tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79920267891143379622024-03-19T12:30:38.560+08:00The Octopus's GardenMrs Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18075175580943016409noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-56420501470644806412013-04-11T21:08:00.004+08:002013-04-11T21:08:56.673+08:00Octopus garden report
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt;">OCTOPUS GARDEN PROJECT<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt;">REPORT<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jason Hayklan G7<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Research Question: What is a 21<sup>st</sup> Century Classroom?<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Classrooms are created to
provide an environment for learning. How comfortable and settled we are affects
our ability to learn in the classroom. The rooms in Nexus are a little dated
and our grade 7, along with the students from grade 8 were tasked with researching
and presenting our ideas and designs for the classroom of the 21<sup>st</sup>
century that could revolutionise the way we learn, just like the iPhone has
changed the way we communicate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Research & Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The group that I worked in
focused on fixtures and fittings (lights, cables, wires & plugs and fans)
as well as peripheral learning support tools (projectors and laptop trays).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Lights:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The existing fluorescent
strip lights on the ceiling look like they come from the 1980s!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">While fluorescent bulbs
have their advantages, they are filled with gas called ballast. This gas sends
out a pulse that causes a high frequency flicker. Some people are known to be
sensitive to this flicker; it can cause headaches and eyestrain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UIqimpF5T2Q/UWa0RnASZtI/AAAAAAAAABc/c_f42JOE9xc/s1600/tono+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UIqimpF5T2Q/UWa0RnASZtI/AAAAAAAAABc/c_f42JOE9xc/s200/tono+%25281%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Our choice was to opt for
high tech LED lighting, and units that were both powerful and moveable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The reasons were
straightforward: they use less power, have no flicker and are therefore better
for our eyes. We also liked the colour and variety that would brighten up the
classrooms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Fans:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">All our classrooms have
aircon, this uses a lot of electricity. If we are going to be eco-friendly, we
need to use less. And, some parts of the classroom get very cold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">There are more energy
efficient aircon units available, however, our team thought that it would be
better to install ceiling fans. They circulate the air, they don’t create
pockets of cold, they don’t have to be topped up with gas and use a lot less
electricity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Cables & Wires:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We do not have many plug
sockets in the classroom and they are located at the walls. This is typical of
older classrooms where computers etc. were not used. So, if we need to charge
our laptops or plug in a projector, we have to move to the side of the room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EcJJ9W7Xzyk/UWa01xG6KYI/AAAAAAAAABs/O_2dImIYNQY/s1600/Power+extensions.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EcJJ9W7Xzyk/UWa01xG6KYI/AAAAAAAAABs/O_2dImIYNQY/s200/Power+extensions.png" width="200" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The team decided that a
funky option would be to use a range of power extensions. We found some very
practical ones as well as some fun ones.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We liked these extensions as you can twist the
sockets around a bar, making them directional and you do not get the problem of
a large plug covering the socket next to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This Wire Pod is a great
idea for use around the beanbags or on the carpet. It unravels out and has
multiple extensions that unravel like the branches of a tree. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The projectors we use at
the moment are not very good. Some of them are old, their colour is faded and
they take a long time to configure. They are also static, meaning they are
fixed at one angle and mounted. This means they are not very versatile and the
classroom is not as functional as it could be.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The Dell S300WI is a
classroom specific projector. It is an interactive wifi projector and can
project onto “virtually any surface”. This means we do not even need a screen.
