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About Becta - Becta report shows benefits of Web 2.0 in the classroom - Becta - 0 views

  • encourage student engagement
  • increase participation
  • encourage online discussion
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  • ownership and engagement
  • attention to detail
  • quality of work
  • should be used more often in the classroom
  • skills to navigate
  • motivation and engagement of pupils
  • ‘shared’ family computer
  • not necessarily sophisticated users
  • an awareness
  • limit the time
  • Becta report shows benefits of Web 2.0 in the classroom
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      Full report can be downloaded here http://partners.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=rh&&catcode=_re_rp_02&rid=15884 It really does have some interesting things to say
  • benefits,
  • Becta report shows benefits of Web 2.0 in the classroom
  • prolific users of Web 2.0 technologies
  • use of Web 2.0 in the classroom was limited.
  • benefits
  • student engagement
  • enabling expression
  • available anytime, anywhere
  • publish their work online
  • improved quality of work
  • encourage peer assessment.
  • concerns
  • lack of time
  • managing the use of the internet
  • sophisticated use
  • motivation
  • range of technologies
  • collaboratively online
  • the use of Web 2.0 in the classroom was limited.
  • benefits
  • support, time and space
  • girls were found to be more interested in social networking,
  • not necessarily sophisticated users
  • shared family computer
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How to Keep Kids Engaged in Class | Edutopia - 0 views

  • To encourage active listening, provide students with a list of important questions in advance.
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    When students let their minds drift off, they're losing valuable learning time. Here are ten smart ways to increase classroom participation
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Best content in Bridge2Learn | Diigo - Groups - 0 views

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    "This site is for teachers at Brigidine College St Ives (Australia), and any others who wish to join us, as we search for and share information related to educational philosophies, classroom materials, digital resources, teaching ideas etc."
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Top News - Tech trends every school leader should know - 0 views

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    A new generation of students with vastly different learning needs is redefining expectations for classroom instruction, and a growing emphasis on school accountability is changing the role of the school district IT leader
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Adopt and Adapt: Shaping Tech for the Classroom | Edutopia - 0 views

  • new
  • technology
  • Dabbling
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  • old things
  • old ways.
  • old things in new ways
  • Old Things in New Ways
  • New Ways
  • old things in new
  • new ways
  • doing things
  • New Things in New Ways
  • assessment online,
  • When a new technology appears
  • always done it
  • result was pretty much like
  • before;
  • cheaper
  • more efficient
  • now do with educational technology
  • new things in new ways
  • in electronic form
  • putting courses, curricula, and lesson plans online
  • pass documents around
  • such as PowerSchool
  • but the records
  • have emerged
  • haven't changed
  • new technology still faces
  • resistance
  • ock down the machines, refusing to allow students to access email.
  • cell-phone cameras
  • Wikipedia
  • buying
  • potentially highly effective educational tools
  • SimCity
  • growing number of simulations
  • Making History
  • experimental Revolution and Supercharged
  • best teachers have always used interactive models for demonstrations
  • children are doing in new ways
  • block instant messaging
  • on eBay
  • exchanging music on P2P
  • dates online
  • building games with modding (modifying) tools
  • peer rating of comments
  • integrated into our instruction
  • important question
  • understood by educators
  • how many
  • The Big Tech Barrier: One-to-One
  • work on, keep, customize, and take home
  • each student
  • device
  • one-to-one computing
  • missing technological element
  • must have each student's
  • balance between
  • political, parental, social, organizational, supervisory, and financial
  • shifting certainly initially means more work and pressure on educators
  • pressure for change
  • schools still ban new digital technologies
  • cell phones and Wikipedia
  • "back to basics
  • face anti-technology pressure from parents
  • New Problems, New Solutions
  • Much time
  • periods is often wasted in computer setup and shutdown
  • unsure about how to integrate technology in their lesson plans
  • How, then, do we move forward?
  • consult the students.
  • The only way to move forward effectively is to combine what they know about technology with what we know and require about education. Sadly, in most cases, no one asks for their opinion.
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    Technology use in schools - new ways of doing old things
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    This is obviously the future
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    Things to think about when looking to introduce technology into the classroom.
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Using Multimedia Tools to Help Students Learn - 0 views

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    Researchers have begun to understand more about the situations in which students learn best, they have found that "the structure and resources of traditional classrooms" are often inadequate and that "technology - when used effectively - can enable ways of teaching that are much better matched to how children learn"
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