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Threading, Tagging, and Higher-Order Thinking  
eLearn

Their technology use has often reinforced, rather than helped them transcend, "traditional" ways of thinking and working. Further, in a culture that places a premium on being polite and on accord, it's often difficult for teacher trainers to voice their own opinions. Read more

Computing at School  
Computing At School

CAS was born out of our excitement with our discipline, combined with a serious concern that our brightest students are being turned off computing by a combination of factors that have conspired to make the subject seem dull and pedestrian. Our goal is to put the fun back into computing at school. Read more

Teacher training to spot dyslexia  
BBC NEWS
The report also says the government should commission online training courses for teachers to help them find the right techniques for teaching literacy. And it says there should be clearer guidance for parents about what help is available for dyslexia. Read more
Evaluating Technology Use in the Classroom  
Evaluating

Evaluating the use of technology in a classroom environment is not something most administrators are trained to do. It is easy to walk into a classroom and see that every student is using a computer, but how do you really assess if and what type of learning is taking place? Read more

How cell phones will replace learning  
cell

The day is coming when the cell phone will be the dominant tool for accessing information. Announcements this week about Microsoft's Bing 411 and the Palm Pre suggest we're getting there fast, write columnist Mike Elgan. Read more

The New Language Classroom  
New Language Classroom

From our laptops, we can watch news broadcasts from China or Egypt, access Japanese manga, or view West African griots practice an oral art that influences contemporary rap. Unfortunately, though, we won't become proficient in languages just by listening to foreign movies, songs, and lectures on our iPods at the gym and on the commute. Second language acquisition requires a disciplined, systematic approach, carefully tailored to each learner’s level and communicative goals. Read more

Digital Technologies in ‘Modern’ Modern Foreign Languages  
Flux

So, how is this innovative software being applied in the classroom? Can it create a new interactive experience for users? And most importantly, can it save them from the future embarrassment of recalling only a disembodied voice from a long forgotten language lab Read more

Educational videos and lessons for K-12 school kids  
Videos

Different videos are appropriate for different age groups but so many clips are available that the website covers all levels of schooling from pre-school to secondary school. The duration of clips varies; however, all are relatively short from one minute to ten minutes. Read more

Hong Kong primary school bolsters interactive learning  
UNESCO

Classrooms were re-arranged to foster more group discussions. ICT tools, including nine interactive whiteboards procured from Promethean, were introduced to help each group collaborate and accomplish their learning tasks. Read more

Computer Curriculum in Elementary Schools  
Computer Curriculum

With e-Learning and digital adaptive learning becoming buzzwords in the recent years, the age of integration of ICT in school education seems to have truly arrived. But the moment one looks beyond the urban centers, the rural areas throw up hundreds of thousands of schools just beginning to wake up to the idea. Read more

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