tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29489259.post418215027810318997..comments2023-11-05T09:40:57.168+00:00Comments on Redbridge Primary ICT Consultant: Nintendo DS in the class - Whats good beginning to look like?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29489259.post-85823111125249036062008-08-19T12:38:00.000+01:002008-08-19T12:38:00.000+01:00Whats good beginning to look like wish he all the ...Whats good beginning to look like wish he all the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29489259.post-28605580190365905912008-06-04T20:12:00.000+01:002008-06-04T20:12:00.000+01:00Thanks for the blog Anthony - a great piece. We ha...Thanks for the blog Anthony - a great piece. We have loved having the consoles in school, and I have been lucky in that the whole school are totally on board. The way that the children and adults have responded have amazed me - there are now lots of other thnigs that we are looking at, these include asking the children to record their thoughts in abook, to come up with games, ideas that they would like to see and other ways of using it. I am currently looking at my first word coach at home and my first French coach as well. It is a very exciting venture to be involved in and thanks must go to Anthony for coming up with the idea and buying them in for the borough. I can't wait to see where this goes!<BR/>Dawn HallyboneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29489259.post-1168435811394284092008-06-03T23:25:00.000+01:002008-06-03T23:25:00.000+01:00Great work here!Keep it up :-)Great work here!<BR/><BR/>Keep it up :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29489259.post-88935308308509415312008-06-02T09:49:00.000+01:002008-06-02T09:49:00.000+01:00Hi there, Daniel here from the Guardian who wrote ...Hi there, Daniel here from the Guardian who wrote the original piece. Very interesting to read your post on this. I am sorry that you felt the article was slightly inaccurate. I did mention the trials in Scotland etc in my original piece but those sentences mysteriously vanished during the transition to the finished page... But technically I believe Oakdale is still the first in England to teach <I>all </I>its pupils with DSs- the other schools have only taught <I>some </I>of their pupils (the odd class). But please do stay in touch as we are keen at the Guardian to keep an eye on this and see how it all goes. <BR/><BR/>All the best Daniel<BR/><BR/>P.s. That's fairly typical of the Sun, they often nick the odd story from us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29489259.post-61149276846734351172008-06-02T09:35:00.000+01:002008-06-02T09:35:00.000+01:00thanks for sharing this postthanks for sharing this postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29489259.post-11818443633025103432008-05-31T22:13:00.000+01:002008-05-31T22:13:00.000+01:00I really appreciate the effort that you have put i...I really appreciate the effort that you have put into this reflective post. I am using a class set of DSs with two of my Maths classes - it will be a sustainable initiative, I'm sure, and it is interesting to hear similar comments and perspectives from the pupils that you are working with. <BR/><BR/>The only aspect that I am uncomfortable with is the pre-, post-test, experiment style desire/requirement to show measurable outcomes. This is for two reasons: firstly, this form of research may be a requirement of governmental agencies, however it is largely discredited in terms of offering evidence of something that will be replicated if implemented in a different school/region/month etc; secondly, why should the use of game consoles in learning have to be subject to such action/large-scale research - almost all of what we currently do isn't.<BR/><BR/>All the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29489259.post-34792457744305116512008-05-31T09:36:00.000+01:002008-05-31T09:36:00.000+01:00Great to read about your experiences with the Nint...Great to read about your experiences with the Nintendo DS and Dr Kawashima in the classroom. I couldn't help but feel pleased with what you wrote because it almost replicated what our experiences so far in Scotland have been with them. We are sure that learning via these devices has real merit and purpose if used appropriately by the teacher. You mention that the DS doesn't teach them maths but helps them want to improve thus encouraging the children to take other steps to get their number bonds in their heads. We noticed this too. You also mentioned the teacher being at ease with the device. We noticed this too and believe that the low technology skills threshhold of the device and game is something that allows teachers to develop their confidence to the extent that they have no concerns/qualms about using it in their class.<BR/>Great stuff folks and thanks for sharing it witrh us. I can now ad this to the growing list of practice in this field to show people how this idea is taking root.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com