How to Post to a Blog

Posting to this blog. Try it. You can add a post if you:

1. Go to blogger: www.blogger.com
2. Enter your blogger username if you have one, or kteach if you don't
   The password for kteach is the same as the one for kit (I don't want to tell the world what it is! ... it starts with up)
3. You can then post to either barkcanoe or paperbark, by clicking on the green +
4. Type a title, then type your message which is called a 'post'
5. Click Preview to see what your message will look like, Hide Preview to keep typing.
6. If you use kteach, why not include your name at the end of the post so readers know that you composed it.
7. Click Publish to publish your post on the blog.
8. Click view blog to see what the blog looks like now (It will open in a new window, or its window will appear on the status bar across the bottom of your screen).
9. There is an edit tab so you can always edit the post later if you want to.

Online Storybook Links

Kindersite has a links page of stories at:
Kindersite Directory Stories
which includes a link to: Woolly the Super Sheep
- an interesting story from the BBC (hence non-American voice, our type of spelling, 'colours' instead of 'colors')..
The BBC has a large number of stories at: BBC Storycircle
Of these the CBeebies series of stories are more suited for younger readers or for just listening to.

Kit in the Kimberley

Hi fellow Kit users,

I think the Kit idea is fabulous with huge potential for our schools. I still think the biggest issue is the advertising of the product. How do we get staff and students to use Kit? Maybe teachers need to build it into the students day with starting or ending the day with logging on etc just as a starter, then building the student skills up to using the myclasses pages. For the consultants in Broome I think it has huge potential. We could link all our doc.s to our own page. Well done Berkeley! This is a great innovation! It's underused at the moment but maybe we could talk a little bit about it at Induction to introduce new teachers to Kit? What do you think?

Paula Sgherza

Beginner

Berkeley, I finally got around to trying the "blog". Thank God for a person like you who encourages beginners to experiment with new things. I see the work that you have done in the Kimberley over the last decade and more as invaluable for IT in the remote communities.
Cal

Uploading Images Using Hello

Photo uploaded using Hello. Notes to help you upload an image:
Including an image using Hello

Broome Sunset
Photo © Berkeley (2004)

Poems - Link

http://www.byroncs.nsw.edu.au/starfish/poetry/

Links to Poetry from Starfish Class, Byron Community School, Byron Bay, NSW.

For Example:
Dylan Thomas Portraits: "A type of poetry that tries to get people to use words in an adventurous way. Each portrait tries to capture the essence or basic nature of its subject". The form is (see examples on the site):
First Line: Have you ever --verb-- a -- noun ---
Line 2: --adjective-- --noun-- , --adjective-- --noun--
Line 3: --adjective-- --noun-- , --adjective-- --noun--
Lines 2 & 3 may also include: --verb-- --adverb--

Some Links to help you with Powerpoint:

Electronic portfolios in schools

Tutorial (easy)

8 easy to follow tutorials

Daniel Felton: IT Issues in the Kimberley

I really feel that the IT issue has enormous potential for Kimberly schools largely due to issues like the unique students, distances involved and continuing improvement in IT.
I feel we really must jump on the band wagon while we have willing and capable IT people who can make it work.

Issues I consider require addressing not in any particular order are:

• Software range availability and currency.
• An accessible database where teachers can upload their resources for use by other Kimberly teachers including experiments, programs, Cframework links etc, hot links etc. (quality controlled).
• Chat site to discuss current education issues with other Kimberley teachers (not sure about if this would be a goer)
• Reliable uptodate hardware is always an issue.
• A whole of Kimberley policy to IT hardware minimum standards and classroom ratio's may be worthy of consideration?

Daniel Felton

IT issues in the Kimberley

This is an invitation for members of the kitlist to let others know what IT issues are important for them. Some general areas:

• Technical help for particular equipment to keep or get it working.
• How do you do this.....?
  
• Help with particular software programmes.
• Help with incorporating the web and the computer in lesson and curriculum planning.
• Further help in using myclasses.
• Help to setup links with other schools for online work and email.
• Help in using digital cameras etc.

Be as specific as you can and get some frustrations off your back. A problem shared.... Who knows there might be a solution around.

I have my own agenda in asking you to take on this task:

1. It will help me complete a project for some Uni study I am doing.
2. I would like somehow to help set up some way for Kimberley teachers to help each other with IT issues.
   

(Posted by Berkeley)