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A Computer Per Student Leads to Higher Performance

Students equipped with their own laptop demonstrate higher achievement and increased engagement, according to the findings of studies published in the Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment. All of the studies found that students in the 1:1 settings outperformed their traditional classroom peers...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 01-22-2010
10 easy & creative ways to achieve meaningful parental engagement

Fiona Aubrey-Smith, Head of Educational Development, UniServity has the following suggestions for using your learning platform effectively and making parental engagement meaningful which go beyond the sharing of pupil attainment and attendance data: • Provide continuity of resources, support and guidance...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 12-18-2009
Kent NGfL is moving!

As a part of the restructuring of KCC web resources the KentNGfL web site will be moving. The majority of the content will stay the same. The web site address will be different. If you have links to any of the resources on your web site or have the KentNGfL as your homepage then these links will be redirected...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 10-07-2009
Study of online Learning suggests benefits of blended learning

A review of studies of online learning has suggests: Learners who took all or part of their class online perform better than just face-to-face Combining face-to-face and online is more effective than purely online or face-to-face Learners online spent more time on task How the online was delivered made...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 09-09-2009
ICT Excellence Awards 2008

Our congratulations to Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Tenterden (joint runner up). Described by judges as a 'cracking school' with an 'excellent vision of where it wants to go with technology', Homewood has raised standards through innovation, with ICT playing a key role. Go to...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 08-17-2009
Exploring advertisements (persuasive writing)

Teachers looking at persuasive writing within a Literacy lesson might want to use an advert from http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/series/advertisingvideos Some are unsuitable for classroom use so please do check them in advance. My personal favourite is this one: www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2009/jan...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 06-22-2009
Russell Prue's recommended technology list

Leading ICT Teachers who saw Russell Prue in action at our November conference might be interested in reading his suggestions for technologies he believes could impact on teaching and learning in the 21st Century. These include: Virtual PE Teacher and Dance Exercise Instructor Dane-Elec ZPen VIPRO Glass...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 05-07-2009
ICT: Planning, teaching and assessing the curriculum for pupils with Learning Difficulties

This is one of a new series of handbooks from QCA and can be downloaded from the QCA site: www.qca.org.uk/qca_1880.aspx The handbook suggests ways of modifying each aspect of the programmes of study in the National Curriculum and then outlines opportunities and activities for key stages 1 to 4. P-level...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 04-27-2009
Online Stopwatch

I've liked the downloadable stopwatch from www.online-stopwatch.com for some time now. I noticed today that they've added some great new versions.Theres an egg timer, a clock and a bomb with a fuse!! All with variable times. www.online-stopwatch.com/download-stopwatch/ The Kent one doesn't...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 03-06-2009
2Create A Story - publishing online

Karl Newman from Sevenoaks Primary sent me a link that I just had to share! Three children from Karl's Year One class had been using 2Create A Story to write about 'Sam The Spaceman'. They used a USB microphone to record their voices. Once they had finished they saved their work and ticked...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 12-10-2008

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