ICT's can and should be used across all Learning Areas. There are many interesting and informative tools and applications to be accessed using technology and therefore using these broadens the students mind and moves away from the limitations that common applications such as Microsoft Office provide.
In all 3 of my pracs I have seen the Smartboard utilised very well as a teaching tool.Most teachers allowed the students to participate in lessons on the board.The kids helped me use it!
You share a common goal - guiding your students toward learning success - so why not share the time-saving resources that get you there? BoardmakerShare lets you share thousands of ready-made Boardmaker activities and connect with the people who use them.
Post that talks about an embedded video based on a PhD thesis about how and if students actually learn anything from watching videos (often not) and offers some advice about how to create/identify videos that might actually help students learn (start by directly addressing common misconceptions)
A common response to Postman's "Technology is always a tradeoff" is to raise the idea of txt speech ("cu in 10 mins @ a m8 house LOL" - thanks Tollie) as a loss. Folk being lazy?
This suggests we've been lazy for a bit longer than some may imagine.
If I had time, I would like to look more into the authenticity of this resource.
Similar to Imagecodr, this collection of browser extensions (Chrome and Firefox supported) help you develop appropriate attributions for Creative Common licenced Flickr photos. One step up from Imagecodr, as well as a version for web pages (like Imagecodr) this one also provides a text string for addition to a presentation or other media.
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 good example of some CK related to history, but also an example of an online service that aims to generate good content by using the "wisdom of crowds". A little like wikipedia. Quora allows people to ask questions that are answered by large numbers of people, the best answers rising to the top.
Contextual information (literary form,
historical and cultural context and human
author’s intention) assists the reader to
gain deeper awareness of Old Testament
texts. The intention of the human author is
important in determining the nature of the
truth revealed in the text (e.g. historical
truth, factual truth, religious truth).
Contextual information (literary form,
historical and cultural context and human
author’s intention) assists the reader to
gain deeper awareness of New Testament
texts. The intention of the human author is
important in determining the nature of the
truth revealed in the text (e.g. historical
truth, factual truth, religious truth).
eligious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
The writings and key messages of the
founders of religious orders influence the
way of life of religious communities (e.g.
prayer life, apostolate, dress, spiritual
practices, beliefs, symbols, daily life).
ligious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
The Creeds of the apostolic and ancient
Churches, including the Apostles Creed
and Nicene Creed, expressed the Christian
understanding of God. Through the Creeds,
Christians are linked with the faith of
believers throughout history.
Religious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
The Catholic Church in Australia comprises
a number of geographical dioceses and
archdioceses. There are a variety of roles and
responsibilities within the leadership structure
of the Catholic Church in Australia (i.e.
deacon, priest, bishop, archbishop, cardinal).
The Church in Australia is a member of a
larger communion of churches in the Oceania
region. Within the Australian Catholic Church,
as well as across Oceania, local and regional
churches are influenced by their different
cultures and histories.
Religious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
The writings and key messages of
significant reformers (c.650CE-c.1750CE),
such as Catherine of Siena, Clare of Assisi
and Thomas Aquinas, challenged the
Church to question its nature and role in
the world.
Religious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
Concern for the good of the community is a
basic principle of Christian morality. According to
Church teaching, personal gifts are meant to be
at the service of others and of the common good.
The good of the community can be protected and
promoted in a variety of ways.
Religious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
Prayer in the Christian tradition, including formal
prayers such as Sign of the Cross, Our Father and
Hail Mary, nurtures the spiritual life of believers.
eligious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
Meditative prayer uses silence and stillness
to assist believers to listen and talk to God.
Believers use a range of practices (including
silence and stillness, and praying with icons and
images) for preparing the body and the mind for
meditative prayer, and engaging in the ‘work of
meditation’. Christian iconography expresses in
images the same Gospel message that Scripture
communicates by words. Praying with scripture
is a form of meditative prayer in the Christian
tradition. There are a variety of ways to pray with
scripture, including Lectio Divina (Benedictine
tradition) and Ignatian Meditation.
Religious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
The beliefs, values and practices of early
Church communities (c.6 BCE - c. 650 CE)
were influenced by ancient Mediterranean
societies such as Greece, Rome and Egypt.
