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Suzanne Usher

How Khan Academy Is Changing the Rules of Education | WIRED - 0 views

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  • Even Khan will acknowledge that he’s not an educational professional; he’s just a nerd who improvised a cool way to teach people things. And for better or worse, this means that he doesn’t have a consistent, comprehensive plan for overhauling school curricula.
    • Suzanne Usher
      Suzanne Usher on 29 Aug 15
       
      Pros & cons
  • “We’ve always known that one-on-one is the best way to learn, but we’ve never been able to figure out how to do it,” Khan explains
    • Suzanne Usher
      Suzanne Usher on 29 Aug 15
       
      Basically one-on-one teaching...that's what ICTs provide. 
  • A lightbulb went off: Khan realized that remediation—going over and over something that you really ought to already know—is less embarrassing when you can do it privately, with no one watching. Nadia learned faster when she had control over the pace of the lecture. “The worst time to learn something,” he says, “is when someone is standing over your shoulder going, ‘Do you get it?'”
    • Suzanne Usher
      Suzanne Usher on 29 Aug 15
       
      A good reason for using ICTs in education - that video lectures work better than one-on-one tutoring, for self-paced learning?
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  • here are a few other online tools helping to reshape education.
  • “Math is the killer,” Gates told me recently. His foundation had researched unemployment and found math to be a significant stumbling block. “If you ask people, ‘Hey, there are these open nursing jobs, why don’t you go and get one?’ math is often the reason they give for not applying,” Gates says. “‘Why didn’t you pass the police exam?’ Math.”
christinepeterson66

How to Connect With Other Teachers in the Social Age | Edudemic - 1 views

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  • In the 2012 Primary Sources Survey conducted by Scholastic and The Gates Foundation, teacher respondents claimed to spend only about 4% of each day collaborating with colleagues, while 44% of teachers surveyed responded that they would like that collaboration time to increase.
  • some of these same emerging trends in technology and teaching can help teachers connect with each other and exchange ideas and resources.
  • New teachers can find mentors online, people with tried and true experience to help get them through the tough dilemmas they face in the classroom. Veteran teachers can find research and new information about technology and ways to bring their practice to the next level.
  • christinepeterson66 on 03 Aug 15
     
    this is an interesting article that gives suggestions on how we as educators can connect and collaborate with our peers
Suzanne Usher

Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...21brain.html

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  • Research also shows that students often juggle homework and entertainment.
  • At Woodside, as elsewhere, students’ use of technology is not uniform. Mr. Reilly, the principal, says their choices tend to reflect their personalities.
  • The technology has created on campuses a new set of social types — not the thespian and the jock but the texter and gamer, Facebook addict and YouTube potato. “The technology amplifies whoever you are,” Mr. Reilly says.
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  • “Downtime is to the brain what sleep is to the body,” said Dr. Rich of Harvard Medical School. “But kids are in a constant mode of stimulation.”
  • “The headline is: bring back boredom,” added Dr. Rich, who last month gave a speech to the American Academy of Pediatrics entitled, “Finding Huck Finn: Reclaiming Childhood from the River of Electronic Screens.”
  • Dr. Rich said in an interview that he was not suggesting young people should toss out their devices, but rather that they embrace a more balanced approach to what he said were powerful tools necessary to compete and succeed in modern life.
  • “Today mixing music, tomorrow sound waves and physics,” he says. And he thinks the key is that they love not just the music but getting their hands on the technology. “We’re meeting them on their turf.”
  • Teachers at Woodside commonly blame technology for students’ struggles to concentrate, but they are divided over whether embracing computers is the right solution.
  • Suzanne Usher on 09 Sep 15
     
    A rather long but in-depth article about the double-edged sword of technology in schools. A very interesting read about teaching effective use of technology, and the importance of balance in our lives. 
debgran

iPads vs. PCs in Teaching | teachingwithipad.org - 2 views

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    • debgran
      debgran on 05 Aug 15
       
      Apps have revolutionised the software industry
  • Spend time researching and talking to colleagues about which apps are worth the money.
    • debgran
      debgran on 05 Aug 15
       
      Another reason to collaborate with colleagues.
Tanya Carter

Social Networking in Schools - 2 views

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/27/social-networking-schools_n_840911.html Hi fellow bloggers. I am very interested in the concept of allowing Social Networking in the schools as a learnin...

