Roald Dahl is worldwide known as a children's literature author. But he is also brilliant at writing stories for adults. We are reading two examples of both kinds of Dahl's work in class, so look at this poster to get some information before going deeper into the readings.
You've got a video and a game on the Twits and a funny summary of the Landlady that will help you understanding the real text. And of course, you have a video of the author himself talking to some kids about witches. Enjoy it!
Showing posts with label ICT resource. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ICT resource. Show all posts
Monday, 5 April 2010
Saturday, 16 May 2009
Council of Europe on ICT education
These days I've been following an exciting discussion on ICT in education on Twitter networking website. Read a summary of the discussion on InvesTICant by Isabel Ferrer Arabí. This discussion started after the Spanish government announced an ambitious plan to network all schools in the country. And this is definitely OK, but the problem arouse about how it was going to be developed. It seems now that the Spanish government has read all these opinions and some changes are being introduced to the plan -as for example,in relation to free software, according to this piece of news.
And, because of all that, I wondered what the Council of Europe could have said about this topic. And, of course, I have found some interesting Recommendations on ICT in education. So, here, I link three documents and highlight some ideas in relation to open-source software.
Recommendation 1586 (2002). The digital divide and education.
The Assembly recommends to join forces with other international bodies that are currently considering access to digital material on the Internet in order to establish the public service principle in the digital environment and in particular to develop norms for the use of such material for educational and other socially necessary purposes.
Recommendation 1836 (2008). Realising the full potential of e-learning for education and training.
E-learning can be a powerful means of creating open educational resources accessible to everybody, thus counteracting a society divided by unequal skill levels. In this regard, the Assembly calls on member parliaments to support the so-called “open-source” movement in software development and initiatives for open educational resources – freely accessible on the Internet – and to adopt measures to combat the digital divide in order to close the gap between those who have access to ICT and the acquisition of ICT skills and those who do not, thus ensuring digital literacy for all.
Doc. 11846. Realising the full potential of e-learning for education and training.
The Committee of Ministers also takes note of the Assembly’s recommendation to examine the standardisation of the technical infrastructure and software concerning e-learning, including free open-source software on the Internet, in order to facilitate their use and ensure their interoperability.
Although the open-source software is not the key concept in any of these documents, the fact is that it is considered in all of them as an important element when introducing ICT in all levels of educational systems.
And, because of all that, I wondered what the Council of Europe could have said about this topic. And, of course, I have found some interesting Recommendations on ICT in education. So, here, I link three documents and highlight some ideas in relation to open-source software.
Recommendation 1586 (2002). The digital divide and education.
The Assembly recommends to join forces with other international bodies that are currently considering access to digital material on the Internet in order to establish the public service principle in the digital environment and in particular to develop norms for the use of such material for educational and other socially necessary purposes.
Recommendation 1836 (2008). Realising the full potential of e-learning for education and training.
E-learning can be a powerful means of creating open educational resources accessible to everybody, thus counteracting a society divided by unequal skill levels. In this regard, the Assembly calls on member parliaments to support the so-called “open-source” movement in software development and initiatives for open educational resources – freely accessible on the Internet – and to adopt measures to combat the digital divide in order to close the gap between those who have access to ICT and the acquisition of ICT skills and those who do not, thus ensuring digital literacy for all.
Doc. 11846. Realising the full potential of e-learning for education and training.
The Committee of Ministers also takes note of the Assembly’s recommendation to examine the standardisation of the technical infrastructure and software concerning e-learning, including free open-source software on the Internet, in order to facilitate their use and ensure their interoperability.
Although the open-source software is not the key concept in any of these documents, the fact is that it is considered in all of them as an important element when introducing ICT in all levels of educational systems.
Saturday, 9 May 2009
Media literacy
Today I would like to recommend a short but interesting interview with Chirsta Pets, member of the European Parliament.
She defines what media literacy is and highlights some key factors to bare in mind:
- media education should help people to realise that personal information is public on social networking websites.
-media education should be a part of formal curriculum, a tool for lifelong learning and a compulsory part in teacher training courses.
Read here the complete interview.
She defines what media literacy is and highlights some key factors to bare in mind:
- media education should help people to realise that personal information is public on social networking websites.
-media education should be a part of formal curriculum, a tool for lifelong learning and a compulsory part in teacher training courses.
Read here the complete interview.
Sunday, 26 April 2009
Web 2.0 is the future of Education
This is Steve Hargadon's presentation and talk. I have just started listening to it, and I feel it's great. I shall come back to it as soon as I can and I post it here in case you are interested in it too.
(And, don't panic! It seems very difficult but it isn't. Just keep listening and you will realise you are able to understand it.)
(And, don't panic! It seems very difficult but it isn't. Just keep listening and you will realise you are able to understand it.)
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Becoming a better teacher with technology.
This is another pretty interesting video to justify the integration of ICT in our teaching.
If our students are digital learners, how can we engage them without ICT?
If our students are digital learners, how can we engage them without ICT?
Twitter in Plain English
Are you on Twitter?
As teachers we have to be up to date in new technologies, and Twitter is something to keep in mind too.
I just got started so I really don't know much about it. So, first of all, let's learn about it and then, we can think about applying Twitter to our lessons.
This is Twitter in Plain English.
