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Andrew Williamson

Google World Wonders Project - 0 views

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    Another amazing Google Project. From the archaeological areas of Pompeii to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Google's World Wonders Project aims to bring to life the wonders of the modern and ancient world. By using our Street View technology, Google has a unique opportunity to make world heritage sites available to users across the globe. Street View is a hugely popular feature of Google Maps which is already available in dozens of countries. It allows users to virtually explore and navigate a neighborhood through panoramic street-level images. With advancements in our camera technologies we can now go off the beaten track to photograph some of the most significant places in the world so that anyone, anywhere can explore them.
Andrew Williamson

What should students do once they can read? - Richard Olsen's Blog - 1 views

  • the only evidence presented to support the assertion that Victoria’s education outcomes are not improving is the report “Challenges in Australian Education: results from PISA 2009: the PISA 2009 assessment of students’ reading, mathematical and scientific literacy”
  • While it doesn’t seem unreasonable to want our students to be able to accurately perform these kind of tasks, these tests are not a true or accurate representation of the skills and competencies our students need in today’s technology driven world.
  • We need to understand the new social world that both our students and our teachers live and learn in.
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  • A world where the experts are no longer in charge, a world where autonomous self-directed learners are skilled at co-constructing new knowledge in unknown and uncertain environments
  • A world where knowledge is complex and is changing.
  • Our students need to be immersed in the modern learning, made possible by modern technology and free of the compromises that up til now our education system has been based on.
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    Looking at the New Directions for school leadership and the teaching profession discussion paper, the only evidence presented to support the assertion that Victoria's education outcomes are not improving is the report "Challenges in Australian Education: results from PISA 2009: the PISA 2009 assessment of students' reading, mathematical and scientific literacy" Specifically the New Directions paper focuses on reading literacy, where in 2009, 14,251 students were given a two-hour pen and paper comprehension test. To get an idea of what types of competencies the reading test is assessing we can look at the sample test , with questions range from comprehension about a letter in a newspaper, the ability to interpret a receipt, comprehension around a short story, an informational text, and interpreting a table. While it doesn't seem unreasonable to want our students to be able to accurately perform these kind of tasks, these tests are not a true or accurate representation of the skills and competencies our students need in today's technology driven world.
kynan robinson

Games-based Learning - Technology and Innovation Research - Innovating with Technology ... - 1 views

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    report on the DEECD project NFPS was involved with in 2011
Andrew Williamson

When did teachers start to fear technology? | SeacoastOnline.com - 0 views

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    Great article asking the question of why teachers fear technology. It poses some great quesitons in regards to how slow we are as teachers to keep up with what our students consider their world.
Kristen Swenson

Free Technology for Teachers: Create Choose Your Own Adventure Videos - 0 views

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    Create chose your own adventure videos - sounds like fun!!
Khamal Sarkis

The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have ~ Educational Technology a... - 2 views

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    A great website recommended by Kathy. Have a look!
Andrew Williamson

Free Technology for Teachers: Google Maps for Educators - How to Get Started - 0 views

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    Great post covering the basics of google maps. Segue...I had a great session with grade 2 integrating their map reading and story writing. Planned out a map and dropped markers on various landmarks around melb. Students in pairs were then allocated a marker with corresponding landmark and then had to write their part of the story. Best explained here http://2bornot2b.global2.vic.edu.au/2012/03/23/a-google-map-journey/.
Andrew Williamson

Visible Thinking - 0 views

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    This ties in with the iPad Pd we did last Wednesday. Outlines and discusses the importance of documentation. Technology has the capacity to document the student learning experience and better still tech will facilitate students doing for them selves.
Andrew Williamson

Google Australia - Google+ - Love LEGO bricks? Your favourite coloured bricks... - 1 views

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    Love LEGO bricks? Your favourite coloured bricks are now in Chrome. Check out Build, the world's biggest LEGO set available on your browser. Over the last few months, we've been working with our friends at LEGO Australia on a new project to bring your favourite LEGO bricks to Chrome.  Created downunder and exclusive to Australia and New Zealand, Build is our latest Chrome Experiment and uses the latest in browser technology in Chrome
kynan robinson

Educational Technology and Life » Blog Archive » Personal Learning Networks f... - 0 views

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    10 tips for personal learning networks
Andrew Williamson

Over 25 Links Uncovering Project Based Learning Resources On The Web | 21 st Century Ed... - 2 views

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    This is going to be a handy resource when planning rich tasks. We have seen done of these before but is great to have them all in the one app. Worth a look.
kynan robinson

Education in the Age of Globalization - 1 views

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    Dr. Yong Zhao is an internationally known scholar, author, and speaker. His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education. He has designed schools that cultivate global competence, developed computer games for language learning, and founded research and develop institutions to explore innovative education models. He has published over 100 articles and 20 books, including Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization and World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Student
Kathleen Lindsay-Field

Gizmodo Australia, the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews - 0 views

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    Best techy-nerd site on the web for gadget and IT news
Andrew Williamson

Karagos is bloggin' - 0 views

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    great video using googles six vid technology
kynan robinson

Standards for Graduate Teachers in ICT | Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom - 0 views

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      remember to read this and talk to sit team about it
  • Today I was lucky enough to be part of a small group of innovative educators from around Australia at a focus group in Melbourne. We were reviewing the Graduate Teacher Standards of the National Professional Standards for Teachers and elaborating on these in regards to ICT integration.
  • This is an exciting project which will shape pre-service education and hopefully bring about an exceptional standard of graduate teachers across Australia. Despite feeling a little overwhelmed by acronyms, it was great to meet some Twitter friends face-to-face and engage in some stimulating conversation with like minded professionals.
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    a test url for sit team
Andrew Williamson

Free Technology for Teachers: 11 Good Digital Storytelling Resources - 0 views

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    Digital storytelling comes in many forms. Digital storytelling could refer to creating podcasts, creating videos, or creating multimedia ebooks to name of few of its forms. If you're considering developing your first digital storytelling project for your class, here some resources that can help you get started.
Andrew Williamson

Why This Doesn't Work- Bloom's and Technology Pyramid « Bionic Teaching - 0 views

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    interesting critic on the digital blooms taxonomy that has been doing the rounds
kynan robinson

Project-Based Learning: A Short History | Edutopia - 0 views

  • Projects are typically framed with open-ended questions that drive students to investigate, do research, or construct their own solutions.
  • How can we reduce our school's carbon footprint? How safe is our water? What can we do to protect a special place or species?
  • How do we measure the impact of disasters? Students use technology tools much as professionals do -- to communicate, collaborate, conduct research, analyze, create, and publish their own work for authentic audiences. Instead of writing book reports, for instance, students in a literature project might produce audio reviews of books, post them on a blog, and invite responses from a partner class in another city or country.
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  • it consistently emphasizes active, student-directed learning
  • Learning to read is no longer enough. Today's students must to be able to navigate and evaluate a vast store of information. This requires fluency in technology along with the development of critical-thinking skills
Andrew Williamson

iLearn Technology » Blog Archive » Using Angry Birds to teach math, history a... - 0 views

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    What an awesome idea. Would be a great motivator for learning. 
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