The Steve Jobs Model for Education Reform - 2 views
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How Can Social Studies Teachers Best Use The Internet With Young Learners? - 1 views
http://www2.education.ualberta.ca/css/css_39_1/ARgibson_SSteachers_internet_young_learners.htm Our program has a "technology focus" and we get bombarded with suggestions to include technology in ...
Mobile Technology as a Disruptive Force (for Better and Worse) in the Social Studies Cl... - 1 views
This article first identifies some of the major issues with personal technology in schools such as losing or damaging personal property, taking pictures or videos of others without their consent, a...
Video learning a taste of future classrooms - 0 views
Video learning utilizing video conference technology has been used between two high schools to deliver a shared curriculum allowing both schools to share teaching capabilities. A geography teacher ...
Introducing Technology in the Classroom - 0 views
http://www.citejournal.org/vol1/iss1/currentissues/socialstudies/article1.htm This article comes from Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, outlines best practices for using tec...
SpongeBob may impair 4-year-olds' brains - 0 views
A recent study found in the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics found that faced paced cartoons such as SpongeBob actually have a negative impact of kids.The study was conducted on sixty ...
Toronto school board develops climate-change course with Environment Canada - 1 views
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/09/pol-climate-adaptation.html The education process changes as new technologies are invented. Brad Bass, a climate scientist has developed a...
How to teach the iGeneration - 2 views
http://www.fox59.com/news/education/wxin-how-to-teach-the-igeneration-20111102%2c0%2c2610062.column
How to Teach with Technology: Social Studies - 1 views
This article is full of ideas about how to make social studies more fun for the technological generation of students by using a variety of social media networks (coveritlive, skype, myspace, wiki a...
Teaching Children About Geography - 0 views
This article discusses new, innovative, educational products that can be used for teaching geography and history to make the subject matter fun. To steer away from books, maps and globes, there are...
Mr. DeMink's Social Studies Class - 0 views
This website is an example of a social studies teacher implementing technology into their classroom by having a class website. This type of class is interactive for students and will motivate them ...
Google Earth helps bring First World War to life Laurier team produces book detailing e... - 0 views
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Stacey Manzerolle on 10 Nov 11This article describes three authors from Laurier who have written a book entitled "Canadian Battlefields 1915-1918" which is a guide to and describes the battlefields of northern Europe. In addition to the book, the article describes the use of Google Earth images in better understanding the situation that soldiers were facing during the First World War. It is the author's opinion that by utilizing the technological images, "readers better understand what the Canadians were up against during their battles in the French countryside." I believe that this would not only be an interesting book regarding teaching of historical events, but also an interesting way to incorporate technology into history and to modernize history for students.
Have computer games become the key to understanding the future of child learning and de... - 0 views
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Title for Discussion: "The effects of computer games on primary school students' achievements and motivation in geography learning." This article interestingly investigates the effects of the game environment on students' achievements and motivation to learn. A study conducted by a University in Turkey highlights how there is a direct correlation between student's engagement with educational games on the computer and its positive impact on the student's ability to actively engage in their studies. This three-week experiment with Grades 4 and 5 students involves their participation in an educational computer game which focuses on learning about the global continents and countries. In contrast to the traditionalistic lecture approach, this constructivist method of teaching focuses on a technological-based style of learning. Therefore, the gradual shift towards a new pedagogy is explicitly apparent as the studies conducted from student interviews illustrate their enthusiasm and engagement to learn about world geography. In particular, the student's enjoy the opportunity to utilize the "chat tool" as it allows for student interaction as well as collaboration. This alternative method for teaching serves as an important tool to support student learning and future development. The overwhelming consensus of student support further highlights how educational computer games can offer a positive learning experience as it enhances their abilities to engage and participate within a virtual realm. However, it is important to note that using technology does not replace human experience and interaction. Therefore, computer gaming is simply one effective teaching aid that can be adapted in various ways to engage students in their learning.
Using Interactives to Enhance Learning - 0 views
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Playing video games in school? How is THAT educational! In fact, schools are beginning to allow students to learn through interactives and video games. Video games create an environment that includes many of the positive factors school programs are looking for: immediate feedback, clear goals, encouragement and motivation to do better the next round! Video games and technological interactives provide activities that stimulate problem solving skills, strategic thinking and non-linear thinking patterns, amongst many others. For example, in Projectile Motion, students explore the properties of projectile motion. Students use the interactive to try and hit a target in varying conditions; they learn about the direction and location of the launch, the projectile's mass, shape and size, and the presence of air resistance. This article includes links to hundreds of whiteboard interactives and ideas for video games that encourage development of critical thinking, strategic thinking, communication skills and more. Incorporating video games and technological interactives is a great way to provide differentiated learning alternatives in your classroom. Check this article out and consider putting those 'dreaded' video games to educational use!
Cross Country Canada....The Coolest Educational Game in the 90s!!!! - 0 views
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Some may say this game is outdated. Yes, it is. However, this game is a great interactive way to teach geography, along with different education areas such as math and science. The game involves a lot of strategic decision making in terms of geographical concepts. If Cross Country Canada was updated with today's technology and catered to our youth today, it would remain a fun and interactive way to learn about Canada and its geography, just like many of us did back in the 90s.
Professional volunteers teach students GIS technology - 0 views
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/education/precollegiate/professional-volunteers-teach-students-gis-technology/article_02a78241-fef7-5e9a-bd4f-0b9d5f85d655.html Throughout Utah County, 4 hund...
Sheppard Software: Fun online games - 0 views
This is a website that provides fun interactive online games for students in all subjects. There are interactive geography games and history games as well as quizzes. This provides for a great wa...
Authentic Learning for the 21st Century - 0 views
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Ever heard the groans of students, "When will I EVER need to know this in real life?" or "I learn better by doing!" The boom of the internet, communication and simulation technologies has allowed students more opportunities for authentic learning experiences, such as experimentation and real life problem solving. Authentic Learning focuses on real world, complex problems and their solutions. These learning programs do not revolve around 'teaching english or math.' Authentic Learning tasks are inherently multidisciplinary; they could require skills from more than one subject area. Examples of authentic learning tasks could be setting a budget, or managing a city. Ensuring classroom learning has real life relevance will allow students to feel like their learning will apply to them beyond the classroom setting. Their classroom learning strategies will teach students how to turn information into useful, transferable knowledge. Making different connections across disciplines is an important skill that will aid students once they reach the 'real world' beyond the classroom.Read this article and prepare your students for the real world complexities they will soon face that cannot be solved simply by applying an algorithm!
Music in the Classroom - 0 views
In our final class we discussed different resources found online I thought I would add to that collection. Grooveshark.com streams all types of genre of music and no downloading is necessary. Mus...
Why Teaching History is Important - 1 views
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When President Bush enacted the, "No Child Left Behind Act", he created a large hindrance of learning for the subject area of history and other humanities. This act primarily focusses on the subject areas of math and literacy. With the recent election of President Obama, similar patterns have continued to exist concerning the area of history. President Obama's policy concerning education focusses on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Author, Chelsea Gibson, states, despite the continued emphasis of math and literacy and the support these subjects receive from the government, history and social studies will always teach our children important life lessons. This in turn will create responsible and informed critical leaners. Gibson states 4 reasons as to why the application of history in schools creates critical and informed lifelong learners: 1. History teaches analytical skills. History requires students to make connections and allows them to ask question. Gibson states, critical thinking is the foundation for history therefore, making critical learning an essential learning tool. 2. History is also integrated into other curriculum areas such as the Arts, psychology, philosophy, and modern languages. 3. History teaches and improves writing skills. 4. Finally, history makes students more aware of their heritage.