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A blog by Deborah Stewart about her preschool and their daily activities. There are also lots of different ideas and resources on her blog (ideas for different activities along with lots of other resources). Very inspiring and interesting blog; definitely gives me lots of inspiration for things to do in my room!

this is a great blog about creative and fun ways to teach children in early childhood. I found it very interesting and it has some very relevant content for pre-service teachers hoping to work in the early childhood field. Take a look I hope you find it helpful.

Here you will find resources, teaching ideas, curriculum and inspiration related to Early Childhood education. This is a fantastic blog and a great example of early learning in action.

Hi All, I found this article to be very pertinent to this weeks content in EDC3100. I hope some of you can benefit as well: ABSTRACT (Copied from Sciencedirect) Technology integration in K-12 classrooms is usually overly teacher-centered and has insufficient impact on students' learning, especially in enhancing students' higher-order cognitive skills. The purpose of this project is to facilitate science teachers' use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as cognitive tools to shift their practices from traditional teacher-centered methods to constructivist, student-centered ones. This paper describes the outcomes and lessons learned from an application of design-based research (DBR) in the implementation and refinement of a teacher professional development (PD) program that is a key component of the overall project. This DBR study involved 25 middle-school science teachers from 24 schools whose implementation of cognitive tools with their students in science classrooms and virtually through a social networking site were observed over four years. A mixed-methodology was utilized to examine the impact of the cognitive tools intervention on teachers' classroom practices and students' development of new literacy skills. Identifying reusable design principles related to technology integration was another focus of the DBR study. The results revealed teachers' positive changes in their classroom practices by gradually allowing students to take control over the use of technology, and positive impact on students' ICT skills and science learning. Design principles for future professional development programs aimed at preparing teachers to adopt a cognitive tools approach are described.

Thnaks for clarifying David. Is it expected that we end up with some comments on our own blogs? I have posted the link to my blog in the forum but havent had any comments yet :(

This Blog is about the use of digital cameras in early childhood settings.  It was a part of Week 2's work but I wanted to book mark it here because I thought it might be useful for assignment part 1.

Hi Kate I also found this site very informative and used this in my blog. I love photos and I strongly believe that digital cameras play an important role in early childhood settings and advocate the importantance of allowing children to explore their world through using digital camera. Working in 3-5 room I have seen many positive expereinces, including behaviour management, as children use digital camera. Sadly the new qualified teacher the centre has employed views camera for "teachers' only (not even assistants can use them) and only one photo per month per child and no viewing them on the television. Bec

ICT integration and teachers' confidence in using ICT for teaching and learning in Queensland State Schools.

And a good read this is too if I do say so myself :-)

An example of a different approach for the assignment 1 artefact that came through my feeds today.  It's a Wordpress blog that has been used to create a "presentation through hypertext of an alternative vision for a school". Not only is this a good example of trying something different in a webs ite.  It is about re-thinking education influenced, in part, by some of the factors we're talking about in this course. FYI, the clickable image on the front page is implemented using what is called an "imagemap".  Google that term and you'll find some resources/tools that can help

A game that could be applied in tutes. Wondering how to do it online?  May or may not be used in week 3.  May be used later in the semester.

As I research reasons for ICT integration in the classroom, I came across this article. ICT is a great use of the multi-sensory approach to learning. Particularly, I can see this in regards to literacy and numeracy. Activating parts of the brain that can help with this engagement is essential for students with Special needs

That is so cool! Imagine how much harder it would have been for teachers ten years ago, they probably wouldn't even have imagined this kind of thing would be possible. It makes you wonder what technology will be like in the next ten years! In the next five years even!! Maybe special education schools and units won't be necessary anymore because technology will enable all students to be integrated!

"Over the years, I have seen "the fear" many times. A popular idiom used here in the USA is to compare the signs of that fear to "deer in headlights" The eyes of the technophobe are widened and a form of paralysis sets in as soon as I approach. Although, I emphasize modern teaching, learning and pedagogy, I am perceived as a "technology guru", justifying the terrified look (How could an educator have fear of teaching, learning or pedagogy?)"

