Pedagogies for teaching with technology

Specific types of software can be used to engage each of Gardner's multiple intelligences:

The following are relevant to our lessons;

Linguistic:Word games and prompted writing programs.

Logical mathematical: mobiles phones

Spatial: Reading programs that use visual cues.

Musical: software programs such as youtube.

Kinaesthetic: Software requiring alternative input devices.

Interpersonal: Group games, online communication.

Intrapersonal: Self paste programs (Heide & Henderson, pg11, 2001).

One of the main pedagogical inputs for the above two lessons was constructivism. "Constructivism is probably the dominant learning approach in teaching with technology. The philosophy behind constructivism is that learners construct their own knowledge, based on their experience and relationship with concepts". (Weller, pg65, 2002).