Embedded Assessment Task 5

This week we looked at a range of diverse technologies that can be incorporated into a classroom. We were also asked to study the NMC Horizon Study Report which is a - comprehensive research venture established in 2002 that identifies and describes key trends, significant challenges, and emerging technologies likely to have a large impact over the coming five years in education around the globe.

I found it a little difficult to choose what programs I could use in my teaching area of ITD, but I decided that the following concepts I may be able to use in class:

·         Online concept mapping

·         Collaborative authoring

·         Mapping

I have chosen to explore the online concept mapping site of Bubbl.us, as at this stage, I believe I would use this program more often during class than the others presented.

            The conceptmap that I developed is based around different types of timber that can be used in our school workshop. Students would be asked to investigate what timber can be sourced locally/internationally, which timber is native to Australia and whether or not they are hard or softwoods? Students can further explore what timbers are readily available and what may be nearly extinct and whether or not any local timbers could be supplied/harvested by the school?

I believe these types of strategies would cover all of de Bono’s thinking hats and would also cover each of SAMAR’s criteria. This strategy would also fall into the Elements of creative classroom framework categories from NMC HorizonReport > 2014 K-12 Edition pictured below: 

Strategising this way would help each student meet the Australian Curriculum General Capabilities in ICT.