Sometimes it is difficult to put the technology in your classroom into an educational context. This document contains many ideas for using a PC or mac in education.
Unfortunately much of it was written prior to the uprise of the iPad so there is no reference to it but nonetheless there is plenty of relevant content for teachers and students.
Many of the ideas come from the Victorian department of Education, Australia and can be downloaded here.
From rockets to stock markets, many of humanity's most thrilling creations are powered by math. So why do kids lose interest in it? Conrad Wolfram says the part of math we teach -- calculation by hand -- isn't just tedious, it's mostly irrelevant to real mathematics and the real world. He presents his radical idea: teaching kids math through computer programming.
Conrad Wolfram runs the worldwide arm of Wolfram Research, the mathematical lab behind the cutting-edge knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha
I put together this really handy chart to advise teachers what they should be teaching in ICT / E-Learning and when. It is linked to VELS but really applies to any curriculum and you should feel confident in delivering these activities to the year level recommended. Download the PDF File here.
Here is the solution for the weekend warrior who doens't really want to stray too far from the home. Makeuseof.com have produced some brilliant guides on the following topics.
Some of these guides are well over 50 pages and all are up to date and full of pics. Thanks to Chris at Posterous for popping these up and you can access them here.
Lesson Plans, Teaching Ideas, Classroom Posters, Educational Apps, Tech for Teachers & Students.
Kevin Cummins
