March+6+2009


 * Welcome back to 2009. Agenda for today is to do following.**

Discuss progress and Blog postings. [|Geoff's page] as an example of scaffolding the learners through web spaces a copy of it is here for furthere reference.
 * 8 8-30** Look at video from Austrailian School
 * [[image:http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/pix/f/web.gif link="http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/mod/resource/view.php?id=8578"]] [|XBOX -Colab wikispaces file]
 * [[image:http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/pix/f/web.gif link="http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/mod/resource/view.php?id=8579"]] [|Windows Live -Colabsouthwell3 file]
 * [[image:http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/pix/f/web.gif link="http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/mod/resource/view.php?id=8580"]] [|Windows Live -Colabsouthwell4 file]
 * [[image:http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/mod/forum/icon.gif link="http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/mod/forum/view.php?id=8581"]] [|Viva Pinata Forum]
 * [[image:http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/pix/f/web.gif link="http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/mod/resource/view.php?id=8589"]] [|Objectives and Enduring Understandings file]
 * [[image:http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/pix/f/web.gif link="http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/mod/resource/view.php?id=8745"]] [|Cyber Safety file]
 * [[image:http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/pix/f/web.gif link="http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/mod/resource/view.php?id=8746"]] [|NZ Netsafe file]
 * [[image:http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/pix/f/web.gif link="http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/mod/resource/view.php?id=8747"]] [|Positive online communities file]
 * [[image:http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/pix/f/web.gif link="http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/mod/resource/view.php?id=8928"]] [|Mr Winters Blog space file]
 * [[image:http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/pix/f/web.gif link="http://moodle.southwell.school.nz/mod/resource/view.php?id=9013"]] [|Cooperative groups and roles]

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 * 9.10 10.30** Look in Geoff's room at student's working on the project

Transfer of knowledge how could this be transfered to a working enterprise? The message from the apprentise where if you don't work well in a group.
 * 10.30-11.00** Annick will look at research opportunities
 * key competency** - participating and contributing is expressing ourselves in expo


 * What have we done so far??**


 * Kerry and Room** - what is a blog? What makes a good blog? They had a look at other blogs and compared them to forums. Kerry's class created a few seperate blogs on seperate areas, ie.How to start the game. Kerry and his class have devided the class into - colabsouthwell1 = 3 groups, colabsouthwell2 = 5groups. He used a continum of gaming experience to help mix groups evenly. They have played the game once. A 40min session was a bit short.


 * Geoff and Room** - they have decided on set roles within the class and what each role consists of. This came from about 4 blocks of class discussion. There has been a lot of discussion around the key competencies and creating a clear purpose/direction for the trial. Geoff and his class have devided the class into - colabsouthwell3 = 3 groups, colabsouthwell4 = 4 groups. Geoff made the decisions about groups, using his knowledge of who would work best with who. The 5 roles are: blogger, researcher, watcher, leader/organiser, gamer. When there are 4 in a group instead of 5 students the blogger+research becomes 1 role. They have not yet played the game.


 * Glen and Room 2** - they have looked at the SAMS Learner (which is based on the key competencies). Whats good learning? What makes me a good learner? All students have a blog which links from the class blog. As a class student have made entries on their blogs about these discussons. Looking at appropriate contributions to blogs. The class have started with the communicator and a smaller learning action of "active listening" where as a class they will discuss and co-construct the criteria. As a class they have done a cyber safety unit. Glen and his class have devided the class into - colabsams1 = 4 groups, colabsams2 = 4groups. They have not yet played the game.

Set up time per class took a while as we collected all teh equipment we needed. Looking for the right space etc within a class setting needs to be well thought out.

Dave to find out what the status of the game Kadu Investigate the next round of funding.
 * Subnotes**