http://nicolasmaterac.edublogs.org Technology in the classroom - Designing Learning for a Digital Generation Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:52:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One simple example or digital video use would be of a maths class in groups videoing themselves solving problems. The videos are then swapped between groups with other groups being challenged to do the ‘voice overs’ to solving the problems. At the end everyone watches them, has a laugh. Check ... http://nicolasmaterac.edublogs.org/2008/11/15/digital-veido-in-maths/ Hey! Try this game (programmed in flash, found by Toby Booth in our course). This is a typical internet flash application that will get you addicted in no time. It may be that you can use it with junior years to explain some simple physical applications of mechanics laws in ... http://nicolasmaterac.edublogs.org/2008/11/06/43/ Some years ago I had the immense honour to dine and sit next to Robert Cailliau, co-inventor of the World Wide Web with Tim Burners-Lee, following one of his conferences about the creation of one of the world’s wonders. He declares that he “came out of that initial project [www] ... http://nicolasmaterac.edublogs.org/2008/11/06/world-wide-web/ This post is a development of the ideas presented in my first post (here), as well as a list of useful links The World is not sharing very well. Free software are a way for developed countries to facilitate access for poor countries to equivalent software, or without going so far, facilitate ... http://nicolasmaterac.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/sharing-technology-free-softwares/ For our university Digital Learning course we did an immersion task which consisted in creating an 'infomercial' for the use of technology n the classroom. It is available in this previous post, and you will find below the mind maps which reflects upon the main features and issues of digital ... http://nicolasmaterac.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/big-mind-map-be-ready-to-scroll/ See here how some simple videos and ipods can be used as a "take home message" for specific scientific vocabulary or concepts. Essentially, teaching vocabulary the 'old way' as a list of words to "memorize" and "regurgitate for the test" is certainly not the most effective way. I know, for I ... http://nicolasmaterac.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/ipods-and-science-a-response/ Today I came accross this post of Don who, I must admit, discloses some issues relating to the education of teachers that I think need urgent consideration. Mainly, he says that teenagers now use technology everyday, and that teachers need the training to be able to follow them and include ... http://nicolasmaterac.edublogs.org/2008/10/30/more-time-a-response/ Enjoy... nico-and-mark-video-technology References and advice: Hoffenberg, H., & Handler, M. (2001). Digital video goes to school. Learning & Leading with Technology, 29(2), 10-15. BECTA (2003). What the research says about digital video in teaching and learning. http://nicolasmaterac.edublogs.org/2008/10/30/our-video-project-advertisement-for-technology/ This article from Hoffenberg and Handler (2001), is not the most recent we can find about the benefits of making videos as an educational tool... but surely the principles described there still hold today! The main idea is that video-making must have a purpose, which means it must be oriented towards ... http://nicolasmaterac.edublogs.org/2008/10/21/a-purpose-always-a-purpose/ Visiting slideshare this evening I came accross a very instructive slideshow about... Powerpoint presentations (one very well known type of slideshow). The main ideas being: to keep it simple, and have a point AND a structure. But you're better of looking at it by yourself... it might help us remember ... http://nicolasmaterac.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/keep-it-simple-slideshows/