It also comes with an interactive pen that works like a writing and drawing
tool, both on and off surfaces. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Another plus point is that
it has a long lamp life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Laptop trays<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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design of our classroom has created spaces where we can work in a more relaxed
manner, like sitting on beanbags or on the carpet. We realised that this means
we have to have our laptops on our laps. Laptops get quite hot and can burn our
legs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Some of us already have
laptop trays at home, so why not at school?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We found some reasonable
priced trays in Ikea and on eBay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Conclusion & Recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The No Limits team looked
at fixtures and gadgets that we could use practically in our 21<sup>st</sup>
Century classroom. We wanted to find ways to make it easier to learn, create a
comfortable learning area that was also bright and cheerful. We also wanted to
make an environmentally friendly impact with our classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I hope that all of these
ideas can be used to make our classroom experience more enjoyable and more
modern than what it is now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">References:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Lights:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://ergonomics.about.com/od/ergonomicbasics/ss/fluorproblems.htm"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">http://ergonomics.about.com/od/ergonomicbasics/ss/fluorproblems.htm</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Projectors:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.dell.com/ed/business/p/dell-s300wi/pd"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">http://www.dell.com/ed/business/p/dell-s300wi/pd</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Wires and connectors:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://izismile.com/2012/11/05/cool_gadgets_we_simply_must_have_47_pics.html#pic8"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">http://izismile.com/2012/11/05/cool_gadgets_we_simply_must_have_47_pics.html#pic8</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">http://www.artecnicainc.com/Products/Interior_Elements/WirePod<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.ceilingfan.com/v/vspfiles/photos/FMFP7900OB-2T.jpg</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.ceilingfan.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=FMFP7900OB"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://www.ceilingfan.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=FMFP7900OB</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://acceries.blogspot.sg/2011/09/gtmax-durable-white-plastic-foldable.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://acceries.blogspot.sg/2011/09/gtmax-durable-white-plastic-foldable.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-73711878651069925712013-03-13T20:39:00.000+08:002013-03-13T20:39:20.062+08:00Almost there...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKbngEz53u6KNFgCyqwDxbYNlQDAd_4AKQ48r7jsbyXu0Zm0_lZ9hcxfWYfeMPVXRajCxsP1WnYnMnZRlKsc28fOhsdtv1nBOaZHrg8EJ7OJ4-n9oySL1iaKQlaL38b6Xcd7wb3Zm4iHY/s1600/IMG_1947.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKbngEz53u6KNFgCyqwDxbYNlQDAd_4AKQ48r7jsbyXu0Zm0_lZ9hcxfWYfeMPVXRajCxsP1WnYnMnZRlKsc28fOhsdtv1nBOaZHrg8EJ7OJ4-n9oySL1iaKQlaL38b6Xcd7wb3Zm4iHY/s320/IMG_1947.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What is a 21st century classroom?</td></tr>
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The time has come! For the past few months, Grade 7 and Grade 8 have eaten, slept and dreamt about this moment - the final presentation for the Senior Leadership Team happens ON FRIDAY!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTtW5mLM8lec8s9NVZMLWhLxq6A3NEMIo6rIXLH7MLc4cDw3rJzlnSWDRdeX7WBIPRMCCeiVe_5Z1HrBCu9NkIW22Krv7usgJhogVNjoCe07bwGv5aHNYFRiEbUJBgxjEUcfiUfyyO3d-/s1600/IMG_1949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTtW5mLM8lec8s9NVZMLWhLxq6A3NEMIo6rIXLH7MLc4cDw3rJzlnSWDRdeX7WBIPRMCCeiVe_5Z1HrBCu9NkIW22Krv7usgJhogVNjoCe07bwGv5aHNYFRiEbUJBgxjEUcfiUfyyO3d-/s320/IMG_1949.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our soundboard</td></tr>
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Learners have been working during breaks to get together to rehearse and edit their presentation, ready for the deadline.<br />
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In preparation and to ensure the presentation can be the best possible showcase for all their hard work, learners presented their final ideas to five volunteers who kindly gave up their free time. On Wednesday afternoon, our 'soundboard' came along to watch the final presentation and give some critical feedback via a <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/mrshollyenglish.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE5yTHJvbFU0ajlhZXRfeXFTUjgxdVE6MQ#gid=0">Google Form</a> developed from our <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/mrshollyenglish.com/document/d/1Gw5g_45i5zlwlu49q1-Fq54wLmGWUTJhn97-gU2d0o4/edit">co-constructed rubric</a>.<br />
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All Octopus's Garden Project presenters were really nervous as they have worked really hard and it was the first time they had showed anyone else their work. However, they were kind and supportive of each other and did a really great job.<br />
