This semester I have really enjoyed exploring the concept of Knowledge Networking (KN) and now have a new appreciation for its role in learning and knowledge construction. I want to share these same experiences with my students by helping them to develop their own KN. Ideally this would increase student independence and autonomy as well as promoting collaboration and team work.

So what will this look like?

This year, I am required to run an extra-curricular activity (ECA) after school with junior school students. This elective type program offers students with the opportunity to enroll in a range of activities including rugby, painting, cooking, gymnastics and music. My ECA will be focused on exploring web 2.0 tools that students can use to enrich their learning.

So what tools will I teach and why?

I have broken down the tools I want to teach into three categories, Sharing, Creating & Finding. I am still finding and deciding on which to teach, as there are so many, but taking into consideration the needs of the learners I have narrowed it down to the following.

Creating

  • PowToon – Create videos to present knowledge and understanding of concepts.
  • Canva
  • The Plot – Sequencing scenes could be used for structuring writing tasks such as historical recounts, scientific procedures or steps in solving maths problem.

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