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Florence Dujardin

Resurrect computer science - but don't kill off ICT - 2 views

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    the JISC developing digital literacies programme recognises that digital literacies are always plural and are highly context-specific. They go well beyond the 'basic skills' mentioned in the Royal Society report. The digital world is not a single, homogenous space and, as a result, the literacies we require to traverse and interact in this space vary enormously. This does not make for an easy, one-size-fits-all knowledge transfer approach but it certainly recognises the diverse world in which we live, both online and offline.
Brian Mull

FRONTLINE: digital nation: learning: literacy: defenders of the book | PBS - 43 views

  • As Dr. C. Paul Newhouse wrote in 2002, "While it would be convenient to be able to make a direct connection between the use of ICT and learning outcomes, most reputable educational researchers today would agree that there will never be a direct link because learning is mediated through the learning environment and ICT is only one element of that environment."
Peter Olm

Thought Control. - 1 views

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    Thinking, literacy and education in the middle years of schooling
Sarah Scholl

Activity 4: Writing comments - What you need to know | Edublogs Teacher Challenges - 88 views

  • Teaching quality commenting skills
  • If commenting skills are not taught and constantly reinforced, students will limit their comments to things like “I like your blog!” or “2KM is cool!”. While enthusiasm is high with these sorts of comments, students are not developing their literacy skills or having meaningful interactions with other members of the blogging community. Conversations in the comment section of a blog are such rich and meaningful learning experiences for students. Conversations begin with high quality comments.
  • Check out improvements in student literacy skills through commenting here.
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  • How to teach quality commenting Kathleen teaches commenting skills through: Modelling and composing comments together with students on the interactive whiteboard. Teaching students about the “letter” format and editing process during writing lessons. Giving examples of a poor/high quality comments and having students vote whether the comment should be accepted or rejected. Example of a Sorting blog comments activity devised for our students here. Having students read and comment on a post on our blog as part of a literacy rotation on the computer each week. Taking students to the ICT room once a week to work on composing a quality comment with a partner. Emailing parents and encouraging them to write comments on the blog with their child.
  • Activities for developing student commenting skills
  • own or facilitate a collaborative discussion with students to create together (you could include this video as part of the process). Develop a quality comment evaluation guide.  Refer to Linda Yollis’s Learning how to comment. Write a blog post about commenting and what you define as a quality comment. Have your students practise leaving a “quality” comment on the post.
  • Create a commenting guideline poster (see poster example below) – develop your
  • “quality” comment on the post.
  • Create a commenting guideline for your blog.  Here’s an example.
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    some good tips on helping students learn how to make appropriate comments on blogs
Martin Burrett

Mr. Anker Tests - 96 views

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    A great resource rich site that's been put together by a teacher. Find superb reasources for English, Maths, science, ICT and more. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular
donnatmachado

Bogus Websites - 192 views

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    Bogus or hoax websites are a wonderful resource to use with students to develop their critical evaluation /Digital Media literacy skills
Martin Burrett

Skoolbo - 208 views

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    This is a must try site which provides an amazing 3D world which teaches English and maths core skills. Players race against two other randomly chosen online players of a similar level. The questions start out very easy and adapt to the performance of the player. The questions are read out and some are displayed on the screen. The player just clicks on the correct multiple choice answer to increase their speed. There is a download for PCs and Macs as well as apps for iPad and Android. There are teacher accounts which allow you to make logins for lots of children quickly. When there log in students will be asked to design an avatar. Because the resource requires a sizeable download it takes a little time to set up, but because it runs on your local device game play is very smooth and quick. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
Martin Burrett

Qwiki - 141 views

    • Seth Roberts
       
      This site has a 30 second blurb on many topics that we teach from the money supply to Henri Matisse  from the space station to the properties of chemicals.
    • jawatsonii
       
      This is great, going to share with the teachers
    • International School of Central Switzerland
       
      great help - mainstream topics like "volcano" are pretty safe.  But the embed code doesn't work for Wikispaces.
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    Be among the first to join Qwiki. Their "information experience" will be launching soon. Watch the video to learn more about it.
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    You all want to check out this new tool.
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    An amazing technology that aggregates content from across the Internet and presents it in a unified, media-rich fashion.
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    Qwiki allows users to learn more about a variety of topics through multimedia and storytelling. Users can also contribute content to make Qwiki even better.
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    Qwiki instantly makes a 1 minute educational movie on any topic. A must try resource! Works by typing in a search term. Great for visual/auditory learners... and teachers. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools
Martin Burrett

Comix - Comic strip maker - 2 views

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    A beautifully made comic strip maker which is designed for younger children. Easy to use and a good collection of clip art images. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools
Deborah Baillesderr

ScratchJr - Home - 59 views

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    An iPad and junior version of the well know programming platform Scratch. The app has been designed for 5+ year olds and boosts simplified versions features of the more mature version. Children still snap programming blocks together to build amazingly creative things. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
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    Scratch for ages 5 to 7
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    "Coding is the new literacy! With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) can program their own interactive stories and games. In the process, they learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer."
Martin Burrett

First School Years - Teaching Resources for Young Learners - 89 views

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    A good cross-curricular site with downloadable resources for teachers of young learners of 5-9 years old. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Early+Years
Martin Burrett

Skills Workshop - 81 views

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    A great bank of adult education resources, many of which can be used with older school students. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular
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