ICT and Learning
Recent years have seen a significant increase in the range and quality of material available online, and through other electronic media, to support the teaching of history. Such material can be used creatively to develop student understanding of history by facilitating imaginative but historically robust connections with past societies and, also, by facilitating clearer exposition of the bases on which historical accounts are constructed.
The following resources will explore some of the possible approaches to improving student learning in the classroom that can be enhanced by the use of specific internet, or other electronic, resources.
It is important that all resources used in the classroom be linked to syllabus objectives and adapted to the learning needs of different students. With this in mind, relevant syllabus objectives are identified as appropriate; the resources and approaches suggested should be adapted to meet the needs of different classes and of individual students.
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Websites to support the teaching and learning of history |
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Study Stack is a free web 2.0 tool which helps students to memorise information in a fun and engaging way. Students and teachers can create their own flashcards or use some of the millions of flashcards that have already been created. For each set of flashcards entered, the StudyStack website automatically generates over a dozen ways for students to study and revise the material they need to learn, reducing boredom. Teachers too can enter material once and have over a dozen different activities created for their students. |
Studystack |
| Padlet |
Padlet is a free online tool that is best described as an online notice board. Padlet can be used by students and teachers to post notes on a common page. The notes posted by teachers and students can contain links, videos, images and document files. |
Padlet |
| Animoto |
Digital learners prefer processing pictures, sounds, colours and video as opposed to working with static text. Animoto is a Web 2.0 tool which facilitates this. It can be used to improve subject vocabulary, understanding of complex topics, link concepts and develop greater understanding for students. Animoto allows users to create visually appealing and memorable videos which can be created in minutes once the subject material is available.
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Animoto |
| Question Cube |
The Cube creator is an online interactive tool. There are four cube templates, three of which have predefined questions/topics on the faces of a cube, and permit the user add responses to the questions. The fourth cube type allows the user to add their own questions/topics. The cube can be rotated on screen and printed as a development. The development can be printed and glued together to form a solid cube. |
Question Cube |
| Interactive Timeline |
Timeline allows students to create a graphical representation of an event or process by displaying items sequentially along a line. Timelines can be organized by time of day, date, or event, and the tool allows users to create a label with short or long descriptive text. Adding an image for each label makes a timeline more visually appealing. Add, drag, and rearrange items as needed. Saving capability allows students to return to their work and make revisions, and they can share their final work via e-mail. |
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An easy-to-use tool for building assessments and seeing results in |
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Blend space is an easy way to blend your classroom with digital content. Easily find, add and share online content (videos, images, pdfs, Google docs). Students comment or take notes alongside content. |
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| Educanon |
Educanon is an online learning environment to create and share interactive video lesson. Teachers begin with any YouTube, Vimeo or TeacherTube video content and transform what is traditionally passive content into an active experience for students. By time-linking activities that students engage with as the video progresses the content is segmented into digestible components increasing student engagement. |
Educanon |
PDST Technology in Education promotes and supports the integration of a high quality ICT infrastructure into learning and teaching for schools. It provides relevant and up-to-date ICT advice and supports to schools on a range of technology-related areas. PDST Technology in Education also coordinates the Schools Broadband Programme, which provides broadband connectivity, content filtering, webhosting, and security services to all Primary and Post Primary schools. - See more at: http://www.pdsttechnologyineducation.ie/en/
