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Phil Taylor

The History 2.0 Classroom: Why Go 1:1 iPad? - 7 views

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  • when used effectively and with specific goals in mind, iPads can have a positive impact on education
  • shouldn't be looked at as a computer, because it isn't...it is more than that.
  • one of the first points I make is that these are shared devices and the way we use them responsibly is to not open, delete or share any work that isn't yours.
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  • shared iPads can introduce students to the concept of cloud storage
Phil Taylor

The 5 Keys to Educational Technology -- THE Journal - 3 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 24 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • It is quite important to include the modifier of "appropriate" to this component
  • use of video to bring the depths of the universe to the learner's eyes; the use of the Internet to give the learner instant access to thoughts and observations of humanity's greatest thinkers--these are examples of technology facilitating the application of our own senses, memories, and cognitive abilities
  • our educational infrastructure is based largely on the idea that the learner will progress far more quickly under the mentorship of a skilled instructor--both knowledgeable in the subject matter and competent in instructional methodologies
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  • Therefore, to justify the continued experimentation with and exploration of new technologies: smart classrooms, use of podcasts, access to the Internet, laptops for every child, and on and on, we need to assess our outcomes, make incremental changes in our methodologies to address shortcomings, then assess again, closing the loop in order to evaluate the efficacy of our work.
John Evans

iPads for education? | Teacher's Monthly - 0 views

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shared by John Evans on 28 May 12 - No Cached
  • Elkanah have a set of iPads that roam around from class to class. Both schools found it important for the teachers to be acquainted with the technology before the learners began using it in school. Elkanah provided teachers with iPads six months before implementing the system with learners. Stadler found that this approach worked best and that hands-on staff training was very important. Elkanah selected their Grade 6 teachers, being the most technology-enthused group in the school, to take part in the iPad project. “Sharing ideas and collaborating amongst each other while using the device as a personal device first, before taking it to the classroom, was a key to success,” said Stadle
John Evans

From teaching to learning… « What Ed Said - 3 views

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  • We’re working on shifting the focus from teaching to learning at my school. We try to ensure decisions are based on our learning principles, be they about teaching, classrooms, programs or personnel.
Dianne Rees

iPads in Education: Grading what's working and what's not - iPads in Education - 8 views

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  • Dianne Rees on 19 Oct 10
     
    A useful evaluation of the pros and cons of iPads in the classroom
John Evans

Education Week: Research Shows Evolving Picture of E-Education - 0 views

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e-learning e-education virtual schooling article

shared by John Evans on 25 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Online classes may be a relatively young instructional practice for K-12 schools, but experts already generally agree on one point: Research shows that virtual schooling can be as good as, or better than, classes taught in person in brick-and-mortar schools.
  • Studies of state-run virtual schools show, for instance, that the courses tend to draw students at the extremes of the academic spectrum—advanced, highly motivated students looking for academic acceleration, and students who are struggling in regular classrooms
  • Not surprisingly, the students with the best academic records in online classes tend to be in that high-ability group, according to experts in the field. But some new research also finds that online courses are beginning to score more successes with the lowest achievers­—possibly because many are high school students who see the online courses as a last chance to earn enough credits to graduate.
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  • Ferdig says the large numbers of academic go-getters taking online classes could account for some of the rosy findings in the first wave of studies of online coursetaking, since highly motivated students are likely to fare well in any academic environment. But later studies controlled more carefully for students’ academic differences at the starting gate and continued to find learning gains.
    • John Evans
      John Evans on 25 Mar 09
       
      Interesting findings.
  • “It isn’t something that’s only for bright kids or only for kids who are well below grade level, because it may not work for many of them, either,” says Saul Rockman, the president and chief executive officer of Rockman et al., a San Francisco research group.
  • Rockman says his research suggests that succeeding in an online course is “more a matter of learning style.” Is the student an independent learner, for instance? Does he or she struggle with reading and writing?
  • Building in student-support mechanisms helps keep less academically motivated students from failing or dropping out of online classes, according to researchers.
    • John Evans
      John Evans on 25 Mar 09
       
      This sounds like the key aspect for success. Teachers who are already building this into their classes either by responding to emails, online chats or setting up an atmosphere that encourages chatting within the context of their course, often late at night amongst students only, are seeing this success. Ex. Darren Kuropatwa's SH Math class blogs
  • “Whether that’s 24-hour technical support, tutorial support, parental vigilance, or face-to-face site coordinators or mentors,” Cavanaugh says. Mentors and site coordinators seem to be especially linked to marked improvements in student results in large high schools, she adds.
  • “The mentor plays an important role in making sure Johnny or Susie logs in to the course on a regular basis and provides a point of contact for the instructor,” says Jamey Fitzpatrick, the president and chief executive officer of Michigan Virtual University, which currently enrolls 15,000 students, mostly in middle and high school
  • Some of the early studies emerging from the database helped dispel some concerns about potential detrimental effects of online coursetaking on students’ social development, according to Ferdig. Very few online students, those studies showed, took electronic classes full time. Rather, they combined virtual schooling with traditional courses. The studies also showed that students communicated regularly online with teachers and classmates.
  • Cavanaugh, of the University of Florida, says there is also a “general consensus”—if not air-tight research findings—that the more interactive the courses can be, the higher their success rates.
  • Ongoing studies are also beginning to look at whether so-called “hybrid” or “blended” courses—classes in which only 30 to 70 percent of the instruction takes place online and the rest is in person—are any more successful than all-electronic versions
    • John Evans
      John Evans on 25 Mar 09
       
      ala Dean Shareski (@shareski) and Alec Couros (@courosa) courses
  • “In general,” Russell says, “I don’t think this body of research [on online education] is totally developed at this stage.”
  • John Evans on 25 Mar 09
     
