tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263564.post115095455812171546..comments2024-02-17T02:13:47.101+13:00Comments on BardWired: Good IntentionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263564.post-1151492119950157252006-06-28T22:55:00.000+12:002006-06-28T22:55:00.000+12:00Well Rich, i don't mean to make mischief ;-) just ...Well Rich, i don't mean to make mischief ;-) just my own personal observations. I think it relates back to your first comment about Access. When access is limited there is more competition for resources & if it's competitive the boys are in there first. I have seen in Secondary Science classrooms anytime we had prac. who is first in line? 'Computer Club' at my last school - it was a maul to get Rachel Whalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898148459528535518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263564.post-1151491300580249412006-06-28T22:41:00.000+12:002006-06-28T22:41:00.000+12:00Welcome back Artichoke - have missed you :-)It is ...Welcome back Artichoke - have missed you :-)<BR/>It is really hard sometimes to strike the balance between encouraging teachers efforts to try out new things and pointing out 'hey what's the educational value in this?' The trick i guess is getting alongside them in the early stages, identifying the pitfalls & questioning them to as to what their learning intentions are & what is the best way to Rachel Whalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898148459528535518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263564.post-1151190991691104532006-06-25T11:16:00.000+12:002006-06-25T11:16:00.000+12:00OK what is this "boys take over" mischief.... I th...OK what is this "boys take over" mischief.... I thought the boys were failing in the primary school!!! Heaven forbid that they have an area where they are inclined to be leaders, naturally taking to the tools and having some fun too. The poor girls are marginalised! Yeah right. <BR/>The whole school system suits girls! Maybe this is a equity issue not an equality one!<BR/>:)richnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436410461467037165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263564.post-1151189973098198082006-06-25T10:59:00.000+12:002006-06-25T10:59:00.000+12:00Think we are looking at this wrong..What is this s...Think we are looking at this wrong..<BR/>What is this setting up stuff.<BR/>In the classroom the laptop is there and on, as is the software. Click go. The screeen is there as is the data projector already set up for use. Click on. Inspiration is an easy to use program, model it with the kids while teaching. Then the technology isn't an add on it is seemless...<BR/>Access, access, access.....richnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436410461467037165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263564.post-1151116441506520092006-06-24T14:34:00.000+12:002006-06-24T14:34:00.000+12:00Hi Rachel,Questions about what helps our kids lear...Hi Rachel,<BR/>Questions about what helps our kids learn better are great questions to raise in an ict_pd cluster, especially when in our role we are often charged with valorising ICT use in teaching and learning.<BR/><BR/>Think Heather and Michael might reading Kwok-Wing Lai's 2005 article <I>Teachers Using ICTs Myths and Realities </I> in "e-Learning Communities Teaching and Learning with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com