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A program which allows you to create your own word cloud, by inputting ideas

Interactive, online program to create charts

Michelle has been a special education teacher in the United States for 27 years and has taught across elementary and preschool contexts and alongside early childhood programs for a local college.

Collection of reports from ABC current affairs programs covering the introduction of new technologies into Australian society. Arthur C Clark's 1974 predictions of what computers will be like in 2001 are particularly interesting.

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.

A really good phonics based program to teach reading, writing and spelling to 3-8 year olds

Top 10 websites/resources for ESL learners

An interview with a man responsible for most of what you see in personal computers talking about why the computer revolution in schools hasn't happened yet. We may be using this during the Week 2 learning path.

Yes, Seymour appears to be confirming what the Government has promised over the next year, to put a laptop per student in every classroom.

Interactive calendar for the Early Years students found in: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/May-Interactive-Flipchart-Calendar-222952 * What learning area/year level you think you might use this. This can be used in kindergarten and the first years of primary school. It promotes language development (learning the names and the written form of the days of the week) and number recognition. * What it is you like about the flipchart. It is interactive and allows the children to take over, giving them ownership of their own learning. * Any problems you think it might have. Prior to downloading this, it requires a relevant application to be installed.

50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom

Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom and their students to a world way beyond their campus. With Skype, students can learn from other students, connect with other cultures, and expand their knowledge in amazing ways. Teachers and parents can also benefit from Skype in the classroom.

Advantages There is a reason that many people are attracted to wikis for learning. Wikis can be private or public. You can get wiki software at no cost or at a very low cost. They only require basic programming skills for installation, setup and maintenance. Contributors create content independently of each other, so that multiple people can be working on the site at the same time. Wikis can be applied to just about any content area. Users find them easy to search and navigate.

I'm planning on integrating the use of a wiki into my unit plan for assignment 2. I remember teaching myself and creating one a few years back and loved it! I think it's a great tool.

Dr Carl Wenning from the Physics Teacher Education Program at Illinois State University gives some background information on students' alternative conceptions in science and what teachers can do to address these. 

Interactive Whiteboard. Students engaging with tecnology variety of resources/ programs writing lessons, activities, short presentations, playbacks

some very early technology applied to learning

Technology integration

Interesting!! Kids learning so much through play and technology

ready made interactive concept maps

I found this while looking for a concept map program, they are already created concept maps on various topics. Good starting point for students if they are stuck on how to get it going!

A new reading for the week 3 learning path. Introduces the SAMR model and has some broader comments.

A new reading for the week 3 learning path. Introduces the SAMR model and has some broader comments.

A new reading for the week 3 learning path. Introduces the SAMR model and has some broader comments.