Helen

Must not have saved Friday's addition! Not sure where my comments have gone. maybe I am looking in the wrong place.

Day 3
RIGHT CLICK ON ANIMATION save as a JPEG file.

I wanted to try adding an image. Most of the photos were too big so I have added the thinker instead. If you watch him for too long he gets very irritating!

It doesn't look like I have embedded this file correctly. I'll try again tomorrow. It was done in a hurry so I'm not surprised. Just realised that it should still be in the list of files.......and there it was! Now it works...and I can stop rambling!
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If you have done the Essentials course, I //have trained as an Essentials Master Trainer and I am currently running my third training course.// What are the similarities and differences between the Teach Thinking with Technology and the Essentials course. The Essential question area supports the unit plan in both courses. The technology course to me is about the tools and how they could be used and the areas of deep thinking. I don't think that this supports the development of a unit plan as this adds to the pressure and moves away from time to get your head around how the tool can be used in the best way. If teachers have completed the Essentials I would suggest that they look at areas they wish to support by deeper learning by the use of the tools. //What are the things you are wondering or still have questions about.// My questions would relate to the pedagaogy as this is little emphasis on this....what strategies would be put in place to support teachers/students? Also a question wall/wikkipage as we progressed through the course would have enabled us to find solutions to little issues... the how to ??? Anyone could answer these (use the expertise of the group)
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