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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Webquests - theory, builder & resources
February 12, 2007 – 12:45 pm
Bernie Dodge & Tom March developed webquests.
Webquest theory: http://bestwebquests.com/what_webquests_are.asp
Webquest resources: http://webquest.org/
Webquest builder: http://instantprojects.org/
What has people’s experience with webquests been like?
What’s the single most used piece of ICT kit in UK teaching?
February 12, 2007 – 12:28 pm
The Interactive Whiteboard (IAW) is. The real question is what’s the benefit.
An academic paper by Dave Miller, Derek Glover and Doug Averis at Keele University analyses “Developing Pedagogic Skills for the Use of the Interactive Whiteboard in Mathematics“. It outlines the benefits to education practice and learning using IAW. Educators comfort, proficiency […]
Google Earth Geology - making it real
February 7, 2007 – 9:52 am
D’Arcy Norman’s Google Earth’s Geology screen cast is an impressive edtechnique. As a proof of concept, he took the free Google Maps and mashed it together with images of world through the geological ages, information about volcanoes, fault lines, plate tectonics, and other geological survey information.
With Google maps layers, he could quickly toggle between […]
Fishbowl
February 6, 2007 – 3:13 pm
A fabulous, practical use of Skype technology to faciltiate discourse, collaboration in a learning situation.
Inner circle people lead a discussion about a novel’s chapter (for example). They are assessed for preparation, analysis, participation, facilitiation and leadership.
The Outer Circle are to observe, note, analyse and report on what they observed. They can be […]
News feeds where there aren’t any
February 5, 2007 – 12:12 pm
Ever found a really interesting website and wanted stay upto date with the latest information? An RSS feed is perfect solution for this ~ but what if the website doesn’t have one?
Building my resources for 8109 I had exactly this issue. I use RSS so I can quickly, selectively view articles that might be of […]
Wot’s all this about now, guv?…
February 1, 2007 – 3:00 pm
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops”
is a Henry Adams quote in Mitch Albom’s book “Tuesdays With Morrie” [ISBN 0751529818]. This quote has helped me understand the power of education.
Inspired by this and an over indulged interest in tech, my goal for this blog is to learn […]
