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Welcome to YOUR place! In this window, you as a Year 5 student will find a lesson guide of the unit we are exploring, “Because We Love Our Vegemite!” where we focus on icons that represent this country we live in: Australia! Follow and complete each lesson and the activity linked to demonstrate your understanding of the focus topic. Each piece of work will contribute to your portfolio which will be assessed at the completion of the unit.

**Let’s Tune In!** In this lesson you will get to listen to and view the film clips of songs that you are familiar to. It is your job to listen carefully and be reflective and critical thinkers to recognise symbols that represent Australia. First think about:

v What images come to your mind when you think of Australia?

After viewing and listening to the songs, you will discuss with your partner your ideas of what icons you value as representing Australia. Using [|Gliffy](the same Web 2.0 tool you used last term in planning your story writing), you will construct a concept map to represent your ideas. Ideas may include:  - Animals - Places - People - Environments - Sports - Leisure activities - Language - Clothes, just to name a few!

In this lesson, you will be the teacher. You will be teaching Miss Dahl what you already know about symbols and materials that represent our country and how you can use Gliffy to create a concept map. As your concept map will be added to your portfolio and assessed at the end of the unit, do not forget to watch your spelling and punctuation of words (this includes a CAPITAL letter at the beginning when using names of people and places!) Presentation is also an important element so you may like to experiment with colours, fonts, layouts and size of words to value their importance. Remember to keep it clear and concise. Listen to [|'Gliffy: Easy-to-use online diagramming tool']to help you remember how to use Gliffy. Student Work Sample: 

**Finding Out**

In this lesson, Miss Dahl is going to find out what you know. You are to use your concept maps as a guide and join in to the class discussion and listen to the similarities and differences in ideas of you and your peers. You are then going to create a [|Worlde] using key words that the class has decided upon. You can show Miss Dahl your skills and how creative you are by experimenting with the ICT features of Wordle to personalise your word cloud. Miss Dahl will be available to help with any questions you may have, but first why not show Miss Dahl how to do it by using the [|Wordle Tutorial]to teach yourself? Student Work Sample:  Now that you have an understanding of icons that represent Australia, you are going to use this knowledge to develop a slide show using another Web 2.0 Tool called [|280 Slides]. You are to: - Choose five Australian icons 1. Create a slide for each one 2. Include the name of the icon, a picture or youtube clip and an interesting fact 3. Use the internet to research your interesting fact 4. Demonstrate your ability to:
 * Sorting Out **

- experiment with features of the software - classifying key words - prepare factual texts - classify, organise and interpret information - use a range of text types (eg. still images and/or youtube clips)

<span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Follow this link to find out some nifty tricks of 280 Slides: [|Presentations Made Easy!]

<span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">In the last lesson of the unit you will be presenting your slideshow to an audience, therefore you must consider colour, font style and size and your layout to ensure others will be able to follow along. <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Student Work Sample: <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">In this lesson you get to talk to your friends through the computer. Being aware that Miss Dahl will be able to see your conversations, you better stick to the rules! You are to: <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">- Reflect on your learning so far of the unit - Choose an icon you are most interested in. You may like to elaborate on you have already used in your slide show or choose another one, maybe one nobody else has thought of yet - Write a blog saying why you chose this as your icon. You may use internet resources to further your investigation and show-off your research skills to Miss Dahl - Include six to eight sentences
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Making Conclusions **

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">- Respond to at least two other class mates’ blogs. This only has to be two to three sentences long. You may choose to give your experiences or opinions of their icons or ask any questions you may have

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">These blogs will also be available on-line for parents and other staff to see, so don’t forget to watch your spelling, punctuation and sentence structure. To help you use the blog software without having to ask Miss Dahl, follow this link: [|Blogger Tutorial.]

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">**Reflecting and Taking Action** You are going to present your 280 Slides presentation to an audience that includes Miss Dahl, your peers, parents and other staff members at a special “Home Among the Gum Trees” presentation morning. You will have the Interactive White Board to present your slide and you will read out the content that you have added and be prepared to answer any questions the audience may have. You are to come dressed in clothes that represent Australia. After the presentations you will be able to mix with the audience whilst eating damper and sipping on billy tea. For top tips on presenting an oral presentation visit: [|How-to-study.com]