Otorohanga+Primary+M1

Action Plan

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ICT Survey

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What we found out:
 * 80% of the children said that we currently use ICT tools most days of the week.
 * Most comments seem to have the same focus within each class when asked how are you taught to improve your ICT skills.
 * Room 1 - e.g. By asking the teacher or a friend.
 * Room 7 - e.g. By playing games and having a turn using things.
 * Room 8 - eg. By using the ICT tools and working with a buddy.
 * Although 38% of the children surveyed said they had internet access at home, we found out later on, through class discussion that many of them are unable to use the internet at home due to parental restrictions.

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E-pals and Skype:  Room 8 has spent the past few months connecting with e-pals from America - this has been used to create a realistic reason for writing and to help the children expand their minds and connect to the outside world. ** "My e-pal lives on a farm in America and I live on a farm in New Zealand. It’s cool having an e-pal because they think we speak in a funny way. They sent us a picture and she is really pretty. We skyped our e-pals. It was a little bit scary talking to her at the start but when I saw her and started to talk, I really got into it. I really liked being able to say things and not having to wait for ages until they get it. They wanted Shane to show them his dancing and then they sang Happy Birthday to Casey .** " **Comic Life:** 
 * Here is a comment from Hinewai (Year 6)**

Room 8 is exploring the use of comic life in a variety of subjects.

Room 7 was learning about describing their friends - in recount writing we looked at how to write down what our friends were saying to us using speech marks and highlighting their comments. Room 1 was learning how to make a poster about themselves using the Comic Life programme. The teacher showed a couple of students how to work through the instruction cards and these students showed some more and so on. Room 1's next task is to use the speech bubbles to have a short conversation with our dough people.