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“We use technology to connect students and enhance learning.”
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The Diploma Programme Online project is extending more courses to more students.
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Students at IB World Schools are already benefiting from the opportunity to take courses their own schools are unable to offer, by signing up for IB courses developed in partnership with online providers.
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‘WebQuests’ – inquiry-focused projects based on internet resources – to improve their English while exploring other cultures, and exchange emails with students in the Philippines, the USA and India.
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Picture a classroom where every student has their own tablet PC, with wireless internet access and videoconferencing equipment to give them access to academics, industry experts and other schools around the world. The teacher begins the lesson by drawing students’ attention to a new discussion thread that’s appeared overnight on an online forum about a text they’re studying.
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You no longer need to be fluent in HTML to benefit from the digital revolution. Web 2.0 tools are closing the divide between richer and poorer regions, and between the ‘digital natives’ and ‘digital immigrants’ of the online world. Cloud computing, where resources and software are stored online, means hardware is no longer necessary, and the growth of free programmes and services lets anyone create their own wiki, blog or podcast.
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The extent to which technology can transform the world, and education, is illustrated by the ‘flat classroom’ project, run by Julie Lindsay, head of information technology and e-learning at Qatar Academy in Doha, Qatar, and Vicki Davis of Westwood Schools in Camilla, Georgia, USA. The project began in 2006 as an online collaboration between the two schools, inspired by Thomas L. Friedman’s book The World is Flat. It has now sprouted two sister projects – ‘digiteen’ and ‘horizon’, which have so far involved more than 800 students and 200 educators from across the world.
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“Technology isn’t magic. It doesn’t provide instant solutions. It challenges teachers to improve their practice by being more flexible and creative, and it challenges students to reflect on the limitations of technology as well as its capabilities. The best way to learn is by practising together.”
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30 Jul 09
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Maggie VersterPicture a classroom where every student has their own tablet PC, with wireless internet access and videoconferencing equipment to give them access to academics, industry experts and other schools around the world. The teacher begins the lesson by drawing students’ attention to a new discussion thread that’s appeared overnight on an online forum about a text they’re studying.
There’s no need for an attendance check: the smart cards that give access to the school have already recorded who’s in class. Even though the school has been open for only a few months, students and teachers already know each other well – they’ve been talking online since before the school started.examples school2.0 vision 21stcenturylearning 21stcenturyschool
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Julie LindsayTeachers and students are using technology to make connections with each other across the IB community, and extend their links with the rest of the world, as Laura Bridgestock discovers.
Article in IB World May 2009jul flatclassroom flatclassroomproject acrossmydesk school2.0 web2.0 web2ib ibo
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