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Blogger Prompt: Week 7 - Term 4 DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP With the advent of social media, mobile devices in the classroom and a range of e-learning tools in the classroom it is more important than ever that students are aware of the  long term  effects of leaving their digital footprint and learn to become good cyber citizens.  The concept of digital citizenship needs to be embedded in all aspects of work in schools with e-learning tools. A good way to start this is to build awareness of what it means to be a good citizen in our community -  local, national and global.  So what is a good citizen?  QUESTIONS Q1.  What do you use the internet for most? What's the first site that you go?  Maybe Youtube or Google. Q2.   How can we encourage more children to learn to code? Will you get involved in the #hourofcode? Creating a scratch game about hour of code that people can play. Q3.  Who teaches you a...

Inventive Thinking, Creativity, Passion & Talent Welcome back to Kidsedchatnz for Term Three.   This week we are exploring "Inventive Thinking, Creativity, Passion & Talent".       1) What are your interests, talents or passions? I like to do art and I love to read. 2) How do you get to learn about your interests in the classroom? Give us an example.  By reading a book each term or maybe creating more things in the classroom. 3) Do you think it's important for children to have time each week to learn about something that they're interested in? Why? I think they should because it will make their skill rise like if you loved art, and did art every week your skill would grow. 4) What is the world's most important invention so far? How does it affect your life? I think the worlds most important invention was the phone because it made a big impact on everyones life and changed the world. 5) The Ki...

Blogger Prompt: Term 4 - Week 6 Classrooms of the future Classrooms of the future Righto, get those imaginations going! We want you to think about your current classroom and what a classroom could look like in the future. 1.What about your classroom do you really like? I like how we have our art and pictures on display around the room and how we are allowed to sit with our friends. 2.What are the things that you find difficult in your classroom? How the bags are now in the classroom because it is hard to move behind people that are next to the bag bins. 3.What would you do in your classroom to improve it? I would put a art portfolio on the wall for everyone, and put a folder that everyone could display one of their works. 4.What is your favourite piece of furniture in your classroom? Why? I like the desks because in Australia we had trays and it was really annoying to get your stuff because everyone would run to the tray c...

Blogger Prompt: Term 4 - Week 6  Digital technologies: 1) Do you think that technology will be a big part of our lives in the future? Why, I think technology will advance in the future because we are so dependent on it now like now if we want to know what 57x86 is we will take out our phones and switch to the calculator app. 2) Will technology disappear? yes, no, why? I think it won't disappear, it will advance. 3) How do you use technology already in your life? I use technology to write down my projects and search up information that is important. 4) Research what the first digital device that was made it and when it was built? The first ever device was built in 1835 by Joseph Henry, an American scientist and it was a relay to help his telegraph system. 5) What do you think about technology at C asebrook is like? And how could we make it better? Technology at Casebook is cool! My favourite part of the technology is the ...

Blogger Prompt: Week 5 - Term 4 This week's blogger prompt about athletics as our school athletics is this Tuesday.  Watch the videos attached below.   An awesome high jump video!  The powerful Inspirational true story...Never give up! 1) Research the history of athlectics - when did it all start, why did it start, what country did it originate from? etc. See if you can find some information out. Type out your answers below. Athelics started 776 BC , when Koroibos, a cook from the nearby city of Elis, won a stadium race. 2) Explain what you did well on athletics day? I did well in long jump because I got a three, in Sprints I got 3rd place and fifth place and my team came first in the team buliding exercises. 3) Explain what you could have done better with during athletics day? Maybe tried harder with discuss and shotput because I didnt know how to throw it so next year I will learn how to throw it. 4) What was your...