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edchatie Number 56
By fboss with
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A weekly discussion involving Irish & World educators. This week's topic: "What features
should digital textbooks have within the next five years?" Mon 30th April, 2012
RT @cybraryman1: Monday Chats 2 #flipclass #K12media #journchat#SAGchat #apbio #asechat #edchatIE #hsc http://t.co/xliKGkCd
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DMSDocRob 16 hours ago
#edchatie Teachers in Ireland on Twitter - add your name here - find others -http://t.co/pP0zJkNY
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peter_lydon 13 hours ago
RT @fboss: Tonight's #edchatie discussion:"What features should digital textbooks have within the next five years?" See you @ 8.30pm (Irish time)
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dmchugh675 13 hours ago
When tweeting tonight don't forget to use the hashtag #edchatie so all tweets can be compiled for the transcript: http://t.co/i35YrGeo
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fboss 13 hours ago
Welcome to tonight's #edchatie - before we begin what'll be an interesting topic "digital textbooks" please introduce yourselves
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fboss 13 hours ago
john mayo #edchatie
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johnmayo 13 hours ago
James Corbett, avid Kindle user. #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 13 hours ago
#edchatie Peter Lydon
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peter_lydon 13 hours ago
Fred Boss, over Drogheda way - post primary - also enjoys Kindling from time-to-time #edchatie
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fboss 13 hours ago
Trevor post primary #edchatie
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ConnollyTrevor 13 hours ago
Another Seas Suas post: Golden Rules Champion - http://t.co/hOaVCBOm#edchatie #classblogs #comments4kids
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SeasSuasNet 13 hours ago
Krista, Kindle lover, Cavan #edchatie
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markievicz_ 13 hours ago
Tony Sheppard based in Engalnd #edchatie reading digital textbooks since 2001, now on iPad and Kindle App.
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grumbledook 13 hours ago
WHikle intros are ongoing, I promised I would RT for @mrNeilButler as he added some interesting info & comments earlier #edchatie ...
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fboss 13 hours ago
RT @mrNeilButler: i'm *mad* busy doing work for college so no #edchatietonight. but: digital textbooks. the current crop are absolute rubbish, little more...
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fboss 13 hours ago
RT @mrNeilButler: ... than digital flipbooks. check out: this ipad app:http://t.co/faLzz4eq . and read this: http://t.co/TzYELwDd #edchatie
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RT @mrNeilButler: that's my #edchatie spamming done for the day.
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fboss 13 hours ago
Learning about the #Olympics in #Clontuskert http://t.co/oEeeAgci #edchatie
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clontuskertns 13 hours ago
#edchatie Ronan Herron Ed&ICT advocate
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rherron 13 hours ago
#edchatie I think we need to move away from books onto more digital friendly resources. Simply reproducing books is the worst of both worlds
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conpower 13 hours ago
So, "What features should digital textbooks have within the next five years?" realistically / futuristically / hopefully #edchatie
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fboss 13 hours ago
#edchatie Holographic displays
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peter_lydon 13 hours ago
Mary Jo. Primary, Shankill. #edchatie
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7MJB 13 hours ago
A pair of google glasses: http://t.co/qpTXgJ85 #edchatie
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conpower 13 hours ago
RT @conpower: #edchatie I think we need to move away from books.. reproducing books is the worst of both worlds <- +1 #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 13 hours ago
It would be great to include an discussion feature,so that topics being studied in the digital textbook are discussed worldwide #edchatie
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@conpower Think you need some book-ish qualities though - note taking, ability to record own thoughts, add to own learning library #edchatie
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fboss 13 hours ago
RT @peter_lydon: #edchatie Holographic displays <- now y'er talkin' :)#edchatie
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MissionVHQ 13 hours ago
@MissionVHQ #edchatie Apple have patented some initial ideas along this line.
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peter_lydon 13 hours ago
Pam Maths lecturer Tipperary #Edchatie
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#edchatie
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topgold 13 hours ago
Integrated workbook with self correcting quizzes should not be out of reach today #edchatie
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ConnollyTrevor 13 hours ago
#edchatie We will always need knowledge in written form...it's the 'fringe benefits' that we can now access
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peter_lydon 13 hours ago
@peter_lydon what's this #edchatie hashtag about?
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m_mccutcheon 13 hours ago
Just look at Imaginate prize winning entries from 2010 for ideas on where students want 'books' to go http://t.co/5kfz5IV6 #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 13 hours ago
@ConnollyTrevor #edchatie do-able already - no reason not to have this
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peter_lydon 13 hours ago
Biggest problem we have encounterd is students not being able to flick between questions to material. Need q's floating on top #edchatie
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conpower 13 hours ago
#edchatie teaching epublishing at third level.
