The thought provokers of week 1 emphasised the need of incorporating ICT into pedagogy. The Australian Curriculum takes the view that ICT competence needs to be developed within the learning areas. This competence is defined as the ability to:
Investigate with ICT
Create with ICT
Communicate with ICT
Operate ICT
Operate and manage ICT within social and ethical protocols and practices
This competence is not limited to the specific use of a certain ICT. The rapidly changing world of ICT requires us to instill a competence which can be transferable to the work environment. Students will develop this competence as a consequence of, but not limited to:
sophisticated word processing to enhance text
conducting research
creating, publishing and presenting their learning
communication and collaborating inside and beyond the classroom
wikis, blogs, online forums, video conferencing
using simple and complex calculators
creating graphs
dynamic geometry software
computer algebra software
researching science concepts and applications
collection, analysis and reporting on data
creating animations and simulations to test predictions
locating, processing and communicating information
using spreadsheets and databases
The list of opportunities is only limited by imagination. Luckily there are just as many resources available to tweak ones imagination. This is a particular useful blog, Digital Tools for Teachers, if you are feeling limited.
TPACK
Blooms Taxonomy
Six Thinking Hats
Mobile Phone Activity
This week we used De Bono's six hats to discuss the validiof mobile phone in the classroom.
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Digital Pedagogy
The thought provokers of week 1 emphasised the need of incorporating ICT into pedagogy. The Australian Curriculum takes the view that ICT competence needs to be developed within the learning areas. This competence is defined as the ability to:
This competence is not limited to the specific use of a certain ICT. The rapidly changing world of ICT requires us to instill a competence which can be transferable to the work environment. Students will develop this competence as a consequence of, but not limited to:
The list of opportunities is only limited by imagination. Luckily there are just as many resources available to tweak ones imagination. This is a particular useful blog, Digital Tools for Teachers, if you are feeling limited.
TPACK
Blooms Taxonomy
Six Thinking Hats
Mobile Phone Activity
This week we used De Bono's six hats to discuss the validiof mobile phone in the classroom.
The group activity can be found here.
My relection of the activity is posted in my blog.
The Northwest Tree Octopus
This is why students need to evalate critically the sources on the internet.
What do you make of the Tree Octopus?
Thought Provokers
We need to develop some type of philosophy of how we are going to teach in this space. The thought provoking questions are:
What is the identity of the children who walk into the classroom?
How is it that we need to be teaching?
What is it that we need to be teaching in this digital environment?
Who is it that needs to be teaching them?