4. Small Group Discussion From your own experience, what can you conclude about the use of technology in your classes? Consider students´ motivation and learning outcomes. What advice would you give to a teacher who is going to start using technology for the first time?
5. New York Times Article http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/technology/technology-in-schools-faces-questions-on-value.html?ref=technology&pagewanted=print
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8. Conclusion TECHNOLOGY IS ALREADY IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND IN THE LIFE OF OUR DIGITAL NATIVE STUDENTS . As teachers, we need to _____ and ______ the skills and the arts of good teaching, remembering that technology should never constitute an _____ in itself, but a _____to an _____. THE TEACHER´S _____IS KEY!
9. Conclusion TECHNOLOGY IS ALREADY IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND IN THE LIFE OF OUR DIGITAL NATIVE STUDENTS . As teachers, we need to transfer and transform the skills and the arts of good teaching, remembering that technology should never constitute an aim in itself, but a means to an end. THE TEACHER´S ROLE IS KEY!
12. Important Tip Moodle works well with Mozilla Firefox, not so well with Google Chrome . G-docs do not work well with Microsoft Explorer . The best browser for online learning tools seems to be Mozilla Firefox nowadays.
35. WEBQUEST: Integration of Skills Webquests encourage individual thinking and a constructivist approach to learningThey could be simple knowledge hunts in which students gather some information and report back. Or they could be more engaging webquests in which students raise their critical awareness by evaluating different sorts of information they find. What is a Webquest? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rel5qOPvU
36. WEBQUESTS: Examples Knowledge hunt about London Students are asked to find out some basic information about London: population, ethnic makeup, and interesting facts about the transport system. They are given some useful websites to visit, like http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/londonfacts/keyfacts/default.htm . They then present this information to their class. Webquest about having a sixth runway at London Heathrow Airport Students are asked to evaluate the viability of a sixth runway at London's Heathrow Airport. The teacher gives them links to a variety of websites with different, possibly contradictory, information.
37. How to implement them: For ideas, check: www.webquest.org and www.questgarden.com
50. "I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble." Helen Keller