Task 2 DTM 4260: Digital technologies.

Resource: Wordle

Years: 3/4

ACARA strand: processes and production skills

ACARA substrand: (ACTDIP009). ‘collect access and present different types of data using simple software to create information.’

link to resource: http://www.wordle.net

cross curricular priorities:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.

Sustainability

Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia.

links to other learning areas:

English

The Arts

Humanities and Social Science.

About the resource:

Wordle is an application on the web to create word maps/ clouds about a specific topic. The cloud can be specifically made by the teacher and or the students to help memorise specific information. words within the cloud can be manipulated with different colours, sizes and fonts to ensure the most important information is seen on the cloud.

Once the application has been created students can then print the cloud out to view around the classroom or they can set it to their screen saver on their laptop or iPad.

How can I implement this resource into my classroom?

I would implement the word cloud within the classroom to enable this as a study tool for English and Humanities and Social Science. The word cloud will extend the students vocabulary choosing different adjectives and nouns to use when writing.

Resource 2: Graph making for kids

ACARA:

Digital technologies

Year: 3-7

ACARA Strand: Digital technology knowledge and production skills

Substrand: Collect, access and present different types of data.

Resource link:

https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx?ID=46d4daf696db4f5d969c48cd93c165d5

Cross curricular priorities:

– Sustainability

Links to other learning areas:

– Mathematics

– Science

About the resource:

The resource designed for subjects like mathematics and science enables students to visually read results from experiments, surveys and many more results they encounter. The resource helps children compare and contrast results easily. The resource was created by National Centre for Education Statistics (NCES).

How can I implement this resource in the classroom: 

The resource can be used for students and the teacher to create different graphs for mathematics and science purposes to compare results from experiments, projects and class work. Using the graphs in the classroom allows students to visually see their results.

How to begin using this resource:

The resource is used by first selecting the type of graph the teacher wants the students to use. Graph types  include:

– Bar

– line

– area

– pie

– Map (x,y)

Depending on how much data students want to represent they choose the grid measurement, style and design of their results.