The Somerset cres tekids did a presentation on animation today. They were meant to have done lots of prep work beforehand and a smooth no hick ups presentation but as with the nature of kids and me being not as prepared as I should have been it was a bit of a rush. I was very proud of my presenters as Atamea stepped into Liams shoes at the last minute and did a very good job explaining the powerpoint. We were explaining "i can animate" and found this a very easy program to use. All the tekids produced a five minute animation and seemed to enjoy themselves while working hard together (see PMI on the tekids wikispace). I am still struggling to get my tekids moving at times and they need constant supervision and help. Today when we got back to school we revisited i can animate and they all worked hard to create a short animation which they will be teaching in the classes hopefully next week. So watch this space.
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Hi Louise, thanks for sharing your thoughts here. It is a difficult situation finding the balance between directing, supporting or allowing students to be self-regulating. How are the other lead teachers managing this in their schools? Have you also made the time to check out other clusters' initiatives to learn from them? Here are some within the VLN: