Slideshow for Graduates at Harrietville (2008) re using ICT in the classroom

The following is a presentation done for Graduate teachers. The presentation and discussion was to prompt and promote the use of technology and some of the Web 2.0 tools available to enhance both teacher practice and student learning.

Presentation for Graduates Harrietville 2008

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A vision of K-12 education

Another clip that Grant & I have been using which has a really powerful way of promoting the use of ICT in the classroom.

This project was created to inspire teachers to use technology's power to engage students in higher level thinking. Equally important, it serves to motivate leadership in schools to provide teachers with the tools and training to do so.

Creating a Google account for your class/students

Having a Google account opens up and amazing array of online tools and applications that could be used to create effect in your classroom.

A Google account allows for such things as the creation of online documents/spreadsheets/presentations (think PowerPoint) for collaboration, creating and saving online maps with Google Maps, blogs for classes or students, RSS feeds through iGoogle, shared calendars etc as well as software such as Google Earth, Sketch Up and Picassa.

To create a Google account, use the following link: https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount

Please note, if students are to have their own individual account in SINA to be able to create an account as no 2 Google accounts can have the same email address. So class email logins will only work once.

Are you paying attention?

This clip from Teacher Tube has been shown around at various sessions that Grant and I have been presenting at, so by popular demand we have put it here for you. Has major implications for schools and the ICT Vels domain.

This video is at www.teachertube.com

Do schools kill creativity?

A must-see for every parent and teacher.

Education guru Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it.

Lots of things to think about, particularly in relation to the potential use for ICT as a creative learning tool across the curriculum.