Showing posts with label Video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Video. Show all posts
16 November 2014
18 September 2014
Today we began a series of sessions for students to help them learn about what sort of citizen they are in the online world. This is particularly important at the age and stage many of our senior students are at.
Here is an overview of what we did and ideas for how this can be transferred into the home:
Here is an overview of what we did and ideas for how this can be transferred into the home:
- Firstly we did a survey of the tools/services we use to connect and communicate - this entailed us brainstorming the various tools students use and how many of use are using each one. Many of the tools on this list are ones the adults in the room were unaware of (and you might be also unaware of them). We've put the numbers of students next to the tool/service who said they used it (students may not have wanted to share this so it is likely an estimate), what percentage of our students in total are using the tool/service and some blanks columns we'll fill in as we go.
- Next we played this movie clip from teachthought.com about the dangers of social media sharing for teens as a way to get the students thinking about what they are doing, or what their 'friends' are doing. Note I put the word 'friends' in inverted commas as this term is pretty loose in the online world. Here is this movie which we strongly encourage you to watch with your young people at home and have a discussion together:
- The third aspect of this session is to get students to consider what happens to the stuff I share online so they can get a sense of how easily information (video, audio, text, etc.) can be in on-shared in online spaces. This is set as a task for students to consider then we will invite a couple of them to present to the group to explore how this can happen.
- Lastly, to conclude this first session, we introduced a great tool called the Triple Filter Test. Originally credited as coming from Socrates, this is a test of any kind of information coming at you, or in some cases from you. This is something we think our learners can 'take with them' to help guide them in their journey.
The second aspect of goodness is particularly interesting in the online world as it delves into areas such as morals and ethics, which ultimately children will need to decide for themselves, with the help/modelling/support of the great adults around them.
We encourage all parents to go through this session, watch the video with your son/daughter, and begin the conversations which will help us in how we are trying to guide the students at school.
7 August 2014
The video Carbon Pollution: Costs & Cures (10mins) is about the costs that use of fossil fuels are costing the world. It also talks about the cures to solve the problem by using solar and wind power. This movie is really worth watching because it outlines pretty much every problem about climate change. I suggest the class watches this as a group.
Questions I have now include:
Questions I have now include:
- How can we make everyone use solar and wind power, as well as electric cars, etc.?
- Why do we keep using so many fossil fuels?
Todays Solar Power 'Revolution'
This video is about the revolution of solar power which is becoming more and more common,which is meaning the price of solar panels are going down.
This video is about the revolution of solar power which is becoming more and more common,which is meaning the price of solar panels are going down.
'Apple' have created a one the largest solar powered farm to run its data centre in North Carolina. Buildings are starting to become more and more energy efficient they are creating there own power by using solar panels
I think this video is very fascinating, and full of information
Vancouver has a goal to be the greenest city, and get the population more aware. Having more friendly modes of transport solar panels and being more energey efficiant. They are going to make it a requirement for 2020 to in high rise areas to be green house gas neutral so the building will be much more energy efficiant and the materials will be more improved.
"Vancouver: Greenest City?" from ETOM on Vimeo.
"Vancouver: Greenest City?" from ETOM on Vimeo.
the sea has been water pulling cars off the road into the sea
a 150 year storm
bad flooding
100 year flooding just after the 50 year flooding
big road damage near the sea
hurricane winds other 100 miles an hour
two weeks worth of rain
worst winter rain in 280 yrs
unsure if this is what it will be like in the future because of global warming
This movie is about how canada is digging up more and more fossil fuels with means like Fraking which is creating lots of carbon emissions and toxic lakes of unusable water and chemicals.
Some of the questions I have include:
"Leave It In The Ground" (The Oil/Tar Sands) from ETOM on Vimeo.
Some of the questions I have include:
- Why is Canada still using 20th century fossil fuels for power.
- Why not switch to solar and wind technology?
"Leave It In The Ground" (The Oil/Tar Sands) from ETOM on Vimeo.
27 July 2014
Here is an introduction to fractions for todays maths session:
Once you have done some discussion and recorded your ideas as comments to this blog post, watch the video. Those that finish the activity early can log in to Mathletics and I have some activities for you to complete.
Once you have done some discussion and recorded your ideas as comments to this blog post, watch the video. Those that finish the activity early can log in to Mathletics and I have some activities for you to complete.
24 July 2014
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