Better late than never
I love new technology! I don’t know what I ever did before I had a laptop and a smart phone? What was the world like without iTunes and Kindle? I know it wasn’t that long ago, but I can barely...
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Reflection on connectivism
In education today we are bombarded with information. There is no shortage of information, in fact according to the American Society of Training and Documentation (ASTD) it is believed that the...
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Whose Job Is It Anyway?
Whilst scanning some of Jeffs blog posts, I came across this rather eye catching title: Really? Is it my job to teach technology? This post refers back to a previous blog made by Andrew Vicars, in...
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Trying an Old Thing in a New Way
After reading a blog by Marc Prensky, I was inspired by this comment; It appears that students who write on a computer turn in longer and higher-quality assignments than those who compose by hand. This...
View ArticleWeather Around the World – unit plan
Weather Around the World – unit plan In year 3, we study a Geography unit called Weather Around The World. The objectives are usually taught as discrete lessons. I decided that instead of teaching the...
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What does your digital footprint say about you?
Currently in the UK, BBC News has been reporting a case which highlights the problem of having negative online reputation. Some rights reserved by Greencolander 17 year old Paris Brown has been forced...
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Is there privacy online?
I’ve been reading lots of articles and blogs this week about privacy online and its been alarming. This blog post by John Brownlee was the most disturbing to me. It talks about an app called ‘Girls...
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Copyright, Fair Use and Creative Commons
Copyright law is there to protect artists, writers, musicians, inventors and scientists from being exploited. It gives them the sole rights to profit from their work and encourages their contribution...
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Collaborating on a Responsible Use Agreement
If you are wondering what a Responsible Use Agreement is, let me explain. It is a set of guidelines and expectations for the responsible use of technology within school. The layout of the document will...
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Thoughts on Cyber-bullying
Some rights reserved by Chesi – Fotos CC For many of us, the term ‘bullying’ makes us think of name calling, threats, exclusion and pysical abuse. In the traditional sense, this kind of harassment...
View ArticlePresenting The Zen Way
This week I have been learning how to make a good presentation. Two things that really have really stuck with me is simplicity and story. In his blog – From Design to Meaning, Garr Reynolds quotes the...
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Exploring Visual Hierarchy
I have been reading about visual literacy and I’m learning that we are better equipped to take in information that is presented in an organised way. In his article on Visual Hierarchy, Brandon Jones...
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Reading Photographs
Last week I used photographs instead of a text as a reading comprehension activity. I got the idea from this lesson starter that I found on Larry Ferlazzo‘s blog about the best ways to use photos...
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Infographic for Responsible Online Behaviour
In my quest to introduce more visuals in my teaching, I decided to look for an Infographic that would support my lessons on responsible online behaviour. By Dennis Grice This one immediately caught my...
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Remix a lot
Remixing refers to the adaptation of existing work and it was first made popular in the hip hop world. A mash-up refers not just to music, but to the combining of works from any number of different...
View ArticleOur Film Debut
I have been very busy the past few weeks making an iMovie for our class assembly. Our History topic is the Romans and normally the class would have performed a play based on the Roman invasion of...
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Reflecting on Technology in my Classroom
This article by Edutopia Staff, states that there are many reasons to integrate technology into the curriculum. http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/ Research shows that it deepens and enhances the...
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Flipping Lessons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/proust/ The traditional model of classroom instruction has the teacher at the front of the class with the students passively receiving instruction. The students then go...
View ArticlePBL – projects or problems?
Problem-based learning is an inquiry based method of teaching which results in deeper learning and encourages higher order thinking skills. Problem-based learning uses the motivation to solve a problem...
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Learning through connections
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mareeam/ Nine years ago I decided to switch career paths and go into teaching. The course I chose was a part-time Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) which was...
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