Tag: education
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Do it for them! – SOE Biennial Conference
Are you ready to invest in the future of education in the Caribbean? Then join the UWI Schools of Education for their first-ever online biennial conference under the theme: “Reimagining Education for Global Sustainability”. “On June 15th and 16th, hundreds of enthusiastic participants including, resilient researchers, tenacious teachers, passionate professionals, and other craftsmen of our…
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Opportunity – UWI SOE Biennial Conference
The period of the pandemic has seen the emergence of much innovation. The area of conferences for sure has seen major pivoting to online versions of these rich experiences. The University of the West Indies Schools of Education are no exception. In just 37 days their Biennial Conference will be hosted fully online from June…
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Comprehension & Pixar Shorts
The internet has no end to amazing innovations to enhance students’ learning both in online and face to face classroom settings. I wish to introduce you to the use of Pixar Shorts as a means by which you can stir high interest in comprehension activities among your students both in emote and face to face…
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Caribbean Digital Literacy
As we continue to discuss the importance of digital literacy, we in the Caribbean need to leverage as many resources as possible. Ensuring that our digital literacy is sound is an ongoing endeavour and the CSOD aims to directly make impact in this area. The following podcast episode form ICT Pulse delves into the CSOD…
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Room Recess
Here is another free teacher website that is a definite gem to add to your digital toolkit. Roomrecess.com has free virtual manipulatives that educators can utilise. The site features free games for a variety of academic skills. The games are organized by grade, subject and theme. The subject areas which are targeted are Mathematics ,…
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Fun Tech
On this lovely ‘Humpday’, are you looking for some lightweight tech tools to aid your classroom management or just to insert some fun? Take a look at our quick list of 3 fun edu-tech tools below. Let us never forget the power of FUN in our students’ learning. Sparkle Box School (2021) lists 12 reasons…
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Tech Overload? – (The Padagogy Wheel may help)
“Utilizing different types of technology in the classroom, including a virtual classroom, creates learners who are actively engaged with learning objectives” (Drexel University School of Education). Aiming to achieve this however can be overwhelming for educators. With the innumerable apps, tools and digital platforms at our disposal as educators it is easy to become overwhelmed trying…
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Digital Comics (reading with a twist)
In reading Small’s Spoonful of Literacy an up and coming literacy blog, I was introduced to a wonderful concept which has inspired this post! The incorporation of comics in reading and writing instruction – BRILLIANT! In her post entitled, “Comics, a Relief for Struggling Readers”, Small (2022) presents a stirring case for teachers and parents…
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April Fools’ & Digital Literacy
Did the image above get you? 🙂 Harmless pranks like this a great for a good laugh but perhaps you are wondering how on earth could the two concepts in the title of this post ever have a connection? Well, as April Fool’s Day is in full swing I invite you to think about it…
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Scholastic Story Starters
Our mini post series on digital writing tools continues by featuring ‘Scholastic Story Starters‘. This platform is sure to encourage creativity and fun among your students. Designed to appear as a virtual machine, this tool provides students with randomly selected themes for writing tasks or assignments. Navigating through the tools is easy with sound effects…
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ToyTheatre.com – Spotlight #1
We begin our spotlight features with a fun and interactive platform which is sure to be a favorite in any classroom! This website features a collection of free interactive educational games for children ages 5 though 10. Though this site has so many amazing things to offer we wish to draw your attention to the…
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The-vices? (say it slowly)
Electronic devices seem to still carry a stigma when it comes to education and literacy. Some argue that they are the bane of the modern world in some respects. “All he wants to do is play on the gaming console”, “She is always on social media”, “I really wish they would just unplug, put down…
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