Candice's Netbook Reflection

Crown Park Review by Candice

Candice's Global Audience

Candice sent an e-mail to Professor Sugata Mitra so he could read the information report that she wrote about him.  The e-mail below is the reply he sent her. 

Rowling Groups's Matariki Glossary

This is our collaboratively created glossary for Matariki. Rowling reading group worked together to create this presentation after reading an article about how Matariki is celebrated in the far north of the North Island of New Zealand.

Candice's Information Report

Agents of Change can make a difference in children’s education

Isn't it amazing how one man can change thousands of lives. Professor Sugata Mitra is a man who made some of those changes, the man who introduced computers and technology to a whole new audience. His experiment has made massive changes in children's lives, especially the ones who are living in poverty and have never touched a computer before.

This thinking has made him an agent of change.  An agent of change is someone who is inspired to make a difference in the world. He has made that difference by inspiring children to learn by opening the door to learning digitally by giving them the tools to learn with.

Sugata Mitra went to one of the poorest places in India, and outside of a slum he installed something that has become known as the ‘Hole in the Wall. It was a normal computer that was placed into the wall so that the children in India could explore the device.  The Hole In The Wall experiment continues to change a lot of lives for children. It helps them to work collaboratively and improve their English and their computer skills.

Another way that the children learn is with the  “Granny Cloud”. The Granny Cloud is a group of grandmothers in England who volunteer to help children in other parts of the world over Skype.  They teach in special way.  Granny clouds encourage, praise and guide the children but they do not actually tell them how to do stuff.

These experiments show that in the future the teacher may be replaced by the computer. It also means the kids in places where people don’t want to go and teach will no longer miss out on walking down the exciting pathway of learning because of the changes made by Professor Sugata Mitra.

Year 8 Tech by Candice

This is a group of us at cooking class at Tech, we made Butter Chicken, and in this photo we are eating!  It was yummy!

Squash: Leila and Candice

This is Candice and I playing Squash. We had to hit the ball against the wall then the other person has to hit it. This was really fun and helped you with you fast reflexes. We were put into 3 groups and had to rotate around the hall. My group were the last group to hit the ball against the wall in the picture. At the end of our lesson Mrs Anderson took on Candice it was a great game. Some students got picked to play against one of the squash coaches. Squash is an awesome sport.

World War 1 Timeline

Leila and I have made a Popplet that shows a timeline of World War 1, it shows some of the things that happened at war between 1914 to 1919.  Please read and enjoy.  You can make your own Popplet by simply visiting their site- http://popplet.com/app/index.php#/905917  

Candice and Leila's Inquiry Presentation:

Candice and Leila WW1 on Vimeo.

This is a presentation using a green screen. The presentation is about World War 1. We researched the information during our Inquiry time and Miss Paton worked with us to help us create our movie.

My Comic Life presentation: Candice

This is my Comic Life presentation about World War 1. I researched information about how the conflict started and how it was resolved then put it into my own words. I have also included some pictures to help you understand.