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Weblogg-ed » Not "The Dumbest Generation" - 0 views

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shared by John Evans on 05 Jun 08 - Cached
  • So with the caveat that I am only halfway through Mark Bauerline’s book The Dumbest Generation, I have some early impressions to throw out there. While I think there is some merit to this side of the debate (much like Keen’s Cult of the Amateur) what really bothers me about this book so far is, as the title suggests, this sense that our kids are at fault. Let me put it plainly: our kids are not “dumb” nor is this generation “dumb” simply because they spend a lot of time in front of television screens and computers or because they haven’t worked out for themselves how to get smarter using the Read/Write Web.
  • John Evans on 05 Jun 08
     
    So with the caveat that I am only halfway through Mark Bauerline's book The Dumbest Generation, I have some early impressions to throw out there. While I think there is some merit to this side of the debate (much like Keen's Cult of the Amateur) what really bothers me about this book so far is, as the title suggests, this sense that our kids are at fault. Let me put it plainly: our kids are not "dumb" nor is this generation "dumb" simply because they spend a lot of time in front of television screens and computers or because they haven't worked out for themselves how to get smarter using the Read/Write Web.
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Connect! - 1 views

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shared by John Evans on 15 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Welcome to Connect!As we start up our new initiative, this blog will serve a number of purposes: 1. As a place to share the classroom projects, assignments and assessment practices of the Calgary Science School 2. As a place where CSS teachers and administrators can publicly reflect and engage in dialogue on their practice 3. As a place where CSS can build a learning network outside the walls of our school. We want to collaborate with and learn from other teaching professionals, around the city, province, country and around the world.
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The Innovative Educator: The Three Important Lessons Banning Cell Phones Teaches Kids - 3 views

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shared by John Evans on 24 Feb 10 - Cached
  • In his post “I lost something very important to me” Will Richardson shares three important lessons that banning cells teaches kids. They are: 1-It teaches them that they don’t deserve to be empowered with technology the same way adults are.2-Tools that adults use all the time in their everyday lives to communicate are not relevant to their own communication needs.3-They can’t be trusted (or taught, for that matter) to use phones appropriately in school.I recently had a cell phone enriched lesson plan shared with me (stay tuned, will be posted shortly) by a secondary teacher who is empowering students to harness the power of cell phones in their learning. And guess what happened when he did? They came up with their own list of appropriate use.
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State of the Art - Getting Fit Is the Goal, With 2 Bits of Help - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by John Evans on 17 Dec 09 - No Cached
  • John Evans on 17 Dec 09
     
    "Two new tiny wearable motion sensors are on the loose, backed by Web sites that graph the collected data on daily activity for your motivational pleasure."
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5 Reasons Why Educators Should Network - 6 views

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shared by John Evans on 26 Jan 10 - Cached
  • educational isolation is still prevalent in public schools today.
  • Here's why educators should start a personal learning network, or PLN.
  • 1. To learn with others
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  • 2. To serve your students
  • 3. To access a dynamic resource
  • 4. To extend your learning base
  • 5. To stay engaged in education
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Why Social Media Curriculum is Critical in Schools - 140 Character Conference by Lisa N... - 5 views

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shared by John Evans on 09 Apr 10 - No Cached
  • It is unfortunate that in the 21st century many schools have deemed adolescent socialization among each other or with their teachers as inappropriate. This is the pervasive outlook despite the fact that educators are fully aware that 1) A healthy part of adolescent development includes socialization and 2) Research from those like the National School Board Association indicate that most students use social media to discuss educational topics and other studies (like this one from the CCSE) indicate students who are using social media to discuss schoolwork perform better.
  • Across the nation, most schools have banned students from accessing authentic communication hardware or software, positioning school as a place where socialization is kept to a minimum, learning is teacher directed, and conversations are teacher, rather than student, driven and/or maintained. This of course does little to prepare students from effectively navigating the online environments they have access to and should be prepared to navigate outside of school.
  • Schools that have taken the "don't ask, don't tell" approach to the social media curriculum are neglectfully choosing to look the other way as students communicate, collaborate, and connect in worlds devoid of adults. The result can be that just as in the real world, without any adult supervision, students could be at risk and are existing without models for appropriate behavior.
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  • Additionally if educators refuse or are prevented from becoming a part of these online places they are not speaking the language or joining in the real-world environments of their 21st century students. That said, I don't believe there should be an actual "social media curriculum" but rather social media must be integrated into the curriculum. Additionally, we need another name for these environments. Yes they can be social, but they are often more than primarily social environments.
  • The other important piece to this equation is educating parents, guardians, families
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science-resources.co.uk - 8 views

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shared by John Evans on 26 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Welcome to science-resources.co.uk
  • science-resources.co.uk is an online resource containing free to use educational interactive science resources for key stages 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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