1. HOW TO USE PHOTO STORY 3: 1. Scaffold / Motivate learning 2. Teaching the genres and grammar of school writing The genre of explaining The genre of instructing The genre of arguing The genre of narrating 3. Assess learning and understanding Use Photo story to 4. Teacher modelling Student application of modelled knowledge Proofreading Publishing Independent writing Shared writing Bilingual text Mother tongue.

2. Ideas of how to use the Newsmaker in the classroom: Shift the locus of control Empowerment through ownership of learning Self or Co-constructing of text Proofreading / Editing Publishing Conferencing with Teacher Reading of own text Recording of student voice

3. Ideas of how to use the Jing in the classroom: To record student’s learning story To shift locus of control To archive student’s voice To track student’s knowledge and understanding Jing connects the learner and parent to the Key Competencies, The National Standards, School Curriculum and the New Zealand Curriculum Framework.

4. References Powerpoint presentation http://www.theteacherscorner.net/forums/showthread.php?3435-How-do- you-use-your-multimedia-projector-in-your- classroom&s=60d06f8b7c50b2bb825f59fddb76823d http://www.theteacherscorner.net/forums/showthread.php?3435-How-do- you-use-your-multimedia-projector-in-your- classroom&s=60d06f8b7c50b2bb825f59fddb76823d Below is a link to a journal article written by several teachers regarding the importance of using multimedia projectors in the classroom http://thejournal.com/articles/2002/06/01/multimedia-projectors-a-key- component-in-the-classroom-of-the-future.aspx http://thejournal.com/articles/2002/06/01/multimedia-projectors-a-key- component-in-the-classroom-of-the-future.aspx