Last weeks for 9 ICT

What a class. It was a pleasure to teach and they taught ME a lot.
Next year (if I get it again) it will be different.
I will still incorporate both blogs (which have been very successful) and wikis (less interactive but I think I can improve on it) but will focus on podcasts (nearly all students successfully produced a podcast) and Game Maker.
Game Maker has been the surprise packet. It was something I allowed them to do as free choice and they took to it like ducks to water. They produced more in 3 weeks than my Year 11 class did in a term!
So it will be something like:
Weeks 1-3 Introduction to blogs and the wiki. Safe use of the internet.
Weeks 4-7 Social Networking assignment.
Weeks 8-12 Podcasting - introduction, main features, making their own podcast.
Weeks 12-19 Game Maker - introduction, building and modifying a simple game, building your own game. Will need to introduce the Design process for these students otherwise they will just sit and create without any documentation. Will also give them the opportunity to podcast or screencast their documentation if they want or create a website (the blog site can do this) to do this.
Week 20 Trialling and feedback.