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The Octopus's Garden Project team would really like to thank Mr Beach, Mr Brian, Mrs Robyn, Ms Barbara and Mr Paul for being our sounding board. Your comments, questions and feedback were encouraging and helpful - and now we have some great advice about how to improve for Friday.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmsf76Ukx_tEOfcKq8p_-CILpWhnj8eZCv3nuajfPqdTvWjnDN3-i5J7ySzZFqQmIl25aKN9CfmL0Z_HT4WS-6wWG-zPX4T5_sUMQmMqE1VpDHvbNdlEaH7gArFhJ2B7Nad9l_1xqst_J/s1600/IMG_1951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmsf76Ukx_tEOfcKq8p_-CILpWhnj8eZCv3nuajfPqdTvWjnDN3-i5J7ySzZFqQmIl25aKN9CfmL0Z_HT4WS-6wWG-zPX4T5_sUMQmMqE1VpDHvbNdlEaH7gArFhJ2B7Nad9l_1xqst_J/s320/IMG_1951.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soundboard completed Google Forms to give feedback</td></tr>
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The project team will work on final adjustments and rehearse a few more times before finally presenting to Dr Stuart, Mr Wade and Dr Rosie on Friday afternoon - what an awesome way to end a fabulous term!<br />
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Watch this space to find out if our pitch is successful!Mrs Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18075175580943016409noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-31432703677876732672013-03-08T13:59:00.003+08:002013-03-08T14:08:52.442+08:00THE OCTOPUS GAREDN<h2>
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b id="internal-source-marker_0.9884323214646429"><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this phase i’m doing the Grammar checker.When my group mate done the project or something.I will check the sentence.And change the mistakes.And sometimes I will find some informations about ceiling ideas give them.</span></b></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b id="internal-source-marker_0.9884323214646429"><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think the most challenging is to check their grammar.Because my first lauguage is chinese.So my english is worse than my team mate.But they always help me to do my job.</span></b></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Why visual is more important than text?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Because if visual storytelling is more interesting.If I saw so many words and no pictures no funny things I will think this is so boring.When we use visual it will make the blog or something funny.And visual can make you feel funny.We should </span></span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">make use of more visuals and minimum text in our classroom presentation in the future.</span></div>
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-86415613039340940842013-02-14T20:38:00.002+08:002013-02-14T20:48:55.533+08:00Phase 3: Final Design Presentation BEGINS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week, Grade 7 and Grade 8 have been deciding on how to proceed with their final design presentations. They created a list of <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/mrshollyenglish.com/document/edit?hgd=1&id=190QsLrN97Y49WEZPVrPTFPJeMskTyDzk4huAVmLTS7o">guidelines</a> based on the feedback and reflections from Phase 2 presentations, along with a lesson on slide design...<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/16382219" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="427"></iframe> </div>
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<a href="http://www.slideshare.net/alexrister1/introduction-to-slide-design">Introduction to Slide Design: 7 Rules for Creating Effective Slides</a></div>
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from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/alexrister1">Alex Rister</a></div>
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Lots of critical thinking happened as learners made important decisions about how teams would be formed, how the presentation would work, what would be included and the order each section would occur in. Learners took part in a poll to decide on team formation for this Phase and then, using the guidelines and learning from the slides above, worked on planning out their section of the final design presentation.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Rubber Ducks: 'Walls' Presentation Planning</td></tr>
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Using sticky notes, each team planned out exactly what they wanted to be seen on each slide and in what order, with notes about what would be heard whilst the slide was displayed - speech or music.</div>
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Two members from each team then circulated among the rest of the group, spending two minutes discussing the plan with the remaining members. Returning to their own team, they shared what they had seen and heard and adjusted their plans accordingly, (see right).<br />
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Once each team's plan was made, all sheets were stuck up on the wall around a central overall plan - which included a general introduction to the whole project, (see left and below).<br />
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As a group, we then started to plan out the whole presentation bringing together all our ideas. Learners wanted to mix up the different areas in a logical way. By discussing links and connections between different topic areas, learners began to create a presentation plan that seamlessly links different areas together. For example, discussion of a ceiling painted like the sky (from G.O.A.T.'s 'Ceiling' plan) lead to a discussion of flooring like grass (from Dominant Innovation's 'Floor' plan) to create a more sophisticated presentation that shows careful thought about all the different elements.<br />
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Learners recognised that these thinking, planning and linking skills are essential in effectively and clearly showing all their designs in a cohesive way, but are also very important for organising their writing.</div>
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Mrs Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18075175580943016409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-71854541177581703052013-02-07T09:37:00.002+08:002013-02-07T09:37:50.676+08:00Phase 2: Research COMPLETE<br />
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Phase 2 of The Octopus's Garden Project has now been completed.<br />
