Louise

= About me = My name is Louise : O a'o o Louise I am a teacher at Alfriston College-Auckland : Ou te faia'ogo i le kolisi a Alfriston Here is a photo of me: O le ata lenei 'o a'o
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Samoan Language Goal
My goal is to: Incorporate something fun in Samoan to my students. My goal is important because: My school has a significant Samoan population and I value the students' cultural background. I know that I will have achieved my goal when: I am able to communicate with my Samoan students...without receiving a blank look of "What are you on Miss?"

= My Presentation: = My background is in animation and film production. I am keen to continuing audio visual media to enhance student learning. With this in mind I created a small animation to act as a memory jogger for students trying to remember Samoan words. In attempt to make the learning accessible and scaffold basic vocabulary, I have focused on only a few simple words.

**Plus**

 * The creative process helps cement the learning
 * Repetition in the creation process and the viewing also helps to embed the words in the memory
 * Learning should be fun...the addition of the 'game show' element to the presentation, I think helped!


 * Minus points in my language learning**
 * Overload doesn't work for my mode of learning a language. I'm quite logical and like to follow and understand each step in a process.
 * On a personal note I find that simple is best. Small steps to enable me to remember words and recall before attempting more, I tend to switch off otherwise.


 * Interesting**
 * My presentation was rather simple compared with others shown, however I hope that the words presented 'stuck' in the minds of the viewers with the aid of the images and animations; They stuck in mine!
 * I have enjoyed the process and I understand how I learn best.

ICT Challenges
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