Dipity is a Web 2.0 application which allows chronological information to be entered and displayed as a timeline. It can then be shared via a blog or other website. The news headlines about our Olympics team below is an example of one your students could make. It is a ‘live’ timeline in that as events [...]
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The concept of best practice usually illicits some strong emotions from educators; what exactly is best practice. Best practice means different things to different people. With that in mind, here is my perspective of a framework or scaffold that can help school districts implement learning technologies appropriately. Again, my perspective; yours might be different. [...]
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Student Engagement, Visual Learning and Technology: Can InteractiveWhiteboards Help?William D. Beeland, Jr. Abstract: The purpose of this action research study was to determine the effect of the use of interactive whiteboards as an instructional tool on student engagement. Specifically, the desire was to see if student engagement in the learning process is increased while using [...]
Especially interesting was Stephen’s analogy of a move from learning being like searching for information/knowledge through a library .. and rather today’s learning should be seen as a utility, like electricity or water – it flows in a network that we tap in to when we want it. See www.downes.ca and E-Learning 2.0 in Development [...]
