learning with technology

A video showing step-by-step procedure of drawing with Bubbl.us, a concept map drawing tool.

This is really a big topic. No can can say he or she will get all right in this aspect. However, we should explore otherwise we do not know what we are. Here is a so called a e-book "Education for the 21st Century: the basic". It mentions the basic principle of 21st century skills, the famous "digital natives", problem of assessment, bloom's taxonomy and the 21st learning spaces. It is really a basic understanding of the integration ICT with teaching and learning. http://newbay.ebookhost.net/tl/21cc/2/

The video was produced five years ago. A lot of friends are now teachers. A problem-based approach video covers a lof of technical issues in video production.

Last night, a friend who is a primary school teacher, asked me what is Facebook. When I wanted to explain to her, my F3 son started to talk about. I never know he knows Facebook. At the same time, my son then told me he can classify all his teachers into three categories. 1. Speak all the time, do not like student talk and discuss 2. Like to ask questions, or telling jokes, however, most of time talking by oneself and don't let students answer. And the jokes are in fact not so good. 3. Really engage students to talk and discuss. Interesting.

I always say that Podcasting is far more complicated than expected. Here is an article written by a teacher telling his experience of creating Podcasting. Reading through the lines, you will find that it is challanging and interesting to create your own Podcasting, however, Hong Kong teachers might find it complicated. Is there any more easy way to make it? http://techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=196605453

Web2.0 becomes a jargon now. Everyone is talking about Web2.0, Web3.0 is even coming. No matter what webN.0 (N>2) is coming, I find this website is an excellent introduction of web2.0. All the basic concepts and their application in teaching and learning are shown. The paper is called " Web2.0: From curious to competent ".