Kiaora Afa , Ka pai ! Very interesting reflection and great with your written I really like the way you have written your reflection. I was too not sure at the first but by reading at your reflection and the links you have made to the non technology device. The reflection has helped me with the ideas of how we as teachers can support the children just by sitting beside them. The children showed their creativity with the blocks by using a pattern and stated the colours of it. “Creativity is the ability to look at things differently, make surprising connections, and generate useful products” (Isenberg & Jalongo, 2001, p. 467). I agree with your block reflection becuase in fact, I have seen this actually happening in my centre but I did not thought that block could be a non teachnologhy device. After reading the two reflections from our group members and also the literature, I have come to know more about the non –technology device . Technology is serving and solving problems and is also a creative and focused activity aimed at meeting needs and opportunities through the growth, development of products, systems or the surroundings (Smorti,1999). This reflection has given me some ideas how we as the teachers can share the knowledge and children’s learning between our teachers. In reflection you have mentioned about your thought and how you are going to extend this block activity. Technology understanding and the uses of materials properties and important to know how and why, things work that way they do (Ministry of Education, 2007).
Kiaora Afa ,
ReplyDeleteKa pai ! Very interesting reflection and great with your written I really like the way you have written your reflection. I was too not sure at the first but by reading at your reflection and the links you have made to the non technology device. The reflection has helped me with the ideas of how we as teachers can support the children just by sitting beside them. The children showed their creativity with the blocks by using a pattern and stated the colours of it. “Creativity is the ability to look at things differently, make surprising connections, and generate useful products” (Isenberg & Jalongo, 2001, p. 467). I agree with your block reflection becuase in fact, I have seen this actually happening in my centre but I did not thought that block could be a non teachnologhy device. After reading the two reflections from our group members and also the literature, I have come to know more about the non –technology device . Technology is serving and solving problems and is also a creative and focused activity aimed at meeting needs and opportunities through the growth, development of products, systems or the surroundings (Smorti,1999). This reflection has given me some ideas how we as the teachers can share the knowledge and children’s learning between our teachers. In reflection you have mentioned about your thought and how you are going to extend this block activity. Technology understanding and the uses of materials properties and important to know how and why, things work that way they do (Ministry of Education, 2007).