ICTs and Pedagogy

Found this training site for using the IWB. That would have been handy before last week.

Great song for teaching simple words in another language.

This is the sister site to crickweb.

I have been exploring this site and while some of the money lessons wont suit as they are in pounds there are lots of goodies here.

A real life example of how not to engage online.

Great ideas to implement technology use school wide

UK based site with a range of activities for history - mostly secondary.  Recently mentioned by the UK Education Secretary (i.e. minister) in a way that shows his limited understanding.

Innovative use of blended learning, using a rotating centres approach: Teacher instruction, Group work, Technology group. They are able to do more differentiated instruction within this model and looks like they're using some digital curriculum or an LMS.

Richard Byrne's blog. "Coggle is a new, collaborative mind-mapping service that is very easy to use. To create a Coggle mind map just sign-in with your Google account and click the "+" icon to start your mind map. After entering the main idea of your mind map you can add branches by clicking the "+" icons that appear next to everything you type. To re-arrange elements just click on them and drag them around your screen. "

An Edudemic blog that gives great advice about using screencasting tools in education, and their cost.

Very interesting blog on the concept of mobile learning evolving. From OZ/NZ educators.

4 simple principles. This also mentions digital citizenship. From a blog referred to by another Diigo group.

The students in pre primary loved this game last week. It really consolidated their learning about the need to water their plants.

Behaviour Management

Excellent for creating discussions.

Even though this post was made in Feb. it is still very interesting.

I might frame this for work.

Not happening in EDC 3100 that's for sure!

check out the pencils!