The Expectations of stakeholders
Recently, I have been working on a program for the senior school and it is interesting to reflect on this. The first point of reflection is the “why” question. Why do we want to incorperate technology into the program, and this isn’t just a technology program it is actually about any form [...]
Accessing recreational sites during classes and while at work is an issue facing employers [3] and schools alike. The cost, in dollar terms, can be huge and in lost productivity, is significant. Various strategies are employed to manage this but these are often ineffective, draconian or dictatorial. How can we manage this issue better?
The digital [...]
With the recent discussions about the Software for schools deal, its worth considering some of the other tools we could use in our teaching.
One of the best tools for the visual learner is a mind map. This learning tool is not covered by the software for schools package but fortunately for us there are some [...]
Well I have arrived in Arkansas. And its flat, I am missing hills. Its a pretty state farm lands indespersed with patchs of woodlands.
The process of getting here has been quite long, but I had yesterday (saturday) to recuperate in Memphis. We went out last night to BB Kings house of Blues and had 4 [...]
This is another tool I am developing. I would appreciate comments and feedback. What are the missing verbs which are misplaced?
This tool is an attempt to analyse the structure of examinations and tests and look at the balance between higher order thinking skills (HOTS) and lower order thinking skills (LOTS). Many examinations have a large [...]
Research has indicated that timely and effective feedback is second only to teaching of higher order thinking skills in its benefit to learning.
Today we had a presentation looking at Formative assessment (more on this) but one of the aspects of this presentation that I liked was a model for feedback. The model is ranked from [...]
Social networks provide huge opportunities for education but can potentially have devasting consequences as well.
As classroom teachers we have a set of processes we use to keep ourselves and our students safe.
We keep our conversations appropriate. You can not divorce yourself from your students lives but you do keep a respectful distance.
We avoid meeting students [...]
The Herald on Sunday, today, ran a feature article on students using facebook in an inappropriate manner, firstly in a conversation about a fellow students and then posting comments about a teacher.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10578306
While I might have suspicions that the article was given priority because of the profile of the school. The article does highlight a number [...]
Sue and Fiona just got back from the Apple Bus tour and they have enthusiastically been sharing with me their experiences. One of the things that I enjoyed the most was the plaque on the wall at the Apple briefing centre. Here is the photo.
The text reads as follows:
“ Here’s to the crazy ones. [...]
Over the last two weeks I have been presenting the Digital Citizen to the year 11 and 13 students at school. It has been an interesting and enlightening experience.
Part of the process has been discussing with then the “code of ethics”, the six facets of the digital citizen and taking there feedback on it. For [...]
