May 2, 2013 by David Bradshaw

5 Features Technology Must Have Before Classroom Use | Edudemic

In the rush to include technology in the classroom, often fuelled by school administrators’ desire to ‘make their school different’, it is all too easy to accept any form of technology, without analysing to what extent it is actually useful in the classroom. This article sets out clearly ways in which we should test technology before allowing it into our classrooms.

http://edudemic.com/2013/04/features-of-education-technology/

May 1, 2013 by David Bradshaw

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Explained

See on Scoop.it – David Bradshaw ESOL

This is my presentation for MoRCE-NET conference. In this presentation I talked about the original Bloom’s Taxonomy that was first published in 1956 by Benjamin Blooms and then I talked about the Revised Taxonomy introduced in 2000 by Andrew and Krathwohl . I also touched on the digital taxonomy and provided a practical example of how students can use it in conducting Google searches.

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April 27, 2013 by David Bradshaw

4 Benefits To Cloud-Based Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/4-benefits-to-cloud-based-learning/

April 26, 2013 by David Bradshaw

The Flipped Classroom: Turning the Traditional Classroom on its Head

flipped classroom

A clear explanation of a very interesting phenomenon – the flipped classroom, a possible way of freeing up classroom time for more practical, communicative activities.

http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/

April 26, 2013 by David Bradshaw

Nik’s Daily English Activities: Learning Phrases and Phrasal Verbs

Here’s a way of motivating particularly teenage students and young adults to study phrasal verbs a little more, using two websites. As always, many thanks to Nik Peachey for sharing this activity.

http://daily-english-activities.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/learning-phrases-and-phrasal-verbs.html