Lego Mindstorm is a robotics construction set that provides learners with a fun, practical approach to learning computer programming. Included in each set (whichever version you get) is a ‘brick’ computer that controls the system, a set of sensors and…
One of the things that we should continually be doing as teachers is to think critically and help our students do the same. In a world of ever increasing amounts of information, it becomes important to find strategies that encourage…
Once a video is made by students, it is important that they can showcase this work and teachers can quickly access it. I have found Google Drive to be an efficient system for collecting, organising and showcasing student videos. For…
According to Riessman (2008, pp. 12), narrative is the basic human way of making sense of the world because we all lead ‘storied lives’. This has been true throughout history and across cultures. Technology, therefore, can certainly add an interesting…
In her book, Teaching as a Design Science, Diana Laurillard (2012, pp. 2) states that ‘too often technologies are key drivers of education, though their development is rarely driven by education’. And that’s one of the reasons I like Scratch…
[accordion] [item title=”Designing a Theme Park Using Spreadsheets”] [embeddoc url=”https://technologyforlearners.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Theme-Park-Template_Building-Materials-Costs-Analysis-.xlsx”] [embeddoc url=”https://technologyforlearners.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CostofBuildingMaterialsforThemePark.docx”] [/item] [/accordion] Spreadsheets are an important part of any ICT curriculum. They can, however, be quite a dull topic for students – unless they’re introduced creatively. One of…
I have written before about assessment of learning, which is carried out for the purpose of grading and reporting. Research, however, has shown that one of the most powerful ways of improving learning and raising standards is through the use…
Last week I was asked by a teaching colleague to put together a presentation for her class about NGOs, as I’d volunteered for one some years ago in Guatemala. Instead of the usual PowerPoint or Prezi, I decided to make…
Programming is a big part of computer science, and computer science is at the core of our computing curriculum. Since programming is itself at the core of computer science, it’s worth taking some time to really get to grips with…
My experience with using iPads in the classroom has been positive. They can be introduced relatively seamlessly into most lessons across the curriculum, and there are so many apps to choose from, that you’re sure to find one to suit…
