Using technology to improve reading and
learning: multimodal classroom strategies for the
21st Century teacher
Reading, learning and
technology: what teachers
need to know
Colin Harrison – University of Nottingham
School of Education/Learning Sciences Research Institute
colin.harrison@nottingham.ac.uk
Summary of my talk:
Summary of my talk:
Summary:
1How I got to where we are
2What my book has to say about where we
need to get to
3How we get there
How I got to where I am:
How I got to where I am: 1980
How I got to where I am: 1980
How I got to where I am: 2008
How I got to where I am: 2008
How I got to where I am: 2008
How I got to where I am: 2008
1980-2012 Teaching and researching the uses of technology to support
literacy and learning, including 5 projects 2004-9 working with RealeBooks
http://www.realewriter.com/
1999 Becta Multimedia portables in schools project (1134 laptops given to
teachers for a year)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.13652729.1999.152087.x/abstract
2002 Becta ImpaCT2: the impact of information and communication
technologies on pupil learning and attainment (Study of the relationship
between ICT and achievement in 2100 students over 2 years)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1572/
2007 Becta The Impact of e-portfolios on learning (8 case-study projects,
elementary- Med School)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1468/1/becta_2007_eportfolios_summary.pdf
1980-2012 Teaching and researching the uses of technology to support
literacy and learning, including 5 projects 2004-9 working with RealeBooks
http://www.realewriter.com/
1999 Becta Multimedia portables in schools project (1134 laptops given to
teachers for a year)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.13652729.1999.152087.x/abstract
2002 Becta ImpaCT2: the impact of information and communication
technologies on pupil learning and attainment (Study of the relationship
between ICT and achievement in 2100 students over 2 years)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1572/
2007 Becta The Impact of e-portfolios on learning (8 case-study projects,
elementary- Med School)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1468/1/becta_2007_eportfolios_summary.pdf
Student voice,
authority of
authorship
1980-2012 Teaching and researching the uses of technology to support
literacy and learning, including 5 projects 2004-9 working with RealeBooks
http://www.realewriter.com/
1999 Becta Multimedia portables in schools project (1134 laptops given to
teachers for a year)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.13652729.1999.152087.x/abstract
2002 Becta ImpaCT2: the impact of information and communication
technologies on pupil learning and attainment (Study of the relationship
between ICT and achievement in 2100 students over 2 years)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1572/
2007 Becta The Impact of e-portfolios on learning (8 case-study projects,
elementary- Med School)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1468/1/becta_2007_eportfolios_summary.pdf
PD – learn from a friend;
in small steps; privately
1980-2012 Teaching and researching the uses of technology to support
literacy and learning, including 5 projects 2004-9 working with RealeBooks
http://www.realewriter.com/
1999 Becta Multimedia portables in schools project (1134 laptops given to
teachers for a year)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.13652729.1999.152087.x/abstract
2002 Becta ImpaCT2: the impact of information and communication
technologies on pupil learning and attainment (Study of the relationship
between ICT and achievement in 2100 students over 2 years)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1572/
2007 Becta The Impact of e-portfolios on learning (8 case-study projects,
elementary- Med School)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1468/1/becta_2007_eportfolios_summary.pdf
ICT DOES have an
impact- but out-of-
school use is key
1980-2012 Teaching and researching the uses of technology to support
literacy and learning, including 5 projects 2004-9 working with RealeBooks
http://www.realewriter.com/
1999 Becta Multimedia portables in schools project (1134 laptops given to
teachers for a year)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.13652729.1999.152087.x/abstract
2002 Becta ImpaCT2: the impact of information and communication
technologies on pupil learning and attainment (Study of the relationship
between ICT and achievement in 2100 students over 2 years)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1572/
2007 Becta The Impact of e-portfolios on learning (8 case-study projects, over
2 years; elementary- Med School)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1468/1/becta_2007_eportfolios_summary.pdf
Publicly-held
assessment data won’t
tell the whole story….
