Mr. Winkle Wakes

Rip Van Winkle awakes after one hundred years and visits a school...
Created as a conversation starter for professional development on the use of educational technology.
An amusing, animated retelling of the popular education story about the need for twenty-first century skills to be taught in schools.

Goomoodleikiog

How Google Aps, Moodle, Wikis, and Blogs can enhance student learning, enable collaboration and information exchange both inside and outside of your classroom.

A Vision of K-12 Students

"This project was created to inspire teachers to use technology in engaging ways to help students develop higher level thinking skills. Equally important, it serves to motivate district level leaders to provide teachers with the tools and training to do so." (bjnesbitt)

The Future of Learning

Are You Paying Attention : Digital Learners

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aEFKfXiCbLw

Interview with Hannah Jones of SLICT

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Hannah Jones, Director of the SLICT programme at NCSL responds to the findings in Peter Twining's report for BECTA (Educational change and ICT) that SLICT has begun to make a change in ICT.
You can also hear an audio podcast interview with Peter Twining about the report and several other outcomes HERE.
SLICT = Strategic Leadership of ICT ... programmes for headteachers

Innovative Approaches to ICT CPD

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John Cuthell, Director Research and Implementation MirandaNet Fellowship and Dai Thomas, Director of ICT at Warden Park Specialist School and Mirandanet Fellow
This theme will explore a number of approaches to ICT CPD and evaluate their effectiveness in terms of school improvement, pedagogical change and learning for both pupils and teachers.
Examples are drawn from a number of projects that have examined the affordances provided by new technologies, and ways in which these have been used.

Future Lab showcases new innovation in Education

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Talk with Dan Sutch to see some of the latest projects and developments from Futurelab ... Dan highlighted two projects involving mobile.

The Impact of ICT on Whole School Improvement

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The Impact of ICT on Whole School Improvement - Naace conference
Cathy Morgan, HMI, Ofsted (UK)
Using the findings from ICT inspections and surveys undertaken by HMI during 2005/6, this session will highlight how effective use of ICT can make a positive difference to the quality of teaching, learning and management in schools.

Interactive Whiteboard Demonstration

Tom Hopper, a social studies teacher at Chippewa Middle School in Okemos, Mich. demonstrates how an interactive whiteboard works. (more)

Justifying ed-tech investments (8 mins)

CoSN’s Technology Director Rich Kaestner and Greg Davis, chief technology officer for the Des Moines Public Schools, describe the work of CoSN’s Total Cost of Ownership Initiative.

Personalized Learning: Kids take learning personally

Personalized Learning: Kids take learning personally Part One
The Consortium for School Networking's 21th annual conference kicked off March 28 2007 in San Francisco with a look at two very different models for using technology to individualize instruction.

Visions of Innovation, May 2007

Learn how a new video era is about to transform the central office, the campus, classrooms, and lecture halls.

Interactive Whiteboard Shootout

At CoSN 2007, ed-tech experts debate the value of interactive whiteboards.

$100 laptop... Billion-dollar idea

In a keynote speech at the June 2007 NECC, Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the One Laptop Per Child initiative, explains what he hopes to achieve through the project--and educators offer their reactions.

Why teach technology?

Technology is my Tool #1

Technology is My Tool #2

Technology is My Tool #3

Technology is My Tool #4

Classroom of the future

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXDGN7FSOto

A project done for school about elements and designs of classrooms of the future.

Classrooms of the Future

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI6gCSG6xXM

Pennsylvania moves forward on an ambitious, $200 million ed-tech project.

Video Essay: Labs vs. Classrooms

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOvk9eciSZM

"Labs Versus Classrooms" is a video essay about the most effective ways to implement technology on a school site

Video Essay: Tools to Manage the Classroom

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJGeOZkoDpI

Teaching Teachers

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVtvSTfI8WM

Ronn Waters talks about helping teachers to use technology in the classroom

Why Integrate Teachnology into Canadian Classrooms?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1qqmL5RW5k

Use of computers and technology for students and teachers in Canadian classrooms. Benefits of the use of technology in schools.

Technology Fear Factor in Education

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNVFuPJyN1Y

American Education continues to be afraid of technology and ignore its importance to our future as a nation and the future of our children. We must move ahead and use technology to teach and to keep our kids safe. Wisely used technology can be a friend of education. Ignorance is the enemy

Telling the New Story

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ8VAef8QM4

This interview with a grade one teacher illustrates how even the youngest student to take advantage of social software such as blogs, wikis and podcast to share learning and exchange ideas with the world. Kathy Cassidy of Moose Jaw, SK provides insights into her classroom. Students and parents also share their experiences.

Technology in Teaching and Learning (Videos/PPoints)

This page showcases videos and PowerPoint presentations that are available to help with the theme "Technology in Teaching and Learning"

There are areas on the Shambles website that list further free resources and links to support this theme.
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This page is part of the Shambles "Forest of Theme Blogs" pages that provide videos and other multimedia resources to support a variety of topics.
If you would like to see all of the Theme Blogs then go to the full list at http://www.shambles.net/blogforest