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July 2009 - Posts

Te Reo Maori Week

As many New Zealanders will know, this week is Te Reo Maori week. (Maori is the indigenous language of New Zealand.) Each year at our school we have a school wide Maori lesson for every day during this week. In the past it has been done in various ways, Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:57 PM from Raenette Taljaard | 2 Comments
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Share your links with Sharetabs

For my online university paper on Literacy (EDPROFST 702) I'm looking at ideas to use for teaching phonics to struggling readers. I needed a tool where I can list all the websites I've found. Usually I use my De.lici.ous account, but reading Hey.Milly Read More...
Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 5:30 PM from Mrs Taljaard | 0 Comments
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Skype in the classroom

We have been experimenting with using Skype video calls quite a bit in the classroom lately, and I have found it to be such a useful tool. The added bonus is that I have 100% student participation and focus! I use the interactive whiteboard, with a MacBook Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 4:28 PM from Mrs Taljaard | 0 Comments
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Skype to Singapore

I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Singapore last week, but it overlapped with an exciting ICT expo hosted by my school. Fortunately Alicia and I had a plan! The two of us hosted a breakout called 'Skype to Singapore' and delegates were able to Read More...
Posted: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:03 PM from Mrs Taljaard | 1 Comments
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