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Louise Robinson-Lay
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As digital technologies become daily staples in both our personal and professional lives, there's been much discussion among educators and community leaders as to whether these devices and innovations could in some way be accountable for shifts in...
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As a foreign language teacher, I am always looking for innovative ways to allow my students to demonstrate what they have learned.I want students to be able to choose a tool that brings out their creative side and, as a result, leads to a more authentic and meaningful learning experience.Because learning a language can be difficult, I try to design a variety of activities and projects that will provide students with practice and unique opportunities to develop their language skills through the creation of their projects. Via Dennis T OConnor
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
Infographic can tell a powerful story. Their use in class can be improved by selecting the right platform and careful planning.
Simon J Condon's curator insight,
December 2, 2016 2:54 PM
Students can use to show historical developmentioned in subjects
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Since the 1950s, virtual reality (VR) has been hovering on the periphery of technology without achieving accepted mainstream application or commercial..
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
I am testing a VR headset this weekend and doing research into its use. I'd love some people to tell me their experiences.
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Arrange your saved items into stunning collections called wakes. Wakes can be public or private and created on any topic - share a passion, promote your business, or gather research. You can also make your wakes personal by adding notes, reordering items, changing layouts and much more. Via Nik Peachey, WebTeachers, Mark E. Deschaine, PhD
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
I just got onto this. They are very easy to set up and more focussed than sites like Pinterest. Curate a collection for each class and control how they look and the title.
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
September 19, 2016 6:28 AM
This is a very attractive mixed media curation tool.
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Seymour Papert's vision has helped computers become widespread in education today, and gave birth to the movement to teach children to program.
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VR makes the most sense when you don't have to learn the controls and stuff just works. Today, Leap Motion dropped an early access beta version of their..
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“ Infographics can be a great way to convey information, but there are some key notes you need to keep in mind when looking to create your own.”
Via Cornélia Castro
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
While this post is not really about putting the infographic together it does discuss the research process and the pitfalls as well as provide some very good examples.
Tanya Taylor's comment,
May 31, 2017 7:36 AM
I think this would be a great tool to use for both teachers and students - "a picture says a thousand words".
Tanya Taylor's curator insight,
May 31, 2017 7:38 AM
Loving this concept to create pictures with information, such a great Tool for students and Teachers alike. Although keeping it simple is key here, there is such a thing as looking at the picture and all the colours and not reading any of the information.
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Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
Getting girls to code is not as easy as it should be. There are still gender imbalances in IT. We need to look for ways to level the playing field because girls can do this just as well as boys.
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/9T3XX7KWbLU Microsoft today announced Zoom, a new feature in PowerPoint which lets you easily create interactive, non-linear
Via Baiba Svenca, Juergen Wagner
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
Zoom allows you to create a less linear story with more flexibility. It is a useful addition for presenters and gives you to freedom to adapt presentations for different purposes.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
August 4, 2016 10:41 AM
Worth exploring this new animation feature in PowerPoint.
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4 Tools for Arts Integration are very essential.The vital opportunities to make deep connections to the content through their own projects.This tools are reallly helpfull for all.
How to Stay Positive in Challenging Times
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
The Arts have a huge role to play in connecting content with learning.
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The folks behind Wallace and Gromit and the digital storytelling company want to expand your idea of what interactive video can do.
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
Narrative driven games are being given a new twist with Aardman.
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Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
Staying safe online is not as easy as it could be for young people. Google has produced some video tutorials for students that may help.
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Student blogging empowers students to take charge of their learning and gives their learning purpose. We asked Noelle and Sagarika, Grade 8 Students, from The Badger Rock Times to tell us in thei
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
Students tell how they worked on their class blog and took responsibility for all aspects of it.
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Besides practicing a lot, great presenters have picked up smart PowerPoint hacks (i.e., clever tips and tricks) that work well and make their job easier.
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
PoerPoint has certainly come a long way. Here is some advice to make your next presentation not suck.
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Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
This is a good way to use video in teaching. It allows you to add questions and you can analyse how your students are using it.
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“ Screencasts are typically short video recordings of what is taking place on the screen of a computer or mobile device. They provide students with a dynamic way to make thinking visible, as they can demonstrate what they know through a variety of modalities such as drawing, typing, voice narration, and video. However, what is sometimes overlooked is the power of the screencast in the hands of teachers. As the new school year begins, consider these three ways to utilize screencasting to facilitate communication and foster a stronger home-school connection.”
Via John Evans
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
Screen casting is a great way to share ideas. They can make useful PD learning.
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While making a robot sounds complicated for most people, creating a chatbot is way, way easier. The term chatbot stands for an Artifical Intelligence (AI) that Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
David Picard Roussel's curator insight,
September 8, 2016 8:13 AM
10 Outils pour créer des « chabots ». Nous ne les avons pas encore essayés, mais c’est le temps de se les approprier !
Revenez-nous avec vos commentaires
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Coder or not, at one point or another you’ve thought of tackling web design. Or mobile app development. Or database querying. Or something else from the..
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
Why are more young people not coding?
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A professor at the University of Washington (UW) wants to catch 'em all, but he isn't content with just collecting hundreds of Pokemon. His ambitions are a little loftier, aiming to collect and scan all 25,000 known species of fish, to create 3D models of their skeletons which can then be freely downloaded, 3D-printed and studied. Real fish specimens can be difficult and costly to come by, so, much like Massey University's 3D printable cane toad skeletons, UW professor Adam Summers is trying to make it easier for students, scientists and hobbyists to study fish.
Click headline to read more, access hot links and view pix-- Via Chuck Sherwood, Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
Amazing!
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“ As teachers get more creative about differentiating for student needs, we’re turning to tools that use other approaches than writing a report or creating a class play. One I hear more and mor…”
Via Inna Piankovska, Juergen Wagner
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
I have been listening to a lot of podcasts lately as my journey to work is about an hour long. It's great, I get to listen to stories, history, documentaries, interviews, news and more. I came across this article which explained how to use them in class and realised that this was something I had not yet really done much with. I have certainly recommended listening but not yet had students create their own. Next on the agenda....
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Adding data to PowerPoint isn’t as easy as it sounds. Let’s go over how to add interactive Infogram charts to PowerPoint Online in 5 easy steps:
Via Baiba Svenca
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
Adding data to PowerPoint. Guides.
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A group of tech-savvy librarians offer up a list of their favorite education apps this year.
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
A well curated list of apps and tools for teachers and students. Some new ones here with good explanations of them and suggestions for use.
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Teens set classic works to video games to create next-level theater.
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
This looks amazing. A class have even translated some of Ovid's Metamorphoses from Latin into English for their own game interpretation. Who says the classics are dead?
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Use engaging videos on TED-Ed to create customized lessons. You can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube.
Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
Get schools running TED clubs to improve communication skills
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Louise Robinson-Lay's insight:
A good tool to get student creating timelines of events linked to maps.
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Is it necessary to use digital tools in education?