Here’s a nice idea for students to use as a basis for writing a blog post, making a video or other form of presentation, or a series of digital photos.
Is it rude to comment?
ICT and the Built Environment
Please! No More Mantras!
Creating a game – a positive impact on learning?
Games-based learning: a personal view
by Amanda Wilson
Six months ago, writes Amanda Wilson, I would have said that games in the class were not a way for children to learn mainly because I never thought of them as educational tools. I never really connected education with entertainment.
No More Twitter News
I’ve been using the http://paper.li/ service for several months, but a few days ago I decided to cancel it. What is it, and why did I cancel?
Update on The Amazing Web 2.0 Projects Book
In case you haven’t heard of it, or just to remind you if you have, The Amazing Web 2.0 Projects Book contains:
Personal Learning Networks
What a wonderful connected world we live in! Thus it was that a group of us were able to listen to, and chat with, Chris Smith about, appropriately enough, learning networks.
Personal Learning Networks–An Online Discussion
No Comment?
Do you have a policy about publishing comments on your blog posts?
It’s Not About The Game!
An Antisocial Habit
Getting Teachers Engaged With Technology
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum
<Yawn> <Groan><zzz><Snort><Grunt> If that’s the sort of thing that greets you when you tell a class that “we’re going to be looking at spreadsheets”, then maybe – just maybe – you ain’t doing it right. I mean, I think spreadsheets can be exciting, a window into some really lively discussion. OK, I admit it: I don’t get out nearly as much as I should, but even so….
Finnish School of the Future
Here’s an interesting-looking project, with a video about it. I don’t think the video does the project justice, and I think that it’s unfortunate that when we see three youngsters leaping into the air with joy at the end of the film, it’s when they’re leaving the school building at the end of the day!
Dates For Your Diary
Secondary ICT Co-ordinators Teachshare Recording Now Available
Battling the barriers of games-based learning
Pupils tend to want games that look fun and will not consider the educational aspect; teachers tend to want a very structured approach that compliments the vision of the subject they are delivering. Trying to deliver content we think suits both the learner and the teacher has been a difficult challenge.