Comments for Learning with Technology http://tech.mlon.co.uk Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:19:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Teaching children eight miles away (pt 2) by Matt Lovegrove http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=75&cpage=1#comment-11 Matt Lovegrove Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:19:37 +0000 http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=75#comment-11 @Chris - Thanks for your feedback Chris. Interesting to hear about your experiences. I tried to use it with my Year Twos the other day and it didn't work - I had 14 laptops all trying to use one pad via a router - disaster. Lots of lagging etc. @Dianne - Thanks! I'm so glad that your son enjoyed the lessons. @Chris – Thanks for your feedback Chris. Interesting to hear about your experiences. I tried to use it with my Year Twos the other day and it didn’t work – I had 14 laptops all trying to use one pad via a router – disaster. Lots of lagging etc.

@Dianne – Thanks! I’m so glad that your son enjoyed the lessons.

]]> Comment on Teaching children eight miles away (pt 2) by Dianne http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=75&cpage=1#comment-10 Dianne Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:37:53 +0000 http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=75#comment-10 We joined the first English lesson and the science lesson and had great fun - my son is in year 2 and even though he didn't always post a comment, he just enjoyed talking about what was going on, pointing out which friends were online and even when the lesson was over he spent the rest of the day discussing what he had done online. We went out for a walk later in the day and he was using some of the new words he had learnt to describe the scenery during our walk. We definitely look forward to another session and hope it is soon. Thanks Mr Lovegrove! We joined the first English lesson and the science lesson and had great fun – my son is in year 2 and even though he didn’t always post a comment, he just enjoyed talking about what was going on, pointing out which friends were online and even when the lesson was over he spent the rest of the day discussing what he had done online. We went out for a walk later in the day and he was using some of the new words he had learnt to describe the scenery during our walk. We definitely look forward to another session and hope it is soon. Thanks Mr Lovegrove!

]]> Comment on Teaching children eight miles away (pt 2) by Chris Cheetham http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=75&cpage=1#comment-9 Chris Cheetham Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:50:19 +0000 http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=75#comment-9 Had my Primary Pad experiment on Friday. Disaster. Sixth Form, whom I thought would see the advantages of a collaborative document, failed to grasp the benefits. 1. The school network was up and down erratically, as I tried to figure out if it was our network, them not following instructions to get to their group page, security settings on the pads, or primary pad its self. Primary Pad very kindly went through their logs and got back to me on Friday to confirm the problem wasn't down to them. Very kind people because they did that on the back of a public tweet. 2. I put them in groups that weren't necessarily with their mates. I'm going to have to work on helping to develop their group work/team skills. 3. Icklekid tweeted the other day about sometimes putting tools before pedagogy, I think I'm guilty of that in this instance. I'm certain that this is an excellent tool to use in the classroom and away from it. Next time, I'll be able to write something like your post on the subject... Had my Primary Pad experiment on Friday. Disaster. Sixth Form, whom I thought would see the advantages of a collaborative document, failed to grasp the benefits.

1. The school network was up and down erratically, as I tried to figure out if it was our network, them not following instructions to get to their group page, security settings on the pads, or primary pad its self. Primary Pad very kindly went through their logs and got back to me on Friday to confirm the problem wasn’t down to them. Very kind people because they did that on the back of a public tweet.

2. I put them in groups that weren’t necessarily with their mates. I’m going to have to work on helping to develop their group work/team skills.

3. Icklekid tweeted the other day about sometimes putting tools before pedagogy, I think I’m guilty of that in this instance. I’m certain that this is an excellent tool to use in the classroom and away from it.

Next time, I’ll be able to write something like your post on the subject…

]]> Comment on Teaching children eight miles away (pt 2) by Jane http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=75&cpage=1#comment-8 Jane Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:52:40 +0000 http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=75#comment-8 This is a fantastic use of web resources and inspiring! Well done to the children that took part :-) This is a fantastic use of web resources and inspiring! Well done to the children that took part :-)

]]> Comment on Teaching children eight miles away (pt 1) by Matt Lovegrove http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=33&cpage=1#comment-7 Matt Lovegrove Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:53:17 +0000 http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=33#comment-7 @Oliver - you're right, you have to really test these things in live environments before you have a good idea of whether they will be suitable and whether real learning can occur within them. @Gilles - most certainly! Shall we give it a go? @Oliver – you’re right, you have to really test these things in live environments before you have a good idea of whether they will be suitable and whether real learning can occur within them.

@Gilles – most certainly! Shall we give it a go?

]]> Comment on Teaching children eight miles away (pt 1) by Gilles Marrimpoey-Cadet http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=33&cpage=1#comment-6 Gilles Marrimpoey-Cadet Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:52:02 +0000 http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=33#comment-6 What a great experience! Do you think these online lessons could cross the Channel? What a great experience! Do you think these online lessons could cross the Channel?

]]> Comment on Teaching children eight miles away (pt 1) by Oliver Quinlan http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=33&cpage=1#comment-5 Oliver Quinlan Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:33:02 +0000 http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=33#comment-5 Sounds great! I guess it is difficult to test the capacity of these services before jumping in like you did, hopefully they will improve. I totally agree with you about giving children time to experience and 'play' with anything new like this before they can really gain from it in a traditional academic sense. This applies not just to technology but anything new, you have to get the familiarity and structures in there first. Great to see you taking this first step towards this though and look forward to finding out where you take it. Sounds great! I guess it is difficult to test the capacity of these services before jumping in like you did, hopefully they will improve. I totally agree with you about giving children time to experience and ‘play’ with anything new like this before they can really gain from it in a traditional academic sense. This applies not just to technology but anything new, you have to get the familiarity and structures in there first. Great to see you taking this first step towards this though and look forward to finding out where you take it.

]]> Comment on Teaching children eight miles away (pt 1) by Matt Lovegrove http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=33&cpage=1#comment-4 Matt Lovegrove Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:11:36 +0000 http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=33#comment-4 Thanks Donna. I haven't used Edmodo yet, will think about it in the future. Thanks Donna. I haven’t used Edmodo yet, will think about it in the future.

]]> Comment on Teaching children eight miles away (pt 1) by Donna Hay http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=33&cpage=1#comment-3 Donna Hay Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:22:00 +0000 http://tech.mlon.co.uk/?p=33#comment-3 Really interesting post. I look forward to the next instalment. Have you tried Edmodo? - I've run a class of 30 with it and done some remote teaching with it. Really interesting post. I look forward to the next instalment. Have you tried Edmodo? – I’ve run a class of 30 with it and done some remote teaching with it.

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