First I wanted to write about some of the effective ways that I have seen that children can gain feedback for their work in a variety of different ways which some teachers and myself until today would have been unaware off. Quad blogging: Quad blogging is an online community that once you are signed up […]
Month: October 2016
What makes a good school website?
Before assessing what makes a good school website it came to my attention that I was unsure about the qualities that define this, after reading blogs written by the CSI media group ‘Schools Cool’ and ‘school website’ by Alta Justus it came to my attention that the same key elements were underlined… Easy navigation: parents […]
the implications of learning communities in primary education
“Learning platforms offer safe and secure web access to teaching, learning and management resources for the whole education community” Link click: HERE To reflect on a learning communities it’s important to understand what they are and why they are useful to us. So what is a learning Community? Learning communities like these are different […]
reflection: Barrs and Horrocks: ‘Educational blogs and their effects of pupils’ writing’
“Good writing has purpose – i.e. it means something to somebody; it tells you something new about the world / contains original ideas; it is not just ‘correct’ – doesn’t have to be accurate and obey the rules” Summary: How to be an effective blogger within the school environment and how the repercussions of this […]
Tim Berners-Lee: Answers for young people
Summary: “The Web is a tool for communication. Let’s use the web to create neat new exciting things. Let’s use the Web to help people understand each other.” For the Link Click HERE This article which Tim-Berners-Lee has written to assist young children in their projects suggests that the main use of the internet is […]
Supporting community cohesion through ICT: the ‘epartners’ programme in Northern Ireland Review
Summery The importance of computers in supporting community cohesion allowing children to develop their own personal social skills, communication and technological skills as well as identify the areas of which teachers struggle and how this can affect the teaching of computing. Link: Click HERE ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Computing or ICT skills that are developed in a […]