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djplaner

How data analysis boosted the performance of Queensland school students - CIO - 0 views

www.cio.com.au/...nce-queensland-school-students

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  • “I don’t buy into the fact that we can get a system – and this is not a popular belief – that can do the full analysis of what students need,” he said
  • “I value the teaching profession and I think they need to look at the data that’s put out in front of them, the information that’s cut in different ways and use their ‘neck top computer’ [brain] to make some sort of valued judgement as to what the data is saying.
  • “Information can give black or white positives or negatives, but without the analytical mind of the teacher over the top understanding the student, what’s happening at home and in the classroom, they [IT] actually miss some of that analysis.”
  • djplaner on 03 Mar 15
     
    Magazine report of a presentation by the CIO (Chief Information Officer) of the Department of Education and Training in Queensland. The presentation talks about how using ICT to gather and enable analysis of student data is helping schools and teachers better support students.
Leigh Campbell

What are ICTs?: A Queensland View - 10 views

usqstudydesk.usq.edu.au/...view.php

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  • technologies that are used for accessing, gathering, manipulating and presenting or communicating information
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 08 Jul 13
       
      Again a list of operations that can be done with these technologies. How many of these operations are used in learning and teaching?
    • Justene Webb
      Justene Webb on 17 Jul 13
       
      For me personally I have seen many of these technologies being used in learning and teaching. Eg - The use of Ipads and computer labs, using the smart board to do internet searches as a whole class by encouraging the students to think about key words relating to what they are researching, and using a software application called Tux Paint to re-create a story scene as an extension from an English project.
  • ICT tends to mean computers and their peripheral devices
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 08 Jul 13
       
      This is no longer the case. Mobile phones, tablets, bee bots and the integration of ICTs into a range of devices is moving beyond just computers
    • Donna Schlatter
      Donna Schlatter on 20 Jul 13
       
      I totally agree.  Children are using technologies like vados, easispeaks, iTeddies, digital cameras to achieve required outcomes and assessment tasks.
    • Colleen Lenehan
      Colleen Lenehan on 23 Jul 13
       
      I thought that was the old definition of ICT and that its new definition embraced anything that was available for communication purposes, storing data, gathering it, sharing it, etc. as seen in the Hello Kitty video. I fully support the idea that ICT is not regarded as a piece of equipment but it should be a way of life where it is a/any tool used for whatever is required so rather than thinking how we can incorporate ICT into the school curriculum, it should simply be one of the avenues used by students to achieve what they want to achieve.
  • what, in fact, is critical is “how” the technologies are used (Reimann & Goodyear, 2004).
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 08 Jul 13
       
      It's important how technology is used. What impact it has on learning. Using technology is not enough
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  • While the computer is itself not a catalyst, its valency as a conduit for communication, collaboration and knowledge building has the potential to transform learning.
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 08 Jul 13
       
      The ability of ICTs to support communication, collaboration and knowledge building are important. Have you used ICTs for any of these?
    • Donna Schlatter
      Donna Schlatter on 20 Jul 13
       
      Yes, the classroom that I work in has a little down syndrome girl who uses an iPad for communication.  I know of another class who has a student diagnosed with dyslexia and he uses a computer for typing up all his work.
    • Michelle Newton
      Michelle Newton on 24 Jul 13
       
      What a great example of differentiation and inclusion.
  • a similarly disparate and motley collection of machines of different capacities and configurations may be being used by students and be constituting the learning environment
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 09 Jul 13
       
      It is 8+ years since Lloyd wrote this piece. In very recent times we've seen the Digital Education Revolution - where many students were given laptops - but that is now slowly moving onto the BYOD (bring your own device) era. An era where students are allowed (of if they are not, they still do anyway) their own devices (phones, tablets, computers). It's likely that BYOD is likely to end up with "a similarly disparate and motley collection of machines of different capacities and configurations", what are the implications for teaching?
    • Colleen Lenehan
      Colleen Lenehan on 22 Jul 13
       