    Online classes may be a relatively young instructional practice for K-12 schools, but experts already generally agree on one point: Research shows that virtual schooling can be as good as, or better than, classes taught in person in brick-and-mortar schools.
John Evans

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  • According to William Rust, research director for the IT research and consulting firm Gartner, there is a new digital divide occurring in schools. Whereas this divide used to refer to whether or not students had access to technology, now it concerns whether schools are using technology effectively to achieve results.
  • Regarding the changing nature of learners, Gartner believes that so-called "digital natives" will demand, and need, new types of learning experiences.
  • "The biggest shift we're seeing right now is student preference shifting from print to digital resources," Rust noted. "It's all about the web."
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  • And technology's broad accessibility, Gartner believes, is changing the paradigm for how students receive instruction. Like the growing trend of telecommuting to work, Rust predicted, virtual and distance education soon will trump the delivery of instruction via brick-and-mortar classrooms.
John Evans

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shared by John Evans on 24 Feb 10 - Cached
  • This iPod Touch project is being managed by Oldham CLC. We are attempting to integrate some iPod Touches into Friezland Primary School in Oldham. This will eventually feed back into the work we are doing on Government's Home Access Pilot.
John Evans

Myths of Independent Reading - 14 views

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reading article ELA

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  • Myths of Independent Reading
  • Choice means anything goes.  
  • A goal of creating habitual, life-long readers is insufficient or lacking in rigor.
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  • The classroom is a place for the classics—because, as Diane Ravitch told the Times, “Kids will pick things that are trendy and popular.  But that’s what [they] should do in [their] free time.”
  • Students read the classics their teachers assign.
  • Reading workshop only works with certain students.
John Evans

Labyrinth - 13 views

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shared by John Evans on 10 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Lure of the Labyrinth is a digital game for middle-school pre-algebra students. It includes a wealth of intriguing math-based puzzles wrapped into an exciting narrative game in which students work to find their lost pet - and save the world from monsters! Linked to both national and state mathematics standards, the game gives students a chance to actually think like mathematicians.
  • Before Bringing Labyrinth Into Your ClassroomPlan for SuccessThink About TechnologyThink About Your RoleSet Up Your Teams and Class Lists
John Evans

Teacher Magazine: Students Turn to Web for Homework - 6 views

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homework web internet classroom

shared by John Evans on 28 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Homework has really changed since Mario Garcia was a kid.
  • Nowadays, his son, Mario R. Garcia, 14, relies on the Internet as much as, if not more than, his textbooks — at least at home.
  • Garcia said it's important for parents to show an interest in their children's homework.
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  • While the elder Garcia's experience of siblings sitting silently around the table, feverishly writing out math problems, may have given way to the younger Garcia's experience of surfing the Web on his laptop, headphones pumping music and a TV on in the background, the fundamentals haven't changed. "I always get my work done," young Mario said
Phil Taylor

DAILY INSIGHT: Learning with Technology vs. Teaching with Technology - 12 views

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learning technology insight

shared by Phil Taylor on 21 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • using technology to change learning is an exponentially harder nut to crack. It means asking teachers to rethink their classrooms and the way they do their work. I
  • if we have the courage and the vision to take it on, here’s the payoff: students experiencing excitement and engagement as they build personalized, global learning networks that they will have for the rest of their lives
Phil Taylor

The Finland Phenomenon: Learning from the new Tony Wagner film | Connected Principals - 1 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 27 May 11 - No Cached
  • Finnish system is praised extraordinarily highly for its global success, and yet students don’t work terribly hard, have many choices, use technology creatively, enjoy the integration of the arts, and learn in a culture which emphasizes depth over breadth and less is more.
  • Students are shown researching and collaborating online in their studies, and many classrooms are shown with a wide array of technological units, not just computers.   Students use wikipedia and facebook when researching very current topics, and Wagner explains that there is a culture of trust that is extended to students in their technology usage.
  • A particularly inspiring moment comes when Wagner reports stumbling across a project at one school, the “Innovation Camp,” in which teams of students are given 26 hours to come up with a new product or service.  
Tod Baker

Product Information - Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That Works - 0 views

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  • Tod Baker on 24 Apr 09
     
    This book shows you how and gives you hundreds of lesson-planning ideas and strategies for every grade level and subject. Discover new educational tools that support research-based instruction, and learn ways to use technologies you already know to
John Evans

Jessica Gross: Embracing the Twitter Classroom - 0 views

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shared by John Evans on 21 May 09 - Cached
  • Rheingold points to five reasons for teaching students social media: Developing students' literacy in our new online environment is as crucial as developing their abilities to read and write. Communication is moving toward social media. We can either help students thrive in this environment or leave them flailing. Many students bring their computers to class. Why not work with this trend instead of fighting or ignoring it? Social media is just that: social. Students who use Twitter for class are "learning collaborative skills that are particularly important today." There is only so much class time. Rheingold makes mini-lectures on video that students comment on between classes, allowing more time to engage the issues through in-class discussion. Shy students who hold back in class often speak up online. "If you can extend the discussion to an online message board, you enable students who may not jump into the discussion," he said, to "make a thoughtful contribution."
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