http://claire123.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:04:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In this article 'How ICT policy is infected by Neo-Liberalism.' it states that the introduction of ICT into classrooms is far more problematic that was thought. It also comments on how computer technology is a pumlic concern as the real value of computers is unknowm. The article is critisising the use of ... http://claire123.edublogs.org/2009/03/24/week-5-2nd-reading/ This reading, 'the finall frontier in our quest for technology integration' talks about technology as a tool to be used in classrooms and how teachers use it. it mentions that what teachers beliefs are consequently lead to different uses of technology. For example, if a teacher has had a bad ... http://claire123.edublogs.org/2009/03/24/week-5-1st-reading/ There were two readings this week. The first is "some Thoughts about Webquests". This articles describes a webquest as an inquiry based activity in which some or all the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet. The articles tells us that there are two types of webquests, short term and ... http://claire123.edublogs.org/2009/03/24/week-4-webquests/ This week we did two readings. The first reading was "preparing students for E-Learning". This article comments and how students need to be supported whilst using technology to learn. they need support and structure which is often lacking in computer lessons. The article states that learning in classrooms and learning online is ... http://claire123.edublogs.org/2009/03/21/week-3-ict-as-a-cognitive-tool/ This week our reading was about teachers using the constructivist approach to teaching mathematics. The articles states that teachers, even if they do not beleive in it, use the constructivist approach because it is what is the 'right' thing to do. The acticle uses mathematics to explain how students build up ... http://claire123.edublogs.org/2009/03/17/week-2-reflection-constructivism/   This week we did a reading on 'digital natives'. The reading classifies digital natives as anyone born between 1980 and 1994. This generation have been surrounded by technology all their lives. My main conclusion was that teachers need to change their teaching habbits to use more technology in their everyday ... http://claire123.edublogs.org/2009/03/10/week-1-digital-natives/ 1.here is my personal-compitency-test. after re-doing this i have realised that i have expanded my knowledge and skills and feel confident using the majority of programs. i am generally a lot stronger this time around. i now feel confident using inspiration, excell, publisher, webquests and photo story. i will definately ... http://claire123.edublogs.org/2008/05/27/final-reflection/ This is my photostory. It is a story about myself, and shows me growing up. Enjoy! http://claire123.edublogs.org/2008/05/27/portfolio-item-8-photo-story/ This week i am more prepared and did most of my photo story at home. I have it on my USB so i can bring it to class and post it on my blog. I just needed to ensure it worked before posting it. This was a fun presentation to make :) http://claire123.edublogs.org/2008/05/27/weekly-reflection-5/ This week we finished off powerpoint presentations and then started a new portfolio item which is photo story. We went through how to use it and all the features it has. i didnt start putting it together because i didn't have any photos with me but i decided i wanted ... http://claire123.edublogs.org/2008/05/27/weekly-reflection-4/