      Surely this would encourage discrimination between the students with everyone knowing who had expensive/cheap computers with out of date/the latest versions of software packages. That being the case then it will increase the difficulty of the teacher to both teach ICT and allow the students to use their own forms of ICT. Firstly, because more recent software packages allow greater flexibility (usually) so some students will be physically capable of more complex software usage and also it would be a lot harder to guage what all students are doing on their ICT equipment as a quick glance will not necessarily let the teacher know where each student is at with their work.
  • The configuration of computers in schools may range from individual machines, to distributed models, and to sophisticated networks
    • Kate Dugdale
      Kate Dugdale on 20 Jul 13
       
      I work in a school that has recently rolled out Samsung slates to all students in grades 4-6.  Next year they are going to roll them out from grade 7-12, and then, the year after in grades P-3.  They have also commenced using a program called D2L (Desire to learn), to deliver the content to students.  It has been very interesting to see how different teachers have coped with the changes.  Some embrace it and have done an amazing job of incorporating it into their teaching, while others have resisted the changes and really struggled with incorporating it into their classrooms.  No matter what ICTs the school has available it seems, to me anyway, that the teacher will be the crucial factor as to whether these ICTs are used successfully and appropriately.
    • Colleen Lenehan
      Colleen Lenehan on 22 Jul 13
       
      I agree with you, Kate. When people resist what has to be done, then there is no creativity or extensions or allowing the students to be risk takers themselves. This is borne out by Toomey (2001) when part of his definition of ICT actually includes "manipulating" and "communicating".
  • There is no standard school configuration of machines
    • Donna Schlatter
      Donna Schlatter on 20 Jul 13
       
      How true is this... I have been to a few schools for prac and each school has a different focus on ICT.  One school I attended had a computer lab, put the screens were the good old huge dinosaur ones.  Then another school I attend had two computer labs full of up-to-date computers with flat screens etc.  It's a same that schools aren't all the same.
    • Leigh Campbell
      Leigh Campbell on 24 Jul 13
       
      I agree Donna, unfortunatley that's where funding and grants come into it as well as the hard work of the fundraising activities, sometimes the budget focus is on other areas as well. Access and equity in relation to current technology is a major issue in educational equality and very topical too.
  • djplaner on 08 Jul 13
     
    Semester 2, 2013 reading - Week 1. Defining ICTs.  
djplaner

The Wrath Against Khan: Why Some Educators Are Questioning Khan Academy - 0 views

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  • But that's the crux of the problem right there: lecture-demonstrations. Although there's a tech component here that makes this appear innovative, that's really a matter of form, not content, that's new. There's actually very little in the videos that distinguishes Khan from "traditional" teaching. A teacher talks. Students listen. And that's "learning." Repeat over and over again (Pause, rewind, replay in this case). And that's "drilling."
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 05 Apr 15
       
      So is this "replacement", "amplification" or "transformation"? At a base level it's amplification in that the learner can pause, rewind and replay. Not something they can do in typical lecture demonstrations.
  • They point to studies that find while students receive these sorts of videos positively, they are actually learning very little or learning very superficially
  • Physics teacher Frank Noschese, for example, contrasts the video of Khan's explanation of force with a video documenting his students' exploration of force through hands-on experimentation.
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  • But as some people have found, this sort of reward system on Khan Academy may encourage completion of material for the sake of badges, rather than for the sake of learning itself.
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 05 Apr 15
       
      The ramifications of changes wrought by ICT can lead to unexpected consequences. Yes, students may be completing all of the Khan Academy activities, but are they learning? How long do they retain that learning?
  • Khan Academy has expanded from just creating videos to include a whole platform through which students can move through the content, including analytics for teachers and parents to track them
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 05 Apr 15
       
      Replacement, amplification or transformation? Teachers should always have been tracking student progress. Khan Academy makes it much, much easier - so amplification. But Khan Academy also makes it easy for the parent's to track - amplification or transformation?
  • djplaner on 05 Apr 15
     
