Learning+with+Laptops

__Learning with Laptops__

In this presentation, we learnt how using laptops in the curriculum, provides a learning environment that exceeds what has occured previously.

By incorporating laptops into the curriculum, secondary students will learn computer skills such as, making blogs, creating a digi-identity through avatars, and how to compose an email suitable for the school environment. There are also many activites to be done with laptops, such as video diaries and annotated bibliographies.

We learnt that certain laptop features can also be used in the student assessment tasks with programs and different ways of presenting. Some examples of this are; Excel, mind mapping, Smart Notebook, PDF worksheets, Google SketchUp, GeoGebra, and digital photos. These programs can be used for specific subjects, like Math, English, and PDHPE.

With these advances in technology, incorporating laptops into the secondary curriculum will surely be one of the key steps to effective learning and teaching.

One-day workshops on learning with laptops, for each KLA, will be held over the next six months. For more information on the curriculum for K-12, email: curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au