A presentation by Claire Amos
From the NZC:
E-learning and pedagogy
Information and communication technology (ICT) has a major impact on the world in which young people live. Similarly, e-learning (that is, learning supported by or facilitated by ICT) has considerable potential to support the teaching approaches outlined in the above section.
For instance, e-learning may:
Schools should explore not only how ICT can supplement traditional ways of teaching but also how it can open up new and different ways of learning.
Discussion Questions: How well is your present classroom providing for your students' future? With limited resources, how might we address this?
e-Learning and implications for New Zealand schools: a literature review
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/77614/
Author: Noeline Wright
Published: July 2010
Think, pair, share reading activity: Each of you have been given a copy of the conclusion to read and then will extract what you see to be the most important key messages. Discuss your finding with the person next to you and then share with the group what you see as being the most important points.
Also worth a read!
Literacy Teaching and Learning in e –Learning Contexts
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/77144
Author: Sue McDowall for CORE Education and New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Published: June 2010
Blog and Wiki Ulearn presentation PowerPoint
Beyond the virtual classroom – Developing literacy through the use of online communities in English - Check out my project here
Discussion Questions: How would you like teachers to use online communities in your school? How could you support them?
Software for Learning
Using the “technology in your pocket”
To complete in your own time
Activity: In pairs, you will have 5 minutes to complete the following:
Using your phone's voice recorder you will record your partner talking.
Using your mobile phone you will then take still shot of your partner and a short video (if you have a video recorder on your phone).
Extension Activity - Uploading your files to your laptop - One you have completed the task you will have another 10 minutes to attempt to upload your files to your and your partner's laptop using bluetooth. First turn on bluetooth on your phone and your laptop. Then locate your file on your phone, when you choose to send your file, an option should come up to send via bluetooth (not available on iphone). If your laptop doesn't have bluetooth you will need a bluetooth USB device.
Need more advice? Check out a handy tutorial here.
Bright idea - You can also use bluetooth to transfer files to your teacher or students' mobiles - imagine the possibilities!
Discussion questions: How could you use the technology in your pocket as a school leader? What would your policy be for mobile phone use in a high school?
How you could use Google forms
Cloud-computing articles from eschoolnews
Principals and Social Networking Report (US Report)
Facebook in education - Facebook's own education page
Activity - Read this article about how Facebook was used to support teaching and learning in a history class. How do you think this could transfer to other teaching areas? Discuss.
A 100 ways to teach with Twitter - an interesting article!
Considering Twitter as a PLN!
Who you could follow on Twitter:
Edscapes PPTA Professional
edconnectnz Edconnect
tedtalks TEDTalks Updates
TKINewZealand Te Kete Ipurangi
TEDxAkl TedxAkl
educationweek Education Week
TeachersTV Teachers TV
netsafeNZ NetSafe NZ
SirKenRobinson Sir Ken Robinson | Los Angeles eschoolnews eSchool NewsDigistoreNZ Digistore
Interfacemag Interface Magazine | Auckland, New Zealandshiftingthinkng Shifting Thinking
NZCERPress NZCER Press
CoreEducation Core Education
Check out a recent internet debate aired on TVNZ7 here.
Discussion Questions: How could you use Facebook and/or Twitter? What is your position about using social networking sites in a high school setting?
Other great sites and software: