When continuing to work on my website I have found it difficult to judge timings of tasks. I have planned all my lessons for an hour; however I am unsure whether I have under or over prepared for each lesson. I think I will be able to revise my timings when I am able to teach some of the tasks to see how realistic my time allocations are.
Today I sent my letter to a head teacher of a local primary school; I hope that it is a positive response. I am really looking forward to seeing where young people begin their educational journey.
Today, after being very anxious about setting up my Citizenship Weebly website; i have made a start. The initial look of the website does not look as frightening as i first anticipated, however there are a lot of different buttons and aspects to understand and use. However i need to remember that my anxiety will decrease as I use the website, and therefore I will aim to add to the website at least three to four times a week. This experience can draw parallels with that of a young person who may find a particular subject difficult. They may just want to avoid that part of the curriculum rather than continuing to revisit the subject and overcome the barriers they face.
I wanted the overall look of the Citizenship website to be bright and engaging and not conform to an obvious theme, such as the use of people as a background. I aim for my website to be as visual as possible, taking full advantage of images and videos. ‘Today images seem to inhabit every part of our lives, and everything seems to be or have an image’ (Manghani, Piper and Simons 2006). I feel that in order for my website to be current and challenge the minds of myself and other young people and teachers. I need to take advantage and highlight the ‘power of images’ (Mitchell 1994:15 cited in Manghani, Piper and Simons 2006) as a thought provoking, and valued resource. I aim to discuss further, my use of images, content and layout of the website in future blogs. Manghani S, Piper A and Simons j (2006) Images: A Reader. London, SAGE Publications. |
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