I don’t know why this has only dawned on me now, but I am certainly glad it did. I remember back to one of my previous subjects that used Voice Thread as a means of communicating between lecturer and students as well as peer to peer. I think this wonderful piece of technology would be […]
Read more "Voice Thread"Exhausted would be an understatement. So I have used iPads in my lesson, unfortunately they are not transforming learning, however I do believe that they have amplified learning. My experience … I developed a lesson that would allow the students to use iPads to make a video recording, I thought this would be an awesome […]
Read more "Reflection on week 1 of prac"There are many apps and programs and ICTs out there that enable more effective and efficient communication. This can be especially helpful to build the bridge of communication between teachers and students as well as teachers and parents/care givers. Instagram, Seesaw, blogs, email are all ways we can communicate with other online. However, I was […]
Read more "Ensuring Inclusion with ICTs"The light bulb began shining brightly when I come to the realisation what transforming knowledge through ICT actually is. Here I was, thinking that by using and creating time lapse videos was transforming learning, however in fact, I was far from the truth … I was only amplifying learning. Yes, the ICT was transforming knowledge […]
Read more "Light bulb has been lit"I’m sitting on the fence with this one. In one paddock, I have learnt how beneficial implementing and allowing children to engage with using ICTs can be. ICTs can allow easier differentiation, increase communication skills, provide students with the skills they will need for the future, provide instant feedback, build confidence, provide choice etc. How […]
Read more "Are ICTs really beneficial in reality?"I just stumbled across an amazing resource that I think would amplify our teaching practices. The Teacher’s Corner It has an array of worksheets that you can create to suit your needs, you can then print them out, and the added bonus of saving them as a pdf. WHAAAT! Yep, you heard me right, if […]
Read more "Resource"During my search for information about blogs, I happened to stumble across this wonderfully informative blog called RipperResources. Not only is there an array of blog posts that share a wealth of knowledge about teaching and learning, there is also an extension of this blog on Pintrest where the blog creator provides a myriad of […]
Read more "Resources – Blog and more"So for the past couple of months I have gone from blog novice to blog advanced beginner. Although I am a far way off becoming an expert blogger, I do believe that it is a great skill to have and think that students could benefit greatly from sharing their thoughts on a blog where they […]
Read more "Bloggin away"A burning question … how can ICTs help students learn? My thoughts are that ICTs can help a broad range of learners within the classroom environment. If you have students that are visual learners – ICTs can help If you have students that are kinesthetic learners – ICTs can help If you have students require […]
Read more "How can ICTs help???"When I first began learning about how to create an ICT rich unit with various ICTs integrated throughout learning experiences, I felt way out of my depth. I thought, I can’t do this I don’t have enough knowledge to understand what constitutes and effective ICT or even have the knowledge of what ICTs were out […]
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Journey Ahead 