March 24th, 2010
Category: Technology Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: 2009, Animating, iKITMovie, Initiative, Ireland, Launched, Literacy, literacy skills, Schools
It is now widely accepted that technology is becoming an integral part of the learning environment. There is a drive worldwide ( eg.the United States P21 ” The partnership for 21st Century Skills” ) to improve the technology literacy skills of school children. However, it is very important that educators do not teach technology as a subject in isolation. Ideally educators should integrate the appropriate use of technology into the curriculum, thereby enhancing learnin g of the curriculum content and achieving the best learning outcomes.
A very successful way of integrating technology into the curriculum is through animation.Stop motion animation is…
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February 25th, 2010
Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: 2009, Animating, at, iKITMovie™”, illiteracy & the media in ireland, Initiative, Ireland, Launched, Literacy, literacy and math, literacy initiative ireland, literacy skills, Schools, Technology, “Get
It is now widely accepted that technology is becoming an integral part of the learning environment. There is a drive worldwide ( eg.the United States P21 ” The partnership for 21st Century Skills” ) to improve the technology literacy skills of school children. However, it is very important that educators do not teach technology as a subject in isolation. Ideally educators should integrate the appropriate use of technology into the curriculum, thereby enhancing learnin g of the curriculum content and achieving the best learning outcomes.
A very successful way of integrating technology into the curriculum is through animation.Stop motion animation is…
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