ICTs and Pedagogy

Expensive piece of technology for getting into new poetry.

The number of college students who say they own tablets has more than tripled since a survey taken last year, according to new poll results released today.

I sometimes hear that the classroom of today looks and functions much like the classroom of the 19th century-desks lined up in neat rows, facing the central authority of the teacher and a chalkboard (or, for a contemporary twist, a whiteboard or screen.) Is this model, born of the industrial age, the best way to meet the educational challenges of the future?  What do we see as the college classroom of the future: a studio? a reconfigurable space with flexible seating and no center stage? virtual collaborative spaces, with learners connected via their own devices?

Millennials, the generation of young Americans born after 1982, may not be the caring, socially conscious environmentalists some have portrayed them to be, according to a study described in the new issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

This ACER article describes the benefits to students of strong school-community collaborations. How might ICT be used to enhance school-community collaborations?

Blogs people to follow

This website provides links to a number of sites that can be used to create ICT rich lessons for learners. This site can be used for a range of subjects.

This is a resource from edublog!! a great ideas option for educators. Primary school.

Individual use of ICT in the classroom is the way of the future. This picture just shows one example of the increase in student engagement that using ICT's facilitates.

I chose this pictures as it represents how young children learn through play, both by themselves and with the help of an adult or teacher.

Through my practical experiences there is has been a major focus on children learning through play.

Technology is inseparable with education including early childhood education. With the use of technology such as laptops, pre-literacy and pre-numeracy lessons are more fun, active, and engaging for the children as it creates different ambience and promotes active learning in the classroom as well as home setting.