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topgold 13 hours ago
@m_mccutcheon #edchatie chat on education in Ireland
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peter_lydon 13 hours ago
@catherinem23 I agree - hashtag a quote or book as is already being done inhttp://t.co/7LumdfZV (and on #edchatie daily) #edchatie
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fboss 13 hours ago
@peter_lydon do people know that's what it means? #edchatie
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m_mccutcheon 13 hours ago
Realistically voice recording, paint, dictionary, embedded video, video recording...at least...should already be in digital books #edchatie
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MrEvessonENG 13 hours ago
@topgold Write book. Buy Scrivener. EPublish book. Home for tea. #edchatie
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Tupp_Ed 13 hours ago
#edchatie Need automatically updating of statistics etc...can be done now but needs to be able to search intelligently in case url moves
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peter_lydon 13 hours ago
@MissionVHQ Very cool ideas. Scary to think kids will experience these and beyond! #edchatie
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conpower 13 hours ago
@m_mccutcheon Think so #edchatie Fred is your man @fboss
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#edchatie NB The ability to run on ALL platforms
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rherron 12 hours ago
#edchatie object manipulation within a holographic display
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
#edchatie Augmented Reality. Love to have a group of kids point their phones around Lough Gur and see stone age people at work!
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conpower 12 hours ago
inbuilt learning analytics http://t.co/XIPhzBu4 #edchatie
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johnmayo 12 hours ago
@peter_lydon Hi there @m_mccutcheon -> feel free to join in if you would like to. It's an open discussion on digital textbooks #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@topgold I know - wanna be in your class #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@fboss @conpower Thats where One Note comes into its own. #Edchatie
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MorganFinucane 12 hours ago
I would love to see a digital grammar text book that pupils buy in first year that archives their language development #edchatie
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MrEvessonENG 12 hours ago
@conpower #edchatie think 'Princess Leia' only Stalin, Hitler, Chruchill, Humboldt, Einstein - could ask any question, get answer.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@conpower that would be brilliant and it could be used for any subject!#edchatie
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#edchatie This conversation reminds me of the AT & T ads John Mayo showed at Cesi: http://t.co/8POA2nKp
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conpower 12 hours ago
@Tupp_Ed but the thrust of most #edchatie discussion on ebooks centers on annotated consumption, I think.
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topgold 12 hours ago
#edchatie Think Holographic Display crossed with Siri
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
RT @topgold: @Tupp_Ed but the thrust of most #edchatie discussion on ebooks centers on annotated consumption, I think.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@MorganFinucane @conpower I like One Note & it's an App now too on many devices (I think) #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
RT @fboss: @MorganFinucane @conpower I like One Note & it's an App now too on many devices (I think) #edchatie |+1
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@peter_lydon like this http://t.co/tDHwKk9k #edchatie
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johnmayo 12 hours ago
@johnmayo #edchatie I suppose it's start!
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
Hi all, Edel History/Re teacher, just watching from afar this evening, corrections to finish #edchatie
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MsTumelty 12 hours ago
@conpower yeah, 50% -ish of entries had a 3D / holographic element. Kids really do want immersion. #edchatie
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@jtcurragh MT @conpower: #edchatie AR. Love to have a group of kids point their phones around Lough Gur and see stone age people at work!
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topgold 12 hours ago
#edchatie Worth look at where the content will come from - teachers, students everyone digital creators! Best content will come through.
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conpower 12 hours ago
RT: #edchatie Augmented Reality. Love to have a group of kids point their phones around Lough Gur and see stone ... http://t.co/Cb2sd7lE
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AugmentedAdvert 12 hours ago
@MissionVHQ #edchatie All the time? Sensory overload could be an issue.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@KristianStill LIke that "textbooks - all the answers!" #edchatie -> Wonder if they could also hold all of students' questions though?
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@MissionVHQ @conpower: #edchatie But there is nothing wrong with long form reading.
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topgold 12 hours ago
#edchatie Great opportunity - a cheap android tablet loaded with open source content will be a cheaper alternative to published school books
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conpower 12 hours ago
#edchatie I have only used the online versions of current text books, what is available now in apps & what is the very next step?
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ConnollyTrevor 12 hours ago
@peter_lydon = Kinect. We've got @saorog working on something like that (though not holographic obviously, but 3D) #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
RT @conpower: #edchatie Great opportunity - a cheap android tablet loaded with open source content will be a cheaper alternative to published school books
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rherron 12 hours ago
@peter_lydon Agree with you on sensory overload. Must give the theatre of the mind space to develop through reading. #edchatie
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topgold 12 hours ago
@topgold @MissionVHQ @conpower Some wpould say that long form reading is a dying art (PISA results?) #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
RT @topgold: @jtcurragh MT @conpower: #edchatie AR. Love to have a group of kids point their phones around Lough Gur and see stone age people at work!
