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wilkoo

Edublogs in the classroom - 4 views

I think this is the way of the future to connect students, teachers, families and communities, so everyone is working on the same page.

learningpossibilities

started by wilkoo on 10 Apr 12 no follow-up yet
djplaner

Digital citizenship in a networked society | Connect with Confidence - 0 views

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    Part of a Government white paper on Digital citizenship in a networked society
Kimberley Mathews

ICT Mindtools - 1 views

shared by Kimberley Mathews on 01 Sep 12 - Cached
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    By ICT Mindtools I refer to ICT tools that necessarily engage users in higher order thinking. Students cannot use Mindtools without thinking deeply about the task at hand. Mindtools require students to be creative and to think and make connections for themselves.
Lisa Rose

An automated social media poster - 1 views

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    I've used this for marketing before, and thought it may help some time poor students- write a few blogs on the weekend, and spread them out to be automatically sent by hootsuite when you choose. Could be very handy! Would work in a classroom, if you knew every Wednesday was sports day, and your students were on twitter, have an automated tweet go out every Tuesday night to remind them to wear sports uniform/bring sports equipment. Great opportunities to be connected without having to remember regularly!
Nicole Burmeister

Get Connected Archives - Cool Cat Teacher Blog - 0 views

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    Blog contains tabs which allow you to look at specific topics. The topics are News, Teaching, Inspiration, Personal Development, Tech Tips and Social Media Savvy 
Anna Murphy

The Global Classroom Project | Enabling teachers to connect, learn, share, collaborate,... - 0 views

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    "Building Global Partnerships - Part 2: Taking the Time"
emma molkentin

Connectivism - 2 views

  • Connectivism is an hypothesis of learning which emphasizes the role of social and cultural context. Connectivism is often associated with and proposes a perspective similar to Vygotsky's 'zone of proximal development' (ZPD), an idea later transposed into Engeström's (2001) Activity theory.[1] The relationship between work experience, learning, and knowledge, as expressed in the concept of ‘connectivity, is central to connectivism, motivating the theory's name.[2] It is somewhat similar to Bandura's Social Learning Theory that proposes that people learn through contact. The phrase "a learning theory for the digital age"[3] indicates the emphasis that connectivism gives to technology's effect on how people live, communicate and learn.
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    A quick reference to the theory of connectivism
Nicole Hunter

SpeEdChange: Changing Gears 2012: rejecting the "flip" - 2 views

  • From the 1890s until World War II homework was consistently highly controversial, with laws against it (California 1901 among many others),
    • djplaner
       
      For me, this is an illustration of "technology becoming mythic". i.e. today, many parents/teachers assume homework is a given.  And yet 100 years ago there were laws against it.
  • omework is a link from school to home that keeps parents informed about what the school is teaching, gives them a chance to participate in their children's schooling, and helps to keep the schools accountable to parents. Not to assign homework is to exclude parents from playing an active role in their children's academic development."
    • Jackie Litwinczuk
       
      I hear this quote so often but I really believe if the parents want to be involved in the children's learning, they need to spend time in their child's learning environment.
    • Justene Webb
       
      Here, here, I so agree with you Jackie so often parents only find themselves in school to make a complaint or the like never have I seen a parent just wanting to spend time in their childs classroom just to see. It would be beneficial for all if there were time when this could happen.
    • djplaner
       
      Connections with parents is important. In fact, it's one of the AITSL professional standards. But I wonder why parents don't spend more time in their child's classroom? I'm sure there would be many parents (but perhaps not all) who want to be more involved with their child's education, but who can't for various reasons.  I wonder if we can make it easier for them to be involved?
    • djplaner
       
      Actually, entirely by accident I came across this post from Nicola's blog http://nixxuni.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/using-technology-to-inform-parents/
  • Our students deserve more imaginative thinking than that. And all of our students deserve an educational environment which moves us toward equality of opportunity, not further away from that.
    • Justene Webb
       
      Equality is something that would be missed in a flipped classroom. With the cost of living increasing not all families are going to afford the technology that a flipped classroom requires students to have access to at home.
    • Colleen Lenehan
       
      Wouldn't lack of equality be bridged if the students who didn't have access to the internet went to school early or stayed back a bit later to listen to the videos. If there was supervision, what difference would it make being at school or at home for the video presentation?
    • Nicole Hunter
       
      I agree with a comment made above too, that maybe the school day needs to be re-arranged if a flipped classroom pedagogy is going to be introduced - give students time during normal school hours to watch the videos then have the classroom discussion
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    A reading for week 5.
djplaner

Citizens in the Making: Inspiring Students to Engage in Transformative Civic Learning |... - 1 views

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    Collection of US-based educators talk about how teachers can help prepare students for success in 21st-century civic life. i.e. digital citizenship. Includes more of a focus on contributing to society, rather than just the safety topics.
Jessica Stone

