General+discussions

 OK GUYS I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABSENT FROM 3.45 TILL NOW I NEARLY CRIED THIS MORNING WHEN I WOKE UP AND JUMPED ON TO SEE HOW WE WENT. IDID HAVE A YUCKY DREAM WE DID NOT SEND IT IN AND I HAD TO RING SHARON....LOL...I NEARLY CRIED WHEN I READ IT, WE HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB, IT READS SO WEL AND LOOKS AMAZING.... WE ALL SHOULD BE PROUD OF THAT AND POP IT IN OUR RESOURCES TO USE FOR OTHER SUBJECTS...I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE MARK I AM SURE IT WILL BE OF THE HIGHER END OF THE SCALE....BE PROUD OF HOW YOU WORK AND WHO YOU WORK WITH AND BE THANKFUL OF THE LEARNING WE HAVE ALL PASSED ONTO EACH OTHER. I AMIN ALL CAPS BECAUSE I AM SHOUTING....WITH GLEE...THANK GOODNESS IT IS DONE AND DUSTED BUT EVEN MORE HAPPY WE HAD A GREAT TEMAND LEARNT FROM OUR PEERS.....STAY TUNED FOR THE RESULTS...THANKS AGAIN AND OFF WE GO TO FINISH THE LAST BLOG AND WORDLE(I THINK)...I have a day of netball with a bit of ballet, washing and coooking thrown in...big thank you and have a nice weekend...see you on the Skype side!!! CHEERS CHERYL

Who is going to submit the assignment? KC ( I don't think I deserve to!)

Jenny, thank for asking how I am. I have lost hearing in one ear at present (temporarily) and the bronchitis is still clinging on! Feeling pretty crap overall!!! (and look it!) Nothing that rest wont fix but who knows when that will happen! KC

Hi, I have looked at the resource below. I don't think that we need to include it really. But I am happy to go with what everyone else thinks. I have read through the finished assignment a number of times now and I can not find anything that needs changing or spellling/punctuation errors. Karen

Sara and Karen, do you want to (and I will as well) checkout this resource below from Cheryl and then jump on skype or back here to comment on your thoughts as to adding this resource in at lesson 2 to help formulate the interview questions, or do you think we need not implement another resource and the students formulate their own questions and just type up a script in word??????.........Remembering there is meant to be time for the guest speaker at beginning of lesson 2. Please make sure you have both read over our current assessment task in 'Finished Products' before commenting! Cheryl is out for the night, it is up to us to finish this off and send it in! Keep tweaking the current version that is in 'finished products' Jenny

http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/verve/_resources/Eng-Lit_Julyl09.pdf this site has some great examples that we may be able toa dd as I was unsure how to go about the interview questions I did not stipulate how they were going to write them..cheryl I am on mobile from 3.45 +please let me know how it goes

Hi everyone, boy oh boy am I relieved to hear that I'm not the only one who cannot access webmail! I have sent a message to IT services etc. about the webmail problem. Now that I know it's not just me, I will calm down and wait patiently!!!!!!! Cheryl yell out if you require anything. Although I have every bit of confidence in your capabilities I think of you as this tasks 'Wonder Woman!'. I am signed into and will stay signed into Skype all day - due to webmail being out. Am just a message away. Otherwise I will not interupt what I know is a genius at work! Hope you a well Karen and feeling better than the last time we all caught up. Hope everything was OK with your babysitter. Like everyone, I too am working on another assignment - it is never ending!!! Cheers Jenny

Hi, I too will be around the computer most of the day (not that I'm much use to you). Working on a Thinking and Writing assignment that is due Monday. Never ending!!! Karen

Hello Ladies, how are we all feeling today? I'm at work but just thought I would check in. My webmail is not working, and I'm not happy Jan! lol I've read a couple of your comments to Sharons post Cheryl, and you can't half tell your just a tiny bit over it all lol! Hope your having a good day, will be online at around 3:30pm! Sara

Hi everyone, I am at my computer (obviously!) and will be here pretty much for the day! Just in case any of you have emailed me since last night, I have gotten on my computer this morning and are unable to access my webmail! Am still trying to unravel that mystery! Jenny

Jenny, I am home all day also Cheryl Hi Everyone, I have just read through and it is brilliant. Congratulations! Will read through again as soon as kids head off. Thank you all so much for the tremendous amount of work you have put in. I have found this an overwhelming exercise, but I have learnt a great deal from it. Thank you all. Karen

That is fantastic to have received some experienced feedback. In advance: I am apreciative of the work that Cheryl and Sara have done this arvo, I am confident that you have done some amazing tweaking. I am available all day Friday (I'm not at work). Jenny

Hi Guys, we have had some rather experienced input which we needed to act on and this has caused us to hit the books again, make some significant changes and work flat out...can we all jump in on friday to help out with proof reading etc if need be and submission, Sara and I have been at it since early avo to assure this task has reached its criteria and submission date/time. Stay tuned to the finish product link with our final product...ahhhh not long now. I will be gone from the computer at 3.30pm tomorrow going out for the avo and tea but you can contact me on the mobile. I will do as much as I can tomorrow on my day off. Cheryl 