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During this part of the project, learners worked in teams to research a specific topic: <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/mrshollyenglish.com/the-octopus-s-garden/team-roles/team-information/the-rubber-ducks">walls</a>, <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/mrshollyenglish.com/the-octopus-s-garden/team-roles/team-information/dominant-innovations">floors</a>, <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/mrshollyenglish.com/the-octopus-s-garden/team-roles/team-information/g-o-a-t">ceilings</a>, <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/mrshollyenglish.com/the-octopus-s-garden/team-roles/team-information/the-atomic-sharks">furniture</a> and '<a href="https://sites.google.com/a/mrshollyenglish.com/the-octopus-s-garden/team-roles/team-information/no-limits">other stuff</a>'. Each team therefore became an expert in their topic.<br />
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They collected all their research together into a <a href="http://mural.ly/">Mural.ly</a> and then created a short film presentation to share their favourite items with the rest of the group. You can have a look at their short films on our <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/mrshollyenglish.com/the-octopus-s-garden/schedule/phase-2/team-presentations/team-presentations-videos">website</a>.<br />
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Learners are now working on recount writing to reflect on this part of the project before coming together to decide how to use their learning from this phase to approach their FINAL DESIGN!<br />
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You can read learner recounts of Phase 2 by going to the Grade 7 and Grade 8 Class Blog pages - the links are here >>>>>.<br />
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Mrs Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18075175580943016409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-83407527077101172302013-02-06T10:13:00.002+08:002013-02-06T10:14:45.120+08:00G.O.A.T<br />
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.19128878344781697" style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: 15px; text-indent: 149px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our team G.O.A.T had to research our team topic,CEILING.First we created a Mural.ly to collect all our research together and then we decided on the best ideas.We took the best ideas and then had to collaborate to create a team film about them to share with the rest of the class.We all felt very happy to do our job.</span></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-74504584089369653762013-01-31T16:13:00.001+08:002013-01-31T16:13:39.737+08:00Today,we worked with Gr2 in D block with both grade 2 classes . We went during our English lesson to improve our writing. My partner was Ivan , We talked about car design. He read his ideas for me . His car can do anything and can run fast. His ideas is awsome. We had good time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-11777516478565707412013-01-31T16:04:00.001+08:002013-01-31T16:16:58.406+08:00Today we worked with Grade 2 in D Block with both Grade 2 classes . We went during our English lesson to improve our writing . My partner was Joris . He is a boy from Holland . He is 7 years old .<br />
We sat together to talk about form. He wrote a composition about a car. He said the car is faster than speed of light and have a machine gun to shut the bad guys. <br />
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I should improve my English next time and try to use more words and gramma to write the detail and explain to my partner. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-26497921010157591992013-01-25T19:59:00.000+08:002013-01-25T19:59:04.013+08:00This week the Dominant Innovations have begun on our presentation for the future classroom. The Grade 8's made the presentation and someone in grade 8 is going to do their voice recording. The grade 7's were asked to collect more information for the presentation and to record our voices and send them to Silvia. The presentation is turning out great and I am sure that the other teams are doing very well to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-27169253177136833302013-01-23T09:49:00.001+08:002013-01-23T09:49:12.481+08:00This week I was sent some documents about our video presentation planning from our grade 8 google jockey Silvia. We were told to find information about the pictures that she sent us from the links on the websites. It is still a work in progress but we'll get there. Also we have signed up for our round 3 roles.<br />
I am still the blogger and Kevin is the tweeter and Hein is the google jockey for grade 7. We are still planning our video presentation even though it is due in the next 2 days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-16394569839148563662013-01-23T09:40:00.002+08:002013-01-23T09:40:19.899+08:00Octopus garden :3 <h3 style="text-align: center;">
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Hello!! I'm the blogger for this week!! :D So I'm going to be updating you of what's happening.<br />
So, right now, we're finishing up our presentation to persuade the principal to redecorate the classroom, And also our awesome mrs.holly taught us about persuasive language too!!<3. <br />
so please pray for us!<3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-13817736430881640632013-01-22T22:07:00.003+08:002013-01-22T22:54:52.021+08:00G.O.A.T Week 3<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In this week we learned about persuasive language. We need to learn them because we are going to make our practice presentation pretty soon so we need to know how to be persuasive. We did a kind of game to help us improve in our persuasive language and we also wrote about the Cat Duck. In our own group we had to write why people should have a Cat Duck with them and we also had to write about a string. We used <span style="color: red;">Alliteration, Facts, Flattery, Opinions, Rhetorical Question, Repetition, Exaggeration, Emotive Language, Statistics, Second Person, Triples,Comparatives and Superlatives</span> in our writing.</span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-12504907492312179202013-01-17T13:57:00.001+08:002013-01-17T13:57:36.137+08:00This week we have been learning about persuasive language techniques and how to convince someone using these techniques in writing on ridiculous subject (cat-duck).This required us to use our team work to solve the problems we were set .All our team cooperated really well and we came second in the task.<br />
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As our first practise presentation is due next wek we are working really hard to make sure we have all our pieces of furniture to show ,also we have decided that we are definitely going to make a video for our presentation.<br />
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However as Ahmad left us over the christmas holiday we lost our prices and therefore finding the prices for our selected items has been rather complex.<br />
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However all good fun and we expect to be finished before the deadline !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-28921574290169031782012-12-12T15:08:00.002+08:002012-12-12T15:10:05.535+08:00No Limits Contribution!!<span id="internal-source-marker_0.7996702352538705"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">26th November- 2nd December</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No Limits</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi! This is the first blog from No Limits so I will tell you what we are doing and who we are. Grade 8 as a whole are trying to design a 21st century classroom i.e. seeing if we need tables and chairs, what colours make us work best and most effectively etc. Each group is doing a different part of the classroom, walls, floors, furniture, ceilings and other stuff(anything that doesn’t fit in any of the categories before). This week No Limits has been doing the category ‘other stuff’. No Limits consists of me (Bronwyn Watkins), Matthew Hagens, Jonathan Sale and John Zhang.</span><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> We first had to decide what was actually included and we came up with this, </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/nexus.edu.sg/presentation/d/12npLBYk4RrhJ3h_S9mUCcge6myVFrBJP28LFnnysGRI/edit#slide=id.p"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://docs.google.com/a/nexus.edu.sg/presentation/d/12npLBYk4RrhJ3h_S9mUCcge6myVFrBJP28LFnnysGRI/edit#slide=id.p</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> , which if you don’t open this is fine, it just says what we came up with. For a lot of the week we were just getting started and finding our feet, setting up Mural.ly, and finding websites which would be of use to us and other groups(although we were more specifically looking for our group!) but we did find a lot of useful sites(i won’t list them though). </span></b><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-4941729332024602422012-12-12T15:03:00.003+08:002012-12-12T15:03:41.189+08:00 No Limits (The Octopus's Garden)<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> In second week of our AWESOME and FUN project we had to try and make a very nice poster about our team and it's members, about our research topic with a few examples of what we have found out. We had to make this poster for the display area (located in C1 in our school) which we use to display our information we have found so all of it could be presented to new people on open day tomorrow or on Saturday the 8th of December 2012.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> Also, in the FUN week our team's (G.O.A.T) group leader (DHANIS) made a survey asking the people of our school about what they wanted as we were running low on ideas for the ceiling. After it was finished we sent it to our teacher (Mrs. Holly) to send out to other people within the school. We got lots of responses from the survey pretty quick which was very good for us as we were able to use the results to research further into our topic.</span><br />
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<br />Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805290129008620618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-6773956701258525192012-12-08T16:34:00.000+08:002012-12-08T16:34:52.059+08:00The making of The Octopus's Garden Project Display Place<br />
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<b>Team</b>: Dominant Innovations <b>Date</b>: 9/12/12</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> The second week of our Octopus's Garden Project was a very busy week but it was very fun and we have applied all the skills we have learnt from our supportive teacher, Mrs. Holly. The project display place was previously full of sculptures and faces but now we have turned it into a fantastic Octopus's Garden. The fishes, tentacles and all of the design that we have made in the past few weeks were displayed in our garden area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The Grade 7 and Grade 8 students were helping each other a lot throughout the week. During our break and other available time, we chose to work together as a group because we enjoyed what we were doing in our project. </span><br />
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<b>Labels</b>: Dominant, Innovations, Second Post, The Octopus's GardenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-74059290848274576632012-12-08T13:39:00.000+08:002012-12-08T13:39:37.035+08:00The Atomic Sharks: Week/Round 2 Post<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UVyy3twPObI/UMKHaE3_GAI/AAAAAAAACPk/MNQqEEWZ4vo/s640/4851D916-2FDA-4A9E-BA68-6F53029CD6C8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UVyy3twPObI/UMKHaE3_GAI/AAAAAAAACPk/MNQqEEWZ4vo/s320/4851D916-2FDA-4A9E-BA68-6F53029CD6C8.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LJyFEl6YiWk/UL7rI02fVoI/AAAAAAAACA0/8Tr8rWC3OLA/s800/Mrs.Holly%2527s%2520Class%2520Room%2520Projector.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a>This is the Second week of us working on this project. We have been mainly working on our display space of the Octopus's Garden for the open day on the 8th of December. This was given to us so that people visiting our school know what we are doing.<br />
