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Children of the tech revolution

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:40:38 -0000

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High Maintenance : 1:1 Laptop Programs

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:35:13 -0000

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FEW DISTRICTS HAVE MORE MILES on their 1-to-1 computing initiatives than Texas' Irving Independent School District, where the teachers have had laptops since 1996 and the current student program began with a pilot launched in 2001.

Today, the Irving 1-to-1 program puts close to 12,000 laptops in the hands of students and teachers throughout the district.

After nearly a decade, Owen and her team have learned a few things about maintaining 1-to-1 computer programs in K-12 environments. The cornerstone of her strategy: personnel. Owen keeps two technicians on duty at the 1-to-1 high school campuses, and one at every other campus. On top of that, the district employs a central team of five technicians whose job it is to resolve problems that people at the campus level can't handle.

Tags: 21st century learning ad4dcss digital_learning laptops

Posted by: abubnic

laptop troubleshooting

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:03:21 -0000

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Posted by: laptoptrouble

Everything DI

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:24:17 -0000

Tags: di differentiated-instruction differentiatedinstruction

Posted by: elemenous

Learners with Laptops » Technology and Classroom Management

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:45:31 -0000

Tags: 1to1

Posted by: elemenous

chiltrey wiki / Blogging as a Literacy Tool

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:21:26 -0000

Tags: blogging education profdevt professional_development wiki

Posted by: cburell

Digital Mavericks: Cyberbullying & Internet Safety

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:43:04 -0000

Tags: internetsafety

Posted by: cburell

Top News - Technology helps boost students' writing skills

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:58:44 -0000

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At Robbinsdale Cooper High School, which serves more than 2,000 students in grades 9-12 in a northwest suburb of Minneapolis, ninth-graders are just beginning to use WriteToLearn. Teachers and administrators say they'll use it to prepare for the state writing and reading assessments and have high hopes for success.

"We're excited about the possibilities," said social-studies teacher Jill Kind. "The immediate feedback for the students will be great, as well as the knowledge we'll gain. We'll be able to see areas where students need help, so we'll be better able to individualize instruction."

Earlier this school year, language-arts teacher Michael Jenkins started using WriteToLearn with his students at Estancia Middle School in New Mexico, and he's already seeing changes.

"Lights are going on, and they're excited about learning," he said. "When I say it's time to go to the computer lab, they jump up and go, and I have no problem keeping them on task." He added that during a recent visit, Estancia's superintendent was surprised to see that the students were so immersed in WriteToLearn, they didn't even notice when the dismissal bell was about to ring.

California's Palm Springs Unified School District is investing more than $800,000 in Vantage Learning's MY Access!, an online writing program that it plans to implement throughout the district over the next three years.

"Research shows how effectively [more frequent] writing increases achievement across the curriculum," said Superintendent Lori McCune. "Our teachers are looking forward to seeing not only improvement in written communication, but higher levels of achievement in all subjects they cover in their classrooms."

To use MY Access!, students write an essay based on a teacher's assignment and submit it to the web-based system. MY Access! analyzes more than 350 semantic, syntactic, and discourse characteristics, scoring students on focus and meaning, organization, content and development, language use and style, mechanics and conventions, and overall writing proficiency. The ratings of these elements are combined into one score on a scale of one to six (or one to four, as determined by the teacher), which appears on the screen.

"Writing is one of our most difficult areas to master," said McCune. "Oversized classes at the secondary level make it difficult for teachers to read a large volume of individual student work critically; [we feel] MY Access!, combined with effective professional practices, is the solution."

She added: "With the quick feedback it provides on a one-on-one basis, students reach a higher level of proficiency before they even turn anything in to the teacher for review. This program is a natural extension of an educator's expertise."

Tags: education literacy pedagogy software writing

Posted by: cburell

Top News - Technology helps boost students' writing skills

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:55:55 -0000

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Two high schools in Minnesota are using Pearson Education's WriteToLearn to help students build literacy skills and prepare for the new Minnesota writing assessment.

The schools are Dunwoody Academy High School, a new technical charter school in north Minneapolis administered by Dunwoody College, and Robbinsdale Cooper High School, part of the Robbinsdale Area Schools in New Hope, Minn.

With WriteToLearn, students practice essay writing and summarization skills, and their efforts are measured by a "Knowledge Analysis Technologies" (KAT) engine. The KAT engine is an automated assessment technology that evaluates the meaning of text by examining whole passages, not just grammatical correctness or spelling.

"WriteToLearn is an awesome program that gives each student feedback right away, which is something a teacher cannot possibly have time to do," said Duane Dutrieuille, dean of academic and student affairs at Dunwoody Academy High School.

Tags: education literacy pedagogy software writing

Posted by: cburell

Attention 102

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:31:44 -0000

Tags: 1:1 1to1 education pedagogy

Posted by: cburell

One To One

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:53:26 -0000

Tags: 1:1 1to1 laptops

Posted by: mguerena

Ubiquitous technology integration in Canadian public schools: Year one study

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:30:47 -0000

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Posted by: elemenous

How to Twitter from Skype | pacificIT

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:39:16 -0000

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Posted by: cburell

Teens' Online 'Friends' Often Number in Hundreds : NPR

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:15:01 -0000

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Posted by: cburell

Teens Take Advantage of Online Privacy Tools : NPR

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:14:08 -0000

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Posted by: cburell

PicApp - the best content for the best publishers

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:58:35 -0000

Tags: blogging copyright education graphics photos

Posted by: cburell

The Arms Race: World War I | View timeline

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:56:18 -0000

Comments:

Jason Spivey class web 2.0 timeline project.
posted by cburell

Tags: highschool history kisshowcase08 timeline

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YouTube - Rat Race

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:52:29 -0000

Comments:

Bray. No copyrighted music, quite promising.
posted by cburell
Bray. Nice work, good use of sound loops and editing. Evidence of our need for microphones. Nice critique of school: bullying, testing, cheating. COPYRIGHTED MUSIC.
posted by cburell

Tags: kisshowcase08 video

Posted by: cburell

YouTube - A Pet's Life

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:50:29 -0000

Comments:

From Tim's class. Great, but uses copyrighted music.
posted by cburell

Tags: kisshowcase08 video

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Issuu - You Publish

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:00:12 -0000

Tags: journalism publishing web2.0 writing

Posted by: cburell