ICTs and Pedagogy

Some great apps to help incorporate ICT's into Health and Physical Education

"Equitable Use, seeks to maximise the usefulness of design for everyone, identical whenever possible and equivalent when not, so that it avoids segregating or stigmatising any users. Flexibility in Use , values design that accommodates a wide range of individual preferences and abilities. Simple and Intuitive Use, seeks to create ease of understanding for users, regardless of their experience, knowledge and language. Perceptible Information, seeks to ensure that design allows information to be communicated effectively to the user, regardless of ambient conditions or the userÕs sensory abilities. Tolerance for Error, seeks to minimise hazards and the negative consequences of accidental or unintended actions. Low Physical Effort, seeks to ensure that interaction with the environment can occur efficiently and comfortably and with minimal fatigue. Size and Space for Approach and Use, seeks to maximise approach, reach and manipulation capabilities of users irrespective of their size, posture and mobility."

Some alternatives to blogging. Most somewhat familiar. oneword is new.  That could be interesting.

A project from an English newspaper's online presence gathering contributions to the question "What has technology enabled you to do?" Not directly learning and teaching related, but interesting.  Perhaps as a project for students?

Examples and instructions for using an app to record audio/photos while on an excursion

Education Queenslands list of resources for school staff

Google's curriculum on understanding YouTube and Digital Citizenship

Initial post summarising a unit on digital citizenship being undertaken by a Year 5 class from Melbourne. Includes a call for potential collaborators.

One NSW school's plans for students to engage more as citizens.

I think art is like technology, it allows students to create and manipulate tools, this website has managed to combine the power of both

Another of Jeff Dunn's posts on his Edudemic blog. Worth reading! From OZ/NZ educators on diigo. Includes integrating iPads.

How a primary teacher approached student blogs as part of their digital portfolio, but after they had learnt to blog as a whole class. Very interesting. From another Diigo site.

Well I must say that there has been a lot of reading for week nine activities! Even though there was a lot to read, I felt that I have gained a better understanding of what I need to do for prac and what may be expected from me.

After blogging each week and linking resources, I wondered if their were any resources online especially created to assist teachers or preservice teachers based on the Australian curriculum. Amazingly, I googled 'Australian curriculum resources' and found this amazing website that includes books that are created for different subjects and based on the Australian curriculum.

For my professional development I am attending a little rural school with a total of 29 students. I rang the school and booked an appointment to meet the principal, the teacher (my mentor) and the students that I would be interacting with.