Comments on: Ed Tech Crew 109 – 1:1 netbooks in Loddon Mallee http://www.edtechcrew.net/2009/12/04/ed-tech-crew-109-1to1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ed-tech-crew-109-1to1 Educational technology discussion! Tue, 18 May 2010 11:04:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.edtechcrew.net/2009/12/04/ed-tech-crew-109-1to1/comment-page-1/#comment-20466 admin Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:07:47 +0000 http://www.edtechcrew.net/?p=441#comment-20466 Fair comment, Darren. But you can certainly tell the difference between classrooms that have it and those that don't! The word 'engagement' may be over used but if you haven't got students on task and interested it's very hard to achieve the learning outcomes. I think the point we were trying to make is that ICT increases that engagement and therefore is more likely to increase the learning. Jamie, who was on the podcast has some hard data as evidence from absence records, connectedness surveys, and literacy and numeracy assessment results. This just isn't anecdotal observation. Thanks for the feedback. Fair comment, Darren. But you can certainly tell the difference between classrooms that have it and those that don’t! The word ‘engagement’ may be over used but if you haven’t got students on task and interested it’s very hard to achieve the learning outcomes. I think the point we were trying to make is that ICT increases that engagement and therefore is more likely to increase the learning. Jamie, who was on the podcast has some hard data as evidence from absence records, connectedness surveys, and literacy and numeracy assessment results. This just isn’t anecdotal observation. Thanks for the feedback.

]]> By: Darren Murphy http://www.edtechcrew.net/2009/12/04/ed-tech-crew-109-1to1/comment-page-1/#comment-20463 Darren Murphy Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:28:00 +0000 http://www.edtechcrew.net/?p=441#comment-20463 Great show guys, lots of useful tips on 1:1 there. However, I do think the term 'Engagement' is becoming a little over used. Makes me think of the movie, The Castle, and the expression, "How's the serenity? So much serenity!" but rather, in the classroom of today, How's the Engagment? So much Engagment! Great show guys, lots of useful tips on 1:1 there.
However, I do think the term ‘Engagement’ is becoming a little over used.

Makes me think of the movie, The Castle, and the expression, “How’s the serenity? So much serenity!” but rather, in the classroom of today, How’s the Engagment? So much Engagment!

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