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Scale of the Universe 2 by Cary and Michael Huang, California High School Students - AB... - 2 views
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An example of what "kids today" can produce with technology. Two 13/14 year olds produce a fantastic interactive resource for understanding/visualising the scale of the universe.
Review: Raspberry Pi - Technology Review - 0 views
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The Raspeberry Pi is a $35 computer. It may or may not be an important change around teaching kids how to get their hands dirty programming etc. Perhaps an interesting tool for the coming Technology area of the Australian Curriculum
At Waldorf School in Silicon Valley, Technology Can Wait - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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One of the student's parent holds a Computer Science Degree, but still holds this view on ICT!!
40+ iPad Apps for Reading Disabilities ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - 6 views
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"February 1, 2014 Whether you're the parent of a child with a reading disability or an educator that works with learning disabled students on a daily basis, you're undoubtedly always looking for new tools to help these bright young kids meet their potential and work through their disability. While there are numerous technologies out there that can help, perhaps one of the richest is the iPad, which offers dozens of applications designed to meet the needs of learning disabled kids and beginning readers alike. Here, we highlight just a few of the amazing apps out there that can help students with a reading disability improve their skills not only in reading, writing, and spelling, but also get a boost in confidence and learn to see school as a fun, engaging activity, not a struggle. "
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Great apps Amanda!! I'm in the process of teaching my six year old to read and write as she attends an all Chinese kindergarten and is not learning any English. After an eight hour school day she really resists any more work that I try to do with her, which is very frustrating for both of us. She does however LOVE the iPad and I'll be trying some of the kindergarten specific apps mentioned in the article. Hopefully she won't even realise she is learning while playing. When we return to Australia she will be behind in reading (as our main focus for her right now is Mandarin) and will require targeted help. -
Very helpful site!! The world is changing and we (as future teachers) should all be exposed to all the various ways that we can engage students in constructing and actively engaging in their own learning. If I was a child with dufficulties in reading I would rather engage with an Ipad rather than any other traditional way of teaching. Again this site is a proof of what a useful tool ICT can be and the positive results it gives when used in the right way.
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK): Confronting the Wicked Problems of ... - 0 views
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While teachers need to have the skills to operate specific technologies, TPCK includes knowing about effective pedagogy that uses ICT, how ICT can change the nature of content that is to be taught, how it can be used to address problems, and how it can help to construct knowledge.
Technology and jobs: Coming to an office near you | The Economist - 0 views
Queenslander Trevor Head sends cash through the mail to buy something online from Kogan... - 1 views
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I read this article today and it made me think about the 'older' generations and how they cope with the new technology. It isn't going to be long and we'll become the 'older' generation. How long until we are overwhelmed with a variety of 'new' technologies we can't cope and just go back to our 'old' ways, in this case sending a letter. I'm sure some children have never sent a letter through the post office!! I also love the offer of the CEO to help teach the gentleman how to use online shopping!!
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Fair comment about the letter at the post office, but according to my own kids "the post office is where you pick up stuff from ebay" so I guess the concept is still there just the context has changed. -
Unfortunately are lot of teachers are "the older generation" as far as classroom practices are concerned. Often using technology means booking a computer labs to allow students to type their assignments (so they can read their hand writing); allowing students to email completed work instead of handing in paper copies or using a data projector to show the class a power point presentation.
Nine Elements - 0 views
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Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use. 1. Digital Access: full electronic participation in society. Technology users need to be aware that not everyone has the same opportunities when it comes to technology.
Lessons with Laughter: Technology - 2 views
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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.
About the Author | Technology in Music Education - 0 views
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This teacher writes books and gives lectures to schools on how to integrate technology into the music classroom.
How Many Apps Are Too Many Apps? | Gizmodo Australia - 0 views
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ear positioning? Technology has inundated us with great
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What happened to the old television learning curve when the most complex factors had to do with rabbit ear positioning? Technology has inundated us with great tools and given us access to heaps of information. But it's also burying us under an avalanche of options. For certain products, I can take the easy way out. My friend Isaac is one of those rare people who loves doing the research. If I need a new camera, I just call him. But even then, it's a challenge to get a simple answer without being confronted with a list of possible features.
SpeEdChange: Changing Gears 2012: rejecting the "flip" - 2 views
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From the 1890s until World War II homework was consistently highly controversial, with laws against it (California 1901 among many others),
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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.
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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."
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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. -
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. -
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?
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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/
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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.
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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.
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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? -
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.
Digital Technologies: Implementing the Australian Curriculum Learning Area - ... - 2 views
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A MOOC running in March intended to provide an introduction to Digital Technologies as part of the new Australian Curriculum learning area. Not directly connected to ICTs and Pedagogy, but a close relation.
Digital Nutrition: for a balanced, healthy tech lifestyle - Blog - 1 views
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Just like with diets and food nutrition we would benefit from considering how we can create digital lifestyles which support our whole wellbeing. There are occasions which we might indulge in some mental candy, we might need to use technology to relax and unwind – but when we use it to cope in a way which distracts us from dealing with the issue, problems arise. Using the word addiction in this conversation stigmatises technology users and the challenges facing parents and educators to effectively integrate technology into both leisure and learning in a balanced way that is tailored to the needs of individuals.
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Digital Nutrition: a lovely way to phrase ICTs. Changing attitudes towards ICTs in education towards positive acceptance.
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Digital Nutrition: a lovely way to phrase ICTs. Changing attitudes towards ICTs in education towards positive acceptance.
The future of Australian jobs revealed - 0 views
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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.
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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.
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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.
Workforce transformation: How to future-proof your job - Yahoo7 Finance Australia - 0 views
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According to KPMG demographer Bernard Salt, the great challenge of the future will be for workers to embrace huge change.
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Salt says that while all workers will need technology proficiency, it is in fact ‘soft skills’ that must be taught to Australian children. ‘This is the skill of being fluid, flexible, agile, social,” Salt told Yahoo7 Finance.
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A more in-depth version of the same article, about technology-inspired changes to Australian jobs. A big push for a growth-mindset.
A Collection of The Best Web Tools and Apps for Creating Educational Screencasts ~ Educ... - 1 views
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August 9, 2015 A screencast, also known as video screen capture, is a great way for teachers to create and share instructional videos and explanatory step by step tutorials with students. regardless of the purposes for which you are creating a screencast, the quality of your video screen captures can sometimes impede the communicative intent of your message.
Tips and Tools to Help you Better integrate Technology in Your Instrcution ~ Educationa... - 5 views
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Surely this has come at the righ time with Assignment 2 waiting in the wings ...
SpeEdChange: CSUN 2008/A Toolbelt for a Lifetime - 7 views
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Toolbelt Theory is based in the concept that students must learn to assemble their own readily available collection of life solutions.
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Task1. What needs to be done? (when possible, break the task down into component parts)
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Environment1. Where must this be done (or is typically done)?2. Under what time constraints?3. What is the standard method of task completion?4. How does the person with the disability interact within this environment?5. Who is the task being done for? (specifics of teacher, employer, other expectations)
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I found this and thought it supported the previous article regarding tool belt theory
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Aspen, did you find the info on the theory, the task or the environment?
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Hi Colleen, If you open the link, you will find info on all three- theory, task and environment :) The snippets above are what I highlighted
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