iPod Touch, Nintendo DS

Ipod and Nintendo DSI

At sSt. Michael’s we have borrowed both the iPods and the Nintendo dsi’s. We have found that the iPods are much more useful.

The dsi’s are limited with what you can do with them and we really only used them as a warm up or early finishers activity during maths time or as a treat for Golden time. One of the games requires the children to speak into them which wasn’t great when other children were working and therefore the children couldn’t use this feature.

The iPods on the other hand are fantastic and there is really no limit to what you can do with them. We used them for research on the internet and maths and language games. The children thoroughly enjoyed using them. The range of apps that are available are fantastic and there are lots of really good free ones available too.

I Can Animate

I Can Animate @ Cathedral Primary School

Tweedledum & Tweedledee

I can create, capture and manipulate sounds, text and images to communicate experiences, ideas and information in creative and engaging ways.
TCH 1-04b / TCH 2-04b

This year I’m responsible for delivering French and ICT as a McCrone subject throughout the school. I borrowed the I Can Animate kit last term, and used it to create animations with classes at the P4 and P5 stages.
Our School Show was Alice in Wonderland, so children were asked to animate a scene from the story.

Children were asked to:

– work together as a group
– decide on a scene to animate
– create a backdrop for their scene
– make plasticine models of their characters
– explore and experiment with I Can Animate software to create a short clip
Children had great fun creating their movies, and found the software very easy to use.

Nintendo DS

Nintendo DSI

I used this with my P3 class during Term 3.  They

really enjoyed the language games but did

struggle with the maths ones.  This is a resource I

would definitely use again, perhaps with an upper

school class.

I Can Animate

I Can Animate At Keir Hardie Primary

In term 3, my primary 5/6 used the software I Can Animate to produce animations for the nursery children within the school.  In the beginning of this study, John Johnston visited the school to introduce this software to the children and they throughly enjoyed this experience.  Following this visit the children worked in groups to produce an animation based on a traditional fairytale.  They learned how to take snapshots, create new frames, duplicate frames and musch more.  When they had created their animation they exported this to iMovie and added music, sound effects and titles pages.

This resource was highly motivational and the children enjoyed learning new skills.  They became very independant and have used these skills to demonstrate this technology to other children within the school.  I would be very keen to borrow this resource again and our school is now looking in to purchasing webcams and I Can Animate.

Pupils comments about this resource included:

Eva (P5) – I have enjoyed learning to make an animation and this topic has halped me learn new ICT skills.  Making my own animation was fun and I woul love to make another one in the future.

Abigail (P5) – I am now able to make a fully completed animation with music and transitions.  It was very intersting and let you follow the path you desired.

Robyn (P6) – I learned how to use a camera and worked to a deadline.

Aaron (P6) – I am now confident in making Stop Motion Animations, can create a movie and add sounds.  It was really fun and enjoyable.  I have shown someone else how to use this.

Easi-speak

Easi speak microphones

At Chryston, we originally ordered the easi speak microphones for primary 1. However, with the introduction of eportfolios, the microphones were used more by Primary 5 to 7 who used them to upload  to their blogs. The children found them easy to use and as a result a set were purchased by the school.

iPod Touch

I pod touches at Chryston Primary

The class and I enjoyed having the I pods touches on loan, we primarily used them for maths work. I was teaching money, there were a few apps, although some being dollars, were very useful for the children.

The I pods are also a good source for rewards with plenty of educational apps which motivate and stimulate the children.

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