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Reaching Every Learner: Understanding the Brain and Using Lumosity on Android Tablets

This workshop at the Jamaica Teachers Association Education Conference in April 2015 will focus on understanding brain development and how to use Lumosity, a brain training app, on Android tablets to reach every learner. The workshop will also explore other brain training methods such as robotics, playing musical instruments, and computer programming. Attendees will learn about the Tablets in Schools Project and the importance of 21st-century education.

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Reaching Every Learner: Understanding the Brain and Using Lumosity on Android Tablets

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  1. Jamaica Teachers AssociationEducation Conference April 2015Reaching Every Learner-Understanding the Brain: New Insights on Learning and Brain Development Brain Development on Android Based Tablet Computers using “Lumosity”

  2. Workshop format

  3. The Tablets In SchoolsProject The tablets in schools project is by far the most important project the government of Jamaica is implementing over the next 3 years ! • Lumosity runs on; • -Android phones, and Tablets • IPads • PC’s • - The Government of Jamaica’s pilot project has chosen Android as their platform for education

  4. What Lumosity ? • We train our body at the Gym • Where do we train our brain?

  5. What is Lumosity ? • Lumosity.com started in 2007 • To date 50M users in over 160 countries • Based physically in San Francisco California • Can do training exercises without Internet connection (will need to sync) • Science of product is based on neuroplasticity; (the brain's natural ability to form new  connections in order to compensate for injury or changes in one's environment)

  6. How does Lumosity Work? • On creating your account you tell Lumosity what areas of your brain you want to improve and it selects the best exercises for you • 40+ different exercises / Games in 5 areas, Memory, Attention, Flexibility, Speed and Problem Solving

  7. FREE vs PAID Lumosity

  8. Chess as another way to exercise the Brain • The thinking persons game ! • Can be played alone against Android device, Online with players anywhere in the world or with a friend FTF • Have your students load the FREE Android App and Play and Play and Play !!!!

  9. Robotics as another way to exercise the Brain • Robotics using Lego combines the creativity of the Art and Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics subjects (STEAM) • Mona Prep started their own STEM lab for their Kindergarten students two years ago. This lab is based on Lego. • David Hall of Halls of Learning has pioneered this in Jamaica and setup Mona Prep. • STEM is one of the positive initiatives of our own Ministry of Education • Start a STEM lab in your school come September 2015 !!!! ECI, PRI, SEC Critical Thinking and Creativity

  10. Playing a Musical Instrument: another way to exercise the Brain It is a long established fact that music helps in brain development and scientific subjects. FREE Android apps are available to load on your Android devices. One no longer has to buy expensive keyboards and musical instruments Beth just finished playing her piano app

  11. Teaching students Computer Programming to exercise the Brain Use FREETurtle Draw, Algoid and Turtle Graphics app from age 5 ! No need for any expensive computer labs if you have tablets !

  12. Start them YOUNG !!!! Neuroplasticity has shown that the brain does keep changing throughout our lifetime. However develops most in the 0-6 years. Since we know that we NEED to focus on ECI !!!!! Use your tablets to control the robots !!

  13. Good old fashioned READING as another way to exercise the Brain • Add e-Books to your tablets !!!! • There are literally millions of FREE age and GOJ curriculum relevant e-Books for K1-12 for all of Jamaica’s syllabus FREE on the internet in the that can be easily loaded on your tablets

  14. Other Android based Brain Training Apps • Lumosity id the largest and most renowned brain training app, but there are others; • Elevate • NeroNation • Peak Brain Training

  15. Brain TrainingExercise/Physical Fitness

  16. Brain TrainingExercise/Physical Fitness YouTube video workouts Latin/Soca Zumba workout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quYH8l0Ac8U&list=PLwfg5NSUi4mxKKOvCJkhxX6CLU2GpiMN2&index=11 Soca Zumba workout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H24O3o-82-k&index=10&list=PLwfg5NSUi4mxKKOvCJkhxX6CLU2GpiMN2 Aerobic Dance workout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj9d6aBOzDo&index=1&list=PLwfg5NSUi4mxKKOvCJkhxX6CLU2GpiMN2

  17. Brain TrainingGood Nutrition “Caan study pon ungry belly” “Proper food is good for you” -Beth

  18. Brain TrainingRest NO Stress

  19. The components of 21st Century Education • Technology • Integrated Learning • Student Centred Learning • Collaboration • Creativity • Hands on Learning • Entrepreneurship

  20. Other Services from DES 21st Century Education Training DIGITAL CCTV Systems Wireless Network Infrastructure Face to Face to online course conversion STEM Labs and Training QuickBooks for Schools Training

  21. Other Services from DES

  22. Visit us online Discuss this further on the DES Eduforum www.eduforum.digedusrv.com Discover more about what DES can do for your institution or YOURSELF at our website www.digedusrv.com info@digedusrv.com 819-9537 https://www.facebook.com/DigitalEducationServices

  23. FREE Training !!! • All REGISTERED participants to this workshop will be entitled to FREE Access to the DES 21st Century Education Training Course DES21EDU000Simply send an email to training@digedusrv.com requesting registration. We will check your email address against the course register and you will be good to go ! • Learn more about this course a www.lms.digedusrv.com • “Its not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It’s the one that’s most adaptable to change” Teachers, please don’t make yourself redundant we are living in exponential times !!!

  24. Some Research The Next Slides are info graphics showing highlights of some of the many research papers carried out on Brain Training; - Improving Cognitive Performance in School-aged Children: A large scale, multi-site implementation of a web-based cognitive training program in academic settings - Relationships between lifestyle factors and cognitive performance An online study including >160,000 participants - The Brain Performance Test: Preliminary findings of transfer from cognitive training to a repeatable, dynamically generated assessment

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