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Sam Elphick

Educational Technology Guy: Emergency Preparedness Resources - 4 views

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    Some good resources to teach students how to prepare for emergencies/natural disasters
Sam Elphick

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

  • 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.
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    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.
Steven Young

what2learn » Prepare for exam success - 3 views

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    Interactive educational flash games
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