I'm still not sure about using technology in the classroom. I see benefits in terms of the quality of presentation. For example, I'm using Bitstrips for Schools, a comic strip bulider -great for language expression and development. But....the time spent moving to a computer location, loggin on, fixing problems like deficient save functions, print problems, manipulatives freezing within the program, etc. means other language learning opportunities are delayed or lost.
I will assess this whole experience with the help of the students in a week or two....
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Love the Moodle and the Bitstrips. What an excellent tool to allow learners a creative outlet to represent literacy. I have used it as formative and summative assessment. My grade 5 English class has created nearly 400 comics and over 400 characters after only a 30 minute lesson in-class.
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Will