A video doing the rounds in which a US high school student complains bitterly about the teaching approach used. i.e. hand out packets, read. He wants the teacher to teach, to engage the students. A lesson there about what's acceptable teaching strategies. But more broadly, there's a lesson here about the spread of smart phones with video. What happens in your classroom can be recorded and made public.  The classroom may not be as private as you think. A typical knee-jerk response may be to ban the use of device. What are the chances of that actually working? How well has it worked in schools today? What about using these tools as part of student learning?

An online lecture (slides+audio) from Prof Peter Albion (from USQ) for use in the course EDP4130.  In 20 minutes or so Peter gives some background to the changes in society, information availability etc that is - at least for some - suggesting a need for new approaches to knowledge, learning and teaching.  

There are so many great ways that you can make ICT integral to learning in your Early Phase maths program.    To help you get started, we've compiled a collection of resources around the theme 'ICTs You Can Count On'.   These resources relate to the concepts covered in the five strands of the Years 1 - 10 Mathematics Syllabus.   We encourage you to explore them and to learn more about the applications, websites and learning objects that can be used to engage learners in your Early Phase classroom.

First grade teacher from Queensland who loves to share some amazing and inspirational ideas, strategies and resources. This teacher loves to share and feels that she is becoming a better teacher by learning from everyone she connects with.

Down Under Teacher is an Australian Teacher with some great ideas. Numerous amounts of details are put into the posts some really great ideas are shared.

Stumbled across this Blog gives real teacher insight and also has great classroom ideas and resources.

"In the 360 degree video, Mike Kent, a Geography teacher, delivers a great lesson and you can look round the entire room as students and teacher move around, get things done, interact with the teacher and go through a Q&A session. It is fascinating. They're using this approach for lesson observations allowing the teacher, or their colleagues, to watch it back in full Virtual Reality. This gives the teacher a view of themselves, from the student's point of view, as well as observe 'everything' that happens in the classroom. It made me think of different possibilities….."

With almost 70,000 followers Vicki Davis was named one of "Twitter's Top 10 Rockstar teachers" by Mashable. Vicki is a full time teacher and IT Director at a small school in Camilla, Georgia. In her words, "my mission is to help you be a better teacher. I'm passionate about helping all teachers reach every student so I write a lot about teaching, staying motivated, and how to connect with other teachers." 'Coolcatteacher' has also been consistently named one of the top 50 blogs in education worldwide. What piqued my interest is her belief in using technology effectively as a teacher.

Questions should ignite learning. Curious kids never get bored. But why do young kids ask more than 100 questions a day and by middle school, they've stopped asking?

This teacher is preaching the "Teaching Gospel for Today"! Asking questions and promoting problem-based learning to students is how to teach students today. Thank-you for sharing this bernielou!

Empirical research into the effectiveness of "whiteboard animation" (Google that term to find out what it is). An example of empirical resarch.

This article is a part of a recent increase in interest in the difference between trolling and abuse in online forums. A potential good opportunity to explore some questions of digital citizenship.

n 2005-06 the DfES funded 20 local authorities to research good practice in the use of ICT in the Foundation Stage, the results of which have been published on the DCSF website. This article summaries some of the good practice highlighted in this study to serve as an introduction to the vibrant and exciting full accounts available on the website.

I feel this fits in the 'Augmentation' section of the SAMR. It enhances your current Behavioural Management strategies, but does not replace. If I was still in the classroom, I would definitely be using this resource.

I feel this fits in the 'Augmentation' section of the SAMR. It enhances your current Behavioural Management strategies, but does not replace. If I was still in the classroom, I would definitely be using this resource.

Molly provides a vibrant, colourful blog that outlines many of her classroom techniques along with her expertise in Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on Reading and Language Arts. Of special interest to me is her use of apps in History as i myself am majoring in History via the Middle Years Pathway.