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If you look at Hattie's research (I posted earlier today) you will see Formative assessment as one of the big influencers on student learning. I posed the question - 'how do ICT's feed into this?'. Here's one example ... (well, 8 examples ...)

Short description of research that found 12 year olds who played computer games more tended to be more creative.

The problem with most current educational games is the students, especially older students don't find them entertaining, they are often repetitive and childish, perhaps making educational games more violent would encourage more teenage boys to learn.

NZ and international literature - ways that ICT can support children's learning.

What happened to the old television learning curve when the most complex factors had to do with rabbit ear positioning? Technology has inundated us with great tools and given us access to heaps of information. But it's also burying us under an avalanche of options. For certain products, I can take the easy way out. My friend Isaac is one of those rare people who loves doing the research. If I need a new camera, I just call him. But even then, it's a challenge to get a simple answer without being confronted with a list of possible features.

A research paper that describes a taxonomy of misconceptions people have about decimals.

A free online course starting October 3rd looking at research about how Videogrames can help learning (and much more)

English teacher linking research findings from Cognitive Science to his teaching practice.

Blog post summarising research into the impact of short, frequent quizzes on student learning and offering some observations and implications on the common planning practices used in schools (and universities). Obvious links to unit and lesson planning and also the use of ICTs. ICT-based quizzes likely to be the best way of implementing short and frequent quizzes.

"One of the major benefits of using technology in the classroom is the ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of every student in every lesson. Just as every student grows and develops at different rates, they learn in different ways and at different speeds. Technology makes it possible to pace lessons appropriately for each student's learning level and can be used to promote learning in the multiple intelligences. Below you will find website suggestions that address the different learning styles in your classroom with the help of technology: Verbal-Linguistic These learners enjoy learning through speaking, writing, reading, and listening. In the classroom setting these students shine when given tasks such as taking notes, researching, listening, reading for information, and writing. Websites to encourage learning for Verbal-Linguistic students: 1. http://wordle.net Allow students to express themselves creatively with words 2. http://ed.voicethread.com Capture student voices with audio, text, pictures , and video 3. http://zoho.com- A free online word processor, and presentation tool 4. http://gcast.com- Students can podcast (voice recording) online. 5. http://kerpoof.com - Students can create stories or mini- movies 6. http://www2.shidonni.com- Students create animated stories 7. http://tickatok.com Students can create stories and turn them into a book 8. http://pbskids.org/wordworld A world where words come alive 9. http://readwritethink.org 52 interactive activities related to reading, writing, and speaking 10. http://speakaboos.com Students can read stories online, record their own story and play literacy games Logical-Mathematical These learners love numbers, reasoning, and problem solving. These students enjoy measuring, calculating, and organizing data. In the classroom students will shine when given tasks such as collecting data, conducting experiments, solving proble

A critique of some of the Khan Academy videos from a PCK perspective.

A critique of some of the Khan Academy videos from a PCK perspective.

A critique of some of the Khan Academy videos from a PCK perspective.

Some Australian classroom facts and figures

A Year 9/10 teacher describes how he's created a "Monopoly board" on a Wiki to help teach research skills and critical thinking.

Summary of some research about the impact of a mobile phone on cognitive performance.

Article reporting on what is apparently the "first empirical test of the effect of reflection on learning". It found that learners given time to reflect performed 18% and 23% better than learners who were not given time to reflect on what they'd learned. The study also found that there was no significant difference between reflecting on what was learned and having to teach it to someone else. I do wonder whether the ability of the learners to reflect played any part in the improvements gained? Would guidance on how to reflect improve performance more? Obvious links to both this course and the learning journal, but also for you to ponder in terms of your own learners.

App for audio dictation to convert to text or email....found when researching for my Dad who is physically having issues writing at the moment. This is iPhone/Pad.

Blog post summarising the findings of a research project seeking to understand what Twitter offers educators. Findings are linked with what is known about professional development. Includes a link to the full paper

Research also suggests that educators help motivate students by using materials and implementing activities that students consider meaningful (Spratt, Humphreys, & Chan, 2002). As one of Pinkman's students wrote, "...once or twice a week I check my blog and then other students write comments for me, my motivation is up, usually teacher check my blog, so if I read teacher comments my teacher thought about me, my motivation up" (Pinkman, 2005, p. 20). Due to the popularity of computer and Internet technology and the growing interest in blogging, it was expected that our group of learners would also find the use of blogs in their English language study highly motivating.