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2. www. pdst. ie Option 2 While you are waiting…………. Go to your app store and download the Socrative Student App Enter the following code: 631434 Option 1 Using the browser on your phone/tablet/laptop 1)Go to www.socrative.com www.socrative.com 2)Select ‘student login’ from the drop down menu 3)Enter the following code: 631434

3. www. pdst. ie Using ICT in the Economics Classroom Maria Sheehan

4. www. pdst. ie Show how ICT can develop innovative, creative and engaging learning environments Focus on the purposeful use of technology to – Develop key skills – Incorporate assessment for learning – Mixed ability teaching Aim

5. www. pdst. ie The integration of technology in the classroom involves a planned, highly structured and purposeful use of technology with students with the aim of engaging students and helping them develop new thinking skills. (Moeller & Reitzes, 2011) ICT in the Classroom

7. www. pdst. ie Essential Elements of Assessment for Learning Learning Outcomes and Success Criteria Effective Feedback Effective Questioning Self assessment Peer Assessment

8. Exit Ticket NOTE: Report is generated and sent as an excel doc. by email

9. www. pdst. ie Pre-reading & Revision Tool www.wordle.net Paste in the test you wish to examine The more often the word appears in the text, the larger it will appear in the word cloud.

10. Wordle of Leaving Certificate 2013 & 2014 Question 1’s

11. www. pdst. ie Develop key skills and encourage higher order thinking skills Padlet is a free online tool that is best described as an online notice board. Padlet can be used by students and teachers to post notes on a common page. The notes posted by teachers and students can contain links, videos, images and document files.

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13. As a digital resource locker Brainstorming Project work Communicating with parents Summarising student learning Sharing Learning Outcomes

14. Revision & Development of Higher Order Thinking Skills: (mind maps, flashcards, quizzes and notes) www.examtime.com

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16. Timeline http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline_2/

18. www. pdst. ie Digital Literacy Functional Skills Creativity Critical thinking and evaluation Finding and selecting information Effective communication E-safety

19. www. pdst. ie Blended Learning A blended learning approach combines face to face classroom methods with computer-mediated activities to form an integrated instructional approach. The goal of a blended approach is to combine the best aspects of both face to face and online instruction.

20. www. pdst. ie TedED ~ http://ed.ted.com/http://ed.ted.com/ Blend Space ~ www.blendspace.comwww.blendspace.com Virtual Learning Environments e.g. Moodle, Schoology & Edmodo Options for Blended Learning

21. www. pdst. ie Social Media BeforeQuestionAfter 1.What percentage of the world’s population is under 30 years old? 2.How many divorces are blamed on Facebook? 3.How often does a new member join LinkedIn? 4.What is the second largest search engine?

22. www. pdst. ie Economists on Twitter