http://skambalu.edublogs.org Transformation Teachers Programme Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:28:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm giving a presentation on this topic in just over a week. So I thought I'd get prepared, but also have this ready so teachers can refer to it again later, if they want to. It's just an intro - it was hard to decide what to leave in, and ... http://skambalu.edublogs.org/2009/11/22/an-introduction-to-using-ict-in-re/ This post will hopefully cover straightforward video sites as well as more interactive audiovisual sites. Once again, I have asked my PLN (Personal Learning Network) of other "educationalists" and "edtech" folk at Twitter to share their favourite sites, which I will hopefully share with you here. I'll start with a ... http://skambalu.edublogs.org/2009/11/22/best-audiovisual-tools/ I have asked my good friends on Twitter what Web 2.0 photo tools they recommend, in preparation for a CPD session I'm giving in a week or two on the use of ICT in RE teaching. Here are their (and my) recommendations: Flickr - I think the number one choice of ... http://skambalu.edublogs.org/2009/11/21/best-photo-tools/ Most of my daily CPD these days (and yes, it is almost daily) comes from Twitter. This morning, via a link to a blog, I found a link to a slideshare presentation, which I found so interesting that I thought I'd share it here. Collaboration: Top Ten TrendsView more documents from ... http://skambalu.edublogs.org/2009/11/21/collaboration-top-ten-trends/ Went on another excellent Philosophy for Children course on Friday and Saturday. It was about putting into practice what I had been introduced to during the previous course with Will Ord. We had three "enquiries" during the two days, where we had different techniques modelled to us, eg of starters, ... http://skambalu.edublogs.org/2009/11/10/more-p4c/ There is a very interesting article in the Guardian Weekend about the changes made in technology over the past decade. It got me thinking about the websites and applications that had most changed the way I do things using ICT. First of all, here is the Guardian list: 1. Google ... http://skambalu.edublogs.org/2009/10/18/ten-ict-changes-in-the-last-decade%e2%80%8f/ It's been too long ... But today my lesson with my Year 7s on "Sustainable China" seems a very relevant topic for Blog Action Day! We looked at pictures of workers in Chengdu, looked at some of the problems faced such as breathing problems and having to boil the water ... http://skambalu.edublogs.org/2009/10/15/blog-action-day-climate-change/ I attended a fantastic course yesterday. Sitting in the room I was beginning to feel physically uncomfortable, so excited that I felt I was about to burst. I kept wanting to run out of the room and run to school and start putting what I was hearing into practice straightaway; ... http://skambalu.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/philosophy-4-children/ I have been intrigued by Robin Burkinshaw's blog, Alice and Kev, which follows the life of two homeless characters in Sims 3. It is a very touching story, and as well as the storytelling itself, the comments left by those who are following the story make interesting reading. Many people ... http://skambalu.edublogs.org/2009/06/22/alice-and-kev/ I've just found a new and interesting tool: Scribble Maps. Very geographical - but I am sure there are other uses too! http://skambalu.edublogs.org/2009/05/10/scribble-maps/