The traditional pen-and-paper school test could become a thing of the past after a leading exam board successfully trialled the use of iPads for pupils sitting a mock GCSE. 
This is a great free app for managing your courses. You can keep track of schedules and classes, but best of all you can take notes using text, voice, images or video. Via Nik Peachey 86% of smartphone owners used their phone in the past month to make real-time queries to help them meet friends, solve problems, or settle arguments... In a speech I gave yesterday to the University of Chester's final year teacher trainees, I touched on the concept of multi-literacy. This was in response to a question from a student about the potential dumbing down of language through SMS texting. She was concerned that txting was encouraging bad spelling which might adversely affect students' academic work. 
A chat slang dictionary with meanings of acronyms, abbreviations, and emoticons used online and in text messaging. Via Nik Peachey iOS has a number of accessibility features that even those without visual or hearing impairments may want to use. One of those is the voice over feature called 'speak selection'. You can select any word, or text and have the iPad speak it. Via Nik Peachey 
So, Dick (now he prefers to be called Rich) and Jane are upstairs in their bedrooms, supposedly doing their homework. 
Over the coming five weeks UNESCO, in partnership with Nokia, will launch its Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning with the release of a set of ten papers reviewing mobile learning initiatives, implications for ICT in education policies and how mobile technologies support teacher development. Each week two papers will be released for a particular region of the world, covering the five major regions. 
This report contains useful support for anyone trying to implement a BYOD model in schools. 
Before choosing to restrict the use of social and mobile tools in schools, policymakers and education leaders have to consider the negative impact such restrictions will have on learning. 
One-to-one computing initiatives, which first emerged in the 1990s, remain a popular option for many school districts, provided they have the funds to implement it. Increasingly, those facing severely constrained budgets are viewing BYOD as a cost-effective way to achieve their one-to-one goals by leveraging the notebooks, netbooks, tablets, smartphones and portable media players that students already own. Via Nik Peachey |
For years, the conversation around the integration of more and more technology in teaching and learning often revolved around the high costs associated with purchasing updated equipment and maintaining a sustainable infrastructure. After all, if, in publicly funded education, if we are going to serve the needs of all students, we need to provide equal access to devices to all students and equal access often comes at a high price – especially when equal access means purchasing computers. Via Nik Peachey 
Web 1.0 companies never got social. Web 2.0 companies will never get mobile. Mobile companies will never get what's coming next. 
Compare your digital teaching skills to those of other teachers from around the world. Via Nik Peachey 
A roundup of educational articles, apps and tutorials for educators looking to integrate iPads into the classroom. Via Carla Arena 
A noticeable trend this year is beautiful apps or websites. It's all part of a larger trend that I'm calling The Visual Web, meaning that images and video are becoming an increasingly important part of what we consume online. The Networked Student was inspired by CCK08, a Connectivism course offered by George Siemens and Stephen Downes during fall 2008. It depicts an actual project completed by Wendy Drexler's high school students. The Networked Student concept map was inspired by Alec Couros' Networked Teacher. I hope that teachers will use it to help their colleagues, parents, and students understand networked learning in the 21st century. Via Nik Peachey Apple posted another monster quarter, just as some were starting to doubt it. 
An elementary school in our district recently got 30 iPads and asked for some advice implementing them with students and teachers. In addition to suggesting some starter apps, I recommended that we have conversations with kids around the appropriate use of these devices. 
Enhanced ebooks (ePUB3) are a new digital publication standard that allows easy integration of video, audio, and interactivity. I expect this format to advance the future of textbooks and other educational material. Future textbooks might be able to “read themselves” with audio narration, perhaps preventing students from actually reading. But the benefits outweigh the downsides; for example, the new text books might also offer the ability to make and share annotations without destroying the book, interactive self-tests throughout the chapters, and generally a much more enjoyable learning experience. Via Nik Peachey While increased internet adoption and the rise of mobile connectivity have reduced many gaps in technology access over the past decade, for some groups digital disparities still remain... 
In order to help educators integrate iPads effectively, we have compiled a list of apps focused on learning goals consistent with the CRCD framework. While many of these apps have also appeared in our iPads in the Classroom section, this list is driven by specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and the creation of student-centric learning environments. Via Nik Peachey |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |  |
5 |
|
Next |
