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THE
INTERNATIONAL TOOTH TALLY PROJECT 2007
Lindfield
East first graders are wiggling and jiggling their teeth as a
springboard to learning fun!
Participating
for the 2nd year, Lindfield East Public School is the only
Australian school taking part in Tooth Tally Project.
The Tooth
Tally Project integrates a common event in the life of a first grader -
losing a tooth - with a wide range of NSW Board of Studies Learning
Outcomes. It's a
wonderful opportunity for children to realise that in spite of many
differences, children all around the world also have many similarities.
In this
Computer Room project students experience many different facets of
learning.
Computer
technology includes:
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Spreadsheets and graphing using Microsoft Excel
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Typing
skills using Microsoft Word
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Mapping
skills using Google Maps
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Email
communication - send, receive, attachments
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Scanning
a graphic image
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Importing
a graphic element into Word
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File
management and software management
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Publishing, editing and printing
Curriculum
areas include:
English
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TS1.1
Communicates with an increasing range of people for a variety of
purposes on both familiar and introduced topics in spontaneous and
structured classroom activities.
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TS1.3
Recognises a range of purposes and audiences for spoken language
and considers how own talking and listening are adjusted in
different situations.
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RS1.6
Draws on an increasing range of skills and strategies when
reading and comprehending texts.
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RS1.7
Understands that texts are constructed by people and identifies
ways in which texts differ according to their purpose, audience and
subject matter.
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WS1.12
Produces texts using letters of consistent size and slope in NSW
Foundation Style and using computer technology.
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WS1.13
Identifies how own texts differ according to their purpose,
audience and subject matter.
Mathematics
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NS1.1
Counts, orders, reads and represents two- and three-digit
numbers.
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NS1.2
Uses a range of mental strategies and informal recording methods
for addition and subtraction involving one- and two-digit numbers.
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DS1.1
Gathers and organises data, displays data using column and
picture graphs, and interprets the results.
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WMS1.2
Uses objects, diagrams, imagery and technology to explore
mathematical problems.
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WMS1.3
Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and
some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and
symbols.
Human
Society And Its Environment
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CCS1.2
Identifies changes and continuities in their own life and in the
local community.
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CUS1.4
Describes the cultural, linguistic and religious practices of
their family, their community and other communities.
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ENS1.5
Compares and contrasts natural and built features in their local
area and the ways in which people interact with these features.
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SSS1.7
Explains how people and technologies in systems link to provide
goods and services to satisfy needs and wants.
Science
And Technology
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ICS1.2
Creates a range of information products and communicates using a
variety of media.
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UTS1.9
Selects and uses a range of equipment, computer-based
technology, materials and other resources to undertake an
investigation or design task.
Personal Development, Health And Physical Education
Creative Arts
Click the
class names below to see our student's work.
Acknowledgement is given to Lynda Smith, project coordinator and
Technology Specialist, Barwell Road Elementary School, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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