Recurring broad patterns of historical change
(namely Construction: Searching for Unity,
Order and Authenticity; Deconstruction:
Challenges to Unity, Order and Authenticity;
Reconstruction: Restoring unity, order and
authenticity) are evident in the story of the
early Church as it came to understand its
nature and role in the world.
ayer in the Christian tradition, including the
ancient monastic prayer of The Liturgy of the
Hours, nurtures the spiritual life of believers. The
Liturgy of the Hours follows a prescribed pattern
of Psalms, Scripture and intercessions, and is
prayed at set times throughout the day. Believers
pray on behalf of others and with others.
Religious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
All Christians are united through their baptism
(Galatians 3.27-29) in the name of Jesus Christ
and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts
2:38). The term ‘ecumenism’ (from the Greek
Oikoumene meaning ‘of the whole inhabited
earth’) refers to the movement which seeks
to bring about the unity of all Christians. All
Christians are called to give witness to the
ecumenical spirit through pray
eligious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
In a time of great challenge and change (c.650
CE-c.1750CE), the Church had to respond
to many internal and external threats to its
physical existence, cultural influence, political
control, social structure, roles and relationships
and economic power.
Recurring broad patterns of historical change
(namely Construction: Searching for Unity,
Order and Authenticity; Deconstruction:
Challenges to Unity, Order and Authenticity;
Reconstruction: Restoring unity, order and
authenticity) are evident in the story of the
Church in a time of challenge and change
(c.650CE-c.1750CE) as it was forced to
question its nature and role in the world.
Religious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
Grace is the gift of God that enables people to
overcome sin; to love, believe and hope in God
and grow in goodness. The Church names this
work of grace ‘justification’. Virtues are attitudes
and dispositions that guide people to ‘do good
and avoid evil’. In Christian teaching, the cardinal
(pivotal) virtues are prudence, justice, fortitude
and temperance. Living a virtuous life - ‘doing
good’ - requires knowledge and understanding,
practice and perseverance.
sisted by the Holy Spirit, the Church draws
on the teaching of Jesus and its living Tradition
to respond to emerging moral questions.
Catholic social teaching proposes principles for
reflection, provides criteria for judgment and
gives guidelines for action. A consistent theme in
Catholic social teaching is that the good of people
be the criterion in making moral judgments about
social and economic structures.
isten and talk to God. Believers use a
range of practices (including centred breathing and
attending to posture) for preparing the body and the
mind for meditative prayer and for engaging in the
‘work of meditation’. Praying with scripture is a form
of meditative prayer in the Christian tradition. There
are a variety of ways to pray with scripture, including
Augustinian Prayer and Franciscan Contemplative
prayer. All forms of vocal and meditative prayer
are intended to lead believers to contemplation.
Contemplative prayer is the simple awareness of
the presence of God. It is pray
eligious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
Christians believe that the
nature of God is revealed
in the Old Testament. The
divine name, “I Am Who
Am”, is understood in
the sense that God is the
fullness of being, every
perfection, without origin
and without end.
Christian tradition expresses
the riches of the divine
name in a variety of
terms such as goodness,
abounding i
r sources combined to form the
Pentateuch. They are: the Priestly source
(P), Deuteronomist (D), the Elohist
(E), and the Jahwist (J). Key themes of
the Pentateuch include: creation, sin,
covenant, law and promise, worship, and
Chosen Peopl
eligious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
The inspired writings of various religious
and lay leaders (e.g. Catherine McAuley,
Nano Nagle, Edmund Rice, Don Bosco,
Elizabeth Seton and Mary MacKillop)
responded in new ways to the needs of
the faithful, especially through education,
works of charity, and health care
(c.1750CE-c.1918CE).
In a time of great challenge and change
(c.1750 CE - c.1918 CE), the Church had to
respond to many internal and external threats
to its physical existence, cultural influence,
political influence, social structure, roles and
relationships and economic power.
Recurring broad patterns of historical change
(namely Construction: Searching for Unity,
Order and Authenticity; Deconstruction:
Challenges to Unity, Order and Authenticity;
Reconstruction: Restoring unity, order and
authenticity) are evident in the story of the
Church in a time of challenge and change
(c.1750 CE - c.1918 CE) as it was forced to
question its nature and role in the world.
Respect for each person, as created in the image
of God and as a reflection of God, is expressed
through moral behaviour towards oneself and
others.
Two key principles of Catholic social teaching,
namely respect for the dignity of the human
person and human rights and responsibilities,
provide guidelines for developing a healthy
understanding of one’s personal identity and of
human relationships.
Assisted by the Holy Spirit, the Church draws
on the teaching of Jesus and its living tradition
to respond to emerging moral questions
about scientific and technological advances.