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
@topgold #edchatie Totally agreed...esp. teenagers - they use distraction and day dreaming as time to
integrate new learning.
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@conpower Realsim in Galway working on similar for Clonmacnoise. Geo-located iPad augmented reality app to see the city as it was. #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
@MissionVHQ #edchatie sure...good gig....manipulation coudl be good for things like 'safe' science experiments
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
Think comixology guided view would be great for childrens' ebooks, maybe good to help focus #edchatie
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7MJB 12 hours ago
Educators using #edchatie to discuss digital textbook evolution for a twitter hour. #eprdctn
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topgold 12 hours ago
I know myself that I need a break from screens, so downtime could be built into a digital textbook #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
#edchatie I think some people often forget that one function of school is the gradual easing into the real world. ...1/2
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
RT @conpower: #edchatie Augmented Reality. Love to have a group of kids point their phones around Lough Gur and see stone age people at work!
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MrEvessonENG 12 hours ago
#edchatie 2/2 too much 'real world' learning can backfire on younger children
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
#edchatie would a social network style approach work with class topic discussions in class & wider afield built into the digital book?
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ConnollyTrevor 12 hours ago
@MissionVHQ #edchatie Saw a mock up of that at CESI. A window to the past amazing for history.
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conpower 12 hours ago
@rherron @conpower #edchatie It would be interesting to see if curriculum developers would abandon publishers for open source content.
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topgold 12 hours ago
#edchatie #taap "textbook as a platform" where best user(teacher or student) generated content gets voted up and is curriculum-validated
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rherron 12 hours ago
@fboss #edchatie Yes...Hal 9000 could tell you when to stop learning .....
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
RT @topgold: Educators using #edchatie to discuss digital textbook evolution for a twitter hour. #eprdctn
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lizcastro 12 hours ago
RT @topgold: @rherron @conpower #edchatie It would be interesting to see if curriculum developers would abandon publishers for open source content.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@topgold @rherron #edchatie Absolutely nothing holding second level teachers back from using open source if its there.
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conpower 12 hours ago
@topgold #edchatie I could teach my subject entirely by open source...and it would give my students a better set of skills and knowledge.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
RT @peter_lydon: #edchatie 2/2 too much 'real world' learning can backfire on younger children
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frogphilp 12 hours ago
@conpower #edchatie parents/school management still fixated on books and 'traditional teaching' combined with exam grinding
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
Who are these curriculum developers you speak off #edchatie
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johnmayo 12 hours ago
RT @peter_lydon: @topgold #edchatie I could teach my subject entirely by open source...and it would give my students a better set of skills and knowledge.
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tbbrwn 12 hours ago
@peter_lydon Change is coming... look at new JC #edchatie
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conpower 12 hours ago
Augmented reality = http://t.co/zMiQIKgv = students pointing devices @ teacher (or something more interesting) #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@conpower #edchatie The New JC is an (almost) complete and utter disaster IMHO
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@ConnollyTrevor I think the 'social network' that comes with Kindle is overlooked. Simple social annotation. #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
@rherron And what format do you think #taap would follow? #edchatie
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topgold 12 hours ago
@peter_lydon Exactly - when you're brain has had enough you can be signed out of class/go for a walk... #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@peter_lydon #edchatie I disagree. I think it shows good vision.
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conpower 12 hours ago
#edchatie teachers should be able to develop content but more value in getting students to develop content
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@ConnollyTrevor What about building the book up around the social learning & collaboration for all in the class #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
History books with embedded games. Build your own Roman town and learn individual terms. Perfect for 'People in History' question #edchatie
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MrEvessonENG 12 hours ago
@conpower #edchatie the Exams haven't gone away you know!!! If you like a a good rant, here's one http://t.co/UO9oaZDc
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@MissionVHQ I wonder if an iPad play is too exclusive for a mass audience.#edchatie
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topgold 12 hours ago
@rherron @conpower #edchatie No real change in the point system. It should be abolished.
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@rherron A sort of Ed-Reddit http://t.co/nWpUh0nA <-liking it. Would love to see it in lead up to exams too for topic choice #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@peter_lydon @rherron #edchatie points system is one dimensional, if you are not a rote learner you are pretty much sunk.