    Another article looking at the argument between those who see Khan Academy as "the bees-knees" and those who see some problems. There's a point about "lecture-demonstrations" (the model used by Khan) that is particularly relevant to this cause and the idea of the RAT framework.
krwiggins

Miss Galvin Learns | Thoughts from a classroom teacher - 2 views

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  • krwiggins on 08 Mar 16
     
    An Australian Prep/Year 1 teacher with an interest in integrated ICT, children's literature and the role of developmental play in early childhood education.
summer_leigh

Frog Spot - 6 views

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  • rachaelbroom on 12 Aug 14
     
    A early childhood blog that share photos and stories about teaching, learning, creating, document design. This blog has great ideas for different teaching resources.
  • saraantcliff on 16 Aug 14
     
    I came across this page today while searching for some teachers. They also have a store on the "Teachers pay teachers" website/store and i love all the displays and other things they have.. will definitly be looking at their store when I'm doing up my resources
  • summer_leigh on 07 Mar 16
     
    I founds this blog that seems really interesting with loads of great resources for early childhood educators!
Ann Bond

Week 12 Blog | Andria Ballschmieter - 2 views

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  • Ann Bond on 25 Mar 14
     
    This blog post discusses the educational value of video games and is written by Andria Ballschmieter, a special education teacher in a rural high school in south East Queensland.
Kerri Richardson

A Special Sparkle: Tips For New Special Education Teachers - 2 views

www.aspecialsparkle.com/...pecial-education-teachers.html

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  • Kerri Richardson on 26 Mar 14
     
    Some fantastic ideas for special education teachers - very simple and achievable.
alicefoddy

Donald Clark Plan B - 0 views

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  • collaboration, communication, creativity, critical skills. Can the real world really be that alliterative?
  • I'm all for abandoning this ‘21st centur
  • more academic, more test-driven, PISA obsessed and has failed to use the technology that we all use,
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  • I'd prefer young people to have the skills that keep them sceptical, critical and independent.
  • but share, discuss, communicate, even hang out in coffee shops.
    • alicefoddy
      alicefoddy on 08 Mar 15
       
      I would argue that this is the attitude of the 21st century as well.
  • where all of this is banned
    • alicefoddy
      alicefoddy on 08 Mar 15
       
      Maybe we need to change the classroom environment to cater for this. 
  • Not one single teacher in the schools my sons attended has an email address available for parents. I’ve attended innumerable educational conferences where only a handful of the participants used Twitter.
    • alicefoddy
      alicefoddy on 08 Mar 15
       
      This I find quite shocking. 
  • Across the world young people have collaborated on Blogs, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to bring down entire regimes and force political change. Not one of them has been on a digital literacy course. And, in any case, who are these older teachers who know enough about digital literacy to teach these young people? And how do they teach it – through collaborative, communication on media using social media – NO. By and large, in educational institutions, this stuff is shunned, restricted, even banned. We learn digital literacy by doing, largely outside of academe.
  • Was there a sudden break between these skills in the last century compared to this century? No. What’s changed is the need to understand the wider range of possible communication channels. This comes through mass adoption and practice, not formal education.
  • I’ve seen no evidence that teachers have the disposition, or training, to teach these skills.
  • alicefoddy on 08 Mar 15
     
    This Blog argues against the need to teach 21st century skills. It's a little controversial, what do you think?
nat5brown

Early childhood teachers' misconceptions about mathematics education for young children... - 5 views

www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/...AJEC0904.pdf

pck early-childhood-math EDC3100 assignment2

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  • nat5brown on 29 Mar 15
     
    Early childhood teachers' misconceptions about mathematics education for young children in the United States From page 39.
pjfunston

Special 2 Me | This blog is about a wife/daughter/mother/sister/friend who happens to b... - 2 views

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  • pjfunston on 07 Mar 16
     
    This blog is about a wife/daughter/mother/sister/friend who happens to be a Special Education Resource Specialist Teacher. Great personal insight and quality information.
joydiigoedc3100