2007 ‘Internet Research Support System: An Application for Immediate
Feedback in Authentic Internet Research’ (Journal of Computers, 2007)
http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/vol02/no07/jcp02076874.pdf
2008 Becta project- Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts,
Barriers and Issues (2,400 ‘guided questionnaires’)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1478/1/becta_2008_web2_useinschools_report.pdf
2010 Becta Impact09 Project- The Impact of Technology: Value-added
classroom practice (interview data and lesson plans from nine ‘exemplary
schools’)
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101102103713/http:/schools.becta.o
2012 University of Nottingham (JISC): Student-Activated Feedback – an
annotated bibliography. http://safnottingham.tumblr.com/
Can a computer judge the
quality of an Internet search?
2007 ‘Internet Research Support System: An Application for Immediate
Feedback in Authentic Internet Research’ (Journal of Computers, 2007)
http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/vol02/no07/jcp02076874.pdf
2008 Becta project- Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts,
Barriers and Issues (2,400 ‘guided questionnaires’)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1478/1/becta_2008_web2_useinschools_report.pdf
2010 Becta Impact09 Project- The Impact of Technology: Value-added
classroom practice (interview data and lesson plans from nine ‘exemplary
schools’)
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101102103713/http:/schools.becta.o
2012 University of Nottingham (JISC): Student-Activated Feedback – an
annotated bibliography. http://safnottingham.tumblr.com/
LSA and real-time plagiarism
checks can sometimes help….
2007 ‘Internet Research Support System: An Application for Immediate
Feedback in Authentic Internet Research’ (Journal of Computers, 2007)
http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/vol02/no07/jcp02076874.pdf
2008 Becta project- Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts,
Barriers and Issues (2,400 ‘guided questionnaires’)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1478/1/becta_2008_web2_useinschools_report.pdf
2010 Becta Impact09 Project- The Impact of Technology: Value-added
classroom practice (interview data and lesson plans from nine ‘exemplary
schools’)
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101102103713/http:/schools.becta.o
2012 University of Nottingham (JISC): Student-Activated Feedback – an
annotated bibliography. http://safnottingham.tumblr.com/
98% of UK kids age 13 use
some kind of social networking
2007 ‘Internet Research Support System: An Application for Immediate
Feedback in Authentic Internet Research’ (Journal of Computers, 2007)
http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/vol02/no07/jcp02076874.pdf
2008 Becta project- Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts,
Barriers and Issues (2,400 ‘guided questionnaires’)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1478/1/becta_2008_web2_useinschools_report.pdf
2010 Becta Impact09 Project- The Impact of Technology: Value-added
classroom practice (interview data and lesson plans from nine ‘exemplary
schools’)
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101102103713/http:/schools.becta.o
2012 University of Nottingham (JISC): Student-Activated Feedback – an
annotated bibliography. http://safnottingham.tumblr.com/
BUT only 3% were producers
of Internet content
2007 ‘Internet Research Support System: An Application for Immediate
Feedback in Authentic Internet Research’ (Journal of Computers, 2007)
http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/vol02/no07/jcp02076874.pdf
2008 Becta project- Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts,
Barriers and Issues (2,400 ‘guided questionnaires’)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1478/1/becta_2008_web2_useinschools_report.pdf
2010 Becta Impact09 Project- The Impact of Technology: Value-added
classroom practice (interview data and lesson plans from nine ‘exemplary
schools’)
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101102103713/http:/schools.bect
a.org.uk/uploaddir/downloads/page_documents/research/reports/the_impact_o
f_technology.pdf
2012 University of Nottingham (JISC): Student-Activated Feedback – an
annotated bibliography. http://safnottingham.tumblr.com/
Not all ‘exemplary’ schools
were exemplary….
2007 ‘Internet Research Support System: An Application for Immediate
Feedback in Authentic Internet Research’ (Journal of Computers, 2007)
http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/vol02/no07/jcp02076874.pdf
2008 Becta project- Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts,
Barriers and Issues (2,400 ‘guided questionnaires’)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1478/1/becta_2008_web2_useinschools_report.pdf
2010 Becta Impact09 Project- The Impact of Technology: Value-added
classroom practice (interview data and lesson plans from nine ‘exemplary
schools’)
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101102103713/http:/schools.bect
a.org.uk/uploaddir/downloads/page_documents/research/reports/the_impact_o
f_technology.pdf
2012 University of Nottingham (JISC): Student-Activated Feedback – an
annotated bibliography. http://safnottingham.tumblr.com/
How were multimedia tools
exploited in exemplary
schools?
