Aug 08 2009

Using Myst 3 for Descriptive Writing

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It has been about a year since I began writing about using Myst 3 in the classroom. The last literacy unit of the term saw our Year 5 classes make their first forays into using the game and the second time we have used it in support of writing. I love to use games in [...]

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Dec 12 2008

10 Digital Writing Opportunities You Probably Know and 10 You Probably Don’t

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On Thursday I finally had some time to sit with our Key Stage 2 (junior) literacy coordinator and talk about how technology can support writing outcomes for the Primary Framework for Literacy. It was a meeting all about ideas (my favourite) and we discussed the best ways that technology could support the process of writing [...]

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Dec 01 2008

Google Earth is Our Paper – Part 5: A Week in Review

Published by under Google Earth,Literacy,Mapping

Our week of storytelling in Google Earth has finished however I wanted to wrap up my reflections on working in this way. In this post I look back over the process and review the benefits you will reap and any challenges that you may face in implementing a similar unit. A piece of Google Earth [...]

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Jul 19 2008

Emerging from the Myst: Being inspired and making a start

I am just about coming up for air from this year, the summer holidays are upon me now and I will finally have time to reflect upon some of the classroom activities that have gone on in this final term. This post is about using the adventure game Myst in a literacy unit with my [...]

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