Present — 34 comments
21
Sep 14

The keys to the new Education Act: the LOMCE.

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First I want to apologize to you because last week "abandoned", but as you will see, I have been preparing a lengthy post that has taken me a long time to prepare.

About what? Well, on the main changes that will occur with the LOMCE. What I will tell you ...! Just read the BOE is already a difficult task, and if you add a little more research about long story ... but I'm here, with an article that I hope will serve to give a fairly objective view of the major changes that will affect your children along coming years, some even this year.

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Technologies — 6 comments
07
Sep 14

Are they effective technologies in education?

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photo credit: bionicteaching via photopin cc

Now I'm back!! 😀 Do not think I've been on vacation yet ...! This week has been a week of unexpected changes but I'm here, with charged batteries and with many looking forward to starting the course. Further, Today I have chosen a subject that interests me a lot and where I'd like to get your opinion.

As you know, I have special interest in the use of ICT in education, and above all, the impact these may have to foster meaningful learning. this interest, I have been reading and researching about, topándome with all kinds of opinions.

When we talk about technology in education is fairly balances the scales. On one side we have those pedagogues totally contrary to the educational use of technology, arguing that children need to experience and touch what they are learning. In the "side" against those educators who have swashbuckling defend the effective use of these. What is my opinion about it? You'll have to read the rest of the post to find out…!

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10
Aug 14

6 Apps to play and read English.

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We are in the middle of August, but that does not mean the kids leave to go over what they have seen during the course. Unlike, Now we approach the start of the new course the ideal is to review the concepts worked during the year in order to start with a solid foundation.

A good way to "work" is through reading. Thus, Children go over vocabulary, pronunciation and those somewhat older, read during the summer.

Today I will make a review of 6 Apps for you to practice English in a fun and dynamic as you read with the kids.

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Technologies — Leave a Comment
05
Aug 14

4 tools for kids to learn to program.

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photo credit: Lars Plougmann via photopin cc

The last week We started talking about the importance that some professionals are giving to the fact learn programming from children. We discuss the benefits of this activity and made mention of some studies show that it is possible to start programming even from the 6 years old.

In today's post, let's look at some of the tools most commonly used for this purpose, although not the only.

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Technologies — 2 comments
27
Jul 14

Do you know why your child should learn to program?

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photo credit: neoneddy via photopin cc

Education is an issue that constantly we question. Surely you like me you are thinking if our education system is effective or not, if our children and students learn about, better or worse. We compare ourselves with other countries and propose possible changes.

At Present, one of these "debates" revolves around the possibility of including in the curriculum materials and programming.

¿Programming?? For if. Countries like the United States and Estonia begin to include programming as a subject in their schools, and many educators and computer scientists who defend to the hilt the benefits of introducing this kind of knowledge at an early age.

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Means — Leave a Comment
20
Jul 14

We're going to the beach!

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photo credit: Lotus Carroll via photopin cc

We are in the summer and holiday sure you'll catch them or speck of. Why could not pass up the opportunity to devote an article to top destination for summer holidays: the beach.

It is undeniable how good we feel when we're on vacation, without worries, or schedules, but, Did you know that the beach has many benefits for your health and your children?

In today's post, we will see the main benefits of this long-awaited destiny and all that brings your kids play in the sand.

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Present — 6 comments
13
Jul 14

Schools of the future. Ritaharju School.

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photo credit: tomkellyphoto via photopin cc

A few days ago I read the article of Camila Alicia Ortega Hermina in Marketing on Young 11 most innovative schools in the world, and he has made me reflect.

Of the 11 this author suggests schools, none is in Spain, Should not we worry? Undoubtedly be the most innovative college that does not mean being the best academic results have, or the best prepared students out, but to be honest, it is quite related.

For my part, I wanted to analyze the characteristics that make these colleges excel over others.

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Technologies — 4 comments
07
Jul 14

Future Games. Osmo para iPad.

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Image property of Tangible Play

A few weeks ago, I wrote un post on applications that break barriers between analog and digital. With this article we saw that wanted all games or applications need not create a dependency, or a barrier to the "real world", rather the opposite.

They are becoming more and higher quality, the games intended to create a link between the real and the digital. But what, above all, They have a clear objective, improve skills in a particular area.

This is, from my point of view, the objective of Osmo, iPad accessory that connects what is happening on the device with reality.

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Means — 2 comments
29
Jun 14

When should my child learn to read?

When learning to read

Now that the school year is over, parents and teachers we take stock of the year. We as teachers, We analyze whether we have achieved the objectives that we had set our students arrive. And dads echáis look back and see everything they have learned, or they have not learned, your kids since September.

Surely as a parent you will be worried about what will your small, and most likely you will have silver to his guardian doubts the type, Is it normal not yet read?

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Collaborations / Technologies — Leave a Comment
22
Jun 14

Knowing our whiteboard hand ProClases.

PROCLASES interactive whiteboard

a week ago he spoke with Antonio Perles, Head of Marketing and Content of Education Social Network ProClases.es, on the leading role they are acquiring new technologies in our classrooms today. We both share the idea of ​​the importance of integrating education and technology to adapt to the future. So we decided to start a series of collaborations starting with today's article, in which we explain firsthand the operation and characteristics of elements such as whiteboard, for example, and I speak on their social network of educational issues that concern us all today.

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