https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde Instead of reading through someone eses interpretation of a primary source or including it as part of a narrative go straight to the... well, source! en-us 2023-04-29 06:27:15 UTC 2023-05-19 03:36:52 UTC hello@padlet.com garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589819690 Now with the aid of digital technology we can view inside an ancient Egyptian tomb and piece together why it was built, what was placed within - why? What can it tell us?]]> 2023-05-14 02:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589819690 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589847861 Instead of singing Bound for Botany Bay and wondering what it was like to sail from England to Australia in the 1800's, here is a firsthand account from Elizabeth and Lachlan Macquarie.  Also of Lachlan Macquarie's time as governor of NSW.
A primary source can tell us so much more if we can place the information with an historical context. Here is just a taste of where to find these sources digitally.]]> 2023-05-14 04:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589847861 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589848685 Imagination can be led by photographs and the exploration of artifacts.  Objects and artifacts can add to written information to help the viewer identify with the knowledge being read.  ]]> 2023-05-14 04:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589848685 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589850128 Discovering each part of a tomb is now possible through a virtual tour.  Look at construction, carvings, color's, hieroglyph's as they were originally laid out by those who made them.  Analysis can now fuel explanation as now we can interpret meanings for ourselves... ]]> 2023-05-14 05:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589850128 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589850900 The reconstruction can invite important questions as why and how ancient Egyptian's built these tombs.  What is missing? Primary sources. Now we are inside, what do we find? DO we all need to go to Egypt to answer these questions? There is a way we can now use primary sources to further immerse us in a historical context...
Read on....
Ding - next padlet post please....  ]]> 2023-05-14 05:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589850900 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589851108 Exploring an ancient Egyptian tomb has seen us work our way through the SAMR model.  
Transformation of information has seen us view knowledge differently and prompted questions about that information and how digital platforms expand what we know and want to know.  Words can inform us about an ancient Egyptian tomb and videos can present this differently and further place the discoveries within time and place.  
Enhancement now brings that information alive as we analyse what we 'see' and what we know and best of how we know it. Digital technology can assist in explaining this knowledge.  A virtual tour defines the context of discovery of the tomb to be almost first hand leading to analysis - why, who, when, where, how, what.  ]]> 2023-05-14 05:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589851108 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589853263 Remember making some sort of diorama or model to explain something?  
What was its purpose? What were you trying to show or say? How did creating it inform you about its meaning? What might others interpret from it?
Here is a great article that could pose all those questions and more and provide a way to answer them. ]]> 2023-05-14 05:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589853263 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589898240 2023-05-14 07:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2589898240 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2590745637 There are lot of videos out there about One Note and how to use it.  I love this video as it actually goes straight into useful tips on how to identify and use features.  No fuss.  It also puts a lot of onuses on the user - in this case the student.  Curiosity did not always kill the cat and so this video encourages students to explore One Note and its advantages.



]]> 2023-05-15 05:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2590745637 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2592488639 Both primary and secondary sources can tell us about the past - but what exactly are we looking at? How do we make the distinction? Are they equal? ]]> 2023-05-16 05:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2592488639 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2593804275 Posing problems that does not present one solution to students but helps them to further investigate for themselves.  Scaffolding this instruction and then allowing students how it best sits them to guide their learning is exciting! 
The following article also talks about how students are creators and contributors to their own scaffolded learning. requires students to
Curriculum & Leadership Journal | Skills for the 21st Century: teaching higher-order thinking]]> 2023-05-17 00:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2593804275 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2595932610 This article highlights theories of student learning and how digital technologies fit into learning design. What questions need to be asked and answered to guide teachers to incorporate digital technologies? This article is a start in finding out.
_{Thanks to Michelle Dodds (https://padlet.com/michelledodds2) for this article and reminding me how useful it is in helping design student learning.}]]> 2023-05-18 07:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2595932610 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2595980407 A quiz is fun if you have to be the first to answer and get the points and be the winner! Plus it can reinforce, recall and even extend student learning.  Besides the content part, it is also a great pedagogy tool to breakout out of other forms of learning - to reenergize students as well as prompt discussion. 
I have use it in my lessons to learn and recall vocabulary words and terms. ]]> 2023-05-18 07:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2595980407 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2597039421 A fellow student put up a link to a different virtual tour, but that did get me curious enough to search for this one. It uses the same technology to be able to zoom in for viewing. A great feature of this one is you can play recordings of the written descriptions - awesome. Thanks Abbie.]]> 2023-05-19 02:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2597039421 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2597057853 This is a great interactive resource to show students the importance of cyber safety and the ethical use of digital technology.
CyberSafety - Enhancing your digital identity (scootle.edu.au)
Thanks to Amanda Jackson 
(https://padlet.com/amandaljackson1/inside-the-mind-of-a-teacher-8r4m8z4eye1xbgmo/wish/2572884601)

]]> 2023-05-19 02:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2597057853 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2597076599 This article is fantastic. Yes, You Tube is useful to display content, but also create content. Another point highlighted in this article is how it can be used as a student reward - and still be teaching them Win win.
 ^{Thanks to Christopher Chang (Analog Dad's ICT Padlet)}]]> 2023-05-19 03:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2597076599 garynewman https://padlet.com/garynewman/c58tgrg7zb6sdrde/wish/2597109062 This is a great overview/summary of what we are thinking about with history.  It is NOT just about dates and battles.
^{Thanks Abbie Ismail (Historic Education (padlet.com)}

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