Information and Communication Technology
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1) Putting picture into the laminating sheet. |
Technology is the set of tools both hardware (physical) and software (algorithms, philosphical systems, or procedures) that help us act and think better. Technology includes all the objects from basic pencil and paper to the latest electronic gadget. (Stuhlman, 2008, p. 5).
Today we are using the laminating machine and this is what happened when two boys showed particular interest in what they called, "The Machine!" Earlier in the week we had drawn some pictures that the children decided were going to hang on our home made washing line. This came about as we have been reading 'The Washing Line' story in our mat times, which the children loved. I told the children that the pictures may need to be laminated so that they would be protected from the weather when hung outside, they didn't know what the laminating machine was so this prompted another learning experience. Te Whariki states that “Equipment should be provided for scientific, mathematical and technological learning” (Ministry of Education, 1996, p.83). This was an opportune time to provide technological learning.
Today, I put out the laminating machine, laminating sheets and the drawings done earlier and waited for someone to take interest. L came first and asked what the machine was and if he could try it so I reminded him about the pictures that we had drawn earlier and what we were going to do with them. He wanted to do it by himself so I showed him how and away he went. 'B' joined him and they both took turns laminating the pictures. Both boys found it difficult to separate the laminating sheets and as much as they tried, couldn’t separate them so I started to open the sheets and the boys did the rest. After we laminated lots of pictures, we ran out of laminating sheets much to the disappointment of the children and we had to finish the job. The boys then spent time looking at all the pictures and asking who drew them and talking about what the pictures were.
Both boys happily co-operated with each other and took responsibility to show other children how to work 'The Machine'. The boys were very particular about the way they did things and the procedure they took and were quite confident to let the other children know it wasn’t their turn yet! Both these boys have a very keen interest in technology and have gained lots of confidence in it's use including camera's and the photocopier. They know that 'The Machine' is a laminator and what it does, that it gets hot, protects the work that they do and takes a long time to heat up but they still prefer to call it 'The Machine!" Isenberg Jalongo & (2001) state that "when children play with technology, they have many opportunities to determine the outcome of their play through the use of a variety of symbols" (p. 321). The drawings were now ready to hang on the washing line - but how are we going to do that?
Today we are using the laminating machine and this is what happened when two boys showed particular interest in what they called, "The Machine!" Earlier in the week we had drawn some pictures that the children decided were going to hang on our home made washing line. This came about as we have been reading 'The Washing Line' story in our mat times, which the children loved. I told the children that the pictures may need to be laminated so that they would be protected from the weather when hung outside, they didn't know what the laminating machine was so this prompted another learning experience. Te Whariki states that “Equipment should be provided for scientific, mathematical and technological learning” (Ministry of Education, 1996, p.83). This was an opportune time to provide technological learning.
Today, I put out the laminating machine, laminating sheets and the drawings done earlier and waited for someone to take interest. L came first and asked what the machine was and if he could try it so I reminded him about the pictures that we had drawn earlier and what we were going to do with them. He wanted to do it by himself so I showed him how and away he went. 'B' joined him and they both took turns laminating the pictures. Both boys found it difficult to separate the laminating sheets and as much as they tried, couldn’t separate them so I started to open the sheets and the boys did the rest. After we laminated lots of pictures, we ran out of laminating sheets much to the disappointment of the children and we had to finish the job. The boys then spent time looking at all the pictures and asking who drew them and talking about what the pictures were.
Both boys happily co-operated with each other and took responsibility to show other children how to work 'The Machine'. The boys were very particular about the way they did things and the procedure they took and were quite confident to let the other children know it wasn’t their turn yet! Both these boys have a very keen interest in technology and have gained lots of confidence in it's use including camera's and the photocopier. They know that 'The Machine' is a laminator and what it does, that it gets hot, protects the work that they do and takes a long time to heat up but they still prefer to call it 'The Machine!" Isenberg Jalongo & (2001) state that "when children play with technology, they have many opportunities to determine the outcome of their play through the use of a variety of symbols" (p. 321). The drawings were now ready to hang on the washing line - but how are we going to do that?
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| 2) Feeding through the machine! |
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| 3) Nearly done! |
Hey this reallycool! sounds like the boys had lots of fun using the laminator and experiencing this together!! great reflection x
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see the children are supported in using technology in your centre debbie! What great photo's of the boys using the laminator they look very engaged in their play! Well written reflection, can not wait to see the rest of them!
ReplyDeleteI am really pleased that you have chosen to address issues of safety by educating the children rather than "protecting them from harm" by doing the laminating yourself and just allowing the children to watch.
ReplyDeleteYou have showed the children that you see them as competent and capable children, thus boosting their confidence - Tumek to mahi e hoa.
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ReplyDeleteHi Debbie,
ReplyDeleteWent to add more to my comment and it delelted, obvious I still have alot to learn about blogs.
Anyway what I want to say is it is great to see that your young learners that where keen to use the "Machine" inturn became the teachers as they pasted on knowledge to other children wanting to have a go with the laminator.