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In our first activity we used __buildyourwildself.com__ to create an ice breaker for the children. This is a fun program which allows the teacher to get to know the children's names and thier capabilities in regards to interenet sites. In our second activity we used the site __wordle.net__ to create a visual discription of each child. We used this program because it allows students to display their interests and facts about themselves and then randomise them in a creative fashion. This program also allows the teacher to copy this creation and then use it to their dispense. We chose to print the child's wordle out and make it into a work/place matt to build confidence and healthy self-esteem within the child. The third ICT resource that we used was a __camera__ to take pictures and keep record of the children's flower creations to then later place in a photo story. Digital pictures can be kept forever and can allow the teacher, or following teachers, to acces them at anytime to get to know their students better. The fourth ICT resource we used was __photostory__ to display the flower creations to the children and their parents. Much like digital pictures the photostory can be kept forever and can be accessed at anytime to remind the students about themselves and the warm fuzzies that are written on the flower petals. Lastly we used the __smart board__ as a visual aid to read a story to the children and then later incorporate that book into an activity. The smart board allowed the students to drag their warm fuzzies into the buckets during the day, keep them hidden, and then allow the 'stars of the day' to check their warm fuzzies at the end of the day.