School Librarians Want More Tech—and Bandwidth | SLJ 2015 Tech Survey Photo by Bob Gathany IPads, maker spaces, 3-D printers, and coding skills top the tech wish lists for 1,259 school librarians across the country, according to School Library Journal’s (SLJ) 2015 Technology Survey. Educators are hungry to bring their students even more—whether that’s robotics classes or Arduino kits. “New computers, tablets, video equipment, all digital tools, instruction on usage, [and] enough bandwidth” count among the must-haves for Andrea Oshima, a school librarian at Aviara Oaks Elementary School in Carlsbad, CA. Currently, 64 percent of school librarians consider themselves tech leaders in their schools—and 28 percent feel that their tech skills afford them increased job security. While school librarians are eager to expand their tech tools, they have concerns about adequate infrastructure and connectivity, budgets, and administrative support. Supporting project creation Applications However, social media access is still not allowed at some schools. Need for bandwidth
Learning Designer – per progettare bene le attività didattiche Learning Designer è stato creato dal London Institute of Education. Questo tool si propone di aiutare gli insegnanti a tenere il passo con l’innovazione tecnologica, a costruire le attività didattiche in modo che siano efficaci e ad usare la tecnologia per far sì che ogni studente possa raggiungere il proprio potenziale di apprendimento. Learning Designer dà il via ad una nuova generazione di strumenti di pianificazione della lezione. Esso fornisce un insieme di strumenti interattivi web-based progettati per aiutare gli insegnanti ad integrare la tecnologia nel loro insegnamento. Cos’è Learning Designer Learning Designer è uno strumento web-based a supporto della creazione e condivisione di progetti di apprendimento (ad esempio lesson-plan) e a sostegno dell’integrazione della tecnologia nel processo di insegnamento/apprendimento. Come funziona Learning Design Per aggiungere un tipo di apprendimento è possibile utilizzare un elenco a discesa e specificare: Mi piace:
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