Devices are changing a lot, it’ll be interesting to see. I think, you know, device prices are coming down, that’s a good thing. I think there still needs to be some metric around about how much you spend as to, in where’s the improvement?
By utilising the wisdom and experience of staff and creating blended learning environments, students should be able to operate in their preferred modality of learning whilst controlling certain aspects of their learning pathway.
Some of our kids are stuck in a game of educational Monopoly, losing motivation and having nowhere to go as it is raining outside. It is our responsibility to maybe pack away the Monopoly board and introduce a new paradigm to them.
A great way to make the most out of the G Suite apps is to combine them together in a simple learning flow. By embedding Google Drawings into a Doc you’re able to launch students into pre-selected websites and resources, as well as provide a scaffolded tool to record their thinking and learning.
Why in schools, do we seem to snuff out this natural enthusiasm? The level of concentration in the eyes of the young people trying to learn new tricks was supported by encouragement and advice from their peers. Natural collaboration, community and culture. The skaters controlled their learning, broke big tricks down into a series of smaller ones and slowly increased the level of “danger” as confidence grew. All controlled by themselves.
If you want to engage and motivate – there’s nothing better than Pokemon Go at the moment. And when you connect an engagement tool with something meaningful – you get some super effective teaching and learning!
In this post we show you the exact steps needed to make a Pokemon map using Google maps and connect this to a history and or geography lesson for students.
NOTE: If you are concerned about security and the Pokemon App, we don’t use the Pokemon game to develop this lesson – you just use the images off the internet.
An online learning and collaborating system is a key part of the blended learning model. With so many Learning Management Systems or LMS’s in the market, which one is right for your students.
Adam Vardanega shares what is working in his classes and why.
We have all heard the the phrase pedagogy. But what about its bigger brother Andragogy?
There seems to be some momentum towards an andragogical approach to learning in classrooms all around the world. What is this approach and how can we manage the demands placed on us a s teachers?
In this UsingTechnologyBetter Show, we talk about about Podcasting and using Technology to transform your classroom into a thriving, connected, learning community Below you will find the recording of the video and the show notes. If you would like to receive
