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djplaner

Wolfram|Alpha Blog : Wolfram|Alpha Personal Analytics for Facebook - 1 views

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facebook analytics digitalcitizenship

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  • djplaner on 29 Sep 12
     
    Wolfram|Alpha provides a "Facebook Report" - generating information about Facebook usage. Possibilities for students exploring their digital footprint, thinking about digital citizenship etc.
djplaner

Lessons & Instructional Materials | Dice and Probability - 1 views

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iwb flipchart probability mathematics

shared by djplaner on 08 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • djplaner on 08 Sep 13
     
    Flipchart for a Promethean IWB looking at probability. Uses the built in dice function to compare experiment with theoretical values. Good sequence will help scaffold learning. Good use of the inbuilt dice tool to produce data. Links to some good resources including an online tool that helps generate lots of data quickly. Apparently intended for age ranges from 11 through 18. Some of the exercises/examples may be seen as a little "young" for older students.
Sarah Rixon

PKM and Reflection: Types of reflective writing - 1 views

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reflection types writing hatton and smith resources education sharing EDC3100

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  • Sarah Rixon on 06 Mar 14
     
    "Type Description Descriptive writing Not reflective. Description of events that occurred/report of literature. No attempt to provide reasons/justification for events. Descriptive reflection Reflective, not only a description of events but some attempt to provide reason/justification for events or actions but in a reportive or descriptive way. For example, "I chose this problem-solving activity because I believe that students should be active rather than passive learners". Recognition of alternate viewpoints in the research and literature which are reported. For example, Tyler (1949), because of the assumptions on which his approach rest suggests that the curriculum process should begin with objectives. Yinger (1979), on the other hand argues that the "task" is the starting point. Two forms: Reflection based generally on one perspective/factor as rationale. Reflection is based on the recognition of multiple factors and perspectives Dialogic reflection Demonstrates a "stepping back" from the events/actions leading to a different level of mulling about, discourse with self and exploring the experience, events, and actions using qualities of judgements and possible alternatives for explaining and hypothesising. Such reflection is analytics or/and integrative of factors and perspectives and may recognise inconsistencies in attempting to provide rationales and critique, for example. While I planned to use mainly written text materials I became aware very quickly that a number of students did not respond to these. Thinking about this now there may have been several reasons for this. A number of students, while reasonably proficient in English, even though they had been NESB learners, may still have lacked some confidence in handling the level of language in the text. Alternatively, a number of students may have been visual and tactile learners. In any case I found that I had to employ more concrete activities in my teaching. Critical reflection Demonstrates an aware
djplaner

History: What are examples of things in the "common knowledge" about history that histo... - 3 views

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history ictexamples

shared by djplaner on 21 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • djplaner on 21 Aug 13
     
    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.
djplaner

A conversation - squeaktime.com - 0 views

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math design teaching

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  • djplaner on 03 Aug 15
     
    "When teaching, do you generally adopt a 'traditional', direct, teacher-led approach, or do you go for a more 'progressive', discovery/inquiry-based, student-led approach? Perhaps you use a mixture of the two - but how do you decide?" A blog post (almost a literature review) exploring answers to this question - mostly from the perspective of teaching mathematics
djplaner

Lectures don't work, but we keep using them | News | Times Higher Education - 4 views

www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/...2009141.article

evidence lectures

shared by djplaner on 22 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • As learning gains are predicted by study hours, not by class hours, this argument would hold up only if lectures were good at increasing the former and they are not: indeed, the more lectures there are, the fewer learning hours each generates.
  • There are alternatives to lecturing that have a much better record of generating learning hours, and some cost nothing. The only potential problem is that they may require more effort from students
  • djplaner on 22 Feb 15
     
    Short article covering some of the research about the limitations of lectures. For example, "For some educational goals, no alternative has ever been discovered that is less effective than lecturing, including, in some cases, no teaching at all" But also making the broader point that research has yet to effectively explore all of the possible applications of lectures. An example of evidence that can be used to guide pedagogical decision making.
  • carlee0410 on 23 Feb 15
     