WiFi in Schools Australia - Risks. The darker side of ICT - 5 views

www.wifi-in-schools-australia.org

EMR wifi wireless ipad

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  • u1070429 on 12 Mar 17
     
    This is something worth reading! Have you considered the long term effects of WIFI in the classroom on student health? Or maybe your childrens health? Watch the Video and be informed. As teachers we have a moral obligation to ensure the safety of students.
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  • djplaner on 12 Mar 17
     
    You may also wish to explore a little further on this issue, rather than just rely on a single source. Teachers also have an obligation to be fully informed.
  • u1070429 on 13 Mar 17
     
    WIFI - The uncontrolled global experiment on the health of mankind There are little to no studies of the long-term effects of EMFs and on a developing brains, which are physiologically more vulnerable than the adult brain for a number of reasons. With WIFI being a relatively recent technology, there is a gap in the literature addressing longitudinal studies of EMF and children. If you wish to view a recent peer reviewed study assessing just the short-term effects you may read Kuzniar et al. (2017). As we know, in our current metropolitan environment we are exposed to EMFs constantly. Markov and Grigoriev (2013) have clearly addressed some of the ethical and political issues arising from the use of WIFI technology and the unregulated global approach and safety guidelines. Grigoriev has explored this with a number of peer-reviewed studies. One that I found interesting was his article "Cellular communications and public health, 2012". From what I have read, there seems to be a consensus in the scientific community that this is an area for further research as conclusive results of the long-term effects of EMF on children cannot be found. Further reading is included below (apologies for inconsistent referencing style): Grigoriev & Markov (2013) Wi-Fi technology - an uncontrolled global experiment on the health of mankind: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15368378.2013.776430 Kuzinar et al. (2017). Semi-quantitative proteomics of mammalian cells upon short-term exposure to non-ionizing electromagnetic fields. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/metrics?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0170762#citedHeader Stable URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170762 Grigoriev YG. Cellular communications and public health. Radiat Biol Radioecol. 2012a; 52 2: 1-4. Anke etal. (2015) Environmental Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Exposure at Home, Mobile and Cordless Phone Use, and Sleep Problems in 7-Year-Old Children, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139869
  • fayegood on 13 Mar 17
     
    Thank you for sharing I watched the video and it certainly illuminates some serious concerns not only in schools but also in our homes. I will now be looking at where our wifi unit will be situated and taking a closer look at our homes technologicial set up. This is very important to share and my children will be taking a look at this video later today. I have also read about some experiments students have done at school with a living plant that they placed near the computer and Wi-Fi as a science experiment I will see if I can find the link. I agree it is also important to research such a topic to get a broader scope of the situation. Regards Faye U1069753
  • u1070429 on 13 Mar 17
     
    Thanks for your input Faye, The intent of my original post was not to create hysteria but to encourage critical thinking, as National Government institutions can be slow to respond to new global research...especially when it may challenge our current 'comfortable' way of life and assumptions. Cheers, u1070429
  • joydiigoedc3100 on 14 Mar 17
     
    Thank you for sharing this information. My thoughts are an education in civilised countries can't function without these devices. Children response to technology than any other educational diverse. There are more positive than negative. Using technology in the 21st century is helping our kids engage in the classroom, and our children need these devices to function in their learning to become capable and able students in future. I work in a school setting where the majority of the student's complete task using computer and iPad. We as teachers need these devices to function properly in our role as educators. Technology is fun, engaging and reliable to some extent, these methods over the years have help to improve our student outcome. Thanks, Joy
Susan McInnes

ThePhysicalEducator.com | Physical Education Blog - 2 views

www.thephysicaleducator.com/blog

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  • ajs2016 on 08 Mar 16
     
    This blog is all things physical education. It has categories which assist teachers and educators with things such as unpacking curriculum, 'how to' on topic related to hpe, examples of how teachers are teaching content, apps which can assist, and the opportunity to ask questions.
  • callumduncan on 17 Mar 16
     
