The city of Argleton cannot be found on Google Maps! on the iPhone. Posted via email from the material mind
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Bad journalism or fast IT reaction?
In today’s issue (04.11.2009, p.22) of L’esssentiel, a free daily newspaper in Luxembourg, I read an article about the fictive city Argleton… A city that apparently only exists in cyberspace and could be found on Google Maps, somewhere close to Liverpool, UK, Europe. The newspaper article proposes a number of…
2009 Halloween Class Video
via youtube.com I think that this teacher’s PERFORMANCE was great! And many of you may think that this was a great lesson… It was funny, well orchestrated, etc. However, I do think that it’s ultimately also an example of “bad teaching”… because it’s ENTERTAINMENT instead of LEARNING. Students will remember…
LSF Lexique: Les termes de spécialité en Langue des Signes Française
via lsf.education.fr The “LSF Lexique” is an online video database with signs for specialty concepts (for instance terms in medical sciences) in the French Signs Language. The idea is to build up (and make available) a reference database for FSL signs to represent concepts for which there are no “official”…
International Journal of Education and Development using ICT
The International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT) is an e-journal that provides free and open access to all of its content. via ijedict.dec.uwi.edu I’ve recently discovered this international journal and I will bookmark it today for future reference. Posted via web from the material…
RE: ICT As An Education Tool: Plotting A Positive Outcome | HYS Topic Of the Day
ICT is just a tool (just like whiteboards) that can be utilized for education. via brudirect.com I do agree with Ragexiii, that ICT are merely tools and that they can be used for education just like other older technologies (like whiteboards and books) have been used for teaching and learning…
RE: We Have to Stop Doing This to Teachers | Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech
I’ve been commenting on a blog post by Dean Shareski who is a Digital Learning Consultant with the Prairie South School Division in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada. I’d love to know what you think about my ideas and speculations… So please leave me a comment below… Hi Dean, I’m a…
RE: Designing for anticipation, Teaching for anticipation | Punya Mishra’s Web
So what does this mean for teaching? First, everything we do as educators needs a larger goal (the big picture as it were). Too often we get lost in the minutia of of the project and forget the broader, overarching frame. The structure of our lessons, our semester, our mini-activities…
RE: Ruben R. Puentedura’s Weblog: Technology, Change, and Process
The slides from my presentation at the 2009 ACTEM Conference are now online, and can be downloaded here. This is the original description for this session: As new technologies appear, how do users react, and why? We will merge Don Ihde’s work with TPCK/SAMR to answer this, and develop practical…
Christine Brockmeyer’s story about her personal (non) experiences with computers in education
I strongly recommend reading this blog post by Christine Brockmeyer on her personal (non) experiences with computers in education. Dat Erliefniss mam Computer am “Communication visuelle” Kuer wat d’Christine eis héi beschréift, weisst ganz schein, dass de fait de Computer als creation tool anzesetzen direkt, quasi automatesch och eng aaner…