Future Technologies - Now!
Posted by Alan Stewart on January 26, 2008
I’ve just returned from two very interesting days at Stirling Management Centre where Learning & Teaching Scotland hosted an event for members of the Scottish ICT Development Group (SICTDG) on the theme of Future Technologies.
John Low, Andrew Brown and Derek Robertson from LTS put together a range of new applications, games, and presenters who are breaking new ground with their efforts in teaching and learning through ICT.
The technologies being discussed and on display were certainly not of the future but of the here and now. Most was included for its potential to become part of the kitbag of tools demanded by our new curriculum. All had the potential to help teachers and pupils achieve the outcomes envisaged under Curriculum for Excellence.
Main topics, many of which have featured already in this blog, were:
(Please note that while links to pages may be useful for teachers they may not be suitable for browsing by pupils or for use within a school environment.)
Ultra mobile PCs for 1:1 learning (Asus minibook and Samsung Q1Ultra)
Blogging & tracking of blogs and online tools such as Avatar creation and comic strip software.
Educational benefits from Games technology
Islay High School Schools of Ambition project
Virtual worlds technology such as Teen Second Life
Read (and comment on) the LTS Future Technologies Blog here for detailed information and outward links to areas of interest.
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