Student weekly reflections

On our online learning environment - "Knowledge Net" students post weekly reflections.
They do this as part of their reading, writing or mathematics tumbles. This is another way students can articulate their thinking about their learning and how they can impove.

The way it works currently is that the teacher posts questions for the student to respond to. The student cut and pastes the questions and writes their response.

Here is an example from a Yr 5 class:

The teacher had uploaded a video on friendship and posted questions to get the students thinking and reflecting.

This week in our learning pathways we are learning about friendship.
What is a friend?

A friend is someone who will compliment you, cheer you up when you are sad, let you win sometimes, remember your birthday, is fun to be with, and will make you smile.

2. Think about which Habit Of Mind have been used. list at least 3.

Wow, because the orange character said "Your groovy" and was blue character was amazed.

Make it right, because the blue character was sad and so the orange one made it right by cheering him up.

Persistence, because when they were on the bike the blue thing had to carry extra weight and persist to get the job done.



Here is an example from a Y3 student.

Teachers question:

Can you explain what you have learned in maths by explaining what partitioning is?

Partitioning is splitting numbers to figure it out more easier than making it harder, like if I had 2645 to make it easier it would be 2000 600 40 5=2645.

Thank you Marys class for reading my reflections!!!!!!!!!!!! and have a out-standing day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Weekly reflections by students is now embedded in our practice at Freemans Bay School. I think the improved infrastructure of wireless and more netbooks has supported this to happen.