Flexible support for learning
Flexible support for learning
Flexible support for learning
“ I hope you don’t mind- I’ve done the next
three pieces of homework that you’ve set,
and I’ve also done the work for the next two
or three lessons? Is that alright?”
Flexible support for learning
Lindsay’s teaching – “Death by PowerPoint”
Homework- Internet research
Powerpoint of lesson content
Lesson goals
Flexible support for learning
Pre-lesson
Lindsay’s teaching – June 2008 Assessment loop
Peer-assessment
Homework support
Homework online
Lesson wrap-up
Worksheet fix
Dyslexia fix
Lesson goals ppt
Starter video
Things we don’t find time to do:
1Relax in the tub
1Think about WHY we do what we do
3WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
• Increased motivation? (1980-90)
3WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
• Increased motivation? (1980-1990)
• More communication? (1990-2000)
3WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
• Increased motivation? (1980-1990)
• More communication? (1990-2000)
• More learner autonomy? (2000- )
3WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
• Increased motivation? (1980-1990)
• More communication? (1990-2000)
• More learner autonomy? (2000- ? )
• Critical Internet Literacy (2010 )
WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
•Critical Internet Literacy (2010 )
WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
•Critical Internet Literacy (2010 )
WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
•Critical Internet Literacy (2010 )
WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
•Critical Internet Literacy (2010 )
WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
1Take more baths!
2Teach more Critical Internet Literacy!
1Take more baths!
1Teach more Critical Internet Literacy!
2Develop personal autonomy and social capital
3Use the multimodal resources of the Internet to
learn how to construct deeper meanings from
texts, so that knowledge not just added, but is
reorganised in more complex ways
Using technology to improve reading and
learning: multimodal classroom strategies for the
21st Century teacher
Reading, learning and
technology: what
teachers need to know
Colin Harrison – University of Nottingham
School of Education/Learning Sciences Research Institute
colin.harrison@nottingham.ac.uk

Teaching using multimodal technologies

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    Using technology toimprove reading and learning: multimodal classroom strategies for the 21st Century teacher Reading, learning and technology: what teachers need to know Colin Harrison – University of Nottingham School of Education/Learning Sciences Research Institute colin.harrison@nottingham.ac.uk
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    Summary: 1How I gotto where we are 2What my book has to say about where we need to get to 3How we get there
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    How I gotto where I am:
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    How I gotto where I am: 1980
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    How I gotto where I am: 1980
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    How I gotto where I am: 2008
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    How I gotto where I am: 2008
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    How I gotto where I am: 2008
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    How I gotto where I am: 2008
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    1980-2012 Teaching andresearching the uses of technology to support literacy and learning, including 5 projects 2004-9 working with RealeBooks http://www.realewriter.com/ 1999 Becta Multimedia portables in schools project (1134 laptops given to teachers for a year) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.13652729.1999.152087.x/abstract 2002 Becta ImpaCT2: the impact of information and communication technologies on pupil learning and attainment (Study of the relationship between ICT and achievement in 2100 students over 2 years) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1572/ 2007 Becta The Impact of e-portfolios on learning (8 case-study projects, elementary- Med School) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1468/1/becta_2007_eportfolios_summary.pdf
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    1980-2012 Teaching andresearching the uses of technology to support literacy and learning, including 5 projects 2004-9 working with RealeBooks http://www.realewriter.com/ 1999 Becta Multimedia portables in schools project (1134 laptops given to teachers for a year) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.13652729.1999.152087.x/abstract 2002 Becta ImpaCT2: the impact of information and communication technologies on pupil learning and attainment (Study of the relationship between ICT and achievement in 2100 students over 2 years) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1572/ 2007 Becta The Impact of e-portfolios on learning (8 case-study projects, elementary- Med School) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1468/1/becta_2007_eportfolios_summary.pdf Student voice, authority of authorship
