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jbm20072003

How social Media can & should impact higher education - 1 views

www.wdhstore.com/...nov29-howsocial.pdf

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    • jbm20072003
      jbm20072003 on 21 Jun 14
       
      Of course instructors have to use a sense of caution and awareness when incorporating social media to insure it is properly used and has value. Social media should not be used to replace "person-to-person interaction.
    • rtrevin5
      rtrevin5 on 28 Jun 14
       
      Ok, I have read this article and find it interesting. I do tend to like these types of articles, but I will ask a question here. Why should it not be used to replace "person-to-person" interaction? I respect the statement, but I am curious as to your why. What is the rationale for it? Do you feel that something is lost in translation? Does it diminish the learning that takes place? I would like to hear your thoughts on this matter as I am curious about your perception(s) of this issue.
    • Lauren Simpson
      Lauren Simpson on 29 Jun 14
       
      I'm a big advocate of using social media in the classroom as means of keeping students and parents informed of the day to day happenings in my classroom, but I agree that it should not be used to replay "person-to-person interaction". I'm a product of the texting generation, and often find that it's easy to misinterpret the idiosyncrasies of personal face-to-face communications. To me it has to do with the tone in someone's voice, or their facial expression that is lost over social media.
    • jbm20072003
      jbm20072003 on 21 Jun 14
       
      The second page contains the literacies of social media
    • jbm20072003
      jbm20072003 on 21 Jun 14
       
      I think the key words here are "greater student interest." If don't grab their interest then we have lost the battle. We have to hook them in order for them to be responsive and open to learning
  • jbm20072003 on 21 Jun 14
     
    His literacies are helpful when considering to use social media in the classroom or work environment. Attention, Collaboration, Participation, Network Awareness, and Critical Consumption are essential when incorporating social media. The learner must have a sense of openness and willingness to share and collaborate, as well as being literate in order to take full advantage of their learning. This article really notes the benefits of using social media in the classroom. By allowing students to engage more and take control of their education by using social media sites also allows the student to stay interested in their learning.
  • jbm20072003 on 21 Jun 14
     
    Of course instructors have to use a sense of caution and awareness when incorporating social media to insure it is properly used and has value. Social media should not be used to replace "person-to-person interaction."
asuarez1

Building a Better School with Brain-Based Learning | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/earning-key-largo-school-video

Brain-based learning

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  • asuarez1 on 21 Jun 14
     
    Brain-Based Learning in Florida
  • asuarez1 on 21 Jun 14
     
    I love that the video mentions "motivation initiative". Isn't that what it is all about? Letting students make connections, and creating a life-long desire to learn should be the focus. Brain-Based Learning encompasses learning styles and explains how the brain works. Isn't it important to know how a machine works in order to get the most out of it? What amazes me most about the video is that the students are engaged. Although many are working independently, they is no down time. Brain-Based Learning allows educators to use the time in the class effectively. The video also mentions special needs students. The beauty of this is that Brain-Based Learning applies to all learners! In the video, you see the rules applied. For example, #4 We don't pay attention to boring things is clear when you see all the students engaged and active. Repeat to remember is also evident since the students get multiple opportunities to practice the skill they are working on. Sensory integration is also important. The students were engaged in a multitude of activities that initiate the senses. This video is a clear example that our students are powerful and natural explorers. What would happen to our world if we treated them that way?
  • jennalsmith on 30 Jun 14
     
    The portion of the video that I thought was the most interesting was the approach that Jeanne Kurth takes in her classroom (bean bag chairs, water feature sound machine---#1 brain gym, # classroom environment, and #3 the way she presents her five subject areas.) I love that these teachers are customizing their teaching to the needs of the students. I think I will share this video with my team of instructors to encourage them to change up their lesson presentations!
rtrevin5

How to Create Interactive E-Learning - The Rapid eLearning Blog - 2 views

www.articulate.com/...-create-interactive-e-learning

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    • rtrevin5
      rtrevin5 on 16 Jun 14
       
      How many times have we attended this kind of training? I am hearing a lot about PD, but in reality, this applies to all facets of training. We find disengaged learners, and more importantly, we ourselves are disengaged from the process. As the author stated, we then throw more and more tricks at them. Click this, see that, play this...and the real training and learning that needs to take place does not happen. How many of you have experienced this in training sessions?
  • While relevance doesn’t equate to interactivity, it does equate to an engaged learner. And an engaged learner is more apt to learn and not be dependent on interactive gimmicks (which is what we usually start with when we try to make the course interactive).
    • rtrevin5
      rtrevin5 on 16 Jun 14
       