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Tanya Carter

Social Media In The Classroom: Friend or Foe? - 0 views

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EDC3100

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  • Tanya Carter on 26 Mar 14
     
    In this digital world, opportunities for education are available like never before. Though teachers using online tools are empowering students take part in their education, they may also expose them to inappropriate material, sexual predators, and bullying and harassment by peers. I am very interested in the concept of allowing Social Networking in the schools as a learning tool. This topic has interested me since becoming aware of all the tools I have utilised with the ICT and Pedagogy course. I found an article of the pros and cons of allowing this tool into the classroom. There seems to be a debate whether or not to utilise this type of learning tool into the curriculum. The types of questions raised where: What about predators? How do you stop explicit images filtering through? Will the students be distracted? I particularly liked the comments at the end of the article. It was quite interesting to learn how many people were fore the concept of implementing Social Networking into the curriculum. I'm still sitting on the fence with this topic. More research for me.
djplaner

The Myth of Learning Styles - 3 views

www.changemag.org/...the-myth-of-learning-full.html

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shared by djplaner on 23 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • So in claiming that learning styles do not exist, we are not saying that all learners are the same. Rather, we assert that a certain number of dimensions (ability, background knowledge, interest) vary from person to person and are known to affect learning. The emphasis on learning styles, we think, often comes at the cost of attention to these other important dimensions.
  • However, when these tendencies are put to the test under controlled conditions, they make no difference—learning is equivalent whether students learn in the preferred mode or not. A favorite mode of presentation (e.g., visual, auditory, or kinesthetic) often reveals itself to be instead a preference for tasks for which one has high ability and at which one feels successful.
  • However, in order to persuade us to devote the time and energy to adopt a certain kind of differentiated teaching, the burden of proof is on those who argue for the existence of that description of students' cognitive strategies
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  • a good rule of thumb is that we should only bring ideas from the laboratory into our teaching if (1) we are sure that the laboratory phenomena exist under at least some conditions and (2) we understand how to usefully apply these laboratory phenomena to instruction
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 23 Feb 15
       
      A good rule of thumb to consider when looking at reasons for changing teaching.
  • And Henry L. Roediger and his associates at Washington University in St. Louis have demonstrated the value of testing for learning.
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 23 Feb 15
       
      Some research that I need to follow up with and ponder how it might be integrated into EDC3100
  • We shouldn't congratulate ourselves for showing a video to engage the visual learners or offering podcasts to the auditory learners
  • we should realize that the value of the video or audio will be determined by how it suits the content that we are asking students to learn and the background knowledge, interests, and abilities that they bring to
  • djplaner on 23 Feb 15
     
    Good overview of what is wrong with learning styles.
maxborserio3100

Integration of ICT into Classroom Teaching - 7 views

legacy.oise.utoronto.ca/...vol7no1.htm

integration ict classroom teaching

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    • maxborserio3100
      maxborserio3100 on 07 Mar 15
       
      Very important, what I see as one important benefit of using ICT
  • maxborserio3100 on 07 Mar 15
     
    Integration of ICT into Classroom Teaching
  • shanc81 on 07 Mar 15
     
    I like how the article explained co learning and the benefits of being open to students help and advice. I personally was taught how to present power point years ago by a nine year old.
djplaner

Learning Theory - What are the established learning theories? - 4 views

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  • djplaner on 24 Apr 13
     
    Concept map showing a range of learning theories. Via @palbion
deehardy

Assist- Great ICT app for assessment - 4 views

Found this app while researching other blogs. Looks great to create, organise classes assessments and reports. Here is the link http://appsineducation.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/apps-for-grading-asses...

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Diane Thomas

Toolbelt Theory - Ira David Socol - 8 views

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    • Diane Thomas
      Diane Thomas on 08 Mar 15
       
      This is so true when teaching SWDs, by bringing the information to them and teaching them how to use it, opens a world of information and development for each student individually.  By teaching special needs, it is imperative for the teacher to be open minded to all that is afforded them within the education system.
  • elleroch on 09 Mar 15
     
    Very interesting theory I had not considered or heard of. I do believe a lot of the time students are set up to fail in the "test" environment. However I need to do some more research as I'm wondering about the basics of literacy and numeracy and how this all fits together. I can see huge benefits for special needs, and like he says, we all have "special needs" in certain areas.
Maria Kaffatou

ICT in Early Childhood - 3 views

www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/..._early_childhood_teachers.html

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  • We don't want them sitting in front of a computer screen or a TV. They probably get enough of that at home. What they need at the centre is to run around, do something physical.
    • Ali Meadows
      Ali Meadows on 03 Aug 13
       
      I have had this argument so many times with many different directors. Part of education in the early years is to create a continuity between home life and their 'care' environment.
  • Kate Petty on 28 May 13
     
