Posted in Education, Education Reform on Apr 30th, 2008 No Comments »
Papert in his article The Gears of My Childhood explores the importance of choice and passion in constructionism. The idea that children, on areas with interest can learn with enthusiasm, fun and excitement is illicited to his audience through his own personal anectdote of playing and modelling gears as a child.
The problem is that as prospective [...]
Posted in Education on Apr 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
The University of Georgia published the article 6 C’s of Motivation which specifically deals with how to increase student motivation within the classroom.
These six C’s:
Choice – students get to choose what interests them most.
Challenge – making difficult tasks encourages children to strive.
Control – “If students are involved in the process of classroom control, they will be more [...]
Posted in Education Reform on Apr 17th, 2008 2 Comments »
Now I don’t think there’s one ‘youngen’ around who hasn’t heard the rants of a more senior person about today’s anti-social children who spend more time in front of televisions, computers and other gaming consoles rather than outside playing with friends.
And if you haven’t heard the rants, then you’ve probably heard the reports.
Well, for a [...]
Posted in Tech Advancement on Apr 12th, 2008 No Comments »
I’m disgusted by the fact that a company is creating bullet-proof backpacks in order to protect children from school shootings in America.
The statistics published on mychildspack.com, the company creating this new backpack claim that on average there is one school shooting incident per week since 1999 with 229 deaths 422 injuries. They sound a little exaggerated [...]
Posted in Foreign Education on Apr 11th, 2008 No Comments »
Returning to my post on Israel’s Smart Technology, I found and have attached a news report on Youtube relating to the technological revelations unfolding in Israel which highlight “the classroom of tomorrow centered around the computer and technology”
One observer is filmed saying that “so far the only thing that has not been replaced by the [...]
Posted in Education Reform on Apr 10th, 2008 No Comments »
I’d have to say I agree with Ashleigh’s blog 3 X’s mark the spot! Which, through the use of Idel Harel’s “The Tree X’s” explores the idea that the “internet is one of the best tools for learning that should be used with traditional strategies as well”
The 3 X’s Harel speaks of – eXploring, eXchange [...]
Posted in Tech Advancement on Apr 10th, 2008 No Comments »
Intel makes a habit of training up teachers in the art of using technology and so far have trained between 4.5 and 5 million teachers around the world says Intel’s Chairman Craig Barrett on BBC article “Bridging Africa’s digital divide”
He, like myself maintains that technology is simply a tool, and that the key to classroom [...]
Posted in Foreign Education on Apr 9th, 2008 3 Comments »
Israel’s Smart Technology
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yehudaco/205944288
Transcript of Podcast:
was recently reading an article in Ha’aretz, Israel’s leading English newspaper. Israel is internationally renowned for it’s technological innovation, particularly in the fields of science, medicine and warfare, its educational realm has somewhat survived in silence, perhaps not as prestigious as the three aforementioned, I felt it fitting to give [...]
Posted in Education Reform, Tech Advancement on Apr 4th, 2008 No Comments »
Lia Timson reports on how the digital age is changing teaching in her article ‘A different class’ published in the Sydney Morning Herald on April 3, 2008.
She writes how “students will be able to produce work at school, access it from home and share their reports with parents, who will also have electronic contact with [...]
