This document discusses using new digital technologies in the classroom. It notes that students are engaged with technology outside of school but it is rarely used within classrooms. It promotes using mobile devices like iPods to access educational apps and content. The document encourages teachers to explore using iPods and their educational apps to engage students and connect with their digital lives. It provides examples of useful education apps and resources available.

1. Digital Learning Development group
Handheld learning
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2. Digital technologies
in the classroom?
There is a new curriculum outside of school and that is the computer games
curriculum (Professor James Paul Gee) Sims single mother game modding
This disconnect between a student’s digital life and school matters
because students learn better when they are engaged, and research about
what engages them points to technology.
Media-rich learning is an ideal way for teachers to connect with today’s
pupils.
Students should be makers rather than consumers. As educators we must
become more than information experts; we must also be collaborators in
learning; leveraging the power of students, seeking new knowledge
alongside students
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3. Our Students thoughts on using New technologies in the classroom
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4. On average secondary
The Problem schools photocopy
in the classroom? 2,000,000 pages a year
Pencil, paper, lecture, textbook, and test are still very often the norm. Is it
any wonder that for digitally engaged students, school can become less
engaging, less interesting and less relevant?
In attempting to bring in new technologies to the classroom often
expensive technology is sold to us to perform single tasks. Money is
often wasted. Equipment goes out of date very quickly.
The amount of time it takes to get from finding a useful piece of software,
getting funds to pay for it through to getting it installed can be months.
By the time it is installed it is out of date.
Exponential growth, “The Excelleration of Technology : impact on
education and society” Ray Kurzweill
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5. Digital technologies
in the classroom?
Zenna Atkins Chairman of Ofsted
Future is here now but just in patches
99.9% of students in school have a mobile phone. Vast majority of schools
ban them. Lets use them.
Are we ready for the challenge?
We do not know as much students!
Are you intimidated by technology?
Is this a reason not to use technology?
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6. Why Handheld?
Why iPod touch?
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7. Why Handheld?
Why iPod touch?
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8. Apps store
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9. Education Apps second largest section in
Useful Apps the App store after games.
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10. Useful Apps
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11. Useful Apps
Currently over 85,000 Apps available in the Apps store
Over 2 billion downloads to date
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12. iTunesU free university lecture podcasts
iTunes U available for thousands of courses from
most major university across the world
Games-
based
Learning
Artwork
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13. App development
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14. Develop our own apps
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15. The Next Step
Explore your ipod and consider theri use in some of your lessons
I am available Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays after school in Unit 20.
Please drop in between 3.30 and 5pm. Use this time to familiarize yourself with the
mobile learning lab and load apps that you wish to use in your lessons.
Use my time in your classes to support you in the use of the learning lab. Bring
classes to Unit 20 to make podcasts for use in other classes or trips.
Please add links and comments to the blog or email me with apps and useful sites
you find.
Bring your ipods, apps, iTunesU, podcast and findings to the next development
group meeting and share your findings with the group.
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16. Contact me
www.bodminphotography.co.uk (Digital Learning)
tm@bodmincollege.cornwall.sch.uk
squaregallery@mac.com
Unit 20 Ext. 521
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