http://stephen78.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:01:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I took a look at this YouTube movie and came across a few ideas that i myself had not really considered in the past. Although i am very much into gaming i had not really considered the educational benefits of gaming. I had thought games like Age of Empires could ... http://stephen78.edublogs.org/2008/06/18/gaming/ A big thanks to Kirsty who has recommended this site which i have found quite interesting and is defiantly worth a look. http://stephen78.edublogs.org/2008/06/18/a-useful-space/ As was suggested by Kirsty this site is a useful tool for teachers to find some of the answers to some of the questions that could arise whilst using ICT in the classrooms. http://stephen78.edublogs.org/2008/06/18/online-support/ As suggested by Tim the idea of using this site to publish students work in the form of a news paper article could be an interesting and motivating learning activity for students. http://stephen78.edublogs.org/2008/06/18/publishing-childrens-work/ This is yet another success story of a teacher form a school in New Zealand using ICT in her classroom. I was really impressed with the amount of online activities that were being incorporated into the class blog. Incorporating a wide array of online tools could be a further way a ... http://stephen78.edublogs.org/2008/06/15/one-womans-wanderings-with-web20/ After watching this YouTube movie once again i'm inspired!!! I look forward to setting up a blog, wiki's for my future students. Just seeing the enthusiasm of the students in the class in conjunction with that of the parents reinforces the great oppertunities available to students. However, on a side note one ... http://stephen78.edublogs.org/2008/06/15/telling-the-new-story/ This useful article expands on the potential learning power of the WebQuest. My minimal previous experiences with WebQuest might not actually have been a true indication of the potential of the WebQuest. Previously i had been given a so called WebQuest which fundamentally failed to implement the concepts put ... http://stephen78.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/the-learning-power-of-webquests/ Just wanting to share my experience with WebQuests in the primary classroom. During my last practicum i tried to have my class work on a WebQuest to support their unit on Antarctica. I found what i thought was a useful WebQuest at home and worked through it on my home ... http://stephen78.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/webquest-with-my-years-56-prac-class/ This article explores the use of WebQuests in the classroom. Whilst, presenting two success stories the article puts great emphasis on the need for computers activities to be embedded into the curriculum rather than adding it to the already crowded curriculum. The examples provided in the article were prime example of ... http://stephen78.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/intergrating-computers-into-the-the-primary-school-curriculum/ Just a further note on blogging. I went to prac. all enthusiastic wanting to have my class produce their own blog only to have my teacher tell me that he was not comfortable with the students posting things on the net. He told me that he was concerned about student security ... http://stephen78.edublogs.org/2008/06/13/more-on-the-limitation-on-blogging/