      Story of my life. My job includes very linear information that most students have already been doing for years. We generally do updates to existing content because we need to comply with some regulatory requirement. It can be frustrating and difficult. So, when you are faced with this element, as a designer, what do you do? How do you turn the experience into something more positive and beneficial to those around you?
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  • Unfortunately most of the elearning courses I see are linear and not very interactive. Linear isn’t bad on its own. Sometimes it’s preferable to get the information in a simple linear process. But what tends to make the linear course unbearable is when the course navigation is locked. And we tend to lock it because we’re worried that the “learner will not get all of the information.”
    • rtrevin5
      rtrevin5 on 16 Jun 14
       
      How does the use of click and explore functionality strike you as an instructional designer and developer? Is this a viable tool? Does your content lend itself to this type of thing? I do tend to agree that pull information is sometimes more effective than pushing it out. In general, we push out information in all of our courses, but when I design, I find that I like to engage the learner and make him or her wonder what is around the next button click. This just seems to work for me. 
  • Relevant content is good and mixing it with screens that allows people to click and explore helps. But probably the single biggest thing you can do to transition from non-interactive to interactive elearning is craft an environment where the learner has to pull information in rather than us push information out.
  • rtrevin5 on 16 Jun 14
     
    This is one of the most useful sites on the internet. Articulate is a rapid authoring software suite, but it also has one of the most engaged communities doing amazing things with e-learning. I highly recommend their site and the content within.
  • jennalsmith on 30 Jun 14
     
    What a great resource this is for instructors who are newbies at instructional design! I am excited to share this resource with my team of instructors. I think that it will be a good starting point for many of the instructors who I work with who have expressed interest in creating instructional design but who are very inexperienced in their instructional design creation. I appreciate the tips mentioned as well as the demos.
Jeff Blackman

How the Freaky Octopus Can Help us Understand the Human Brain - Wired Science - 4 views

www.wired.com/...-us-understand-the-human-brain

octopus intelligence animals brain neuroscience

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    • Jeff Blackman
      Jeff Blackman on 21 Nov 13
       
      I swear, I have worked with people with this level of intelligence!
    • Jeff Blackman
      Jeff Blackman on 21 Nov 13
       
      I swear, I've worked with people at this level of intelligence!!  :-)
  • If you want to study an alien intelligence, Godfrey-Smith says, “octopuses are the closest thing we have.”
    • Jeff Blackman
      Jeff Blackman on 21 Nov 13
       
      Maybe octopi ARE aliens!  Seriously, though, it is interesting how far away they are from other "intelligent" animals as far as anatomy yet, are able to do some pretty amazing things.
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  • Octopuses in the wild may be using tools—a feat that, not so long ago, was considered the exclusive domain of humans (though now we know it’s the province of other species too, like dolphins and some birds).
  • But somehow octopuses do things that suggest they’re brainier than plenty of animals with backbones and more familiar nervous systems.
  • Jeff Blackman on 21 Nov 13
     
    We have all heard stories about someone's really "smart" dog or cat who can do these "amazing" things. But the lowly octopus gets virtually ignored. What are some other animals you think are smarter than we give them credit for? Have you observed something amazing from an animal you wouldn't have expected it from? (It's ok if it was just you in the woods alone. We won't think you're crazy or anything!) :-)
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  • Jeff Blackman on 21 Nov 13
     
    Link to annotations: https://diigo.com/01bzzm
  • Katy Lu on 21 Nov 13
     
    So this is what you meant, Jeff? "Rocky the Octopus predicts Super Bowl 46 winner" http://youtu.be/XCxFiWLUtfo
  • Jeff Blackman on 21 Nov 13
     
    LOL Exactly!! :-)
  • Jackie Byford on 23 Nov 13
     
    Very interesting! Could it be that because the octopus is something that is not easy to study in nature because they are smart enough to evade? Makes you wonder if this is why we never see "Bigfoot" or "Nessy." No really, how could we not believe that there are animals or other beings out "there" that are more intelligent or at the least intelligent in different ways? I bet if you talked to anybody who worked in a lab with animals you would hear stories of behavior that would not be typical of that particular animal. Why? Because the animal is not in its natural environment. No matter how big or small a brain is, it will adapt to the situation it finds itself in. This happens everyday when stray animals of all types are abandoned in areas that are not their natural habitats such as "domestic" snakes in Florida in the 80's and 90's. Now, what does Florida have? A BIG snake problem, because although I would think the snake would not have much of a brain they learn to survive in areas that get colder than they are accustomed too by surviving.
  • Jaime Villanueva on 25 Nov 13
     
