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Short blog post showing/arguing how technology can engage students

Holistic approach to learning - knowing how to look at and consider all the various components/factors of learning, what impacts them and how they interweave/react/relate with each other

I would like to encourage the students to interact with the technology in the classroom as well as engage in the lesson.

This is what I want my learners to be-connected! I want them to be creators,publishers,movie makers,editors,journalists..... I want them to feel engaged,excited,creative,enthusiastic,successful,

An article describing a project aiming to build a $30 spectrometer that can be connected to an ipad/iphone to allow anyone analyse the components of materials.  Imagine having your students use one of these to analyse the contents of tap water, tank water and beyond.

A website that collects together a range of resources and ideas about using songs/lyrics for learning and teaching

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.

This site allows teachers to set up individual student blogs and link them up as a class. All this is done while the teacher has full control over the blogs.

Having a group of Year 10 Maths A students say this about a class would have to be the ultimate achievement. Done correctly, I think Meyer's approach combined with other techniques could achieve this.

This document discusses the use of iPads in schools and how benificial they can be when teachers and students are trained to use them correctly.