Catholic social teaching proposes principles for
reflection, provides criteria for judgment and
gives guidelines for action. The principles of
Catholic social teaching, especially promotion
of peace, stewardship, and common good,
provide guidelines for scientific and technological
advancement.
personal journals, poetry, books, pastoral
statements, conciliar documents), search for the mystery
of God in the midst of world events and the course of
human history (c.1918CE to the present), such as war
and peace, genocide and reconciliation, globalisation and
community, consumerism and sufficiency, relativism and
morality, development and ecology.
hristians believe God’s unending love and
mercy for humanity were revealed to the
people of Israel and expressed fully through
the person of Jesus.
he Eucharist draws on historical and
scriptural foundations, including Last Supper
(1 Corinthians 11:23-28) and sacrifice. The
Eucharist recalls Jesus’ example of service
and love (John 13:1-20), and those who
share the Eucharist are sent out to carry on
Jesus’ mission in the world. The Eucharist is
a means of reconciliation and forgiveness of
sins as expressed through prayers and actions
in the Mass (e.g. penitential rite, eucharistic
prayer and prayers before communion,
sign of peace). Eucharist is the primary and
indispensable source of nourishment for the
spiritual life of believers.
In a time of great challenge and change
(c.1918 CE to the present), the Church had to
respond philosophically and theologically to
unprecedented threats to both human ecology
and environmental ecology from science,
technology, materialism, consumerism and
political ideologies.
The Church’s philosophical and theological
responses involved rethinking and reforming
its cultural influence, political influence, social
structure, roles and relationships, economic
power and evangelising mission.
Recurring broad patterns of historical change
(namely: Construction: Searching for Unity,
Order and Authenticity; Deconstruction:
Challenges to Unity, Order and Authenticity;
Reconstruction: Restoring unity, order and
authenticity) are evident in the story of the
Church in a time of challenge and change (c.
1918 CE to the present) as it was forced to
question its nature and role in the world.
is obliged to
follow their conscience which requires careful and
lifelong formation.
Conscience formation for Christians entails not
only consideration of facts, but is guided by
prayer and reflection on the Word of God, the life
and teaching of Christ, the witness and advice
of others, and the authoritative teaching of the
Church.
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economic structures and development. Catholic
social teaching proposes principles for reflection,
provides criteria for judgment and gives
guidelines for action.
The principles of Catholic social teaching,
especially participation, economic justice, global
solidarity and development, preferential option
for the poor, stewardship, and subsidiarity,
provide guidelines for just economic order and
development.
Christians believe that human work shares
in God’s creative activity. Work enables each
person to use
The Prayer of St Francis,
The Canticle of Creation and The Magnificat.
The Prayer of St Francis is a prayer for peace. In a
world often troubled by war and violence, it calls
us to be instruments of Christ’s peace and love.
The Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) is Mary’s song of
hope in God’s salvation and justice for all. The
Canticle of Creation is a prayer of praise for the
creator God.
ive prayer uses silence and stillness to assist
believers to listen and talk to God. Believers use a
range of practices (including praying with the help
of nature) for preparing the body and the mind for
meditative prayer, and for engaging in the ‘work of
meditation’. Lectio of Nature is a form of meditative
prayer in the Christian tradition. All forms of vocal
and meditative prayer are intended to lead believers
to contemplation. Contemplative Prayer is the
simple awareness of the presence of God. It is prayer
without words or images. Centering Prayer provides
a way of enriching and nurturing the spiritual life of
believers.
emporary Christian spiritual writings
reflect the signs of the times in the light of
the Gospel, and use a variety of mediums
and modes of communication to reveal
the mystery of God and of life.
eligious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
Christians believe that the mission of Jesus
is continued in the world and in the Church
through the activity of the Holy Spirit.
major Christian traditions, some
rituals are prepared according to formal
principles and rubrics. These rituals are
referred to as liturgy.
Liturgical adaptation is provided for in
istian moral teaching
provides guidelines and
limits regarding ethical and
moral responses to global
issues and challenges,
such as justice, tolerance,
reconciliation, peace,
ecology, nonviolence,
respect and appreciation for
others.
eligious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
Prayer in the Christian tradition
nurtures the spiritual life of
believers. Vocal prayer, meditative
prayer and contemplative prayer
are ancient examples of thi
Here's a brilliant blog with lots of different links to ICTs that can be used along with mini-tutorials. Of particular interest - the Soo Meta program that could be useful for the video part of the assignment!
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