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    1980-2012 Teaching andresearching the uses of technology to support literacy and learning, including 5 projects 2004-9 working with RealeBooks http://www.realewriter.com/ 1999 Becta Multimedia portables in schools project (1134 laptops given to teachers for a year) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.13652729.1999.152087.x/abstract 2002 Becta ImpaCT2: the impact of information and communication technologies on pupil learning and attainment (Study of the relationship between ICT and achievement in 2100 students over 2 years) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1572/ 2007 Becta The Impact of e-portfolios on learning (8 case-study projects, elementary- Med School) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1468/1/becta_2007_eportfolios_summary.pdf PD – learn from a friend; in small steps; privately
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    1980-2012 Teaching andresearching the uses of technology to support literacy and learning, including 5 projects 2004-9 working with RealeBooks http://www.realewriter.com/ 1999 Becta Multimedia portables in schools project (1134 laptops given to teachers for a year) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.13652729.1999.152087.x/abstract 2002 Becta ImpaCT2: the impact of information and communication technologies on pupil learning and attainment (Study of the relationship between ICT and achievement in 2100 students over 2 years) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1572/ 2007 Becta The Impact of e-portfolios on learning (8 case-study projects, elementary- Med School) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1468/1/becta_2007_eportfolios_summary.pdf ICT DOES have an impact- but out-of- school use is key
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    1980-2012 Teaching andresearching the uses of technology to support literacy and learning, including 5 projects 2004-9 working with RealeBooks http://www.realewriter.com/ 1999 Becta Multimedia portables in schools project (1134 laptops given to teachers for a year) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.13652729.1999.152087.x/abstract 2002 Becta ImpaCT2: the impact of information and communication technologies on pupil learning and attainment (Study of the relationship between ICT and achievement in 2100 students over 2 years) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1572/ 2007 Becta The Impact of e-portfolios on learning (8 case-study projects, over 2 years; elementary- Med School) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1468/1/becta_2007_eportfolios_summary.pdf Publicly-held assessment data won’t tell the whole story….
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    2007 ‘Internet ResearchSupport System: An Application for Immediate Feedback in Authentic Internet Research’ (Journal of Computers, 2007) http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/vol02/no07/jcp02076874.pdf 2008 Becta project- Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts, Barriers and Issues (2,400 ‘guided questionnaires’) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1478/1/becta_2008_web2_useinschools_report.pdf 2010 Becta Impact09 Project- The Impact of Technology: Value-added classroom practice (interview data and lesson plans from nine ‘exemplary schools’) http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101102103713/http:/schools.becta.o 2012 University of Nottingham (JISC): Student-Activated Feedback – an annotated bibliography. http://safnottingham.tumblr.com/ Can a computer judge the quality of an Internet search?
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    2007 ‘Internet ResearchSupport System: An Application for Immediate Feedback in Authentic Internet Research’ (Journal of Computers, 2007) http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/vol02/no07/jcp02076874.pdf 2008 Becta project- Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts, Barriers and Issues (2,400 ‘guided questionnaires’) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1478/1/becta_2008_web2_useinschools_report.pdf 2010 Becta Impact09 Project- The Impact of Technology: Value-added classroom practice (interview data and lesson plans from nine ‘exemplary schools’) http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101102103713/http:/schools.becta.o 2012 University of Nottingham (JISC): Student-Activated Feedback – an annotated bibliography. http://safnottingham.tumblr.com/ LSA and real-time plagiarism checks can sometimes help….