    An interesting article particularly comments made on study hours. My thoughts are that some learners do gain the most out of independent study and / or reading information whereas others achieve most in class listening to lectures... I don't agree that there is a 'one size fits all' approach rather that teaching should be delivered in multiple ways so as to meet the learning needs of a diverse student cohort.
smcroft

What are ICTs?: Diversity - 3 views

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    • alicefoddy
      alicefoddy on 22 Feb 15
       
      I love this idea. Even though it could be messy, it means that students have the flexibility to have their own and take care of their own devices, and also, students from low SES backgrounds can have access to similar technologies for a cheaper price, instead of forcing them to buy in on stuff. However, it could produce some class related bullying in the classroom. 
    • smcroft
      smcroft on 22 Feb 15
       
      This is a definitely a situation that should be monitored for a few reasons. A lot of heirarchal behaviour can arise in classrooms and cause aggression levels to flare with the 'bring your own device' method. Children from families of a low socio economic level who can't afford a tablet, or low end netbook may feel confronted or 'lesser' by someone else fortunate enough to have the latest Macbook Air  or Alienware laptop for instance. Studies such as one performed by Hellene T. Demosthenous found that Socioeconomic disadvantage is directly related to students' general aggressiveness in and out of the classroom and that through this socioeconomic disadvantage, this aggression can be adversely associated with students' academic performance. This is not to say it is the sole cause, however it was a decidedly profound contributing factor. It should also be noted, that bullying was never linked in any conclusive or credible way to this aggressive behavior (Demosthenous, Bouhours & Demostherous, 2002, p.11). Demosthenous, H., Bouhours, T., & Demostherous, C. (2002). Socioeconomic Status and Youth Aggression In Australia (1st ed., p. 11). Brisbane: Griffith University. Retrieved from http://www.acys.info/ysa/issues/v.21_n.4_2002/p11_-_H._Demosthenous_et._al._-_December_2002.pdf
  • the current situation is likely to be even more complex and diverse given the recent Digital Education Revolution, the arrival of tablets, and recent trends to "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) schemes in schools.
    • smcroft
      smcroft on 22 Feb 15
       
      This is a definitely a situation that should be monitored for a few reasons. A lot of heirarchal behaviour can arise in classrooms and cause aggression levels to flare with the 'bring your own device' method. Children from families of a low socio economic level who can't afford a tablet, or low end netbook may feel confronted or 'lesser' by someone else fortunate enough to have the latest Macbook Air  or Alienware laptop for instance. Studies such as one performed by Hellene T. Demosthenous found that Socioeconomic disadvantage is directly related to students' general aggressiveness in and out of the classroom and that through this socioeconomic disadvantage, this aggression can be adversely associated with students' academic performance. This is not to say it is the sole cause, however it was a decidedly profound contributing factor. It should also be noted, that bullying was never linked in any conclusive or credible way to this aggressive behavior (Demosthenous, Bouhours & Demostherous, 2002, p.11). Demosthenous, H., Bouhours, T., & Demostherous, C. (2002). Socioeconomic Status and Youth Aggression In Australia (1st ed., p. 11). Brisbane: Griffith University. Retrieved from http://www.acys.info/ysa/issues/v.21_n.4_2002/p11_-_H._Demosthenous_et._al._-_December_2002.pdf
jwalker81

Reasons.pdf - 4 views

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EDC3100

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  • jwalker81 on 05 Mar 15
     
    Reasons to use ICTs in our pedagogy. Feel free to add to, edit, bookmark and just generally scribble on. Cut and paste the link at the top of the document into a browser to edit.
jwalker81

Reasons.pdf - 4 views

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EDC3100 assignment1 education

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  • jwalker81 on 05 Mar 15
     
    Reasons to use ICTs in our pedagogy. EDC3100 members please feel free to add to, edit, annotate and just generally scribble on.
djplaner

Who is a digital Native? - 2 views

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timeline history DigitalNatives

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  • djplaner on 05 Mar 15
     
    Somewhat interactive timeline that shows the various generations mapped against technical developments (e.g. when the term "blog" was coined, when the Mosaic browser was developed).
djplaner

The Electronic Digital Computer - How It Started, How It Works and What It Does - NYTim... - 7 views

