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Developments in cognitive science have had some far reaching impacts on learning theories. For instance , Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences has its repercussions in learning styles theory. A whole new body of substantiated and scientific knowledge was subsequently produced to encapsulate the core principles undergirding the multiple intelligences theory in educational literature. New instructional methodologies emerged to account for the different learning styles of students.

Scott Baddock's blog - primary online teaching resources includes ipad apps.

Scott is a primary school teacher from Adelaide. This blog is well presented with lots of interesting resources to explore including ipad aps and IWB resources.

So you finally got a class set of iPads and you are not sure what to do next and where to start? Here is a very simple list of tried and true tips to help.

Great advice on using iPads in the classroom.

"You can access your lists either via the gear icon on the drop down menu (top right - navigation bar) or from your profile page."

Something to consider as you grow your network.

Collection of the best infographics & data visualization on the Web!

INFOGRAPHICS* are engaging, interesting visualizations of data across all subject areas. They provide a great entry point into learning.

Consider incorporating infographics into your statistics lesson for assignment 2!

More QR codes ideas

Below are some QR Code Scavenger Hunts that I have designed to be fully printable and ready to use. As long as you have a wi-fi enabled smart device that can scan, you can use these 'hunts' to support student literacy skills.

QR codes - ideas for the classroom.

All posts tagged "Hashtags"

A quick way to identify useful Twitter blog posts.

Last year the middle school felt a need to create an iPad Oath that addressed specific classroom behaviors and legislated appropriate use beyond the existing R.U.G. (Responsible Use Guidelines). After reviewing multiple middle school AUP's and iPad forms online and our own existing elementary iPad Oath, I decided to concoct one of my own using similar ingredients. (The back of the form includes a space for both parent and student signature.)

This is a great idea!

"As soon as children begin to visit the online world, they need the knowledge to do that safely, securely, responsibly. There are several great programs available to guide students through this process (Common Sense's Digital Passport, Carnegie CyberAcademy, Netsmart Kids). I've collected them as resources and developed a path to follow that includes the best of everything. Here's Sixth Grade:"

"To make education relevant to students' lives and truly prepare kids for the future, we need to bring these after-school attractions into our schools. Four important practices can help. "

You think of technology as a tool," one high school student told me. "We think of it as a foundation; it underlies everything we do." As this comment shows, like it or not, technology has become foundational to both education and life. Educators should think of technology in the same way they've long viewed reading-as a key to thinking about and knowing about the world.

Prensky argues for a change in the way educators think about technology - as an extension to our brains.

So you've heard someone talking about QR codes? Or you've spotted these strangely-patterned black and white squares appearing in advertising material? Or you know what they are but just want to see how you can best make use of them? Well here are resources which will help to explain what QR codes are, what they look like, how you can create them, as well as how others are using them both within and outwith the classroom.

QR codes are an engaging way for students to explore information and express their learning.

The purpose of the blog is to help support primary teachers within Falkirk primary schools in their use of ICT across teaching and learning. This blog has lots of valuable links to support science inquiry in primary schools.

This blog has lots of valuable links to support science inquiry in primary schools.

We have condensed the project design process into six steps. After outlining the steps briefly below, we offer examples that show how one might use these steps to develop a germ of an idea into a project plan that emphasizes inquiry. Read the steps and examples all the way through before digging in to your own plan.

This is about inquiry through project based learning. The steps to start designing your projects are an excellent place for you to think about your inquiry learning outline for Assignment 2.

"The power of an inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning is its potential to increase intellectual engagement and foster deep understanding through the development of a hands-on, minds-on and 'research-based disposition' towards teaching and learning. Inquiry honours the complex, interconnected nature of knowledge construction, striving to provide opportunities for both teachers and students to collaboratively build, test and reflect on their learning. "

A valuable introduction to inquiry-based learning approach in preparation for Assignment 2.

9 Surprising Ways Schools Are Using iPads Around The World