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conpower 12 hours ago
digital literacy high in Irish students, technology should be part of curriculum 2 keep this level n avoid a future fall in levels #edchatie
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markievicz_ 12 hours ago
We also need smarter teachers capable if using this technology - have faith in tech to get there, teachers?????? #edchatie
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johnmayo 12 hours ago
RT @topgold: I wonder if an iPad play is too exclusive for a mass audience <- yes. #edchatie
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OER = http://t.co/K7kYowDh there must be something there that can be used. Suppose the students help to mine it though ?#edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@rherron that doesn't sound like a textbook (no problem) but rather a focused app #edchatie
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topgold 12 hours ago
@johnmayo #edchatie smarter? or just more knowledgeable?
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
#edchatie also games-based-learning could be well accomodated within a system that thinks of itself as a platform as opposed to an #ebook
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rherron 12 hours ago
@johnmayo i'd argue: more willing to try new technologies/apps/etc. don't really have to be smarter :) #edchatie
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tbbrwn 12 hours ago
@MissionVHQ @ConnollyTrevor I find it a little cumbersome in the "old style" method of texting it employs (on my Kindle anyway) #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@peter_lydon One of my final exams permits the use of ebooks in the exam hall. #edchatie
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topgold 12 hours ago
If MIT can do this with 2100 courses: http://t.co/fqCJiCCO can we not do the same for our subjects at second level. #edchatie
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conpower 12 hours ago
@rherron I'm biased but to me the ultimate ebook *is* game-based learning#edchatie
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MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
@topgold #edchatie Not a bad idea at all...got to be able to use source material intelligently after all. Better exam.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@markievicz_ do Irish teachers rate as high in digital literacy as the students?#edchatie
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tbbrwn 12 hours ago
@MrEvessonENG @fboss #edchatie BBC website - fly though a Roman Fort or solve a murder in ancient rome: http://t.co/G3O5GmQa
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conpower 12 hours ago
@MissionVHQ #edchatie GBL is not an eBook!
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
Halfway through an hour-long #edchatie about features digital textbooks should have within the next five years. #eprdctn
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topgold 12 hours ago
@MrEvessonENG Not just History, what about Art & Geography of Roman times + philosophy + mythology & religion <- combined #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
RT @tbbrwn: @markievicz_ do Irish teachers rate as high in digital literacy as the students? #edchatie >> Good question
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johnmayo 12 hours ago
@fboss @MissionVHQ it would have to be cross platform, each class cannot begin with a tech demo for each app #edchatie
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ConnollyTrevor 12 hours ago
@fboss agreed, why can't it have Swype :) #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
@fboss @MrEvessonENG #edchatie - that's where holographic displays come in - object manipulation to build things, learn real skills safely
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@rherron Planning to scan all books in the primary school backpack into Kindle and iBook. #edchatie
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topgold 12 hours ago
@johnmayo The students will tend to leapfrog those teachers that can't keep up in their own time & using own devices #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@tbbrwn I highly doubt it!should be more tech based modules in teacher ed courses, its just not enough to meet demands in class #edchatie
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markievicz_ 12 hours ago
#edchatie Hmm..teaching as baby-sitting where the kids teach the teachers what they have learned.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
Several excellent immersive and role-playing options in tonight's #edchatiediscussion.
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topgold 12 hours ago
@fboss Wikibooks would be useful in that links to material could be easily included and a textbook would be dynamic over static.#edchatie
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mynameisdermot 12 hours ago
@fboss @johnmayo #edchatie Very common to have students showing teachers whats what when it comes to ICT - and why not!
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conpower 12 hours ago
@tbbrwn @johnmayo I agree - they need to be confident enough to allow learning to happen with tech #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
MT @MissionVHQ: Imaginate prize winning entries from 2010-where students want 'books' to go http://t.co/NCIc0MEu #edchatie food for thought
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
RT @conpower: @fboss @johnmayo #edchatie Very common to have students showing teachers whats what when it comes to ICT - and why not! ?+1
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fboss 12 hours ago
@fboss Agreed re: leapfrogging. teachers' technology needs to be on a pretty tight replacement cycle to be effective. = expensive! #edchatie
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tbbrwn 12 hours ago
#edchatie How about films where you can pause the films and ask the actors questions before pressing play again
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
RT @conpower: If MIT can do this with 2100 courses: http://t.co/XyIvCtQGcan we not do the same for our subjects at second level. #edchatie
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topgold 12 hours ago
#edchatie first and foremost the digital textbook needs what all text books do. Good content linked to other good content.
