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Balancing edutainment
Where will iPods, MP3 players and mobile phones fit into the curriculum? Maintaining interest will become an increasingly difficult task for educators when our learning environments become filled with so many cool disruptive technologies.
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Folksong
Last year, Bill indicated to me that he didn't feel comfortable with the jargon Web 2.0. Whilst we were engaged with the paradigm shift that we could see happening around us, it was felt that the phrase "Read-Write Internet" probably better described what was happening. I notice that I use the phrase Folksonomy to describe the social networking ( Read more... ) -
Tired of students that ignore you?
Teacher, are you tired that your students are learning rather than paying attention to you? If so, then it is time for your school to install the Engagement Filter. Not only is this tool guaranteed to take enough enjoyment out of online activities, your students will no longer be tempted to use the school computers or network.
After insisting that ( Read more... )
