Group items tagged

Great summary of what a blog is, how to use it and what to watch out for.

"For the first time, teachers and students in schools throughout Europe are being systematically surveyed on their use and views on technology for learning. Technology is increasingly used in schools, is a 'must-have' for young people, and its contribution to educational, social and economic goals is recognised in national and European policies, It is therefore important to have a clear understanding of the extent of its provision and use in schools across Europe. That is why the views of head teachers, teachers and students are being collected, through online questionnaires (also a first), for the European Survey of Schools: ICT and Education. ESSIE aims to provide answers to questions such as: * How do young people's experiences of ICT compare in and out of school? Do they vary between countries? * How many classrooms are really online, equipped with interactive whiteboards, and laptops? How many teachers are at ease in them? What do they do, and what are the outcomes for learners? * What are the school and teacher factors associated with different patterns of ICT use? Can explanatory models be identified to inspire policy recommendations to support the development of 21st century teaching and learning methods and curricula?"

"STORIES DISPLAYED ON MAPS GEO-LOCATED INTERACTIVE TIMELINES WITH A SOCIAL TWIST Watch and read thousands of fascinating timelines, or create your own. Complete with text, video and pictures to create a dynamic timeline mashup. Using myHistro, you can combine maps and timelines seamlessly into one great presentation, convert any public timeline into a personal pdf file, or export it into Google Earth format for offline storage. All completed timelines can be embedded into your blog and websites for maximum exposure. "

Gulsum mentioned that she is using an interactive timeline (http://www.tiki-toki.com/) as a web-based material to teach tenses. Very nice idea. This is a new timeline I hadn't seen before, which produces a 'mashup' of maps and a time line -- very neat idea. One idea to use with students is to get them to create a short personal history of their family.

Some inspiring examples of posters (actually more like infographics) about Bloom's Taxonomy. This may give you some ideas for your own posters. BTW...the blogger is a graduate student, and in 2013 published over 1,100 blog posts! That sound like a lot, but it is only four a day...doable if you 'don't have any family responsibilities'. I wouldn't recommend it. ;)