Why its important to let pedagogy drive software and app purchase in schools, and not the other way around

1. TLN Online
Catering for Difference
09.05.2013
Presented by Michael Victory and Journal Authors
In this workshop you will have the opportunity to investigate
further the content of the recently released TLN Journal.This
journal will focus on the concept of catering for difference in the
classroom and covers topics such as Learning Styles, Differentiation
of Curriculum, Individualised Instruction, and Individual Learning
Plans.
In this program:
Journal editor, MichaelVictory will host the session and be joined by
as many of the authors as are available.This is your opportunity to
discuss with the authors the content of their article and to explore
in greater depth the ideas and case studies they have outlined in
their article.A great opportunity to learn more about the work of
some ofVictoria’ most innovative teachers.
Presentation notes to
support the
Digital Divide & Digital
Difference segment.
Mark Richardson,
ICTeD Services
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2. Digital Divide or Digital Difference?
• The Top Five Take Outs
1. In closing the Digital Divide, we should be encouraging
Digital Difference, rather than generic solutions, when
choosing technology, software and apps purchases.
2. Digital difference is about matching teaching and learning to
the technology, not the other way around!
3. Pedagogy should drive software, app, & Web 2.0 tool
selection.
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3. Digital Divide or Digital Difference?
• The Top Five Take Outs
4.When choosing software and apps, less is more. Choose a
few great open ended ones and explicitly teach their use to
teachers and students. Allow for their authentic use by
students.
5. Often the implementation of iPad programs in schools fits
this model better, than netbook / notebook programs in
schools do.
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4. How do you match pedagogy with software /
apps / web 2.0 tools?
• Firstly, what are the pedagogical overlays to your
lesson planning?
• Inquiry learning?
• Personalised learning?
• Thinking Curriculum?
• Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy?
• e5 Instructional Model?
...................................................................etc.
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5. Matching Pedagogy with software / apps / web 2.0
• Think about the pedagogical model that you use.
• How do you make this model understandable to other
teachers and students?
• Is there a graphic to describe the model?
• Can you describe this model, listing all the actions that relate
to the teaching and learning that occurs under it?
• What software, apps, & Web 2.0 tools will best be used by
teachers and students to meet those actions?
• Don’t pick too many!
• Explicitly teach students how to use those software, apps, &
Web 2.0 tools that you have selected.
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6. What’s an example of this?
• Let’s say that Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy underlines
your lesson planning...
• What does this look like?
• What teaching and
learning actions
relate to each thinking
skill?
• What are the best
software, apps, web 2.0
tools for each action?
Higher
Order
Thinking
Lower
Order
Thinking
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7. http://ilearntechnology.com Kelly Tenkely 2010
Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy
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8. http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html
Kathy Schrock 2013
Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy
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9. References: Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy
Andrew Churches
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+Digital+Taxonomy
The Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=40270
Kelly Tenkely
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-learning-genome-project?
website_name=thelearninggenomeproject
Kathy Schrock
http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html
Apps and Bloom’s Taxonomy
https://sites.google.com/a/creightonschools.org/csd-iachieve/home/ipod-blooms-
taxonomy
http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/08/21/blooms-taxonomy-and-ipad-apps/
Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy & the Ultranet
http://www.ictedservices.info/styled-11/index.html
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10. Teaching software / apps / web 2.0 tools explicitly.
• Play with them, learn them, teach them.
• If you don’t have time for that, look on the web for
resources to help you. A good place to start is the
DEECD Digital Learning Showcase as this does link
pedagogy to software tutorials and other resources.
• Search the web for tutorials.You Tube is useful.
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11. Teaching software / apps / web 2.0 tools explicitly.
• Don’t teach the skill students need out of context,
there is little purpose in doing it this way!
• Instead teach them, when the students need them,
i.e. when they are completing authentic tasks!
• Investigate making screencasts.
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12. References: Teaching Software
DEECD Solution
Digital Learning ICT Showcase
http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/showcase/history
eduSTAR Software - Windows
http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/showcase/edustar_win
eduSTAR Software - Macintosh
http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/showcase/edustar_mac
A Commercial Solution
Atomic Solutions
http://www.atomiclearning.com
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13. Contact Mark
eMail
ictedservices@gmail.com
Blog
www.ictedservices.typepad.com
Twitter
@ictedservices
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