Sorry I missed your calls, again! Cheryl. Am happy for any work/additions/changes/suggestion etc. that anyone is willing to do, after-all that is what it's going to take to get this done and that's why we've got done what we have because of the work that we have all just jumped in and done. I think we have been pretty good team! Sara you sound a little worried, I think deep down we are all feeling the same! Hang in their, I have faith that we will be Ok. Jenny  **

I will work as fast and as directed from Lyn as I can to get this finished by tonight. I will post it on here as soon as I can and text you all so you can have a look. great work team and lets look forward to tomorrow...Sar mentioned things she would change for next time I would like to see if we can honestly make a comment say in a PMI (plus minus and interesting) so we could use this information for our final blog???just a suggestion?cheers Cheryl

Hi everyone, I'm not really sure what it is you want to change in the assignment in regards to the role play. If someone could show me the alternitive way you would like to do I would appreciate it. As it is due tomorrow and we are yet to have feedback I am getting a little anxious, I am sure I am not the only one with other assignments due soon. Also something we have left out of the rationale is the change in resources from Karrens to the one in lesson 1 that Cheryl found. I am happy to add it in later tonight, but if anyone else gets a chance to do it, then please feel free. I can't wait to just send it in and not have to worry about it anymore. Not that I haven't thoroughly enjoyed working with you all, its been great to share and learn off you all! -Sara** 


 * Hi guys,

I am currently on Skype with Jenny and we thought we would give some grace till tomorrow and then jump in and finalise what we need to. Sara if you are still happy to get he task proof read Jenny and I are happy with that. We are still of the same opinion that the role play needs to take precedence and then film it, edit and make a movie to present with the menu to the preps... The notes I make with words in brackets are me thinking of alternative words so if you prefer other wording just change it.... I think we have mentioned everyones implications if not add them in and same as the resources I have double checked and we have those there as well. Not sure what else to do ...happy to do what ever as the bulk of it is done.** Cheryl

Lyn has not returned the assignment to me!!! Cheryl, I havent changed the end of lesson four about the role play and video as I wasn's sure if you wanted Lyn to comment on that before we changed it. Karen

Hi all, Lyn still has the assignment. She has ensured me that she will have it back to me in the morning. Will post details asap. From my 'inexperience' the lessons are very well set out. Actually they are very impressive! Will talk tomorrow. Karen

I have checked both the word doc and the copy and pasted doc and some things are not in kahootz...one or two of the activities are amiss...in lesson one there was a whole group activity towards the end in one but not in another... I will conclude to say I think we have done a great job it reads really well and I am happy with it, I am sure you are too...pity we could not meet for a congrats drink...:) Any who is free wed after 8pm for skype session( or a proposed time) to tie any loose knots jump in and then it will be off and running.... nite nite zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Cheryl

Hi guys, great to speak with you on the phone Cheryl. I am all for the idea of keeping the Drama component present. We are another step closer! We are getting there and we are all doing a wonderful job! Well done Jenny

I'M BACK..... I HAVE MADE AN ATTACHMENT IN 'FINISHED PRODUCTS' IN A WORD DOC WITH THE HEADINGS THAT SHARON WANTS US TO USE AND HAVE ADDED FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS. I THINK WE NEED TO GET THIS INTO SOME ORDER AS WE NEED IT PROOF READ ETC ASAP. I THINK WE NEED TO STILL MENTION AND LEAVE SOME ROOM OR WORD IT SO WE STILL ROLE PLAY TO PREPS (DRAMA COMPONENT) AND WHILE WE ARE ROLE PLAYING the kids VIDEO IT AND THEN EDIT, UPLOAD IT TO THE WIKI/BLOG SCHOOL WEB PAGE ETC SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO CHANGE THE COHORT ETC TOO MUCH.I PERSONALLY LIKE THE ANGLE WITH THE BUDDIES ROLE PLAYING ( acting as the professionals, school community members and parents answering questions which relate to healthy choices MAYBE AS A mock Sunrise program etc) IT IS A BIG INITIATIVE FOR THE GRADE SIXS TO DO...THEY COULD GIVE THEM A COPY OF THE DVD AND MENU AS A GIFT-AUTHENTIC LEARNING !I HAVE GONE OVER ALL SHARON'S EXPECTATIONS AND I AM REALY PROUD OF OUR WORK..WE ARE ON TRACK... I AGREE SARA ,WE DO NOT HAVE A FOCUS OF ICT, WE HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB ...IT WILL BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT I AM SURE....I WILL TRY TO CHECK BACK A BIT LATER BUT PLEASE AMEND AWAY SO WE CAN GET LYN TO LOOK AT IT. IF KAREN DOES NOT MAKE CONTACT DUE TO BEING SICK I WILL EMAIL IT OFF TO LYN, SHE WILL NOT MIND SO LONG AS WE GIVE HER SOME TIME TO DO IT, WE CAN APPRECIATE THAT!!!I MADE A GENERIC IMPLICATION AND OTHER HEADINGS TO MAKE SURE WE MET THE CRITERIA... NOT SHOUTING TOO LAZY TO TAKE CAPS LOCK OFF...LOL I HAVE CHANGED MY LESSON 1 PLEASE SEE WHAT YOU THINK? I AM OFF FRIDAY AT THIS STAGE AND CAN 'NUT' AWAY AND POST IF OTHERS ARE BUSY.....NOT FUSSED...:) THANKS GUYS I AM LEARNING HEAPS AND VALUE EACH AND EVERYONES INPUT:):):) CHERYL 