    This is a research article regarding pre-service educator training in integrating ICTs in Early Childhood Education.
  • Maria Kaffatou on 05 Mar 14
     
    'It is also disconcerting that some children still do not have access to computers at home and therefore do not have the opportunity of developing the skills my grandson and other 'digitals in diapers' like him take for granted - skills such as using a mouse, finding letters and numerals on a keyboard or screen, typing letters, navigating websites, retrieving files, using pull-down menus, loading CDs and DVDs, uploading photos from a digital camera, using toolbars, saving files, printing documents and files, using drawing software and typing words (Zevenbergen & Logan, 2008, p. 42). Although some of these skills are used for playing games, this is still an impressive array of digital literacy skills, even more so when they have been acquired more through independent learning and experimentation than through an adult providing instruction.' On the above I would like to add that children should learn or use skills in order to play. Children learn through play and this is a concepts that underpins learning in the early years
kerryu1062001

ICT tools for the classroom - 3 views

education.qld.gov.au/...ict-research.html

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  • Jessica Lysanowicz on 10 Mar 14
     
    This link displays ideas and strategies on how to use ICT in classroom and in the general schooling environment. And also shows how materials provide approaches to ICT curriculum integration with practical, step-by-step examples of technology use across a range of areas and year levels and more. Take a look.
aaron1992

Learning Theories, Learning Models, Learning Theory Summaries - in Plain English! - 2 views

www.learning-theories.com

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  • djplaner on 01 Mar 12
     
    A "knowledge base" learning theories and models.
  • aaron1992 on 20 Jul 14
     
    Theories and Models of Learning for Educational Research and Practice. This knowledge base features learning theories and models that address how people learn. A resource useful for scholars of various fields, including educational psychology, instructional design, and human-computer interaction.
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

Learning effectiveness of applying automated music composition software in the high gra... - 0 views

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research music scaffolding

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  • The paper is mainly to explore the automated music composition experiences for the students in the high grades of elementary school who are unfamiliar with the professional music theory. The proposed Automated Composition for Music Education (ACME) software was developed to help the students to compose the rhythm and melody themselves, while chord configuration and arrangement are automatically generated.
  • Finally the students in the experimental group using the ACME teaching materials showed a better learning effectiveness at both reaction level and learning level, than those of the students in the comparison group
jillarnell2015

37 Ways Teachers Should Use Pinterest - Best Colleges Online - 4 views

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      jillarnell2015 on 16 Mar 15
       
      Pintrest is such a fantastic tool for any creative subject. the only problem is it is usually blocked in state schools. it can be unblocked through a process set by DETE and probably well worth the effort
  • Looking to liven up your classroom? There are tons of photos of great classroom setups, from kindergartens to high school that you can use for inspiration.
  • Do you find yourself jotting down ideas or bookmarking websites and then forgetting about them? Pinterest can help you keep these ideas organized and easy-to-find when you need them.
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  • Pinterest can also be a great place to get students working. Teachers could have students pin ideas on a board that relate to a particular project they’ll be working on.
  • Of course, pinning itself could also be an educational experience. Students could have to pin items that fit a certain set of criteria as part of a lesson.
  • Whether you’re working with your colleagues or helping students to work on a group project, Pinterest can be a great place to collaborate. Share images for presentations or links to papers, resources, and research.
hanna_vu

Multiliterate Star Warians: The force of popular culture and ICT in early l...: EBSCOhost - 3 views

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  • djplaner on 27 Mar 15
     
    The abstract for this sounds interesting Can popular culture and information communication technologies (ICT) broaden early years' multiliteracies experiences? This paper presents a case study that begins with boys role-playing Star Wars action scenes at the commencement of the school year, and concludes with an end-of-year school community celebration of a new DVD Star Wars movie sequel, designed and performed by the boys. The Children's Star Wars Project was developed in a small Western Australian independent community school committed to the Reggio Emilia educational philosophy. The case study provides an exemplar of the integral relationship between early childhood pedagogy, multiliteracies metalanguage, and multimodal designs of meaning. Implications for educational research are that popular culture and ICT can be readily integrated with early childhood education (ECE) to broaden multiliteracies experiences. As shown in this case study, these experiences facilitate the achievement of The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia outcomes.
w0067456

Saving the Most Valuable Teaching Tool -- Teachers' Voices | Michael J. Pitma... - 1 views

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teachers voices

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  • w0067456 on 08 Oct 14
     
    Hi Everyone, This is something that many professional experience students and new graduates struggle with or are unaware of. Please consider you voice health and do some further research or speak to a speech therapist for specific advice.
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