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In my previous post, I talked about how my daughter used ICT to put together her research project and presentation. It prompted me to reflect on my own experiences of ICT in the classroom, and it made me realize how vastly different my own learning was to that which my daughter is experiencing today, nearly 30 years later.

Applied ICTs

I had first-hand experience of a year 1 student using ICTs to put a project together.

My daughter Lily is doing a unit on mini-beasts this term, and one of the her assessment items is to do a presentation in front of the class.

Group 1 Digital Tools: Wiki Creation and Reflection

I messed around with a wiki and came up with a concept for a Small Creatures Wiki. Before you start shouting at me for putting too much stuff on there... I got carried away.

Will a picture of a spider help?

Connectivism IRL

I read a fascinating article from my favourite satire website, Cracked.com.

Working in a Wiki

As an engagement exercise for our ICT class, we worked on building a wiki to discuss the pros and cons of students using their mobile phones in the classroom.

Reflections on Connectivism

There are several traditional theories on how learning takes place. However, a newer theory, Connectivism, is starting to gain traction. It's relevance lies in the rapid pace of information technology, and the abundance of information available on the internet. How we find it and filter it is deemed just as important, if not more so, than exactly what it is.

TPACK explained simply (hopefully!)

What is TPACK?

TPACK is a fine example of teacherese. It's an acronym for Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge. And it looks like this (click on the image for a larger version):