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article discussing the use of web2.0 to mark work

I work at a school who are looking to use the Nintendo DS and some of the educational software with students to help boost things like basic literacy and numeracy skills. I am basically asking for help from anyone who has experience with this software or experience of using DSs in a school environment... What is the potential of this project? I would welcome any advice ranging from suitable software available to the logistics of looking after and charging a class set. ... Can feedback from a class set of DSs be sent to a teacher?

Impoverishment of the Educational Imagination Posted on | January 22, 2009 | Stand after stand at the BETT Show this year seemed to bear witness to a concept of schooling that is just about as far away from the joy of learning as it appears possible to get - it could really only get worse if we were to go back to thrashing kids. Everywhere I wandered I came across little gaggles of people listening intently to someone demonstrating yet another ticky-boxy piece of junk designed to rank and grade kids, to label them, to monitor them and to 'protect' them.

The MirandaNet Fellowship, founded in 1992, is an e-community of practice for international ICT policy makers, teachers, teacher educators, researchers and commercial developers who are passionate about digital technology in teaching and learning and about using technologies to promote cultural understanding and democratic participation. Currently there are over 850 members in 43 countries worldwide. The website, online forums, seminars, workshops and projects run by members are funded by international partner companies and government agencies. Currently projects are running with 2Simple, Fronter, Inspiration, LogicaCMG, Oracle and Steljes. MirandaNet gratefully acknowledges the support of its company partners.

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School desks: the next generation Interactive multi-touch desks look like giant iPhones, say Durham designers

twitter in school

Welcome to the online home of World ORT, the world's largest Jewish education and vocational training non-governmental organisation.

Blog post from Niall Slater - The Open University has taken the decision to adopt a suite of online tools provided freely for education by Google.

educational material on podcasting

Michael Godsey, a Morro Bay High School English teacher, brought "Serial" into his California classroom. Podcasts used for lessons is part of a growing trend.

English teacher and connected educator Michelle Lampinen shows how weekly blogging assignments can transform a high school classroom into a community of enthusiastic writers.

TeachMeetMoodle will focus on the way Moodle is used in the Primary and Secondary Education sector.

This is a map to show different teachers, advisers, education consultants etc in the UK (& around the world!). This might be used to help organise Teachmeets or it might just help to extend your network with local teachers.

This is a map to show different teachers, advisers, education consultants etc in the UK (& around the world!). This might be used to help organise Teachmeets or it might just help to extend your network with local teachers

The Mobile Learning Network (MoLeNET) is a unique collaborative approach to encouraging, supporting, expanding and promoting mobile learning, primarily in English post 14 education and training, via supported shared cost mobile learning projects.

#ukedchat is a more uk-educator friendly version of the very popular twitter discussion #edchat, that takes place on a Tuesday

Blog post from James Michie

This site provides an overview of the DIAL-e framework developed by Kevin Burden and Simon Atkinson. It includes a great introductory video on the project. "The framework was developed as part of a UK project, sponsored through the Joint Information Services Committee (JISC), to encourage academics and other educators to adopt digital artefacts (in this case video) as part of their teaching, learning and research strategies. Simon and Kevin have three papers about this at the Ascilite conference. I really like this framework and think it has great potential. I think it is a good example of a 'design schema' i.e. a framework to enable teachers and designers to think differently about learning and teaching.

making HD science education videos available to anyone who wants them