A flat day sitting on the floor at the back of the class - the blue class - inputting students' names into the Class Dojo app on my phone. Don't like the random avatars but stuck with them for now. I do like Seating Plan, but in turn it has limitations...probably should use both - one for facial recognition, t'other for behavioral analysis?
Class Dojo lists the names alphabetically - western concept (and one that works for my personal way of organising people!) by first name. The children are called in Japanese according to their age group (mixed classes here) and then by hiragana order of surnames. Hmm. So when the teacher takes the roll I really have to listen hard for first name (said last) and then try to remember the preceding surname IF they are absent )prefer to minimise the workload and assume all present, knocking off absentees from the default 'here'. Already noticed that with some of the teachers I have no chance, as they go too fast or are not saying things clearly
enough for me; it's a familiar order for them all.Hilarity then when I asked if I could double check my list & also take the attendance later - in the 'wrong' order for them, including using first names first & without age groupings. Added to that my interpretation of how their names could be pronounced - stress in the wrong place or sounding like a boxing ring announcer etc. But, at least I did get to find out who was in class. Without a picture though, that info stayed in my head for all of 3 seconds.
I also took time out on my own in the classroom to animate some of the nice art work in Chisato's blue room. I recently came across the Chatter Kids app (from Duck Duck Moose) and love it - add a talking mouth to a picture! The above were made with a minimum of fuss, and when applied to the kids' hands, socks, lunch etc - gales of laughter (and sticky fingers all trying to have a go on my precious phone!)
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