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    2007 ‘Internet ResearchSupport System: An Application for Immediate Feedback in Authentic Internet Research’ (Journal of Computers, 2007) http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/vol02/no07/jcp02076874.pdf 2008 Becta project- Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts, Barriers and Issues (2,400 ‘guided questionnaires’) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1478/1/becta_2008_web2_useinschools_report.pdf 2010 Becta Impact09 Project- The Impact of Technology: Value-added classroom practice (interview data and lesson plans from nine ‘exemplary schools’) http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101102103713/http:/schools.becta.o 2012 University of Nottingham (JISC): Student-Activated Feedback – an annotated bibliography. http://safnottingham.tumblr.com/ 98% of UK kids age 13 use some kind of social networking
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    2007 ‘Internet ResearchSupport System: An Application for Immediate Feedback in Authentic Internet Research’ (Journal of Computers, 2007) http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/vol02/no07/jcp02076874.pdf 2008 Becta project- Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts, Barriers and Issues (2,400 ‘guided questionnaires’) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1478/1/becta_2008_web2_useinschools_report.pdf 2010 Becta Impact09 Project- The Impact of Technology: Value-added classroom practice (interview data and lesson plans from nine ‘exemplary schools’) http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101102103713/http:/schools.becta.o 2012 University of Nottingham (JISC): Student-Activated Feedback – an annotated bibliography. http://safnottingham.tumblr.com/ BUT only 3% were producers of Internet content
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    2007 ‘Internet ResearchSupport System: An Application for Immediate Feedback in Authentic Internet Research’ (Journal of Computers, 2007) http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/vol02/no07/jcp02076874.pdf 2008 Becta project- Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts, Barriers and Issues (2,400 ‘guided questionnaires’) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1478/1/becta_2008_web2_useinschools_report.pdf 2010 Becta Impact09 Project- The Impact of Technology: Value-added classroom practice (interview data and lesson plans from nine ‘exemplary schools’) http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101102103713/http:/schools.bect a.org.uk/uploaddir/downloads/page_documents/research/reports/the_impact_o f_technology.pdf 2012 University of Nottingham (JISC): Student-Activated Feedback – an annotated bibliography. http://safnottingham.tumblr.com/ Not all ‘exemplary’ schools were exemplary….
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    2007 ‘Internet ResearchSupport System: An Application for Immediate Feedback in Authentic Internet Research’ (Journal of Computers, 2007) http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/vol02/no07/jcp02076874.pdf 2008 Becta project- Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts, Barriers and Issues (2,400 ‘guided questionnaires’) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/1478/1/becta_2008_web2_useinschools_report.pdf 2010 Becta Impact09 Project- The Impact of Technology: Value-added classroom practice (interview data and lesson plans from nine ‘exemplary schools’) http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101102103713/http:/schools.bect a.org.uk/uploaddir/downloads/page_documents/research/reports/the_impact_o f_technology.pdf 2012 University of Nottingham (JISC): Student-Activated Feedback – an annotated bibliography. http://safnottingham.tumblr.com/ How were multimedia tools exploited in exemplary schools?
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    Flexible support forlearning “ I hope you don’t mind- I’ve done the next three pieces of homework that you’ve set, and I’ve also done the work for the next two or three lessons? Is that alright?”
  • 26.
    Flexible support forlearning Lindsay’s teaching – “Death by PowerPoint” Homework- Internet research Powerpoint of lesson content Lesson goals
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    Flexible support forlearning Pre-lesson Lindsay’s teaching – June 2008 Assessment loop Peer-assessment Homework support Homework online Lesson wrap-up Worksheet fix Dyslexia fix Lesson goals ppt Starter video
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    Things we don’tfind time to do: 1Relax in the tub 1Think about WHY we do what we do
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    3WHY should Iuse technology in my teaching?
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    • Increased motivation?(1980-90) 3WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
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    • Increased motivation?(1980-1990) • More communication? (1990-2000) 3WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
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    • Increased motivation?(1980-1990) • More communication? (1990-2000) • More learner autonomy? (2000- ) 3WHY should I use technology in my teaching?
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    WHY should Iuse technology in my teaching? • Increased motivation? (1980-1990) • More communication? (1990-2000) • More learner autonomy? (2000- ? ) • Critical Internet Literacy (2010 )
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    WHY should Iuse technology in my teaching? •Critical Internet Literacy (2010 )
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    WHY should Iuse technology in my teaching? •Critical Internet Literacy (2010 )
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    WHY should Iuse technology in my teaching? •Critical Internet Literacy (2010 )
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    WHY should Iuse technology in my teaching? •Critical Internet Literacy (2010 )
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    WHY should Iuse technology in my teaching?
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    1Take more baths! 2Teachmore Critical Internet Literacy!
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    1Take more baths! 1Teachmore Critical Internet Literacy! 2Develop personal autonomy and social capital 3Use the multimodal resources of the Internet to learn how to construct deeper meanings from texts, so that knowledge not just added, but is reorganised in more complex ways
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    Using technology toimprove reading and learning: multimodal classroom strategies for the 21st Century teacher Reading, learning and technology: what teachers need to know Colin Harrison – University of Nottingham School of Education/Learning Sciences Research Institute colin.harrison@nottingham.ac.uk