Padlet as a Class Reflection Tool

Here's what my class did for these two particular activities in the year.

The first being, the Secondary 3 Camp. They logged their feelings about the camp and some areas for improvement on Padlet.

3I6 Sec 3 Adventure Camp

The second for having won the Star Class Award in 2013, they reflected upon their journey together as a class and 1 thing that they learnt about each other along the way.

3I6 Star Class Award Outing

If I were to sum up my thoughts on the use of Padlet:

1. It's user-friendly and intuitive

2. It allows embedding pictures and videos

3. It's colourful and attractive

My main gripe about it is that it may be laggy at times, especially when too many people are using it at the same time. This is because it is a free web 2.0 tool and most tools do not have extensive funded server space unlike paid ones.

My Grandfather, The Cleaner

This winning video of the "180 Short Film Competition" (Professional Category) by Ray Pang Yoong Hui depicts the story of a teenage girl who recalls her memories of her grandfather whenever she encounters elderly cleaners.

The "180 Short Film Competition" was conceptualised to heighten the appreciation and encourage respect for frontline workers in the Cleaning, Security, Landscape, Floristry and Social Service sectors, and the important role they play in society. Often, in our busy lives, it is easy to forget the people who have done the invisible work for us - the uncle who cleans up after us at the hawker centre, the aunt who washes the toilet in the shopping mall and the janitor who carries a heavy load of garbage after clearing our bins.

Life lessons on empathy and appreciation.

Cookie Monster learns about Delayed Gratification from Loki

What better way to teach our students about patience and virtue in a delayed reward system than using two of my favourite characters - Tom Hiddlestone(Loki) and Cookie Monster?

I love Cookie Monster. He is so unpretentious and genuine. He really reminds me of an impatient kid who can't wait to get his hands on the next cookie.

Here Tom Hiddlestone teaches him about the intrinsic value of self-regulation and delayed gratification. Tom: "Didn't it taste better with waiting?"

Respect for Others - Cyberwellness

This is a very inspiring lesson plan by Kranji Secondary on cultivating respect for others and to be sensitive and mindful of posting remarks in the cyberworld. The teacher has used the Action Learning approach to get students to reflect on the impact of their actions.

Trigger Activity:

Draw a self-portrait of oneself. Then in pairs, A will tear up B's self-portrait. The emotions of B is solicited after the portrait is torn. Then A will have to piece back B's self-portrait. Again, students reflect on how they felt having to piece together the pieces.

Main Activity: Case Study Analysis

The CSI questioning technique is used here.

DEVELOPING 21CC IN OUR STUDENTS - A CCE LESSON IN KRANJI SECONDARY SCHOOL