Here are a selection of interesting articles on education, technology and digital citizenship: New Zealand Herald Defence force highlights social network dangers – http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10870096 – This is a Digital citizenship basic concept, look after yourself by not posting information that can potentially put you at risk. For these guys it could be life and limb [...]
Here are a couple of useful links that I have come across recently. 1. Educause - 7 things you should know - http://www.educause.edu/ There are two recent updates in this useful series. The first is collaborative learning spaces and the second infographics tools. We are seeing across education a shift towards learning happening not just in [...]
The UK, like many countries is struggling with how to teach ICT. They have been teaching a skills based program in isolation from the context. They like many people have taught “excel” or “powerpoint” rather than integrating these skills sets into every aspect of teaching and learning. (I know this is a broad and sweeping [...]
I have just read a very interesting article from the BBC called “Ready for the robot revolution?” The article itself is very interesting and a great starting point for discussion in class but two aspects were worth discussion. The first involves Azimov’s 3 Laws of Robotics – this is a standard and one I make [...]
Here are a selection on websites I have stumbled across from various blogs and searches. Clickable Mummy: http://www.akhet.co.uk/clikmumm.htm Interested in mummies an interactive site they can learn about the process of mummification. Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com 50 States: http://www.50states.com/ Learning geography can be a little more interactive with this site that lists tons of facts about each [...]
Part of the IB ITGS course is examining the role of AI, Robotics and Autonomous system. Students are asked to engage in discussion and debate about the social and ethical issues arrising from these technologies and there impact on society. Here are two great articles for starting this debate. 1. Autonomous tech ‘requires debate’ By Jason [...]
Well the first workshop of the week has gone well. It wasn’t huge but that made for much better interactions and I suspect better learning. The first workshop was in Rotorua and was an introduction to robotics using the Lego NXT robots and mindstorms software.This was a full hands on play session, we had food [...]
This is the missing link and solution for the robotics resources. Here is Number 5 – Walls and edges and the programming solution and also the programming solution for activity three – brace, brace, brace – using the Ultra-Sonic sensor. So Here is the complete set of resources: activity one.pdf – 50cm and no more [...]
I have completed another couple of Lego Starter resources. The resources are: Activity Four – edge finder. Using the light sensor to find the edge of the desk Activity four solution – this is a sample program for activity four Activity Six – speed racer. This is looking at designing the robot for a specific [...]
I am preparing some Learning resources for my students and staff to introduce them to the Lego NXT robots. One of the key focuses of this course is problem solving and the students and staff developing solutions to the problems. The first three resources are: Activity One – 50cm and No More – Developing precise [...]