As teachers we have to be up to date in new technologies, and Twitter is something to keep in mind too.
I just got started so I really don't know much about it. So, first of all, let's learn about it and then, we can think about applying Twitter to our lessons.
This is Twitter in Plain English.
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Interesting documents
Here you have got some interesting documents on e-learning:
HIGHSCHOOL.COM
BLENDED LEARNING GUIDE
LEARNING SOLUTIONS. E-MAGAZINE
DEFINING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA DESIGN EDUCATION
And another really interesting matrix:
HIGHSCHOOL.COM
BLENDED LEARNING GUIDE
LEARNING SOLUTIONS. E-MAGAZINE
DEFINING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA DESIGN EDUCATION
And another really interesting matrix:
TOP 100 TOOLS FOR LEARNING 2008
Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008 by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, Knowledge, Skills and Tools for the Learning 2.0 Age
Technology Integration Matrix
What is the Technology Integration Matrix?
The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students.Technology Integration Matrix
Saturday, 11 October 2008
MY UDUTU
UDUTU is a new elearning platform. It's one of a number of "rapid elearning" tools now avaliable on the market thanks to web 2.0.
It's an elearning course authoring tool, which means that you can do your own lessons. It's quite complete as it supports video and audio, tests and it doesn't seem to be very difficult to use.
Anyway it's just another tool to give your students more learning opportunities but you cannot get any information of their work and marks in the course.
Here you have got two pretty good examples:
Begginer guide to online course design -What is online elearning?
Bill Gates steps down course
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Great statement!
I have found this statement and I really love it:
Technologies should be like the sails of a ship
if well woven and operated by skillful sailors, the captain only has to indicate the direction.
You can find it in the following web: seed
Could we transfer it to our schools?
Are the sailors the teachers in schools? Is the captain the headteacher? Could ICT be truly integrated in schools by teachers able to manage it and the headteacher only be needed to coordinate the implementation?
You may also enjoy this other web: red-ink doctoral school.
The goal of Red-ink is the understanding of eduational technologies and e-learning.
Technologies should be like the sails of a ship
if well woven and operated by skillful sailors, the captain only has to indicate the direction.
You can find it in the following web: seed
Could we transfer it to our schools?
Are the sailors the teachers in schools? Is the captain the headteacher? Could ICT be truly integrated in schools by teachers able to manage it and the headteacher only be needed to coordinate the implementation?
You may also enjoy this other web: red-ink doctoral school.
The goal of Red-ink is the understanding of eduational technologies and e-learning.
Monday, 1 September 2008
First day ppt
Look at this powerpoint presentation. It seems to be the introduction of a class teacher in the first day of class. Notice the organisation of every important item such as behaviour, homework and activities in class. Really interesting, well done but maybe too strict and harsh.
Find more videos like this on Classroom 2.0
Find more videos like this on Classroom 2.0
Friday, 8 August 2008
Integrating ICT
Look at this video, in www.teachers.tv:
http://www.teachers.tv/video/4977
Do you know what our schools are doing about ICT? Are we integrating ICT into all subjects of the curriculum? Are our Primary students learning ICT by using them in all lessons? Or, are they learning how to use ICT in specific subjects on ICT?
What do you think? Do you think that it is necessary to have a ICT as a subject? Or do you think, that using ICT in all subjects it is enough to learn how to use it too? Or, could be that both standpoints are complementary?
http://www.teachers.tv/video/4977
Do you know what our schools are doing about ICT? Are we integrating ICT into all subjects of the curriculum? Are our Primary students learning ICT by using them in all lessons? Or, are they learning how to use ICT in specific subjects on ICT?
What do you think? Do you think that it is necessary to have a ICT as a subject? Or do you think, that using ICT in all subjects it is enough to learn how to use it too? Or, could be that both standpoints are complementary?
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Digital chasm
Another easy and quick video about one of the negative consequences of ICT, that is the digital chasm.
Anyway, I don't feel the last statement in the video is suitable... they compare two facts that cannot be compared, both are different and both are important. What do you think?
Anyway, I don't feel the last statement in the video is suitable... they compare two facts that cannot be compared, both are different and both are important. What do you think?
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 in the classroom?
What does it mean?
What's the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0?
Is there a dark side of the Web 2.0? Are these disadvantages great enough to stop us, as teachers, from using the Web 2.0?
What does it mean?
What's the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0?
Is there a dark side of the Web 2.0? Are these disadvantages great enough to stop us, as teachers, from using the Web 2.0?
Digital learners
There are so many videos about the way we teach and the way our students learn. Let's see some of them.
Our students are digital learners... are we engaging their interest?
If we learn by doing, what are we learning sitting all day?
Why are our schools still the same?
Learners 2.0. How do they learn?
Our students are digital learners... are we engaging their interest?
If we learn by doing, what are we learning sitting all day?
Why are our schools still the same?
Learners 2.0. How do they learn?
Blogs in education
There is a lot of theory about blogging in education. Let's check it!
Read this article about getting started.BLOGS IN EDUCATION
Download the PDF document here.
Read the summary of the article Educational Blogging by Stephen Downs.
Read this article about getting started.BLOGS IN EDUCATION
Download the PDF document here.
Read the summary of the article Educational Blogging by Stephen Downs.
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