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Is the Internet Responsible for Lazy Children?
I have just read Lucy’s blog posting where she has commented on an article titled “Internet is Making Kids Lazy”. I did not realise that there was so much negative controversy regarding the internet....
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Using Digital Video in the Classroom
I have just read an article about using digital technology inside the classroom. I agree that using digital technology, especially digital video, is a powerful way to motivate students, energize...
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Can Building Sandcastles Help Children’s Learning?
I just finished reading an article titled “Sandcastles go Digital” and I found it fascinating. The article is about Constructionism which implies that children learn best when they are in the active...
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Multi-million Dollar Microsoft School
Today in my sociology lecture an interesting story was presented. It was about a 75 million dollar Microsoft school that opened up in Philadelphia USA. This school was opened up in what you would call...
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Digital Textbooks! Is this the future?
renees-podcast I have just finished reading Loren’s blog. This is my podcast stating my views and opinions reagrding Digital Textbooks. Made available under Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution Licence:...
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Learning Through Your Mobile
I have just read an article about learning while mobile and I found it very interesting. The digital tools that we use to access various parts of this world are increasingly pervasive, networked and...
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Can Games Be Used As Learning Tools?
I have just read Emily’s blog posting titled “Games as Learning Tools” and I found it quite interesting and a bit controversial. My views are mirrored with that of Emily’s as I was also quite skeptical...
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Integrating WebQuests Into The Curriculum
I have just finished reading an article about integrating the web into the curriculum using WebQuests. It was great to see how an average teacher used WebQuests in her classroom to make learning more...
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Invloving Parents With ICT
I have just finished reading Allanah’s blog posting regarding involving parents in the ICT happenings at the school. Allanah talks about an ICT celebration that she is attending at a school in which...
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Concept Mapping: Does It Improve Students’ Literacy?
I have just finished reading an article about Concept Mapping and I was amazed at how great they are to use in the classroom. Concept mapping is a process for drawing pictures to represent the...
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