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Netbook Reflection 2013

Netbook Reflection

Big Question: How has having a netbook connected to the internet helped my learning this year?

Having a netbook connected to the internet has helped me because I can visit many different sites like studyladder and sumdog. These sites help me with my times tables, fractions and other learning area. Story starters helps me with my writing. I write narrative stories whenever I visit this website and I use popplet to do the brainstorming for my writing. Some applications like; Pixlr Editor, Sumo Paint and Google Draw help me when I want to draw illustrations for my stories. I can use Google Presentation to put all my facts in a slide show. I have learnt most of the keyboard shortcuts and I use them all the time. I do reading comprehensions and I learn many different things. I can post a blog, edit it and delete it. I use Google Search to gather information and facts about any topic we are doing at school. I use Google Images to take a screenshot of  picture that I really like. When I am online, I learn to be cybersmart. To be cybersmart, I have to be careful and when I am writing a comment, I have to be positive and specific. Netbooks help me pick up information faster.  Researching is much more fun and I am learning more because I can access the internet anytime.

When I use the internet outside of school, I go on Youtube and I learn how to make rag rugs. I learn how to make rag rugs because I do not want to let the rag rugs go to waste. I have learnt how to do a braided way, how to do a crochet wat and many others. I find making rag rugs very interesting. There are other ways that I can make rugs too. I could use old t-shirts, face cloths, tea’-towels and much much more. I always say to myself “Learning different things, helps me through to the future”.

Netbook Reflection 2013

How has having a netbook connected to the internet helped my learning this year? 
Open the Google drawing to explore all our learning about creating a positive digital footprint.

Kingfisher Presentation

Missing words

Room 10's First Movie

Near the beginning of this year, we learnt how to make our very own movie for the first time. We made this movie so the people around the world know how to leave a quality blog comment. When we first wrote comments on other peoples blogs we had to remember to be positive and specific. Some of us had just written comments like “Cool writing” or “Your story is amazing.” When we wrote a comment, we ended it with a question and if we couldn’t think of a question, we would try and make a connection. As soon as we started making quality comments, they started getting longer and longer all thanks to Mrs. Fiona teaching us about cybersmart. We got the idea of making our movie from Mrs. Yollis’ class in California. They inspired us to make our own movie about quality blog comments. When we started filming, it was challenging for me because I had to learn my lines off by heart and it took me a long time before I could learn it. My favourite part of the movie was when when we all danced with joy and we yelled out “TECHNOLOGY.”  That was a lot of fun. As soon as we finished the movie, we watched it, published it and then our movie was ready  for the world to see. I am looking forward to do another interesting movie for the Manaiakalani Film Festival next year.