    The ocean is by far the most unexplored area on earth. It covers about seventy percent of the earth's surface that is vital to our planets survival. It regulates the earth's temperature and supports living organisms like the octopus. I read an article a few years ago that 90 percent of the ocean still to this day remains unexplored. I cannot believe with the advancement of technology 90 percent of the ocean is still unexplored. If you think about it the ocean is a big museum that can provide us with many answers to most of our questions.
  • Jeff Blackman on 27 Nov 13
     
    Yes, Jackie, it is really amazing how animals are able to adapt. Humans so often think we can control these things but it's not so simple. Jaime, it does make you wonder what else is under there that we don't even have any idea about. Could be very exciting...or scary! (Pacific Rim, anyone?)
  • Adam Hovde on 02 Dec 13
     
    I is fascinating how animals can adapted to their environments. The oceans are filled with animals that act like and hunt like land animals. They have to find their niche to live or perish. Darwin's studies on this have always amazed me. Maybe we can find an animal in the ocean as smart as us.
  • Maria Austin on 02 Dec 13
     
    This kind of research makes you think if we need to redefine the concept of intelligence and problem solving skills. As Adam said, we may find out that there are animals that are just as smart as us!
  • shaila a on 07 Dec 13
     
    Thank you so much for sharing such an interesting article with 'sassy' octopus stories. I agree that we need to start thinking outside of the box and try studying intelligence in a new light. PS: I knew that octopuses are smart but I guess they are smarter than I thought they were...
Lauren Simpson

The Simple Things I Do To Promote Brain-Based Learning In My Classroom - 8 views

www.teachthought.com/...based-learning-in-my-classroom

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  • The Simple Things I Do To Promote Brain-Based Learning In My Classroom
    • Lauren Simpson
      Lauren Simpson on 17 Jun 14
       
      It's important for teachers to help students understand how their brains work and give them strategies to be successful in the classroom. Our job as educators is not only to teach them the subject matter, but to prepare them for life. If they have these strategies I think we are giving students a leg up in being successful no matter what they face.
    • Pedro Rodriguez
      Pedro Rodriguez on 23 Jun 14
       
      I like that she takes initiative to promote brain based learning. Teaching and preparing students for life is very important, because the world is quickly changing in terms of technological advances. Students can easily learn the content using such principles. More teachers need to incorporates these rules in their instruction.
  • Explaining how the brain works is especially important for students who believe that they are “not smart” and that nothing they do can change that. Many children, and even some parents and teachers, think that intelligence is determined at birth and that even intense effort will not budge their academic abilities. The realization that they can literally change their brains by improving how they approach learning and how they study is liberating.
    • Lauren Simpson
      Lauren Simpson on 17 Jun 14
       
      This is so true. I often tell my students who say they are not smart, I correct them and say "yet..you are not smart yet" I am one of those teachers that truly feel every students is smart and a budding genius.
  • Students know that the more they practice a basketball shot or rehearse a ballet performance, the more their skills improve. In my class, they learn that brains respond the same way. When a learner goes over multiplication facts or rereads confusing parts of a book, the brain gets better at processing this information because, with such repetition, more neurons grow and connect to other neurons, and neurons get more efficient at sending one another signals.
    • Lauren Simpson
      Lauren Simpson on 17 Jun 14
       
      Being able to relate practicing what is learned in school with something a student already likes is vital. It provides a clear picture of what you are trying to teach them about repetition and how your brain needs it to be successful.
  • Katy Lu on 19 Nov 13
  • asuarez1 on 21 Jun 14
     
    One of the things I love about Brain-Based Learning is that it creates a paradigm shift about learners and learning. I suppose that my background in Special Education makes me appreciate it even more. All students CAN learn. The trick is to find out how they learn best. Techniques are explored and used to maximize learning. "The realization that they can literally change their brains by improving how they approach learning and how they study is liberating." This has been the focus of most of my training as a teacher and Brain-Based Learning shows you how. I appreciate that one of the things that this article stipulates is that the learner should be aware of how the brain works. It empowers a student to take charge of their own learning at the core of process.
  • jennalsmith on 30 Jun 14
     