    A personal blog that follows the creator on their journeys as a HPE teacher, the highs that are included when you see success in students and his reflections on personal growth in the industry.
Kirstie Rutledge

The Assistive Technology Blog - Special education - 2 views

www.assistivetechnology.vcu.edu/...communication

blog assistive technology special education resources teachers

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  • Kirstie Rutledge on 18 Mar 14
     
    This is a assistive technology blog that is from the Virginia department of education training and technical assistance centre. This blog is great in explaining different ways of using assistive technology within the special education classroom. 
Michelle Thompson

WDWDT: A New App That Keeps Teachers, Students, Parents In Sync - 2 views

edudemic.com/...chers-students-parents-in-sync

App iPad parent communication apps FFF edc3100 resources education ictexamples digitalcitizenship digital citizenship

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  • Michelle Thompson on 21 Apr 13
     
    WDWDT: What did we do today? A new app that keeps teachers, students and parents in sync.
emmad1810

Learning to Open Up History for Students: Preservice Teachers' Emerging Pedagogical Con... - 1 views

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history students edc3100 resources Education knowledge content learning

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  • emmad1810 on 02 Aug 16
     
    Given students' preconceptions of history as fixed information, cultivating students' interpretive and evidence-based thinking is foundational to advancing their disciplinary understanding. This study examines the ways in which preservice history teachers construct tasks that demand students' interpretive and evidence-based thinking and attend to such thinking in their field placements while being taught to do so in their methods courses. Analysis of methods course assignments, student teaching observations, and assessments of candidates' disciplinary knowledge led to the construction of three cases of novice teachers' efforts to teach these ways of thinking to their students. The one novice who attended to her students' interpretive and evidentiary thinking translated her disciplinary knowledge into lessons that involved analysis of text in developing interpretations and gave general prompts to provide evidence in support of students' conclusions. This study highlights the role of preservice teachers' disciplinary understanding and pedagogical content knowledge in developing students' interpretive and evidentiary thinking in history classrooms.
keelyj94

Top Notch Teaching Blog - 5 views

topnotchteaching.com

dyslexia teaching EDC3100 resources technology ict

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  • mberm14 on 11 Mar 16
     
    Melinda Crean is a Perth primary school educator who shares ideas and resources in her blog: Top Notch Teaching, on how to better classroom practice. She shares different ideas and resources on topics such as classroom management, lesson ideas, reflective teaching, Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and much more.
  • keelyj94 on 12 Mar 16
     
    Primary school teacher and dyslexia specialist, reflects and supports through her own blog for other teachers. She has some great resources and tips to help us out.
Paul Howse

Why public primary schools need specialist PE Teachers - 2 views

Most would agree that PE is crucial to have in all KLAs of our curriculum. I think we should make PE a priority in our primary school education and that would involve having specialist PE teachers....

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Brenton Marstella

Why public primary schools need specialist PE teachers - 1 views

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EDC3100 teachers hpe

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  • Brenton Marstella on 21 Mar 14
     
    Christina Curry explains in this article how primary schools are in need of specialist PE teachers rather than neglect recommendations from government education groups
Tim Fisher

Secondary Geography Teacher blog - 1 views

geographynqt.blogspot.com.au

education teachers geography

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  • Tim Fisher on 04 Aug 14
     
    A good blog from a teacher in the UK who has some great ideas on secondary Geography teaching. He talks about a few good ICTs to use as well for Geog.
ashtherese85

Elementary PE teacher facebook page - 2 views

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HPE resources edc3100 teachers technology sharing PE

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  • ashtherese85 on 08 Mar 16
     
    Vicki Gould created this page to help support elementary PE teachers who are in the trenches planning and teaching physical education everyday. She offers relevant posts on her blog that are informative and helpful to PE teachers. In addition, she also offer various products, such as elementary PE lesson plans, e-books and activities for sale.
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