Right. Third time lucky...

Firstly - Sorry about the blog change! I'm not too sure what went wrong with my first one but it wouldn't let me post anything - it was more like I was viewing it as a viewer, if that makes sense?
Secondly - It's a minor miracle I still have a laptop to type this on, as the more frustrated I got with it, the closer and closer it was getting to ending up on the road outside my window!

So, where to start... aside from the small hiccup at the first hurdle (I'll be paying a visit to the library for a few books on blogging it seems!), I'm really looking forward to the rest of the ICT module. I feel like I have a good grasp of the basic aspects of ICT but I am looking forward to taking an in-depth look at the various 'fun' educational concepts that can be incorporated into the primary classroom.

During our first year of ICT inputs, I enjoyed the movie making activities so I am looking forward to developing my skills in this area. Keira, Caroline and I are working in a group of three ICT people, without the language input. Although our group is smaller than the others, I am glad taht we won't need to worry about the addition of a foreign language to our movie, as languages are not my strong point! Our movie will be aimed at pre school age childre, as we have chosen the topic 'People Who Help Us'. Our plan is to dress up our furry animals and re-inact a scene with various helpful people from society, in order to showcase these roles to the children. For example, a police man, doctor, lolly-pop lady etc. Watch this space to see if this ends up any better than our last attempt....



(Although we - rather imaginatively - managed to incorporate it into the story, the captain wasn't actually supposed to fall - whoops...)

Our other collaborative project is a 'bear exchange', (hopefully) with other trainee teachers, from across Europe. Working in the same group, we have chosen to send a toy Nessie (Keira Baird: "Eh, but it looks more like a dinosaur?") along with various postcards from Scotland. As Carrie pointed out, whilst abroad, the first thing asked of Scottish people is usually: "Does Nessie exist?!" Therefore, we believed this to be a fun theme which will give our peers an insight to life in Scotland, with a focus around Dundee. Our 'Loch Ness Monster' will be more of a 'River Tay Monster' as Tessie (as we have now proudly named her!) will have lived in Dundee, underneath the Discovery. I am really looking forward to this project as it gives us a chance to be active, as we will be going out and about in Dundee to take pictures of Tessie's home, in order to give her recipients a taste of life in Dundee. We may even learn some new things ourselves!


I hope to make my blog more exciting over the coming weeks but this is just a wee start and I'll look forward to hearing your comments and suggestions.

See you next week!

Nicole
xxx

P.S. I take no responsibility for any health related issues that may emerge, due to the comsumption of my cake on Thursday - you have been warned...