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****\nThis website has proven to be a useful website for teachers; providing lesson and unit plan samples, discussing school issues, professional development help and opportunities, and a section discussing Technology integration within other subject areas. It is an easy to use tool for teachers that are looking for some extra information.
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This website is all about Technology in Education. It connects teachers with events surrounding technology. It discusses issues within Technolody Edcuation.It provides updates on technologies that can be used within an Educational setting, there is a blog where users can discuss important issues and ask questions. There is a large focus on integration between subject areas and how you can integrate Technology into those subjects.
*****\nThis article is aimed towards teachers who wish to keep up to date with the changes of education, society and technology. The article briefly explains what the change is and how it will affect teachers and students. Many ways in which teachers can expand on their teaching techniques and technological abilities are given within the article. Throughout the website there a number of other very relevant and informative articles about educating students and connecting with technology.\n\n
*****\nThis website is all about Design Challenges and incouraging students to be creative and imaginative while thinking and planning their ideas. Students are able to display their own design challenges by posting the idea and final product on the website.It also encourages students to contiue to create by offering some design challenges to the students, therefore they can design and create all the time, or gain ideas for one of their own challenges.
****\nJason Science on National Geographic is a great way to connect Technology with Science. There are a number of resources for teachers and students to use in order to enhance their learning in a particular subject. There are videos, books, online resources, games and classroom unit plans and lesson plans.
****\nCSIRO is a great website for teachers looking for ways to integrate Science and Technology, and it encourages students creativity. \n\nThere are a range of Design Challenge ideas all connected to different themes or topics within the Science and Technology. Students can access this site and develop their own Design Challenge ideas or try to create one of the ideas already given.
****\n\nThis website is a great way to connect with the world and global issues. It is easy to use and up to date with the events and issues of the world. Students can blog their thoughts on global issues and connect with people from different countries whilst using technology.
****\nTechlearning provides teachers with articles, resources, hot topics, tips and a blog area all about education.\nThis particular article is about connecting students globally, its importance, the effects and how to connect them.\n\n
****\n\nhttp://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/te0cont.htm\n\nThe Teachnology in Education website is exactly what the title entails. It provides teachers with resources and materials to use within the learning environment. The articles expands and develops your knowledge of Technology in Education.The links that have been clicked on, I found interesting and could be useful for my future teaching career.
****\nThis book provides a detailed look into the needs of Primary Teachers. It gives detailed information about key areas of teaching such as, behaviour management, assessment, grouping children, feedback, managing a classroom environment and reflections. It is written by teachers, for teachers.
***\nThis book develops the ideas of allowing the students to think about their learning and become aware and in control of their learning processes. It touches on inquiry based learning and the students involvement in the discussion of negotiated activities and curriculum. It is a great resource for teachers to read and then incorporate the information into their classroom.
***\nThis book aims to develop students thinking skills and provides techniques for teachers to help develop these skills. The skills will allow students to develop their planning abilities, structure their thinking, be able to reflect on certain tasks or activities and give the students co-operation techniques in order to work more efficiantly in groups.
*****\nThis article discusses Technology Education and how it impacts students learning. It allows the readers to understand the importance of technology within education, and how technology is not only related to computers and softwares, it is about designing and creating too. The issue of Education moving into the 21st century is also addressed. This article and an important and valuable resource for teachers to read and use within their careers.
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The Essential Learnings are a guideline for teachers and students. They illustrate what the teachers have to teach in accordance with the curriculum and allows students to understand what they are going to learn within a key learning area. This curriculum is represented across all schools throughout Queensland. Each year level has their own Essential Learning and curriculum focus. They are an organised, structured and useful tool for teachers and students to use.
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YouTube is a popular site that teachers and students can use to find videos that can relate to a key learning area or topic that is being studied within the classroom. This wedsite allows the teachers and students to use visual representations based on a topic, this may also enhance the students learning experience and engagement.
The past syllabuses provide fruther information and aid for teachers planning and researching the topics and key learning areas. They disucss assement, provide examples of lessons, activities and supportive planning materials.
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The Lesson Planet is a teachers search engine website. It provides teachers with a range of lesson plans, or classroom resources, unit themes etc... Teachers are able to search by theme or topic or by subject,it is a popular site amongst teachers.
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The resources provided within this list are engaging, informative and effective tools to use when discussing, teaching and researching Technology Education.
Updated on 2009-10-27
Created on 2009-10-24
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