Shelly Park SchoolShelly Park School
Pod 1 & 2 Cluster Share Session
Pod 1 & 2 TeamPod 1 Team• Associate Principal – Wendy Dove• Class Teachers – Tanya Glengarry, Jo Lynn, Ruth
Thomas, Victoria Fair, Cathy Gray, Brittany Birdling
Pod 2 Team• Senior Teacher – Debbie Reid• Class Teachers – Edwina Mills, Megan Battersby, Coram
Bradbury
Overview
• Sounds Great program• KnowledgeNET – managing
learning links for literacy, numeracy and topic
• Dinolite – digital microscope
Sounds Great• Strong focus on developing
Phonemic Awareness• 2 Levels of difficulty• Printable support materials• Excellent support for students and
teachers• Easy incorporation of e-Learning
into Weekly Reading Planning
Sounds Great 1 Volumes 1 & 2Sounds Great 1
Volume 1Sounds Great 1 Volume 2
Sounds Great Activities
Example Activity
Overview
KnowledgeNET• Pod Pages – learning links to
websites contributed by the Team• Class Pages – learning links to
specific games and activities within websites
• Class logons for Juniors
Dinolite• Digital microscope – easily
connected to laptop• Allows you to view objects and
also take pictures • Science Topics – Fabrics & Fibres
and In the Garden
Carpet
Cotton
DinoliteDigital microscope
Fabrics & Fibres Unit
Denim
Nylon
Fabrics & Fibres Unit
Rubber ball
Straw hat
In the Garden Unit: Integrated with Science Focus
Hello Mr Fly, what big eyes you have.
Monarch Butterfly Art• Digital photography of Monarch• Projections of images – discussion,
motivation• Observing butterfly lifecycle in
classroom• Projection of sketch image –
enlargement, size, shape• Digital microscope of Monarch butterfly • Examining wings, patterning
Links to other ICT tools• Digital photography• Notebook: magnifier, spotlight• Paint• Powerpoint• Photostory
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