families’ play in our society today. Furthermore, the implementation of this ICT will stimulate students to engage in higher order thinking as described in Bloom’s Taxonomy. (Smythe, 2007) After the video is shown, a collaborative discussion will follow and students will be asked the following:
- to analyse and evaluate the possible reasons for the breakdown of the family unit in our society today
- to brainstorm and create possible ideas in groups (using the video as a reference) of ways of rebuilding the family unit
Noteworthy, the teacher plays a crucial role in successfully implementing this ICT in making it relevant and useful to the student’s learning and development. Accordingly, Hattie states that teachers are the most imperative factors in the achievement of a student’s learning. (Hattie, 2005) In utilising this ICT, I also perceive the importance of presenting it in an engaging way where students can think and relate to the value of the knowledge they are being shown and apply it meaningfully into their own knowledge building and experiences.
This Video is a talk given by Fr Corapi about the Role of the Christian Family. Video clips are a valuable tool in facilitating and enhancing Learning and development for students. This ICT provides a more dynamic and motivating focus in the lesson more than traditional resources for this subject area. It supports a number of learning styles as presented in Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences:
Visual/Spatial: these learners are attended to through the visual of seeing people, in this case Fr Corapi speaking to them in person.
Linguistic: these learners are attended to though the important verbal message Fr Corapi presents on the video.
Interpersonal: when the video is viewed and afterwards discussed as a collaborative group then these learners would be supported.
Intrapersonal: when the video is watched individually and reflected upon in their own time then these learners would be supported. (Smith, 2002)
According to Vygotsky’s theory of constructivism, learning is a social activity that is intimately associated with our connection to others. (Hein, 1991) In essence, the utilisation of this ICT in a collaborative way engages the students to interactively learn and build upon their previous knowledge and experiences.
This ICT is an excellent cognitive tool to implement in the classroom as a part of the Christianity unit. This video is highly relevant in encouraging and enhancing the student’s understanding of the crucial role Christian families’ play in our society today. Furthermore, the implementation of this ICT will stimulate students to engage in higher order thinking as described in Bloom’s Taxonomy. (Smythe, 2007) After the video is shown, a collaborative discussion will follow and students will be asked the following:
- to analyse and evaluate the possible reasons for the breakdown of the family unit in our society today
- to brainstorm and create possible ideas in groups (using the video as a reference) of ways of rebuilding the family unit
Noteworthy, the teacher plays a crucial role in successfully implementing this ICT in making it relevant and useful to the student’s learning and development. Accordingly, Hattie states that teachers are the most imperative factors in the achievement of a student’s learning. (Hattie, 2005) In utilising this ICT, I also perceive the importance of presenting it in an engaging way where students can think and relate to the value of the knowledge they are being shown and apply it meaningfully into their own knowledge building and experiences.
Multiple intelligences in the ICT environment
AIM: To answer this question as a collaborative group using the links below...
Explore e-learning This is a catalogue of resources for Teaching Maths and Science in Secondary schools http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspResourceCatalog This is a site that provides a wide range of activities based on Gardner's multiple intelligences (fantastic site!) http://surfaquarium.com/mi/intelligences.htmThis site provides a number of very useful sites in relation to Gardener's MI with ideas for the classroom and the use of ICThttp://hometown.aol.com/abctagteam/multiple_intelligences.htmApplying Bloom's Taxonomy in the classroomThis gives you concrete leads....but how do you use it in the ICT environment?http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htmThere are a number of different sites that link you into research on e-learning and current trends. This site won't provide you with an immediate answer but it will help you begin collaborating with those who are researching in this field.http://www.ncsl.org.uk/networked/index.cfmConstructivist learning theory...don't forget that you are basing all this work on this theory. This is a good summary for you and not too technical.http://www.exploratorium.edu/ifi/resources/constructivistlearning.htmlThis site from Bradford England goes through the various intelligences and gives you possible activities in ICT to use to develop particular intelligences. While it is way beyond our technologies it is good to know because schools are getting these resources. There are also an increasing number of these technologies available as free software.http://www.bradfordschools.net/content/view/226/182
Tools and resources provided by Intel for free to support collaborative student centered learning. Online thinking tools are active learning places where students engage in robust discussions, pursue investigations, analyse complex information and solve problems. Resources for 21st century teaching help teachers play a critical role in facilitating learning activities and posing questions that take student thinking deeper.http://www.intel.com/education/tools/index.htm
Explore e-learning This is a catalogue of resources for Teaching Maths and Science in Secondary schools http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspResourceCatalog This is a site that provides a wide range of activities based on Gardner's multiple intelligences (fantastic site!) http://surfaquarium.com/mi/intelligences.htmThis site provides a number of very useful sites in relation to Gardener's MI with ideas for the classroom and the use of ICThttp://hometown.aol.com/abctagteam/multiple_intelligences.htmApplying Bloom's Taxonomy in the classroomThis gives you concrete leads....but how do you use it in the ICT environment?http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htmThere are a number of different sites that link you into research on e-learning and current trends. This site won't provide you with an immediate answer but it will help you begin collaborating with those who are researching in this field.http://www.ncsl.org.uk/networked/index.cfmConstructivist learning theory...don't forget that you are basing all this work on this theory. This is a good summary for you and not too technical.http://www.exploratorium.edu/ifi/resources/constructivistlearning.htmlThis site from Bradford England goes through the various intelligences and gives you possible activities in ICT to use to develop particular intelligences. While it is way beyond our technologies it is good to know because schools are getting these resources. There are also an increasing number of these technologies available as free software.http://www.bradfordschools.net/content/view/226/182
Tools and resources provided by Intel for free to support collaborative student centered learning. Online thinking tools are active learning places where students engage in robust discussions, pursue investigations, analyse complex information and solve problems. Resources for 21st century teaching help teachers play a critical role in facilitating learning activities and posing questions that take student thinking deeper.http://www.intel.com/education/tools/index.htm
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