Warrington School/Curriculum/GNU/Linux In The NZ Curriculum Wiki Plan

GNU/Linux - Open Learning Inquiry
An experiment in shared ideas through open planning

This term we are going to be exploring GNU/Linux and Open ideas while conducting an Inquiry
Explore and immerse with your 5 senses, artist images, music, news, books, email, experts, dance, photos, stories, drama, video etc
 * We can explore a topic of your choice including your favourite
 * computer game
 * application
 * feature or music
 * or ANYTHING - see list of ideas below.

You are going to find out by asking questions
WHERE???WHO???HOW???WHAT???WHEN???

We brainstormed ideas for social and enviro-social/science/ethical implications of Gnu-Linux and came up with some interesting and exciting avenues to potentially explore: See Room 1  Brainstorm Inquiry on Gnu-Linux

Immersion activity that is getting us thinking about "Getting the Message across" using Blooms taxonomy in "H.O.T. units, Higher Order Thinking Units" Book two, year 5-8 by Elaine le Sueur (Think Shop resources for thinking, 2005)

Recording and organise information

 * Starting with a plan of learning intentions
 * Mind maps and a term planner (this is a Monday/Tuesday option only)
 * A journal of what you are doing will be recorded
 * Before you start each day you will need to record diagrammatically a learning intentions plan
 * In the last hour of the day - (readiness for next year's Mahara Blog)
 * This is to be recorded each day in a format of choice but easily shared
 * pen, book, picture, cartoon, photos, voice, audio recording - BBFM
 * or as a graph, venn chart, mind map, story plan, T chart, Open Office - word/drawing
 * to be negotiated

Evaluate

 * PMI - Plus, minus and new idea/interesting
 * Six hats
 * Caf - Consider all factors
 * Rubric
 * OPV - Other People's Viewpoints

Share your new learning and understandings at the end of year assembly
Via To include understandings of GNU/Linux and Open learning as well as topic choice
 * Dance, drama, speech, music, art etc genre of your choice
 * The assembly will be the 15th December with a dress rehearsal Monday 13th
 * Can work singularly or in a group (to be negotiated)
 * Time on stage is one minute per person

Ideas and themes for this term
BBOSI, science fair, science table, pottery - firing, dance, camp Waianakarua, drumming, whakatauki, mihi, athletics, swimming, surf group/education, produce shield, Rabbit Island, digital image manipulation - OpenOffice Draw/Gimp, waiata, gardening, digital photography, Life Education Classsroom - Relationships, compost, worm farm, planting/weeding/havesting/fertilizing of gardens, English, Kia Kaha - some parts,  Miners in Chile, Politics of the Commonwealth Games, mathematical investigation, MUSIC MONDAY, Laptop installation, Steampunk, Tarras School,

Daily Learning Method
Include maths and other scheduled times
 * Read the blackboard, whiteboard and check Warrington School Calendar/Room One Timetable/BBFM Schedule Combined
 * Record learning intentions and plan for the day to share later
 * Begin work on achieving above goals