Education Investigation

It has been a while since I last posted. My wife and I have been enjoying catching up on some friends in Canada (Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton), L.A and New York. We were away for 4 weeks and now it is great to be home :+)

I found some entertaining animations today on Youtube written by a Grade 5 Teacher named Tony Dusko. He has a website called “Notebookbabies” and I just have to share it with you.

As you can see these little fullas look quite simple……but he uses them effectively. My students (10 year olds) laughed at them when I showed them a few of the clips. Tony has produced a number of short animation videos to address issues or present information for his class. Below are a few that caught my eye:

• “Homework Hero” - a funny video encouraging students to do their homework.
• “Messy Desks” - used to challenge students to keep tidy desks.
• “What is a Friend” - this video (below) is a good place to start a discussion on Friendship for ages 5-10yrs.

I’m keen to find some animation that would encourage creativity, integrity and internet safety in my students. Have you found any that are worth checking out?

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The following link on Brain Gym was written by Ewan McIntosh from Scotland.

http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2008/04/brain-gym-was-i.html

It is definitely worth a read so I have posted about it quickly to bring it to your attention (if you haven’t read it already).

Check out the videos (Part 1 + 2) in my Vodpod collection on the left side of this blog (note on Ewan’s page he shares Part 1 only.)

What do you think? Have you found enough evidence to say it improves learning?

Picture Author: http://www.fitbuff.com/brain-gym-exercises-get-fit-get-smart

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