ICT And Innovation - Emma Clemens

Inspiring Digital Natives Through Ict Competitions

19 July, 2018

The students that we teach are digital natives. They live in a media-saturated world where they are surrounded by computers, videogames, digital music players, cell phones and other tools of the digital age. Digital natives are adept at multi tasking, rapidly receive information, favour graphics over text…

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10 Tips And 5 Ideas For Podcasting With Students

5 July, 2018

A podcast is an audio file that is distributed via the internet for downloading or streaming. Podcasts often have a radio talk show style and can range from being informative to purely entertainment. Podcasts are a great resource as they provide an immense library of free and original content…

Ipad Golden Rules

21 June, 2018

It is hard to believe that the first iPad was only released in 2010. The iPad is an incredibly powerful learning tool used every day in classrooms across the globe. Since 2014 over 200 million iPads have been sold and the app store has over 500…

Why My Day Book Went Digital

7 June, 2018

If you had told me two years ago that my day book would go digital I would have smiled kindly but been unconvinced. I was very committed to my day book for planning my teaching week and my Kiki K diary for organising my personal life.…

Using Samr Model For Ict Integration

10 May, 2018

To quote the rationale from BOSTES Science and Technology curriculum, in 21st century education teachers are seeking to provide opportunities for students to ‘think and act critically and creatively…by becoming technologically literate citizens’. But what model should teachers use in order to effectively integrate technology across…

Digital Culture And Sleep Deprivation

1 March, 2018

Technology saturates many of our waking moments. But how does it impact our rest and sleep? Technology is an incredibly powerful tool, which can help achieve great educational goals. Therefore, in this digital era we need to be thoughtful and strategic with our use of technology…

Creating A Positive Digital Footprint

1 February, 2018

What is digital citizenship? Today technology pervades very area of life. Our students have access to a range of devices all with internet connectivity, from tablets to televisions to computers to gaming systems. We are all digital citizenships. But what type of footprint are our students…

5 Ways Blogging Helps Students Write

4 January, 2018

“A blog is about words. Pictures with writing, beautiful quotes, clever topography…A few carefully arranged words can say what thousands can’t and can connect people”. A blog is a fantastic way to provide meaning, quality and purpose to writing by connecting students with a global online…

10 Reasons To Use Nearpod

21 December, 2017

I run professional development there times a week for the staff at my school and Nearpod has had the greatest take up in classrooms from Kindergarten to Year 6. So I thought it was worth writing about how to use this tool for teaching. Nearpod is…

Email Treasure Hunts

23 November, 2017

A key skill for the Year 3 students at my school is learning to send emails. We coach them on etiquette for composing and responding, the differences between the fields, creating informative subject headings and much more. We thought it would be good to ground this…

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