Amazing list of resources compiled on every educational topic ever for primary schools. (Compiled by a South australian librarian) Includes animations to help explain topics, websites for kids to research, webquests- everything!
From learning the three "R"s - reading, writing and arithmetic - people must now learn the "ABCs: an Aesthetic sense of beauty and design, the ability to Build, and the ability to Communicate effectively"
s there any evidence that schools which have allowed pupils to use their mobile phones have seen a deterioration in behaviour or a rise in online abuse?
Schools need to start piloting more open approaches now before they have to ban pens.
t a time when students can pick up a wi-fi signal on their mobiles at the back of a class, or can find education resources on their mobiles quicker than the teacher at the front, is there a vision for moving from restriction to empowerment?
Ten years on and the internet has changed beyond all recognition. Most young people don't see it as a grey box which they log onto, but rather an ever-on, indispensable vehicle through which they live and socialise; something which they inhabit.
The reality of the mobile internet has made old safety advice such as keeping the internet in a family room almost redundant. It's now portable, private and in our pockets!
A simple video showing the lives of students in the 21st century schools. What is the role of the student? What is the role of the teacher? What is the role of technology?