    As I read this article, I couldn't help but think of my adult basic education students. I think the explanation of how the brain works to students who believe they are "not smart" is key for my students. These particular adult learners are participating in a GED/Adult High School program. The majority of the students were kicked out of school or dropped out of school. They understand that they in a foundational skills program and must develop their basic educational skills to advance in other areas of life. Unfortunately, I think that many of them have the mindset that they believe that are "not book smart." I think it is wonderful that this teacher/neurologist found that her students became more engaged and confident and they also began to change their student practices. This is my goal/hope as I work on a Problem Based Learning Module which applies the Brain Rules to an everyday mathematical scenario. I plan on presenting this PBL Module to a few adult basic math classes as a pilot to see how the adult basic education students respond to the lesson(s) and Brain Rules compared to their traditional classroom lectures and instruction.
Katy Lu

The Simple Things I Do To Promote Brain-Based Learning In My Classroom - by Judy Willis... - 3 views

I would like to share a worth to read article with you. The author is a practicing neurologist before she became a teacher. She teaches 5th grade and 7th grade, and integrated her expertise in med...

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ernieperez519

The Impact of Technology on Education in the State of Aquascalientes, Mexico - 2 views

www.youtube.com/watch

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  • ernieperez519 on 15 Nov 13
     
    Pilot program detailing how technology has helped the educational system in Mexico.
ernieperez519

How Technology is Changing the Way Children Think and Focus - 2 views

www.psychologytoday.com/...e-way-children-think-and-focus

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  • ernieperez519 on 15 Nov 13
     
    Article on how technology is changing how children think.
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  • Katy Lu on 16 Nov 13
     
    I agree with the author that in 21st century children spent too much screen time and not enough activities on reading, sports games, and family time. No doubt about it, new technology has made contacting family and friends easier than ever, and has assisted us in managing life. But I can't say technology has made people happier than ever. I would rather see children playing in the park, playing basketball with friends, go swimming, biking, hanging around with their circle of clique instead of chatting on Facebook all day. While hurricane Ike severely damaged Houston area in 2008, The power outage lasts longer than 3 weeks in my neighborhood. Kroger offered clearance for 50% off on all Frozen Food items, we have had wonderful hurricane parties with our neighbors. That is also a good time for the whole family get together and having a candle light dinner quietly without bothering of TV and phone calls. (We were having tuna fish with bread for dinner). Without AC, we have to let the window open up all night, and I just enjoyed the summer night breeze.
  • Martha Rodriguez on 17 Nov 13
     
    I certainly agree Katy. The effects of technology on children are complicated, with both benefits and costs. Whether technology helps or hurts in the development of your children's thinking depends on what specific technology is used and how at what frequency it is used. We need to have children use technology wisely and not excessively. It all comes down to how the parents up-bring their children.
  • Jackie Byford on 17 Nov 13
     
    I agree that technology has changed how children are growing up today. You do not see as many children out playing in the yard as we did when we were young. They are social and interacting with their peers, but on a different level with social media. It is important for parents to recognize that their needs to be a balance with technology and push their kids out the door, literally. I am lucky that my kids often ask to go for walks or go to the park to hang out with their friends. Of course, they have their phones attached to their hands, but they are active and outside soaking up the sun. As they grow up and raise the next generation they in turn will have to look back and learn the best way to raise the next generation.
ernieperez519

Is Technology Producing A Decline In Critical Thinking And Analysis? - 7 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...090128092341.htm

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  • ernieperez519 on 14 Nov 13
     
    How are we coping with technology in our school system and at work? How many times have you seen the squiggly red line when you mispell a word. Our natural instinct is to right click and correct the misspelled word. Have we lost our thought process by multitasking?
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  • Jackie Byford on 17 Nov 13
     
    Ernie, I think you pose an interesting question that is not easy to answer. I think that everyone copes with technology differently at school and at work. I think it all depends on how open minded one is to technology and if ones first experiences have been easy or hard. I personally have to say "thank spellcheck for that red squiggly line." I always have been a horrible speller and it makes life that much easier. Luckily, I went to college at 30 when it was the norm to turn in a paper that was typed on a computer with Microsoft Word. I don't think we have lost our thought process, I just think that we have to stop and realize that we truly cannot multi-task everything. There are only certain things that should be multi-tasked such as a pilot on an airplane as mentioned in the article, but most everyday things should not be. We need to learn to be truly sufficient in what we do we need to put our full attention into our task. I am curious about the articles comments about students reading less. I teach middle school and I would not necessarily agree with that statement. I would say that about 60% of my students will pick up their books as much as they can during class and would read the entire class if I let them and many of them would love to bring their Kindles or e-readers to schools if my school would let them. They might not be reading a book in print, but I bet if more students were aloud to read on their phones or other electronic devices we would see more kids reading.
  • Jaime Villanueva on 18 Nov 13
     
