The SpellingCity site lets teachers easily create their own spelling lists and then students can practice improving their spelling skills online. Check it out
Monday, November 3, 2008
SMARTBoards and a Vocabulary Game
A great idea for using Wordle is this vocab game, but also using an example of differentiated instruction.
SMARTBoards and How to Create Your Own Spinner using Animation
While it is very easy to create your own spinner, I have gathered some spinners and placed them in a single Notebook file. Check out the various ways to use a spinner in your learning and teaching.
Sharing Resources
Sharing information and resources will ultimately help utilise the SMART Boards in a way that increases learning in the classroom.We as educators need to share what we have and what we know. Go to the Gallery tab and select Online Essentials for Educators, you get a list of resources from Smart Technologies including:
Teachers´ Hub
Lesson activities
Curriculum standards
Lesson resources
SMART Exchange
SMART-accredited titles
EDCompass newsletter
Have you used these and slightly modified them?
Teachers´ Hub
Lesson activities
Curriculum standards
Lesson resources
SMART Exchange
SMART-accredited titles
EDCompass newsletter
Have you used these and slightly modified them?
Monday, October 20, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
E-Learning- Potential for Change
We have in e-learning the potential to revolutionise schools and the organisation of learning, shifting the balance from teacher to learner - empowering the learner and also releasing the teacher from an increasingly unrealistic burden.
The only way to bring about this real change is to get teachers excited about the use of ICT as a tool for teaching and learning, encourage them to share their resources and experiences.
Opening up the doors and give practical training to teachers. Teachers training teachers ! There exists within our Catholic system many wonderful, innovative and capable teachers, unfortunately so few of them are prepared to share their resources or take onboard new ideas. You have to convince them of the value of ICT to help their students and make their lives easier.
The only way to bring about this real change is to get teachers excited about the use of ICT as a tool for teaching and learning, encourage them to share their resources and experiences.
Opening up the doors and give practical training to teachers. Teachers training teachers ! There exists within our Catholic system many wonderful, innovative and capable teachers, unfortunately so few of them are prepared to share their resources or take onboard new ideas. You have to convince them of the value of ICT to help their students and make their lives easier.
IWB- Teaching 21st Century students with 21st Century technology
Teachers need to move away from seeing IWBs and ICT as a teaching or presentation tool to using it as learning tool to engage learners through interactive teaching styles.
Interactive Whiteboards are an excellent medium for appealing to the visual, kinaesthetic and auditory learners to create memorable lessons that stick in their minds.
ICT does not need to be clever and sophisticated in order to get students enjoying what they are doing. However, as we all know from our own experiences if you over use PowePoints, textbooks and worksheets, they can soon lose their appeal. Variety is critical to a successful lesson.
IWB`s are a brilliant medium but don't just use it to present ideas, get the kids out of their seats and have some fun!
The interactive board allows a teacher to bring the clear instruction pages, large visual images, audio files, movies, games to the class quickly and easily. It then allows the teacher to interact with these things without having to huddle down in front of a computer. The fact that you can write on and move the things on screen also means you are freed from the pre-ordained structure of a previously created powerpoint. Ultimately then it is of benefit to the teacher as it reduces planning time, frees up lesson time, and allows the use of a wide range of resources quickly.
It is not a panacea for bad teaching, and it can only ever be one tool in the classroom.
IWB can never replace the art of a good teacher who uses a variety of teaching and learning tools.
IWBs are one tool in the armoury of a good teacher, but like any tool its effectiveness can become blunted with over use! IWB enhances good teaching, rather than creates good teaching.
Students by their very nature are always on the cutting edge of innovation and technology and harnessing their knowledge, experience and questions is critical in any successful student/ teacher relationship. Dont be afraid to ask for their help.
I believe all IWB training should in part focus on users limitations and potential misuse. as well as the genuine benefits they can bring to teachers' planning and creation of varied lessons. Perhaps these can be explored in small after school groups where we can reflect on this.
Whether we love them or hate them, IWBs like any teaching and learning tool should never be allowed to become the sole focus in the lesson.
Equipping teachers with the skills they need to fully exploit these new technologies and use them effectively is my mission as an ICT teacher at Rosary School and OLV.
http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/showcase/index.php?showcase_id=55
Interactive Whiteboards are an excellent medium for appealing to the visual, kinaesthetic and auditory learners to create memorable lessons that stick in their minds.
ICT does not need to be clever and sophisticated in order to get students enjoying what they are doing. However, as we all know from our own experiences if you over use PowePoints, textbooks and worksheets, they can soon lose their appeal. Variety is critical to a successful lesson.
IWB`s are a brilliant medium but don't just use it to present ideas, get the kids out of their seats and have some fun!
The interactive board allows a teacher to bring the clear instruction pages, large visual images, audio files, movies, games to the class quickly and easily. It then allows the teacher to interact with these things without having to huddle down in front of a computer. The fact that you can write on and move the things on screen also means you are freed from the pre-ordained structure of a previously created powerpoint. Ultimately then it is of benefit to the teacher as it reduces planning time, frees up lesson time, and allows the use of a wide range of resources quickly.
It is not a panacea for bad teaching, and it can only ever be one tool in the classroom.
IWB can never replace the art of a good teacher who uses a variety of teaching and learning tools.
IWBs are one tool in the armoury of a good teacher, but like any tool its effectiveness can become blunted with over use! IWB enhances good teaching, rather than creates good teaching.
Students by their very nature are always on the cutting edge of innovation and technology and harnessing their knowledge, experience and questions is critical in any successful student/ teacher relationship. Dont be afraid to ask for their help.
I believe all IWB training should in part focus on users limitations and potential misuse. as well as the genuine benefits they can bring to teachers' planning and creation of varied lessons. Perhaps these can be explored in small after school groups where we can reflect on this.
Whether we love them or hate them, IWBs like any teaching and learning tool should never be allowed to become the sole focus in the lesson.
Equipping teachers with the skills they need to fully exploit these new technologies and use them effectively is my mission as an ICT teacher at Rosary School and OLV.
http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/showcase/index.php?showcase_id=55
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