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Above is my vlog response to the BECTA Article that encourages the use of digital video in the classroom.  I most certainly agree with the suggestions raised especially in regards to student engagement and motivation.
PS: It would appear that you may need to click the download link to view my video as the integrated Quicktime player doesn’t [...]

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Dalziel presents an article on the Learning Activity Management System (LAMS) within which he suggests that “the main elements [of learning design] tend to include greater focus on “context” dimensions of e-learning (rather than simply “content”) and greater recognition of the role of “multi-learner” (rather than just single learner) environments”.
What I take from this is that [...]

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I read Warky’s blog posting on Gee’s article, Learning by Design: Good video games as learning machines, which I had also read.
I absolutely agree with the three points he raises on using gaming the classroom.  I’ll admit I’m also a nerd, I play World of Warcraft (WoW) and teach computers and I think that puts me up with [...]

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Well, I viewed my first slideshare example, and I was quite impressed.  It is a website that allows you to view, download and share presentations.  What a fabulous idea! 
It’s a really worthwhile idea to support, because when you think about it, all over the world, presentations are being written that have been written many times before.  [...]

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Wow, a really interesting podcast got me thinking, but there are a few points I’d like to examine:

Suggesting that 20th century literacy involved memorising facts from a textbook is to some degree true, at least for the first 75% of the century, but things were already changing before the 21st century rolled in.
Comparing a Mario [...]

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An interesting video shared on YouTube provides insight and encouragement for teachers that wish to experiment with pdocasting in the classroom.  The point I wish to comment on is raised at about 1:23 in the video.   The author states “today’s students are already publishing material on the Web”.  I absolutely agree, and this is a [...]

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I was experimenting with GeoGebra for a mathematics teaching methods assessment when I recalled Nico’s post on the subject.  It really is quite useful software (and free, which is its major advantage over the more popular commercial software Geometer’s Sketch Pad).
The potential benefits have already been discussed by Nico in his post.  What I wished to add [...]

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There seems to have been some hype surrouding Fisch’s post being voted the most influential on Edublogs in 2007.  There are some controversial things in this post, and after reading Matthew K’s thoughtful take on it and Chris’ enjoyable rant, I feel compelled to comment also.
I absolutely enjoyed reading Chris’ three reasons why Fisch’s statement (about not being [...]

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After briefly summarizing educational research and the potential for the integration of ICTs into the classroom Romeo goes on in his discussion to give two visions for the future of education.  Both are extreme examples of in which direction technology could head.
 
Scenario 1 seems to involve a school comprehensively run almost solely by technology, and [...]

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I read an article entitled “Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Curriculum-based Technology Integration Reframed” (Harris, Msihra and Koelher) which unforunately was on print media, but there is a helpful wiki maintained by one ot the authors (Matthew J. Koehler) which summarises the main point behind the TPCK framework.
In all honesty, I don’t see this model as [...]

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