    I agree with Jackie! Everyone copes with technology differently but I also believe in two distinct ways either positively and negatively. The people that embrace technology positively will not only use the spell check app but would not think twice not to use it because this is acceptable behavior. If it was not acceptable to use, why is the option available? I realize relying on an app or computer software to do most of the work is a receipt for disaster one day. I think it is too late to turn back the old ways because the world dictates the pace we now live in. Let's say for example, we want to slow down the use of technology in the classroom. The question is, will the rest of the world follow suit? I do not think so! Based on the article you have provide Erie, it clearly states that recreation reading is in decline and I do not think it is going to get any better any time soon. The gaming industry is to blame because these games provide students with a shot of instinct gratification that recreation reading will never be able provide. The people that do not embrace technology will not only not use the spell check app but technology altogether. I have few co-workers in my office that refuse to learn and incorporate technology in their daily routine. When they do need to use technology they are always asking for help and it gets old after a while. I believe ten years from now everything will be automated and these cohorts of employees will be obsolete if they do not change their ways. No, Erie I do not believe we have lost the thought process by multitasking. In fact I think the opposite has occurred. I have witness in my office where season techs struggle with a technology issue and a student employee finds the issue without any real training. I then asked the student employee how he was able to figure it out and the answer is always I do not know how I just did. Crazy as it sounds it has happen several times in my office.
  • Maria Austin on 18 Nov 13
     
    Technology is ubiquitous and as such, impossible to avoid. We get used to our kindle, notebook, phone, etc. and life seems impossible without them. While technology seems to simplify our lives it also poses questions and problems as the one Jaime describes that require the use of something that technology itself cannot provide, i.e., intuition in the process of problem-solving. That is something inherently human. I don't think I'd worry about losing this trait. I know it sounds like a cliché but a computer cannot replace a human brain. Having said this, I do think that the way we process information is changing but it is an adaptation to new environmental challenges; challenges that include technology amongst other things. It may be described as a new ability to multi-task, although as Dr. Medina explains in Brain Rules, the ability to multi-task is a myth. I prefer to consider it a new ability to focus in sequential processes.
  • Juan Saldana on 19 Nov 13
     
    One thing that we need to consider is that the pre-computer generation is getting ready to retire and these new "workers" have grown up with computers and internet. Each generation to come will be more and more tech savvy. My daughter struggled with standard keyboarding in school, but types a million miles an hour on her ipad! I read somewhere that the Concorde airplane was the last airplane that actually required a pilot to manually fly it, where as all the new and current planes really only require the pilot for landings and take-offs. There are school districts still fighting to keep cursive in their curriculum, but when is the last time a teacher took a hand-written paper? The question above about whether we are losing something due to our reliance on technology, is an interesting one. The better question would be is what if the technology was taken away, would we be able to function? Can we as a people survive without it?
  • Jeff Blackman on 21 Nov 13
     
    I think that just like anything else, as our technology grows, we will lose some thought processes and gain others. That's not necessarily bad, though. We have always done that. I don't feel bad about losing the thought process that involves sneaking up on a chicken and killing it. Then, cleaning it and cooking it. I like that I can just go buy it prepared. By the same token, I like not having to get out the liquid paper when I mess up a word or sentence. Just a few keystrokes and I have made the correction. With regard to multitasking - Medina tells us that we really aren't wired for that. It does seem that more and more, people wear the ability to multi-task like a badge of honor. But actually it goes back to the old saying "jack of all trades, master of none". I would like to see people (myself included) take more time to focus their attention on one thing and get it right.
  • Adam Hovde on 02 Dec 13
     
    Great discussion here. I can see this going either way. A teacher can guide students to use technology for critical thinking. I have students that go directly to their technology to try and find an answer and others will try and work on a problem before they try and look up an answer. The way a teacher guides the students will students use technology to bolster critical thinking rather than use it as a crutch. My students know they can just look up an answer in my physics class BUT they have to show their work so just knowing the answers doesn't really help them. Being able to explain how you get to an answer is more important to me than the right answer itself. These skills can be taught and can use technology at the same time.
  • shaila a on 07 Dec 13
     