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grumbledook 12 hours ago
@mynameisdermot Interested to know if a student could save their version of the wikibook to their device & another their version? #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@grumbledook #edchatie but updateable automatically.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@fboss feed your sailors and reach the New World or don't and learn about the diseases they died from. Endless possibilities. #edchatie
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MrEvessonENG 12 hours ago
#edchatie some1 mentioned "theatre of the mind" in rel to reading trad books, the aparatus of imagination cannot be reproduced by technology
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rherron 12 hours ago
@rherron that was @topgold #edchatie
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@tbbrwn I know and BYOD doesn't altogether bring a catch-all to that either, unfortunately #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
Would love to see Maths books where Maths all around you could be looked at#edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
#edchatie Imagine things like Dublinia, only better and digital.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@peter_lydon one of our teachers said GBL broke the teacher-student divide - learning together [sorry off topic] #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
@fboss There are a number of options, could have a separate wiki for notes or encompass a separate page for additional material. #edchatie
Reply Retweet Favorite mynameisdermot 12 hours ago
#edchatie A room in school with 360 degree projection would be amazing. Witness History, Geography, great musical performances.
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conpower 12 hours ago
@MissionVHQ #edchatie a good thing, but worth remembering, we're not there to learn their stuff (primarily) they are the focus. but no harm
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@grumbledook agreed, + add range of materials & options that are not practical with physical constraints -get the easy bits on #EdChatie
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ConnollyTrevor 12 hours ago
RT @conpower: MIT's 2100 courses: http://t.co/CPEZSmvD can we not do same for our subjects at second level. #edchatie <-Not if Cert is ALL
Reply Retweet Favorite fboss 12 hours ago
RT @fboss: RT @conpower: @fboss @johnmayo #edchatie Very common to have students showing teachers whats what when it comes to ICT - and why not! ?+1
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mynameisdermot 12 hours ago
RT @conpower: #edchatie A room in school with 360 degree projection would be amazing. Witness History, Geography, great musical performances.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@conpower #edchatie that's the idea.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@mynameisdermot @fboss #edchatie I love the wikibook feature. Should be explored for second level, dept. should take the lead.
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conpower 12 hours ago
@fboss @conpower @johnmayo good to have all learning in the classroom including teacher #edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
#edchatie Alexandra College introducing ipads for all 1st yrs in September with all textbooks preloaded, interactive not just pdfs - discuss
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RT @conpower: #edchatie A room in school with 360 degree projection would be amazing. Witness History, Geography, great musical performances
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HazelKLarkin 12 hours ago
@pamelaaobrien in the way that Seymour Papert said "To learn math you must visit mathland"... (or something like that)? #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
@rherron #edchatie poor use of such a device
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
RT '@ConnollyTrevor Integrated workbook with self correcting quizzes should not be out of reach today #edchatie '
Reply Retweet Favorite MoloneyKing 12 hours ago
RT @jtcurragh You can see graveyards in Lough Gur using LAYAR now. Same tech can be used for prehistoric reconstruction drawings. #edchatie
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topgold 12 hours ago
@johnmayo @tbbrwn @markievicz_ "Digital natives" still need to be taught digital literacy. #edchatie
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mynameisdermot 12 hours ago
@rherron #edchatie Good few schools did this last year.
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conpower 12 hours ago
@MissionVHQ don't think all that many if us living in mathland! We take it for granted - need to move out of that comfort zone #edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
@mynameisdermot This is where I become a teacher who is there to help rather than instruct as not 100% up on Wikis (L plates) #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
#edchatie This sort of thing http://t.co/UkgnzT0O @HazelKLarkin
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@topgold @thenext100k @jtcurragh Cross Curricular - get the students to draw them in SketchUp for their drawing class. #edchatie
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conpower 12 hours ago
@peter_lydon @HazelKLarkin #edchatie Holodeck... end program. Holodeck not responding...
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conpower 12 hours ago
@conpower #edchatie Sure...going to always need a Plan B
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@mynameisdermot @johnmayo @tbbrwn @markievicz_ 'digital literacy' concept often misunderstood by so called 'digital natives' #edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
RT @ConnollyTrevor: @fboss @MissionVHQ it would have to be cross platform, each class can't begin with a tech demo for each app #edchatie +1
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fboss 12 hours ago
@grumbledook I think excellent textbooks always have live revision notes once published. #edchatie
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topgold 12 hours ago
@fboss Check out this example http://t.co/asDC9L2K - it is pretty intuitive...hopefully! #edchatie
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mynameisdermot 12 hours ago
No exploration with traditional books. I always found students particularly bad at reflecting on their learning. #edchatie
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@peter_lydon "kids teach the teachers what they have learned" = show what you know. Demonstrate learning! #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
#edchatie Not too much to say Everything that is knowable is on the web (except wisdom??)..so use devices to teach kids how to find it
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
Because most of the JC is regurgitation, some students find it hard to cope with project work that requires them to think.. // #edchatie
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conpower 12 hours ago
@mynameisdermot Will definitely do - thanks for that link! #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
Agree @MoloneyKing @ConnollyTrevor .. quiz results can be used for assessment #edchatie (NO correction work for teachers!!) ;o)
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@conpower funny how that dearth of reflection continues up through third level. #edchatie
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topgold 12 hours ago
#edchatie what about the book as beautiful artifact? What if anything do we loose in the "race" to digital books?
