Mayfield Kindergarten Home Videos

Lots of wonder project teams have been dabbling with movie making and digital capture using photostory 3..... It's ben great to see learning documented in a different way that resonates with children as well as connects with families. Here's some NZ research done by Mayfield Kindergarten specifically around getting involvement of families in the learning........a great way to get multiple perspectives into learning documentation.... here's the link to a user friendly thumbnail version of this 3 year project from the ece educate site... http://www.educate.ece.govt.nz/learning/spotlight/MayfieldHomeMovies/WhatWeDid.aspx?p=2

Transitioning...

Transitions in and out of Kindergarten are something we are all continually grappling with. A few of our project Kindergartens have been chatting about the role of ICT to assist transitions into Kindergarten- with a view to maximising child wellbeing, family reassurance and buy in. Here's a link to a site that discusses Trengrove Kindergarten's work with transitioning children into the Kindergarten sending digital cameras with new children to get pictures they could talk about together. They were particularly interested in the resulting positive impact for ESL families. They often made photostories with the pics alongside the children. Magic! have a look at what they did and the identified learning outcomes...