    I agree with the fact that our thought processes have changed- but haven't been paralyzed. Like Raquel said, technology is ubiquitous to today's education. There is no way out of it. When I was 11 I had to practice hand writing and got told off by my mother when I did a bad job. My 11 years old son, on the other hand has bad handwriting and is not responsible to beautify it in any way since he does most of his work on the laptop he has been given from school. Yes, spellchecker does eliminate us to learn proper spelling. However, the need to learn how to spell is slowly being diminished. I think we need to take a new approach to looking at how children learn these days and stop sweating over small stuff that once was considered 'big'.
ernieperez519

30 ways technology will change education. - 1 views

Benefits technology will improve our educational system. http://www.teachthought.com/trends/30-incredible-ways-technology-will-change-education-by-2028/

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ernieperez519

Pros and Cons of Technology - 2 views

Host Michel Martin speaks with former New York Schools chancellor Joel Klein about technology use in the school system. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=225404574

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ernieperez519

Designing our future. - 2 views

We are evolving into a technology led industry. The analog era is slowly being phased out. This slideshow depicts how technology is being integrated into our daily lives. http://www.slideshare.net/...

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Richard Wilson

Are we smart enough? - 8 views

I didn't see Kurzweil's name on the list. :-)

started by ernieperez519 on 11 Nov 13 3 follow-ups, last by Richard Wilson on 13 Nov 13
shaila a

BBC News - Lack of sleep blights children's education - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...education-22436556

bbc sleep children lack brain classroom technology

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  • shaila a on 18 Oct 13
     
    Here is an article is about a teenager who kept a digital diary of her school days.  She regularly gets only 6 hours of sleep a night- 2/3 of how much sleep she should be getting in order to be fully functional. 
shaila a

Later Start Times for High School Students | CEHD | U of M - 2 views

www.cehd.umn.edu/...Sleep

start high school sleep

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  • From the onset of puberty until late teen years, the brain chemical melatonin, which is responsible for sleepiness, is secreted from approximately 11 p.m. until approximately 8 a.m., nine hours later.
    • shaila a
      shaila a on 18 Oct 13
       
      It may be a justification for a late start of school day for teeagers.
    • Martha Rodriguez
      Martha Rodriguez on 21 Oct 13
       
      Well I don't agree with this type of justification. Students should practice the routine of being early risers and benefit the most of everyday.
  • Maria Austin on 15 Oct 13
     
    This is also a very interesting article on the topic.
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  • Martha Rodriguez on 16 Oct 13
     
    Maria, Interesting article; however, both of the school districts in Laredo have implemented that high school students to begin school at 8:30am. I don't see the logic in this because it all goes back to having discipline on going to bed on time.
  • Juan Saldana on 17 Oct 13
     
    Going through the videos it sounds more like a hormonal change, like it happens from one day to the next. My youngest doesn't sleep where as my teenager is like ones in the video.
  • Jaime Villanueva on 17 Oct 13
     
    High school students that are not getting enough sleep can have severe consequences in the classroom. A few of those consequences that I can think of are the limitation of student's ability to learn, listen, concentrate and solve problems in class. Sometimes students may forget important information like names, numbers, homework or to study for a major test the next day. It can also probably lead to health problems like skin problems, rashes or even acne. Mood swings can be another bad side effect of lack of sleep. Aggressive or inappropriate behavior such as being impatient with your teachers or other students could lead to classroom issues . Some of the solutions could be as easy as taking power naps through the day. Make sleep a priority over video games or even late night TV shows. Limit your intake of caffeine before going to sleep.The first step is the awareness of the student that there is an issue.
  • Adam Hovde on 04 Nov 13
     
    I am sure we have all seen the students in our classes that fall asleep almost every day.My last period class is always scoring higher than my 1st period class. Could this be that I have students in 4th period that are stronger than my 1st period, maybe. But it seems to happen year in and year out. My students don't seem to start working until after lunch it seems.
ernieperez519

Community & Resources for eLearning Professionals - 3 views

www.elearningguild.com

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  • ernieperez519 on 16 Sep 13
     
    The Guild produces conferences, online events, eBooks, research reports, and Learning Solutions Magazine-all devoted to the idea that the people who know the most about making eLearning successful are the people who produce eLearning every day in corporate, government, and academic settings.
ernieperez519

Ken Robinson: How schools kill creativity - 14 views

I had no clue Ted Talks existed until I stated this class. I bookmarked the website and normally visit it once a week.

TED school brain learning Ken Robinson

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Jennifer Henson

Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds - 1 views

I love this video for what Temple Grandin teaches us about the tremendous value of having people in the world whose brains work differently. Please watch! http://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_t...

TED brain autism

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