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rherron 12 hours ago
@topgold #edchatie Goes to show, not all learning could/should take place on devices no matter the App or device...try P4C
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
RT @rherron: #edchatie what about the book as beautiful artifact? What if anything do we loose in the "race" to digital books?
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@pamelaaobrien @johnmayo @tbbrwn @markievicz_ In what ways? #edchatie
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mynameisdermot 12 hours ago
@topgold #edchatie "Just tell us what to say Sir" is a common phrase I hear when doing action projects with the kids. No answers in the book
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conpower 12 hours ago
@rherron The Book of Kells was digitised in order to reproduce it, but it's still shown 1 page at a time to public #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@rherron #edchatie Can't be having any of that romantic nonsense in our Brave New World!
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@lecraic Some Irish IOTs and unis have elearning staff who produce web-friendly material. #edchatie
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topgold 12 hours ago
#edchatie @conpower get them used to it with this http://t.co/n2K84M8A
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@perkypawn @ConnollyTrevor LOL Ture..no correction for teachers but the children love being independent learners. #edchatie
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MoloneyKing 12 hours ago
@fboss @peter_lydon Kids from #coderdojo have gone back and taught their teachers Scratch - win win in my view #edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
Remember how Jean Luc Picard in Star Trek had an emotional attachment to the 'feel' of a real book. Never understood that myself. #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
@HazelKLarkin #edchatie there's a nice scene in the Jedi Archives but can't find it...they have books and technology!
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
We're into the final 10 official minutes of tonight's #edchatie about "What should be in digital textbooks 5 years from now"
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fboss 12 hours ago
@mynameisdermot @johnmayo @tbbrwn @markievicz_ they're often comfortable with tech and it's use but their use can be inappropriate#edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
I tell the kids how we didn't have mobiles in school. Our kids will be talking about the time when they had paper books... #edchatie
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conpower 12 hours ago
@conpower @topgold I find along the same lines when teaching some teachers Scratch computer programming.... #edchatie
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MoloneyKing 12 hours ago
@conpower #edchatie It's pretty good - based on Philosophy for Children research by Matthew Lipman - for
younger kids but JC etc will like
Reply Retweet Favorite peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@conpower @topgold @johnmayo Static nature of textbooks encourages students to view all knowledge as known. #edchatie
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mynameisdermot 12 hours ago
@rherron Have to admit though, I LOVE the smell of an old book:http://t.co/WIxP0RoZ #edchatie Would that my Kindle could do that
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fboss 12 hours ago
@rherron #edchatie Agreed.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@MissionVHQ I love the feel of a 'real' book - not a Kindler (yet!!) #edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
Some night time reading http://t.co/qv1AMnaT #edchatie
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johnmayo 12 hours ago
@MoloneyKing @topgold #edchatie Can't say I've had that experience giving CPD in Scratch to teachers
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conpower 12 hours ago
#edchatie Ultimately, digital is transient. How many people will pull out 100 year old emails in the future?
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
RT @pamelaaobrien: Kids from #coderdojo have gone back and taught their teachers Scratch - win win in my view #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
@pamelaaobrien @peter_lydon My daughter got her Yellow Belt@coderdojodrog last Sat. in Scratch <- proud moment! #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@pamelaaobrien @MissionVHQ #edchatie: problem solved, best of both worlds: http://t.co/aQGsEZuT
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conpower 12 hours ago
@MoloneyKing @conpower @topgold resistance to going 'off piste' - we've had that in #coderdojo - 'give me the sheet to work on' #edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
@fboss #edchatie Cool. My DS7 white belt beat a Red belt at Stickball on Sunday!!!
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@MoloneyKing @perkypawn #EdChatie it is o course available, but not mainstream.Students want to beat themselves, boys def enjoy competition
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ConnollyTrevor 12 hours ago
@pamelaaobrien @MoloneyKing @topgold #edchatie Lol teachers are OBSESSED with handouts all right. God forbid giving things a go..
