Oakdale Junior School DS report

A great artilce on the Future Lab site featuring teacher Dawn Hallybone. “It’s the only time we are quiet,” quips Kianna, aged 11. And there is no dissent from Dawn Hallybone, her teacher at Oakdale Junior School. In fact the silence in the Year 6 maths lesson is remarkable as the pupils immerse themselves in [...]

Educational Uses for the Nintendo DS

Found this blog on Educational Game Research. After a cautious trial with the English tutorial software, in which students write out the words they hear, and are prompted as to whether their handwriting is correct or not … The school found that nearly 80% of students who used the DS each day mastered junior-high-level competence [...]

Majority of schools think games consoles aid education

Research conducted by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has found that the majority of schools think that access to games consoles is beneficial to primary children’s education. In a survey of 406 primary schools carried out to determine attitudes to technologies such as games consoles, phones and computers, it was found that three-quarters of [...]

Nintendo DS Lites in Primary Classroom – Wired Teachers

I found this video on vodpod.com. A great example of Nintendo DS in the classroom. Collected from youtube.com May 14, 2009 with the description: Another great example of a school using these devices to improve learning. I am sure that YR5 could manage to switch them on without this level of instruction from the teacher, [...]