I found this Website today. I havent had a chance to really play with it but it seems to have some useful material for teachers.
It would certainly benefit from some ECE voices! Lets get more involved so that ECE innovations adn ideas are more visible in the wider world of teaching in the digital age.
http://softwareforlearning.tki.org.nz/
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
U Learn Conference 09
If you havent made a decision yet, or havent heard yet about this Conference you better get your diaries out.
I missed out last year - I have heard nothing but rave reviews about this conference.
I have also heard that the Christchurch venues are fantastic, particularly accessible for out of town visitors.
Margaret Carr, Margie Carter and Helen Timperley are among the guests you will be able to hear from.
IT looks at all levels of the education sector adn my understanding is there will be plenty for ECE people to get their teeth into.
http://centre4.core-ed.net/spaces/space.php?space_key=22950
I missed out last year - I have heard nothing but rave reviews about this conference.
I have also heard that the Christchurch venues are fantastic, particularly accessible for out of town visitors.
Margaret Carr, Margie Carter and Helen Timperley are among the guests you will be able to hear from.
IT looks at all levels of the education sector adn my understanding is there will be plenty for ECE people to get their teeth into.
http://centre4.core-ed.net/spaces/space.php?space_key=22950
Thursday, March 12, 2009
A really good site to visit regularly
www.ted.com
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.
The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).
This site makes the best talks and performances from TED available to the public, for free. More than 200 talks from our archive are now available, with more added each week. These videos are released under a Creative Commons license, so they can be freely shared and reposted.
here is an example
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.
The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).
This site makes the best talks and performances from TED available to the public, for free. More than 200 talks from our archive are now available, with more added each week. These videos are released under a Creative Commons license, so they can be freely shared and reposted.
here is an example
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Kindle - reading books electronically
This looks interesting. The equipment is actually a bit pricey but I like the larger screen and book - look ( being a person with aging eyes!)
My daughter has just bought an Ipod touch and apparently one can download the software for Kindle for that as well.
I certainly dont see this technology replacing books for people like me who love the touch and smell of real books, but I see this as being an enhancement. It makes it easier to take books away when travelling. I wouldnt have to choose which book to take.
Currently I have some ebooks on my MP3 Player but I am finding that I dont get the same effect from this. I cant listen to an ebook while driving because I either stop hearing the book when concentrating on traffic or I dothe opposite - not so safe!
They are good when flying, better than music which causes an ever present fear that I will start singing along without realising...
But when lying in a hotel bed at the end of a long day I need to use my eyes not my ears. I am sure this is a personal thing. A visual rather than auditory learner.
My daughter has just bought an Ipod touch and apparently one can download the software for Kindle for that as well.
I certainly dont see this technology replacing books for people like me who love the touch and smell of real books, but I see this as being an enhancement. It makes it easier to take books away when travelling. I wouldnt have to choose which book to take.
Currently I have some ebooks on my MP3 Player but I am finding that I dont get the same effect from this. I cant listen to an ebook while driving because I either stop hearing the book when concentrating on traffic or I dothe opposite - not so safe!
They are good when flying, better than music which causes an ever present fear that I will start singing along without realising...
But when lying in a hotel bed at the end of a long day I need to use my eyes not my ears. I am sure this is a personal thing. A visual rather than auditory learner.
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