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conpower 12 hours ago
@pamelaaobrien @johnmayo @tbbrwn @markievicz_ They know lots about social networking, but can know little about ed. websites. #edchatie
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mynameisdermot 12 hours ago
#edchatie #taap digital books/platform should have interactive content. GBL, interactive assessment, personal journal,.......
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rherron 12 hours ago
@fboss @peter_lydon @coderdojodrog live the type of learning that happens in #coderdojo - learn by trying things #edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
@MissionVHQ As much as I want the future of digital textbooks now, I still want a shelf of real books too #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@MissionVHQ remember than scene! Picard was a great captain but he needed to move with the times. What
we would do for a holodeck #edchatie
Reply Retweet Favorite MrEvessonENG 12 hours ago
yea James .. @MissionVHQ surly he uses both ! #edchatie
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perkypawn 12 hours ago
#edchatie #taap ... and come with automatic membership of your local library which is a great repository of not just books but all digitent
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rherron 12 hours ago
In 'A New Culture of Learning' John Seely Brown said more than anything else kids are learning to learn from each other, digitally #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
RT @fboss: @MissionVHQ As much as I want the future of digital textbooks now, I still want a shelf of real books too #edchatie
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ConnollyTrevor 12 hours ago
@mynameisdermot @johnmayo @tbbrwn @markievicz_ absolutely - big disconnect between the two #edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
@MrEvessonENG @MissionVHQ #edchatie I think not.. holodeck always broke leading to the crew having to act out the adventure or die.
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conpower 12 hours ago
#edchatie You know you want one http://t.co/kSN48wh4
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@fboss #edchatie Holographic interactivity
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@conpower @moloneyking @topgold not to mention parents!! much more productive learning without them #edchatie
Reply Retweet Favorite pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
@fboss The 'Book' needs to go from digital textbook. #edchatie
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conpower 12 hours ago
@ConnollyTrevor @MoloneyKing is the system made by teacher in Enniscrone available to all teachers to make their own quiz ? #edchatie
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perkypawn 12 hours ago
@fboss @MissionVHQ Some books always deserve a place on a shelf! :)#edchatie
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mynameisdermot 12 hours ago
Really weak "recall" questions at the end of chapters #edchatie
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johnmayo 12 hours ago
@johnmayo #edchatie 'recall' is a vital ability. Only a bogie man because of exams
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
The Majesty of Nature with @martinagardiner #Inishowen #aurora 23/24 April#photography #astronomy http://t.co/u2OyBkvu #edchatie
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subkiteu 12 hours ago
@peter_lydon It is weak recall questions that I have problem with #edchatie
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johnmayo 12 hours ago
@pamelaaobrien #edchatie Kids love 'doing' things..more learning like this wouldn't go amiss
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@johnmayo #edchatie Ah..yes...you want better recall questions! of course.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
#edchatie Sad to say you could get an A in JC History without having to think about anything.. even once.
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conpower 12 hours ago
RT @conpower: #edchatie Sad to say you could get an A in JC History without having to think about anything.. even once. >> agreed
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johnmayo 12 hours ago
@conpower #edchatie yes...such a poor exam.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@fboss #edchatie Out of the book - WEIGHT - Into the book - user-generated-peer-reviewed content
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rherron 12 hours ago
@fboss Many static elements of books go and more collaborative knowledge building comes in. #edchatie
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mynameisdermot 12 hours ago
RT @conpower: @fboss "The 'Book' needs to go from digital textbook. " <- I like the thought of this. A new way of looking at it #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@conpower that's shocking #edchatie
Reply Retweet Favorite pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
@MissionVHQ Also Thomas & Brown say that tacit knowledge is king in this century. #edchatie
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MaryAnnReilly 12 hours ago
#edchatie http://t.co/I712swwo enjoy :-)
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johnmayo 12 hours ago
@conpower @topgold Don't think the teachers like me..I answer their questions with more questions. We need troubleshooting skills. #edchatie
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MoloneyKing 12 hours ago
Go: printed questions at the end of sections. Arrive: Blank slate for pupils to make their own q. for each other. Realistic. #edchatie
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MrEvessonENG 12 hours ago
@mynameisdermot @fboss I've taken to de-cluttering lately and dumped a load of old 'dead trees'. Nostalgia-free zone ;-) #edchatie
Reply Retweet Favorite MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
RT @MaryAnnReilly: @MissionVHQ Also Thomas & Brown say that tacit knowledge is king in this century. #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
@MoloneyKing @conpower @topgold Why wouldn't teachers like that - it's turning their trick back on them :-) #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@pamelaaobrien @conpower @topgold Like...programming isn't about getting code to work but understanding the code, listening 2 it! #edchatie
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MoloneyKing 12 hours ago
CHALLENGE: Mention 1 thing that should go from textbooks & 1 thing that should appear in the future versions #edchatie
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fboss 12 hours ago
@MoloneyKing #edchatie Homework to kids today - prize for kid who writes down the most questions about...