Google Scholar - 0 views

shared by Jessica Stone on 08 Mar 13 - Cached
    • Jessica Stone
       
      Although it's still Google, it only searches through journal articles and other such documents.  While it may only list them for us if we're not willing to pay for access, it's a helpful tool for finding articles that we can then look up in the Library databases to see if we have access.
    • djplaner
       
      Though if you've used the "connecting Google Scholar and the library" material pointed to in the learning path, you'll be able to access the papers directly from here (at least the ones that the USQ library has access to)
    • Natasha Taylor
       
      So glad I learnt how to link Google Scholar and the USQ library. It makes searching so much easier.
djplaner

Too Big to Know: David Weinberger explains how knowledge works in the Internet age - Bo... - 1 views

  • He explores the merits and demerits of "echo chambers" -- the fact that it's easier to get stuff done if you exclude those who question all of your axioms
    • djplaner
       
      A definite problem in networks. People selecting only to make connections with people who agree with them. But it strikes me that creating an echo chamber is the inherent purpose of strategic planning within organisations. Identify the plan and work toward. Anyone who disagrees is frowned upon and excluded.
Michelle Thompson

Primary Connections: Reforming Science teaching in Australian Primary Schools - 2 views

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    Rediscovered this article from a previous Science course at uni. Has 5Es in it and other relevant info.
Suzanne Usher

The future of Australian jobs revealed - 0 views

  • Demographer Bernard Salt has unveiled his report `Super connected jobs', commissioned by nbn, which looks at how jobs will change as we move further into the digital age.
  • Mr Salt says regardless of how technology changes, we are always going to need doctors, accountants, dentists, urban planners and teachers.It's just the way they conduct their work that might change.
  • it's not just about technical skills. It's about attitude - being adaptable and open to change."Lean into tech. Embrace it, learn it, master it, command it, surf it," he said.
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    An article today about how technology will impact jobs in the future. 
Alison Alison

leading and learning: Guy Claxton's Magnificent Eight - 0 views

  • Guy Claxton believes that teachers need to focus on how they relate to students in their classrooms. What is important , he writes, are the values embodied in how they talk, what they notice, the activities they design, the environments they create, and the examples they set day after day. These represent the culture of the class.
  • They say, 'lets try'...and, 'what if?'
  • are curious.
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  • can be demanding and skeptical of what they're told.
  • have courage
  • They are willing to take risks and try new things.
  • good at exploration and investigation
  • good at 'sifting' ideas and trust their ability to tell 'good evidence'.
  • requires experimentation.
  • Every lesson invites students to use certain habits of mind, and to shelve others.
  • have imagination.
  • let idea come to them, finding links and connections
  • imagination needs to yoked to discipline
  • ood at creating explanations, making plans, crafting ideas, and making predictions based on their evidence.
  • know the virtue of sociability.
  • They are able to both give their views, receive feedback, and listen respectfully to others.
  • are reflective.
  • Good learners are self aware, able to contemplate their actions to continually 'grow their learning power'.
djplaner

Learning and Sharing with Ms. Lirenman: Using Twitter in a Primary Classroom - 1 views

  • t's a great way for the parents to know what's going on in the classroom at the exact time a tweet is being sent
  • We also used twitter this year to connect with people.
  • It's pretty powerful when a six and seven year old writes something to someone they look up to and that person takes the time to respond back to them.
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  • Using the characters from Little Red Riding Hood we pretended to be one of them and tweeted out in their voice
  •  Student safety is very important to m
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    A blog post describing how Twitter is used in a primary classroom with 6 and 7 year old learners.
djplaner

After 20 years, a teacher reinvents her classroom using technology - The Hechinger Report - 2 views

  • She developed a new style of teaching that gives students a mix of technology and small-group instruction. Online tools, most of them free, helped her customize lessons for students. She periodically checks progress through the year to adjust.
  • That’s not to say the transition was easy or the results perfect. Hawkins considers her classroom a work in progress. She continues to remodel it to fit the needs of the school day and her students
  • Another challenge: Managing the multiple online platforms, such as quizzes, learning games and online grade reporting for parents. Data on the websites she uses aren’t connected so Hawkins has to juggle them to monitor how her students are progressing
    • djplaner
       
      Another example of the need for "digital renovation" the ability to bring these disparate data sources together
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    Article describing how on US-based 5th grade teacher is using technology to create a "blended" approach to learning that apparently allows more catering to the different capabilities of her students. Some linked to the approach used in EDC3100 as explained in the first (and last) Toowoomba lecture.
Tim Fisher

How Are Progressive Teachers Using Technology? - 11 views

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    Great use of a variety of ICTs here
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    Nice work, you certainly have a handle on some effective ICTs to engage and connect with your students :-)
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    I think the idea of flipped classrooms is something to explore for those working with older students who can take some more responsibility of their learning
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