The assessment tasks are not learning and teaching units, but they do suggest,
in broad terms, what learning needs to have taken place before students
undertake the provided assessment tasks. Teachers make professional decisions
about whether or not a particular task is suitable for their students
"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."
we often fail to see how intimidating technology can be to the user community.
If you just
build it, they won’t come—you need to
shape
users’ behavior by
acknowledging their world view
rather than your own as a technology implementer
If you
just
build it, they won’t come—you need to
shape
users’
behavior by
acknowledging their world
view
rather than your own as a technology
implementer
"Interactives" provides educators and students with strategies, content, and
activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of
curricular areas.
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.
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"
Outcomes for the Third Year (2006-07) The overarching purpose of the study is to scientifically investigate the effectiveness of technology
immersion in increasing middle school students' achievement in core academic subjects
