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Tag: Technology Integration

  • American (perhaps North American) kids are not even close

    According to a report released by SETDA and ISTE (summarized by THE), there are a number of points that should be addressed. I’ll comment on then as how I see Alberta and the U of A (in Science) might be handling this. First: Even if all students mastered core academic subjects, they still would be…

  • Increased accessibilty by using tools and design

    I went to two sessions in the afternoon – the first mentioned UDL and the other one about using cameras or iPods in classes. The take away message that I got from the sessions boils down to “if you design it for everyone, it helps everyone, if you give students more than one way to…

  • Match the locals

    The old saying “When in Rome… do as the Romans” seems to have borne fruit again – From the current Innovations – Kavita Rao – Distance Learning in Micronesia: Participants’ Experiences in a Virtual Classroom Using Synchronous Technologies: Researchers also note that instructional design should be based on an understanding of the cultural modes and…

  • Ideas – Thoughts on online identity

    If you are at all interested in any of the elements of Web2.0 and how they interact with identity, this week’s Ideas is a great one to listen to. Things are certainly going to change over the next few years as the people we are teaching, the people who are making important choices have had…

  • My First YouTube Video

    Well, it’s a very poorly shot video as it’s a rough for some animation that is going to be done later, but it’s my first online Youtube Video – Chemistry Melting Point.