Take a couple of minutes out of your busy schedule to watch this very interesting video about our ever changing media landscape. Interesting fact: Dell claims to have earned $3 Million on Tweets since 2007. Twitter This video includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed [...]
Ideas for Learning and Creativity #2
March 20, 2010 By 1 Comment
This second post on Ideas for Learning and Creativity looks at examples from very diverse fields which we could use as teachers to enhance the way we think about learning, how we deliver lessons and what type of resources we create and use with our students. This cross-pollination of ideas is becoming more essential as [...]
Effective use of Social Media Part 1: Twitter in the classroom
July 15, 2009 By 2 Comments
It seems that many counties have opted to ban/block or discourage the use of Twitter, or any Social Media tool for that matter, as Twitter can leave students open to a range of different problems. The interesting question is of course: Shouldn’t we use Twitter in the classroom so that students learn how to use [...]
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July 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Good ideas: Modern Foreign Languages and Thinking Skills Mystery. Brilliant article by J. Baldwin: http://snipr.com/l685i Make them masters of knowledge and understanding: http://snipr.com/l68nh Make overviews clear and engaging: http://is.gd/1j4yn Thinking about concepts – ‘Active Mind-Mapping’ http://short.to/i2dy Visual Assessment : http://is.gd/1j4ne Independent Learning: http://snipr.com/l68io Create Meaning in your teaching. Use stories effectively. Tried mini-Sagas? http://is.gd/1j46p Model [...]
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