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digital

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  • Whether it is solving a differential equation on the motion of charged particles or keeping track of a nuts-and-bolts inventory, the digital computer functions fundamentally as a numerical transformer of coded information. It takes sets of numbers, processes them as directed and provides another number or set of numbers as a result
  • Among the characteristics that make it different are the flexibility with which it can be adapted generally to logical operations, the blinding speed with which it can execute instructions that are stored within its memory, and its built-in capacity to carry out these instructions in sequence automatically and to alter them according to a prescribed plan.
  • Despite its size and complexity, a computer achieves its results by doing a relatively few basic things. It can add two numbers, multiply them, subtract one from the other or divide one by the other. It also can move or rearrange numbers and, among other things, compare two values and then take some pre-determined action in accordance with what it finds.
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  • For all its transistor chips, magnetic cores, printed circuits, wires, lights and buttons, the computer must be told what to do and how
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 27 Feb 16
       
      Increasingly there are algorithms that mean that the computer doesn't need to be told what to do. It is capable of learning. For example, in the past computers couldn't drive cars on the road. To do this the computer would have to be told how to do everything - accelerate, turn, how far to turn etc. The new algorithms are such that a computer (actually probably many computers) can drive a car without being told what to do (not a perfect analogy, but hopefully useful)
  • If the data put into the machine are wrong, the machine will give the wrong answer
  • Developing the software is a very expensive enterprise and frequently more troublesome than designing the actual "hardware
  • o specify 60,000 instructions
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 27 Feb 16
       
      Facebook reportedly has at least 62 million lines of code (instructions) to make all of its features work.
  • This requires an input facility that converts any symbols used outside the machine (numerical, alphabetical or otherwise) into the proper internal code used by the machine to represent those symbols. Generally, the internal machine code is based on the two numerical elements 0 and 1
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 27 Feb 16
       
      This applies to any data that an ICT uses - pictures, sound etc. It has to be converted into 0s and 1s (binary digits) that software can then manipulate
  • The 0's and 1's of binary notation represent the information processed by the computer, but they do not appear to the machine in that form. They are embodied in the ups and downs of electrical pulses and the settings of electronic switches inside the machine
  • The computational requirements are handled by the computer’s arithmetic-logic unit. Its physical parts include various registers, comparators, adders, and other "logic circuits."
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 27 Feb 16
       
      This is the bit of the ICT that does the manipulation. Everything you do to manipulate data (e.g. apply Instagram filters) is reduced down to operations that an arithmetic-logic unit (ALU) - or similar - can perform
  • djplaner on 27 Feb 16
     
    An "ancient" (1967) explanation of how a digital computer works - including some history.
Erin Jessica

HPE draft - 1 views

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HPE Curriculum General Capabilities Riliability Validity

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  • Erin Jessica on 04 Mar 13
     
    Here's the HPE curriculum draft (Dec 2012). I just read the ICT implementation and I found it helpful in consolidating the ideas and resources I've come across. It's so important to teach children to question information they find on the net for its validity and reliablity, for the benefit of their long term health and wellbeing.
Tamara Werne

Apps to increase your PLN - 1 views

EDC3100 resources education

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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.
jac19701212

Digital Childhood: Realistic Screen Time Limits for Children | Altarum Institute - 1 views

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digitalcitizenship resources EDC3100 education technology

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  • The announcement said, “Scientific research and policy statements lag behind the pace of digital innovation,” and noted that the organization’s screen time policies were written before the rise of the iPad (Brown, Shifrin, & Hill, 2015)
  • The AAP’s current guidelines are that television and other entertainment media should be avoided for children younger than 2 years old and that older children and teens should limit screen time to 2 hours per day (AAP, 2015)
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  • Is abstinence from screen time realistic for children younger than 2? Can older children navigate a digital world with no more than 2 hours per day of screen time?
  • “The question before us is whether electronic media use in children is more akin to diet or to tobacco use. With diet, harm reduction measures seem to be turning the tide of the obesity epidemic. With tobacco, on the other hand, there really is no safe level of exposure at any age. My personal opinion is that the diet analogy will end up being more apt” (Kamenetz, 2016).
  • The risks of excessive screen time have been well-studied, although many of the cornerstone studies in this area focus on television viewing rather than the use of mobile media devices like smartphones and tablets.
  • n general, screen time exposure is associated with less physical activity, poorer diet choices, disrupted sleep cycles, and a higher body mass index (BMI)
  • Even with the evidence above, it is difficult to say exactly how much screen time is excessive screen time and how newer forms of digital media compare with traditional media like television.
  • djplaner on 02 May 16
     
    2016 article looking at screen-time and how much is too much. Picks up on moves to change recommendations, but includes discussion of problems and strategies.
  • jac19701212 on 10 May 16
     
    About screen times
peta82

Teachers, Teaching and ICTs | infoDev - 2 views

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ict pck teachers

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  • ICTs are used in education in two general ways: to support existing ‘traditional’ pedagogical practices (teacher-centric, lecture-based, rote learning) as well as to enable more learner-centric, ‘constructivist’ learning models. Research from OECD countries suggests that both are useful, but that ICTs are most effective when they help to enable learner-centric pedagogies.
  • despite rhetoric that ICTs can enable new types of teaching and learning styles, for the most part they are being used to support traditional learning practices.
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 30 Jul 15
       
      Experience in EDC3100 supports this. People tend to use ICT to enhance existing methods, rather than for transforming what they do. Especially in Assignment 3 (which is based on Professional Experience).
  • The existence of formal and informal communities of practice and peer networks can be important tools to support ICT in education initiatives and activities. Such support mechanisms can be facilitated through the use of ICTs.
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 30 Jul 15
       
      This is one of the main reasons behind the push for you to create a Personal Learning Network. A PLN is a peer network that can be an important aid to your teaching.
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  • Adequate time must be allowed for teachers to develop new skills, explore their integration into their existing teaching practices and curriculum, and undertake necessary additional lesson planning, if ICTs are to be used effectively
  • Effective teacher professional development should approximate the classroom environment as much as possible. "Hands-on" instruction on ICT use is necessary where ICT is deemed to be a vital component of the teaching and learning process. In addition, professional development activities should model effective practices and behaviors and encourage and support collaboration between teachers.
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 30 Jul 15
       
      Is EDC3100 achieving this?
  • By providing access to updated and additional learning resources, ICTs can enable teacher self-learning in his/her subject area.
  • djplaner on 30 Jul 15
     
    A summary of work done by a World Bank supported group. Attempts to summarise what is known about the use of ICT in education -- original shared by Lisa Stewart
  • peta82 on 02 Sep 16
     
    what do we know about successful pedagogical strategies?
Phiona Mitchell

Spelling & Vocabulary Website: SpellingCity - 4 views

www.spellingcity.com

spelling vocabulary Literacy education english

shared by Phiona Mitchell on 14 Sep 12 - Cached
  • Karen Thompson on 14 Sep 12
     
    the site automates the study of word lists for spelling and vocabulary. You can enter any list and VocabSpellingCity.com provides the sentences and definitions for the 20 different learning activities, including a WordSeach, HangMouse (think hangman), WordUnScramble, SpellingTest, VocabularyTest, WhichWord, MatchIt, Alphabetize, SpeedySpeller, Word-O-Rama, digital and printable flashcards, and more. Many teachers also use the site as a way to generate printables, since all of the games can also be delivered as printable worksheets
  • Phiona Mitchell on 04 Mar 13
     
    This site is really handy for help with children's spelling homework. Each week when my children get different spelling words I simply type in each word to create a list and the kids can choose from a number of different games to help them learn their words. Phiona
  • Ashley McNamara on 04 Mar 13
     
    This site was used during my last practical experience. The teacher would create the different spelling lists and during spelling groups the students would have a chance to work on there lists at different days of the week. A very handy resources.
anonymous

Other alternatives to scratch EDX4130 - 2 views

The other alternatives to scratch that I looked at was Gamemake studio, Hackety Hack and Wideo.co (Found this through my curated project). The Gamemake studio program is very much like scratch. The...

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Andrew B

Successful and not so successful moments during professional experience - 8 views

Hi Sari This is one of the first post I have read on the site. Yes a late start to the term for me for various reason. I like what you wrote in your post because I could see you planned thoroug...

edc3100 resources technology digital citizenship education sharing

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