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Teaching ICT to primary aged children using tools designed for office-based adults isn't the best approach.
This is the result of a study recently completed at Stirling University in Scotland, which found that it was far more helpful to get them started with the technologies that fit more naturally into their lives: digital cameras, video cameras, electronic keyboard, barcode scanners and mobile phones.
The TES ran a great article on the study this week (pg 34?), and although the full version is not available on the university website just yet, it is expected shortly.
The Tribal m-learning team have had similar, very positive experiences with Key Stage One children using our resources. We recently visited a primary school in Wolverhampton, part of the Learning2Go initiative, and were bowled over by the inspirational mix of PDA activities, class-based learning, and paper-based worksheets.
Robin C, the class teacher, had used our MyLearning Autoring tool to build text based activities, using words from the Oxford Reading Tree scheme. He them made paper-based worksheets to extend these activities further. The mix of book, PDA, differentiated worksheets and class-interaction was very engaging. even the most hyperactive of his 5-6 year olds was totally absorbed in their task.
Kids with a 2 minute attention span were sitting, engrossed, for a good half-hour!
Robin, we think you and your class rock! Keep up the inspiration!
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5 year olds need mobile, playful ICT instead of laptops!
Teaching ICT to primary aged children using tools designed for office-based adults isn't the best approach.
This is the result of a study recently completed at Stirling University in Scotland, which found that it was far more helpful to get them started with the technologies that fit more naturally into their lives: digital cameras, video cameras, electronic keyboard, barcode scanners and mobile phones.
The TES ran a great article on the study this week (pg 34?), and although the full version is not available on the university website just yet, it is expected shortly.
The Tribal m-learning team have had similar, very positive experiences with Key Stage One children using our resources. We recently visited a primary school in Wolverhampton, part of the Learning2Go initiative, and were bowled over by the inspirational mix of PDA activities, class-based learning, and paper-based worksheets.Robin C, the class teacher, had used our MyLearning Autoring tool to build text based activities, using words from the Oxford Reading Tree scheme. He them made paper-based worksheets to extend these activities further. The mix of book, PDA, differentiated worksheets and class-interaction was very engaging. even the most hyperactive of his 5-6 year olds was totally absorbed in their task.
Kids with a 2 minute attention span were sitting, engrossed, for a good half-hour!
Robin, we think you and your class rock! Keep up the inspiration!
- Esl Kids - Great Website For The Kids To Learn English
Whether you?re a teacher or a parent (or both) and are looking for a website where children can learn English, you?ll find ESL Kids a strong ally. ESL Kids offers many resources like flashcards, worksheets, games or songs. And all for free! It?s worth...
- We're In Need Of A (mobile Front End Dev) Hero!
Our team is growing again .. I run Qualcomm's Mobile Learning Lab, split between Cambridge (UK) and San Diego (US) We are recruiting - specifically, we are looking for someone who is king (or queen) of front end mobile development, with very strong...
- Mobile Learning In Africa ?
Much excitement in our Cambridge office as we pack our bags for ? Grabouw (?where?, you ask?). Come on ? Grabouw! Major fruit growing region a few hours out of Cape Town, South Africa! For almost a year we have been sponsoring a few South African schools...
- British Schools Scoop Usa Mobile Learning Award!
Mobile Learning is starting - slowly - to build momentum in the states, and today that momentum picked up some speed. At mobilelearning09, a discrete collection of the main players in US industry, education and government got together in the President's...
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Well it's been a while, but I'm going to get back into blogging now that I am actually teaching again and so far enjoying every minute of it! This year I have been given a class of four year olds. It is my first year at a new school and...