Wedderburn College

Finally we have finished the outlines of our digital portfolios and this week the Year 7’s are going to embark on an exciting venture with Kahootz.
Students will be asked to create an expression that demonstrates and illustrates who they are. It will be an opportunity to show ideas and images about themselves.
What makes me ME?  
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With lots of students now getting mobile phones, texting and using email , one of the things that teachers have noticed is that people are using a shortened way to write to each other.
Do you think that this matters. Go to this article and read it. http://www.cbc.ca/montreal/story/qc-text20050321.html
Then comment on your blog about whether you think that this is becoming [...]

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Yr 8 students have been using Dreamweaver to build their digital portfolio. Students have had to overcome a few differnet problems with Dreamweaver to build their portfolio. This has allowed them to learn alot about the application.
In your blog you need to answer the following questions

What do you like about Dreamweaver? Why?
What do you dislike [...]

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Today in Year 7 class-MOnday 31st July, you are going to start thinking about what you know about yourself and the way you learn.
Go to this site http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html read the information and then do the learning style test.
what do you find out about yourself?
Can you create a page in your portfolio which demonstrates how you learn?
You [...]

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Next week we are going to learn how to post an image of our first portfolio page.

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Year 7’s are working on their digital portfolios today and have a deadline in two weeks to have the outline of their portfolio completed. Teachers at school know about the blogs and they are starting to plan what will be added to the portfolio by their students.
This year we focussed on making sure that all the structure [...]

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Once you have watched the DVD you need to write about what characteristics make a great TV ad.
What drugs could you target in your TV ad?
What are some facts about how drugs affect your body that you think people should be aware of?
How could you communicate this information effectively in your ad?

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Students are to blog about the colours they are using for their digital portfolio. Why have they chosen certain colours? Is it becuase it’s your favourite? Is it to make make the person who veiws your dp feel something? etc

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Students are to write using the yellow thinking hat writing something that they enjoyed during the holidays and the green thinking hat writing something that they wished they had done on the holidays

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This blog contiains Year 7 and 8 student blog links. It looks at focusing the students thoughts in different areas using thinking tools like the habbits of mind.

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