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Dennis OConnor

The Wrath Against Khan: Why Some Educators Are Questioning Khan Academy - 0 views

  • While "technology will replace teachers" seems like a silly argument to make, one need only look at the state of most school budgets and know that something's got to give. And lately, that something looks like teachers' jobs, particularly to those on the receiving end of pink slips. Granted, we haven't implemented a robot army of teachers to replace those expensive human salaries yet (South Korea is working on the robot teacher technology. I'll keep you posted.). But we are laying off teachers in mass numbers. Teachers know their jobs are on the line, something that's incredibly demoralizing for a profession already struggles mightily to retain qualified people.
  • it's hard not to see that wealth as having political not just economic impact. Indeed, the same week that Bill Gates spoke to the Council of Chief State School Officers about ending pay increases for graduate degrees in teaching, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued almost the very same statement. What does all of this have to do with Sal Khan? Well, nothing... and everything.
  • One of education historian Diane Ravitch's oft-uttered complaints is that we now have a bunch of billionaires like Gates dictating education policy and education reform, without ever having been classroom teachers themselves (or without having attended public school). But the skepticism about Khan Academy isn't just a matter of wealth or credentials of Khan or his backers. It's a matter of pedagogy.
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  • No doubt, Khan has done something incredible by creating thousands of videos, distributing them online for free, and now designing an analytics dashboard for people to monitor and guide students' movements through the Khan Academy material. And no doubt, lots of people say they've learned a lot by watching the videos. The ability pause, rewind, and replay is often cited as the difference between "getting" the subject matter through classroom instruction and "getting it" via Khan Academy's lecture-demonstrations.
  • Although there's a tech component here that makes this appear innovative, that's really a matter of form, not content, that's new. There's actually very little in the videos that distinguishes Khan from "traditional" teaching. A teacher talks. Students listen. And that's "learning." Repeat over and over again (Pause, rewind, replay in this case). And that's "drilling."
Tim Pedden

Hans Rosling shows the best stats you've ever seen | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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    "You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world.""
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    Hans Rosling's talks are some of the absolute best presentations for any SS class discussing tough issues like poverty, health, education, etc. Use it!
Tim Pedden

Hans Rosling's new insights on poverty | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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    "Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does something really amazing."
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    Hans Rosling's talks are some of the absolute best presentations for any SS class discussing tough issues like poverty, health, education, etc. Use it!
tech vedic

Windows 8.1 paints over the problems with Windows 8 - 0 views

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    The release of Windows 8.1 is going to overpower Windows 8 very soon. The fundamental problem faced by every user with Windows 8 is that the modern interface of the Start screen works best on a Tablet instead on a PC. Also, there are other problems related to screen is available with Windows 8. Thus, the entry of Windows 8.1 overcomes the problems of Windows 8. Here in this tutorial, let's discuss about Windows 8.1.
tech vedic

How to fix your biggest Internet security risk? - 0 views

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    Threats related to Java programming language are increasing day by day. It also reminds about the old whack-a-mole arcade game. With the vulnerable version of Java, your computer becomes prone to malware or other threats.
tech vedic

E-Commerce Security Tips - 0 views

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    With every innovation of e-commerce, consumers are exposed to new security risks. Talking about U.S. e-commerce sales, it is expected to grow about 12 percent in 2013. Thus, making transactions safe online is a quite difficult job now. In this tutorial, we are introducing five fundamental security tips which you should keep in mind for embracing this dynamic industry.
Phil Taylor

Teaching Writing with Google Docs - 0 views

  • My students learn about writing mostly as they are writing. They learn very little from a failing grade, except that they can’t write.
  • Because I have access to their documents so early, I learn much more about my students’ writing and the issues that they need to overcome. This positions me for better teaching. It positions the students for better learning. That’s a win-win.
  • Revision History feature, GDocs tracks and preserves all edits to a document
Phil Taylor

Can We Help Children Manage Their Online Lives? Post for @HuffPostUK - - 0 views

  • Taking away a child’s mobile phone will only put the ever present e-safety issues under the surface of school life. I feel much more confident in equipping our young people in how to effectively use social media instead. How do you report inappropriate content? How do you block someone? What should you do if you are, or see someone else being bullied?
Sheri Oberman

Change Article Brief: Development of Teaching Practices Inventory as Proxy for Eval - 1 views

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    The posting below looks at a new approach to evaluating teaching. It is by Carl Wieman a professor of physics and of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. He is the founder of the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI) at the University of British Columbia and the Science Education Initiative at the University of Colorado. He is a Nobel Laureate in Physics and served as the Associate Director for Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Cwieman@stanford.edu, 650 - 497-3491. The posting is a condensed version of a substantially longer article that appeared in the January, 2015 issue of Change Magazine. http://www.changemag.org Regards, Rick Reis
John Evans

Become Aware of Your Own Biases | MediaSmarts - 3 views

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    "One of the hardest things about being a responsible sharer is to be aware of your own biases, the reasons why you might be more likely to believe something without evidence. These are aspects of the way we think that can lead us to accept false statements, reject true ones, or simply not ask enough questions.  "
John Evans

Kinesiology researcher partners with Université Laval on free concussion cour... - 1 views

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    "Concussions are a serious public health concern. One in five Canadians report a sport-related concussion in their lifetime and an estimated one in 10 youth sustains a sport-related concussion each year. To improve concussion prevention, detection and management, the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary has developed a course for parents, coaches, teachers and administrators of school and sport environments, health-care professionals and those who have experienced a concussion.  "This course demystifies concussion and explains how everyone can play a role to prevent, identify and manage this type of traumatic brain injury," says Dr. Kathryn Schneider, PT, PhD, an assistant professor and clinician scientist (physiotherapist) in the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre in the kinesiology faculty. "This program also demonstrates how a concussion management protocol can be adapted to the characteristics and resources of different sports and settings." A concussion management protocol is a detailed process that outlines how to prevent, detect and manage concussions in a specific context."
John Evans

Data Was Supposed to Fix the U.S. Education System. Here's Why It Hasn't. - 2 views

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    "For too long, the American education system failed too many kids, including far too many poor kids and kids of color, without enough public notice or accountability. To combat this, leaders of all political persuasions championed the use of testing to measure progress and drive better results. Measurement has become so common that in school districts from coast to coast you can now find calendars marked "Data Days," when teachers are expected to spend time not on teaching, but on analyzing data like end-of-year and mid-year exams, interim assessments, science and social studies and teacher-created and computer-adaptive tests, surveys, attendance and behavior notes. It's been this way for more than 30 years, and it's time to try a different approach. The big numbers are necessary, but the more they proliferate, the less value they add. Data-based answers lead to further data-based questions, testing, and analysis; and the psychology of leaders and policymakers means that the hunt for data gets in the way of actual learning. The drive for data responded to a real problem in education, but bad thinking about testing and data use has made the data cure worse than the disease."
Phil Taylor

Laptops And Phones In The Classroom: Yea, Nay Or A Third Way? : NPR Ed : NPR - 2 views

  • Stommel, who's been engaged in many debates over laptop bans on Twitter, calls the issue "weirdly divisive" but also, in the end, "a red herring." Instead of an "authoritarian approach," he suggests a conversation.
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