We are a Google Apps school and one of the advantages of this is that there are a number of applications that allow our students to log in using their Google apps username and password. One of these applications is Video Notes (VideoNot.es). It is an application in which you load a video into the…
Month: December 2014
Online learning resources – beyond text
When we first start to add online learning resources for our students, it’s a natural tendency to simply add offline resources – the worksheets, presentations, and readings that we’ve already got. Unit Makeover Just because we’ve taken a resource and turned it into pixels rather than ink doesn’t mean our students are going to be…
Capturing sound in student thinking and learning
One of the aspects of student learning and thinking that we are trying to capture at United World College is students’ thoughts during their partner conversations. We know that a way that students learn best is by talking about their thinking with a partner or group. As digital literacy coaches, we have been trying to…
Learning to Manage Distractions
One of parents’ biggest concerns around student use of technology is that of distractions. The same tool we use to create and learn, can be used to entertain and derail productivity. So what are our options, as teachers? As parents? We could create elaborate structures of control (blocking certain websites, turning off wifi etc), but that…