http://lorenpwatson.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:52:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most young children are operating some sort of reading program were they are able to have stories read to them or they are able to read stories at their leisure. This article discussed the effects that these programs are having on children. Are they assisting and facilitating the learning of ... http://lorenpwatson.edublogs.org/2008/06/15/effect-of-a-computer-based-beginning-reading-program-on-young-children/ Teachers TV is a channel for teachers which is boardcasted on the internet, accessable for everyone. I just watched an interesting, 13 minute presentation on three new technologies which are being introuduced in the UK schools. I know that we have similar products in Australia but there are some which ... http://lorenpwatson.edublogs.org/2008/06/15/resource-review-primary-ict-kit/ Text books are being replaced by virtual versions, say good bye to the typewriter, handwriting and the 3kg, 700-page textbook which used to, took 3 years to get published and was already out of date. We are now working with taking notes on laptops and researching with an online database ... http://lorenpwatson.edublogs.org/2008/06/15/are-textbooks-becoming-extinct-welcome-to-the-age-of-the-wikitext/ Kings Ridge Christian School, Atlanta, Georgia, is a school that is immersed in technology. Every school these days has a computer lab but, at Kings Ridge there is much much more, to prepare students for the real world. We are all aware that technology in the future is going to ... http://lorenpwatson.edublogs.org/2008/06/15/technology-prepares-students-for-real-world/ Imagine taking a year 5-6 class on an excursion and they are able to take their own photo graphs and record information on their own device (similar to a mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDas) or PCs) to use the information at a later date. Wouldn’t this be fantastic, a ... http://lorenpwatson.edublogs.org/2008/06/15/learning-with-handheld-technologies/ As there has been the occasional discussion about the use of Smartboard’s within the class room since posting about my time on practicum. I have decided that I would post one of my lessons I designed while on prac. I hope that it gives you some idea of a lesson ... http://lorenpwatson.edublogs.org/2008/06/15/a-smartboard-lesson-from-when-i-was-on-practicum/ Emily and I did it, we found that it actually wasn’t as hard as we first imagined. We totally designed and created the WebQuest with a little assistance in terms of structure from www.wikispaces.com and we’re both very proud of it. The WebQuest focuses on classroom management theories in casual ... http://lorenpwatson.edublogs.org/2008/06/12/we-did-it-we-made-a-webquest/ Around 4 weeks ago I came across a very interesting article in the Sunday Telegraph Newspaper, titled ‘Kids find computers are child’s play’ written By Miawling Lam. When Child Care Centres are incorporating computers into their daily programming, Primary Schools and High Schools should defiantly be following suit. The article’s ... http://lorenpwatson.edublogs.org/2008/06/12/kids-find-computers-are-childs-play/ After viewing Jess’s blog and she has discovered a fantastic website full of great resources for teachers. The website has lesson plans, sample activities and ideas for technology lessons. I strongly suggest everyone to have a look at this website it is very useful. http://lorenpwatson.edublogs.org/2008/06/12/useful-lesson-plans-which-includes-lesson-on-technology/ After 7 days at a highly technology based school, I have learnt so much about the way in which to incorporate technology within the classroom. 8 out 10 of the lesson I have taught have been using the Smartboard within the classroom. In comparison to other practical experience I have ... http://lorenpwatson.edublogs.org/2008/05/06/my-first-week-on-practical-experience/