http://biancaritky.edublogs.org welcome to my blog. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:49:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   picture from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacetrucker/94209642/ Harel, I. (2003). Sand castles go digital. Retrieved August 4, 2006 at: http://www.mamamedia.com/areas/grownups/new/21_learning/sand_castles.html I read the article “sand castles go digital” by Idit Harel, which outlines the idea of constructivism. This I found such an interesting and valid theory, especially for primary school children. During the first years of primary ... http://biancaritky.edublogs.org/2008/06/04/consructivism-its-all-fun-and-games/ picture from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatsink/110859301/ i think that Alissa raises an exceptional point, that technology is so challenging and can lead to so many frustrations and yet teachers are expected to teach children to engage in it. however, after prac and doing various subjects in e-learning, i have become very motivated to try ... http://biancaritky.edublogs.org/2008/06/02/51/ picture from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alikaragoz/89328891/ i just read Una`s post "Sunny’s blog post A Vision of K-12 Students Today"  i found what she wrote very intresting. I think that it is true that students of today are asking to be engaged and want to be motivated with new challenging iddeas. the blog shows how ... http://biancaritky.edublogs.org/2008/05/22/children-want-to-discover/ object width="425" height="355"> i recommend watching this video to get a feel for how easy it is to integrate technology into the classroom. this video from youtube is one that also helps us understand exactly how technology has changed oner time. it outlines how 20 years ago we only ... http://biancaritky.edublogs.org/2008/05/19/integrating-technology-in-the-classroom/ F.decorate(_ge('button_bar'), F._photo_button_bar).bar_go_go_go(1804929538, 0);                                 image is from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/miro-foto/1804929538/ Maddux, C.D., Johnson, D.L., & Willis, J.W. (1997). Educational Computing: Learning With Tomorrow's Technology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon click on the link to be intrigued: http://www.sedl.org/pubs/tec26/cnc.html i read this article "building on technologies promise" and was blown away on how useful and informative it was. i could ... http://biancaritky.edublogs.org/2008/05/19/acting-upon-technology/ After prac i decided to read what other bloggers were up to. i stumbled across Joannes blog about the three X. i was really inspired by the idea that echnology allows children to grow and succeed. "that they can “grow and succeed” in today’s world - eXploring, eXpressing and eXchanging". ... http://biancaritky.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/grow-and-explore/ After starting prac, i have come to realise that technology in schools is very common. i am teaching a kindergarten class an was shocked to see how much they know. on thursday, my class was taken into the computer labs where the students were asked to log on and open ... http://biancaritky.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/why-not-celebrate-achievement/   http://www.flickr.com/search/?l=cc&q=+children+audience&m=text Harris, J. (2002). Wherefore art though, telecollaboration? Learning and Leading with Technology, 29(6), 54-63. The reading "Wherefore art thou, telecollaboration" By Judi Harris, speaks exactly of what i am interested. technology providing children with a a voice and communication with the rest of the world. Judi explain the many ways that ... http://biancaritky.edublogs.org/2008/04/06/give-students-a-new-audience-everyday/ i read the observations that shalena made about the reading "How to use Podcasts at Your School", i totally agree with her view that the opportunities that podcasting offers are endless. i think that podcasting really offers students valuable learning experiences that writing in a workbook cannot. As shalena said ... http://biancaritky.edublogs.org/2008/04/02/38/ This is a mindmap done on ispiration based on the reading "Intigrating computers into the primary school curriculum", it outlines the pro and cons of intergrating computers into the primary school. click on the thunbnail below and view the main points i picked up on from the reading. Wood, J. (2005). ... http://biancaritky.edublogs.org/2008/04/02/positives-and-negatives-of-computers/