The Grade 7 members of our group have made a suggestions box and have continued research. They have been working on getting our the names done, to put on our poster.<br />
The Grade 8 members have also been working on our display space. Matt, with a member from another group, have made a model of our classroom on Minecraft. Matt has also worked on a second suggestion box.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LJyFEl6YiWk/UL7rI02fVoI/AAAAAAAACA0/8Tr8rWC3OLA/s800/Mrs.Holly%2527s%2520Class%2520Room%2520Projector.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LJyFEl6YiWk/UL7rI02fVoI/AAAAAAAACA0/8Tr8rWC3OLA/s320/Mrs.Holly%2527s%2520Class%2520Room%2520Projector.png" width="320" /></a>Joshua and I took the survey we prepared in paper copy, to some of the teachers. We thought this was a good idea because we would find it easier for us to have it categorized, paper for teachers and online for students. However, when we gave a copy to our principal, Mr.Stewart, he talked about how our survey did not really give us what we really could get. So, we had to go back to all the teachers and collect the surveys. After that, we edited the survey and handed them out again. Fortunately, Mr.Stewart thought it was good. Our survey has also been added to our website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-89639100033245360602012-12-03T18:20:00.004+08:002012-12-03T18:21:44.271+08:00First Week: The Atomic SharkFor our English class, we, the Grade 7 and 8 have been assigned a project to design the classroom of the 21st century. Our teacher named the projet "The Octopus Garden". We have to find things that will make it a more comfortable environment, but at the same time, must explain its educational purpose.<br />
This is the first week and the round 1 for our project. My Group, The Atomic Sharks have been assigned to find suitable furniture for our classroom. We have managed to design a survey and get it checked by Mrs.Holly. We have given it out to a few teacher but still have many more people to survey. Our main question is whether we want tables or not, because if we don't, we might as well not research into them. We have also been thinking about furniture that would be very easy to move so that we can have a more flexible and open classroom. The grade 7s have also been looking at using recycled materials to make some couches and shelves. I think this is a really good idea as it fits well with the environmental feel the walls and ceiling groups have been thinking about.<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992026789114337962.post-12693501357572738002012-12-02T19:06:00.001+08:002012-12-02T19:21:02.904+08:00The Octopus Garden <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.7214420614764094"></span><b><u>Team</u></b> - G.O.A.T <u><b>Date</b></u> - 2/12/2012</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We the grade 7 and 8 of Nexus International School have been given a project which we have chosen to call the “Octopus Garden” to try and design a 21st century classroom for our school. We must try and take a design for our class but we must also convince our Principal or Head of School that it all has a educational purpose or that it is useful towards our learning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This week or in round 1 of our project, us the G.O.A.T’s who are in charge of designing the new ceiling discussed about different colours and their psychological properties and designs we could use. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 19px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>In English class, we are busy doing the Octopus’s Garden Project. This project only started with this questions, what is a 21st Century classroom. This topic is very challenging but it’s fun. We are grouped into teams along with Grade 8 students. We have to worked together to answer the questions. Each team is assigned to be responsible for different part of the 21st Century classroom like floor, ceiling and wall. Before we began the project, we signed an agreement among us. I feel like I got a new job after signing our group agreement paper. However, there is an excitement within me as I see the agreement of each group have made everybody to carry out their responsibilities properly. Mrs. Holly also gave her full support to us and taught us a lot of skills we needed for doing this project, we learned the different types of note taking especially the cornell note taking.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 19px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Our team, Abby created a Mural.ly page where we could share and collaborate our ideas together. Each one of us could put videos, photos and websites link on Dominant Innovations Mural.ly page. We could also express our comments and suggestions on different post on our group Mural.ly. Silvia shared the template with everyone in order to keep us updated in our works. We wrote and shared the things we have done to make sure everyone is on track. We also update each other by writing a note and stick it on the Dominant Innovations folder. We made use of Edmodo to update not only each other but also the different groups involved in this project. All the members of the group are busy researching about 21st Century classroom floor.</span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 19px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the best things happened to us in The Octopus’s Garden Project was the opportunity for Grade 7 and Grade 8 to work together for the first time to create fun stuffs and design for our display space. We’ve learn how to make tentacles and fishes using play dough, copper wire, paint and newspaper. I’m very happy to see all of us working together as one to finish the Project<b>.</b></span></div>
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