Teaching 2.0
Found a blog called TechLearning which is looking at how recent ICT developments can be embedded in classroom pratice. I was particularly struck by one posting, by Terry Freedman on web 2.0 which really sets out some of the issues I have been thinking about recently and it is well worth reading it in full by clicking here. Freedman considers that we have a polarity between the “pioneers” and the “luddites,” with the greater majority of teachers in the middle, too busy to know anything about web 2.0 applications. he argues that we need to support the pioneers and focus on helping those who are interested but perhaps don’t know where to start. We should be drawing on good practice from other sectors who are perhaps much more confident in using new computer applications and ideas.
With this in mind I must take some time out to listen to a podcast by ITConversations sent by Jon Oates who is keeping me up to speed on Google Earth and other mapping applications. This is about KLM, a file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser, such as Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Maps for mobiles.
