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Sam Elphick

IfItWereMyHome.com - 4 views

www.ifitweremyhome.com/AU

compare countries geography sol qol economics

shared by Sam Elphick on 27 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Sam Elphick on 27 Jan 11
     
    This is a very cool website which compares various measures of quality of life and standard of living compared to Australia. You just select the countries at the bottom of the page, then it will display various facts compared to Australia eg. use of electricity/oil, life expectancy, birth rates etc. 
  • Mark Woolley on 31 Jan 11
     
    Nice find Sam, that would be a great tool in many HSIE classrooms or when studying social justice.
Mark Woolley

kmlfactbook.org - 2 views

www.kmlfactbook.org

googleearth geography

shared by Mark Woolley on 27 May 10 - Cached
  • Mark Woolley on 27 May 10
     
    A combination of the CIA world factbook data which is then moved into a visual representation in google earth. A really powerful way to visually represent data from countries around the world.
Sam Elphick

BBC NEWS | UK | Education | Danish pupils use web in exams - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8341886.stm

education assessment exam denmark web2.0

shared by Sam Elphick on 08 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Students are no longer required to regurgitate facts and figures. Instead the emphasis is on their ability to sift through and analyse information.
  • In Denmark, the government has taken the bold step of allowing pupils full access to the internet during their final school year exam
  • They can access any site they like, even Facebook, but they cannot message each other or email anyone outside the classroom.
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  • The Danish government says if the internet is so much a part of daily life, it should be included in the classroom and in examinations.
  • Sanne Yde Schmidt, who heads the project at Greve, says: "If we're going to be a modern school and teach them things that are relevant for them in modern life, we have to teach them how to use the internet."
  • Students are no longer required to regurgitate facts and figures. Instead the emphasis is on their ability to sift through and analyse information.
  • Sam Elphick on 08 Nov 09
     
    Some high schools in Denmark are beginning to allow students access to the internet during exams. Exciting stuff, and fantastic to see countries looking into more open forms of assessment. I will be interested to see how quickly other nations follow Denmark's lead in this regard. Tools like Diigo would be a fantastic method of preparation for student's sitting these exams.
Dan Sherman

MATH PRACTICE AND LEARNING PROGRAM - FREE FOR TEACHERS - 0 views

www.tenmarks.com/...teacher-index

web2.0 Technology literacy Resources tools learning

shared by Dan Sherman on 24 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Dan Sherman on 17 Jan 11
     
    Teachers choose their own curriculum (mapped to state standards), assign work to students, have it automatically graded immediately, review individual and class performance, and most importantly, take immediate action. TenMarks is super effective and real easy to use - it was designed with the help of math teachers across the country. What's more - it's FREE for the entire class!
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