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The Place of Technology in Primary Curriculum
The document discusses embedding technology into primary school curriculums. It outlines the main purposes of learning in the sciences and technologies, which include developing skills for life and work, scientific inquiry, and an understanding of technology's role in society. It also addresses what digital learning means for teaching, noting the need for teachers and students to develop digital literacies to engage fully in today's digital world. Barriers to digital learning like the digital divide are discussed, as well as the teacher's role in creating contexts for learning through collaboration, project-based approaches, and unlocking students' potential.
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- 1. The place oftechnologies in The place of technologies in Primary Curriculum Primary Curriculum http://www.flickr.com/photos/40645538@N00/236299644
- 2. What does itmean to embed learning technologies in the curriculum?
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- 5. What are themain purposes of learning in the sciences? develop a curiosity and understanding of their environment and their place in the living, material and physical world develop skills for learning, life, and work develop skills of scientific inquiry and investigation using practical techniques Express opinions & make decisions on social, moral, ethical, economic, and environmental issues based upon sound understanding develop as scientific and literate citizens with a lifelong interest in the sciences Recognise the role of creativity and inventiveness in the development of the sciences Establish the foundation for more advanced learning, and for some, future careers in the sciences and technologies Education Scotland - Principles and Practice: Sciences http://tinyurl.com/phecrg5
- 6. What are themain purposes of learning in the technologies? develop understanding of the role & impact of technologies in changing and influencing society Experience work related learning Gain skills & confidence to embrace and use technologies now and in the future, at home, at work and in the wider community Become informed consumers & producers who have an appreciation for the merits & impacts of products & services Establish firm foundations for lifelong learning ... and specialised study and a diverse range of careers Broaden their understanding of the role that ICT has in Scotland and in the global community Broaden their role understanding of the applications & concepts behind technological thinking … Education Scotland - Principles and Practice: Technologies http://tinyurl.com/nj8ah52
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- 11. How to overcomethe divide?
- 12. What skills dowe (as teachers) and our pupils need to develop?
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- 14. Digital literacies definesthose who exhibit a critical understanding and capability for living, learning, and working in the digital society. JISC, 2013
- 15. Within Curriculum forExcellence literacy is defined as: the set of skills which allows an individual to engage fully in society and in learning, through the different forms of language, and the range of texts, which society values and finds useful. Literacy across learning: principles and practice http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/10/16155220/13
- 17. Juliet Hinrichsen & Antony Coombs Universityof Greenwich https://sites.google.com/site/dlframework/the5resourcesframework
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- 45. Image and quoteby Dean Shareski http://www.flickr.com/photos/shareski/2655113202/in/pool-858082@N25 (CC BY-NC 2.0)
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- 47. ...we need tostart with ourselves!
- 48. Other topics onthe radar: - Digital Citizenship - Learning Design - Networked Learning - Games Based Learning - Mobile Learning - e-Safety - etc.
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