The blank square below is my catchphrase animation. You have to click on it to get it to work.

Animation!

We learnt how to use 2 animate last week. It was really straight forward but was fab to learn. The kids would love it and it could be used to support any subect in a fun way. Firstly we used the simple 2 animate which infant kids could use or like us could use it first to get the idea and then move on to the harder version. We were asked to do a simple animation using ony a few slides at first, I enjoyed this and did a man drinking a pint but accidentally spills it over himself! Unfirtunately when I went to save it dissappeared! I had to do it all over again and then when it did save I went to look for it to put on my blog and it had gone! I was not happy. But we did do another one based on the tv programme catchphrase. This was fun but I didn't get time to put it on my blog so i'll do it tomorrow hopefully. I also added loads of new stuff to my blog too, mainly silly stuff but its a bit of fun. Look forward to tomorrow now.

Back in uni tomorrow! I didnt think id be able to go because of the first aid course im on but fingers crossed we'll finish in time. I ve got a theory and practical exam tomorrow which if I pass will make me a fully fledged first aider! Its been a fab course actually, really interesting and fun. Anyway im glad I can get to uni tomorrow as I need to ask a few things and get some people to follow my blog. Because I had to change my address on the last session before xmas I haven't got any followers and I forgot other people s addresses so I couldn't follow theres and ask them to follow me. Right pain, so I need to sort that out tomorrow and ask a few things about the asignment, like when does it need to be in. In 3 weeks or when our next module begins? I dunno, anyway be nice to  see the girls and catch up, just hope im not wrecked after my busy day. lots of coffee I think!

Back to work!

Well all the christmas fun is over including the snow, which I know caused havoc but I loved it! I hope you all enjoyed and relaxed as much as I did, however, unfortunately its back to the daily grind! Tiring couple of days so far but in a way its nice to get back to normality. So much so I ve starting preparing my activity to do with the kids for the assignment. I'm going to have them use a search engine to find pictures of things they like and don't like which will help them to write a story using Clicker 5. Clicker 5 is a fab programme where children with or without literacy difficulties can create imaginative stories with pictures. The programme also helps children write poems, play memory games, word games, number games but also enables them to make all of these games for themselves. There are alot of possibilities with clicker 5 in regards to literacy and numeracy and has endless resources as it's also online. It s really interactive because it speaks to the child, repeating words and sentences they've created.  However my favourite thing about it is how it will help set up a story for those who lack confidence with their imagination. For  example at halloween it'll give you an option to start a sentence with "Once there lived an old woman" or "Once there lived a witch" It starts children off and guides them from beginning to end brilliantly. Infact theres so much to it I'm not sure how to use it properly myself yet. So there we go my head is back in the game. Roll on February!