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| Tom Barrett (Nottingham) have been using Google Docs with his students for over a year now and he had spent some time writing about his experiences so far. One of the key questions that he has been exploring for a while now is “How do you mark and manage student work in Google Docs?” but this simple question is applicable to most other online office tools. In this post he explore a facet of this type of assessment that he would call “unobtrusive collaboration”. | http://tinyurl.com/4umv77 (with permission) |
| BECTA (copyrighted) This report is focused on e-safety issues relevant to Web 2.0 use in education. It begins by examining existing research for an understanding of the current landscape in which e-safety and Web 2.0 issues play out, and current opinions by experts on how best to navigate the challenges of supporting safe use of Web 2.0 tools. | The report in PDF format is available lower down on the page as an attachment. |
| The Seven Pillars model was designed to be a practical working model which would facilitate further development of ideas amongst practitioners in the field and would hopefully stimulate debate about the ideas and about how those ideas might be used by library and other staff in higher education concerned with the development of students' skills. (with permission from SCONUL : http://www.sconul.ac.uk/groups/information_literacy/sp/model.html) | Two documents on the seven headline skills are available lower down the page as attachments. |
| BECTA (copyrighted) have done and publish research on the benefits of Web 2.0 use in the classroom. The reports found that young learners are prolific users of Web 2.0 technologies in their leisure time but that the use of Web 2.0 in the classroom was limited. However, schools and teachers who are innovating in this area have found benefits | The report, Becta report - benefits of web2.0 in classroom (PDF) is available lower down on the page as an attachment. |
| eSchool News: 'Digital Disconnect' divides kids and educators. Most principals think their schools prepare students for 21st-century careers -- but students disagree By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor (permission awaited) | See the link for Digital Disconnect' divides kids and educators (PDF) lower down the page. |
| Educator workload in South Africa gives an overview of what educators in South Africa do as part of their job on a daily basis. It highlights problems educators experience that hampers them in their profession. It is a report on a research done by the HSRC. the book can be purchased or downloaded for free from the HSRC website. Numerous other titles over a very broad spectrum of education related matters will be found here. Just search the site through. | Educator workload in S.A. (http://tinyurl.com/5pzmtw ) HSRC home ( http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/home.php ) |
| Twitter is a microblogging site (one of many others) where people are updating on their every move (supposedly). It is a community of people who follow others with whom they believe they share common interests. These groups interact through short dialogue and inform as well as receive info form others on a minute to minute basis - if one may so wishes. To build your own community of followers one have to consider various options. | To have a look at How to build your own community have a look at Sarah Evans article. |
| DI = Differentiating Instruction: Althoughmany educators realize technology's enormous potential to help them differentiate their instruction so that all students can learn, regardless of students' needs, abilities, or learning styles, it might be hard for them to find concrete applications of this approach to emulate in their classrooms | Technology empowers differentiated instruction |
| Project based learning is an old concept incorporating ICT skills training with subject content, rather than the two standing separate. Are your ICT training on the right track? See how you can get it on track! | Project-based learning engages students, garners results |
| UDL - Universal Design of Learning is, according to Mace, "Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design." | |
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Digital Disconnect_ divides kids educators.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 33k)
posted by chrisfc Oct 31 2008, 3:25 AM EDT
Students and educators disagree on whether their schools are preparing graduates adequately for the jobs of the 21st century.
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Becta report - benefits of web2.0 in classroom.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 24k)
posted by chrisfc Oct 17 2008, 1:57 PM EDT
The use of Web2.0 tools
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seven pillars.gif (GIF Image - 42k)
posted by chrisfc Oct 14 2008, 7:48 AM EDT
GIF Image of the seven pillars
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The Seven Headline Skills expanded.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 24k)
posted by chrisfc Oct 14 2008, 7:46 AM EDT
An expanded model.
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web2_esafety.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 260k)
posted by chrisfc Oct 13 2008, 7:12 AM EDT
Becta report on e-safety issues. (elsewhere on this page)
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