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@fboss Thanks for #edchatie.
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mynameisdermot 12 hours ago
RT @fboss: CHALLENGE: Mention 1 thing that should go from textbooks & 1 thing that should appear in the future versions #edchatie
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corriekelly 12 hours ago
RT @rherron: #edchatie Next Friday week in #DWEC 9.00 - 1.00 -> Connect Education Conference with Dr Chris Horn et al: http://t.co/GTlNj2ve
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fboss 12 hours ago
@MoloneyKing @conpower @topgold that and for kids it's about - this is what I want to do how do I go about it #edchatie
Reply Retweet Favorite pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
#edchatie Knowledge is knowledge. Are we just looking for clever ways to deliver it?
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@corriekelly #edchatie Nah...better to teach them how to find the right links themselves.
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@MoloneyKing @conpower @topgold had kid 2 wks ago who created new costume with just tiny dot to get character to disappear #edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
@fboss thanks for the #edchatie. Was looking for this for a while and it didn't disappoint.
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MrEvessonENG 12 hours ago
http://t.co/73c80E6I #dalkey #harbours #otbderby #edchatie #mufc
Reply Retweet Favorite dalkeybusinessg 12 hours ago
RT @clontuskertns: Learning about the #Olympics in #Clontuskerthttp://t.co/oEeeAgci #edchatie
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SusanJPike 12 hours ago
#edchatie thanks @fboss I'm off now for some real life 3 dimensional interaction!!!!
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peter_lydon 12 hours ago
@fboss one thing that should go? Pages. Seriously. #edchatie
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MissionVHQ 12 hours ago
@MoloneyKing @conpower @topgold loved seeing that approach because it just made sense to her - that's what #coderdojo about for me #edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
#EdChatie great topic tonight, thanks to all esp @fboss transcript available tomorrow? A few links I'd like to get back to.
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ConnollyTrevor 12 hours ago
@pamelaaobrien @MoloneyKing #edchatie Amazing how much code kids will put together to solve a problem. Helps them appreciate neat solutions
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conpower 12 hours ago
RT @conpower: #edchatie Augmented Reality. Love to have a group of kids point their phones around Lough Gur and see stone age people at work!
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lismiss 12 hours ago
@conpower @moloneyking absolutely - this kid was 7 and she blew me away with her approach #edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 12 hours ago
@pamelaaobrien @conpower @topgold Next time I teach #Scratchprogramming there will be NO SHEETS or BOOKS allowed!! #edchatie
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MoloneyKing 12 hours ago
thanks @fboss great topic - enjoyed #edchatie
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perkypawn 12 hours ago
@MoloneyKing @conpower @topgold only way to go IMHO - we've tried both approaches and I would say better learning without sheets #edchatie
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pamelaaobrien 11 hours ago
Great chatting with the #EdChatIe lot. Much kudos to @fboss for another great topic. Looking forward to seeing you all at @ICTedu
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MoloneyKing 11 hours ago
Thanks all for interesting #edchatie as always :-)
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pamelaaobrien 11 hours ago
#edchatie Thanks to Fred et al. for a great edchat. Now go get working on those open source eBooks for next week...
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conpower 11 hours ago
bookmarked SANpad #edchatie: http://t.co/UVYS9gev
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topgold 11 hours ago
@MrEvessonENG It definitely didn't. Generated a lit of great contributions on#edchatie tonight
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fboss 11 hours ago
RT @topgold: bookmarked SANpad #edchatie: http://t.co/UVYS9gev
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fboss 11 hours ago
RT @peter_lydon: #edchatie Knowledge is knowledge. Are we just looking for clever ways to deliver it?
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GrumpyMarmoset 11 hours ago
Another Seas Suas post: Harry Hawk has been caught…. -http://t.co/sTyqxg4G #edchatie #classblogs #comments4kids
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SeasSuasNet 10 hours ago
“@NL_84: Interested in Irish school blogs? Go follow @SeasSuasNet #edchatie#classblogs” >> great idea - well done @NL_84 @simonmlewis
Reply Retweet Favorite pamelaaobrien 10 hours ago
@johnmayo I don't think teachers need to understand the inner workings of tech, just be able to use it to tech. #edchatie
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hassandabbagh 10 hours ago
@fboss #edchatie I think digital text books are an anachronism already. The methodologies of consumption have evolved. Ask a 5 year old!
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MorganFinucane 9 hours ago