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In 2008-09, a P.5 class in Laichikok Catholic Primary School trialed Windows Photostory 3 to create digital stories of their childhood memories. In this activity, students integrated many ways to express their ideas with graphics, texts and sound. They also got the chance to undergo valuable English writing and speaking experience, with the help of new technologies.

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Three P.5 classes in King Lam Catholic Primary School, Miss Lee, Mr Wong, and Ms Ip, have taken part in the action research project. With a view to enhancing students' interests in writing, the teachers of the three classes employed Photo Story as a tool to engage students in creating their own stories about various festivals.

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Three classes of Buddhist Wong Cheuk Um Primary School across P.4 to P.6 are taking part in the project. Students experienced self and independent learning and team work, with the collaborative use of new technology.

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In the action research project, two P.4 classes in North Point Methodist Primary School participated in a process drama in which a panda (role taken by one of the teachers) visited the Amazon jungle and asked to meet Ted and Todd, two characters from a story book, In the rainforest, which the students had previously read. Mr Panda was sick of eating bamboo and would like to try eating some rainforest animals...

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All P.6 classes in PLK Chee Jing Yin Primary school participated a 'New Literacies' project on 'People We Admire'. Students created a digital presentation about a person they admire most using Photostory. These presentations were uploaded to blogs and shared. Students viewed each other's presentations and commented on them in the blog discussion boards.

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All P.4 classes of SKH St. Michael's Primary School are participating in the project. Aiming at enhancing students' skills in writing, teachers have carried out the action research according to the 'New Literacies Pedagogical Model' and introduced the experience of film review, fan fiction writing and photostory production to students.

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In order to increase students' opportunities to use English outside classrooms, two English teachers in SKH Tseung Kwan O Kei Tak Primary School, Ms Lui and Ms Pang, infused blogging into the curriculum of two P.4 classes in this action research project.

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Two F.1 classes and one F.3 class from Lai Chack Middle School are taking part in the HK New Literacies project. By introducing new literacies practices in their classrooms, the teachers aim primarily at helping their students to see learning English as a fun engaging activity.

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Two classes in Ling Liang Church E Wun Secondary School are participating in the project. The English teachers infused new literacies elements in the lessons for their action research.

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Three F.1 classes in St. Bonaventure College and High School are participating in the project. Various 'new literacies' elements have been infused in the English curriculum. In order to motivate students to read English books, comic strips writing with ToonDoo.com was introduced in the school's 'Reading Circle'.

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Three classes from TWGHs Mr and Mrs Kwong Sik Kwan College participated in the project, using the Photo Story software to create presentations around specific themes of the teaching units.

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A F.3 class in YCH Wong Wha San Secondary School had infused comic strip production in their book reading scheme. Instead of reporting their reading in the traditional format of book report, students were engaged in creating comic strips to report on their reading.

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