Everyone seems to be agreed that teacher professional development is essential if teachers are to successfully integrate ICT into their classroom teaching. Here is an interesting publication from Education Weekthat highlights a number of interesting projects and ideas associated with 21st century learning. Though some may contest the notion of 21st century teaching and learning […]
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Don’t you just love free software! I can recommend a lovely 3D animation package called Muvizu – totally free and offering great creative potential. I am a big fan of animation for digital storytelling and there are many software packages that allow students to create wonderful animations. Most of these packages have to be bought
When it comes to teaching primary school pupils about the respiratory system I have found that the integration of a number of ICT tools can really enhance the teaching and learning within the classroom. Strand Unit: Human Life -> Human Life Processes Objective: become aware of and investigate breathing, appreciate the need for oxygen from
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I’m no way gifted when it comes to music and for many years I have relied on a variety of ICT resources to teach music in my classroom. My first ICT resource is the iTunes account that I set up for my class; my teaching laptop and my home PC are authorised to access this
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A few months back, I published a post on the Teachnet Learning Blog entitled ‘Wordclouds in Education’, which focused primarily on Wordle. Recently a new wordcloud application has emerged, called Tagxedo. The range of options available in Tagxedo for customisation is very impressive and it has expanded upon the capabilities of wordcloud generators that have
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As a new school year dawns many teachers will return to their classroom to find some new piece of technology in their room, if they are lucky! This might entail a new interactive whiteboard or a laptop computer + digital projector installed in their room. This scenario should be occurring in many schools, as all
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I was browsing the Microsoft Education website the other day and came across Songsmith – which is a very clever application that will develop a soundtrack to accompany a singer’s voice. Songsmith will allow the composer to choose from thirty different musical styles from Rock, Hip Hop, Dance, Techno, Jazz and Blues. Users can download
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Avatars are very much in vogue at this season. I have been using an an avatar generator called VOKI recently, having seen it’s use mentioned in this Teachers TV video. After login, the user takes three steps to creating a voki: 1. choose an avatar from a variety of human and animal forms, customise it
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There has been a wonderful sharing of resources in relation to the use of game-making software on the MirandaNet network this week. This is an area that I have some experience in and I would like to share my thoughts and some links on useful tools. Game-making software provides a wonderful tool for young people
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Digital Cre8or is a new and exciting course where both teachers and pupils can learn all about creating and sharing digital media. The Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology has setup Digital Cre8or Ireland as a not for profit organisation that offers the British Computer Society’s Digital Cre8or award to teachers and
