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in title, tags, annotations or urlLife-Long-Learners - 8 views
Becoming Excellent - 9 views
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My point is that students are not asked to focus on their passion and strive to strengthen that as best as they could like often cited professionals like Ma and Lincecum. They are not provided with considerable time to hone their craft like professionals or those striving to be professionals. We, instead, seem to be pushing for improving everything which perhaps leads to average in a lot of things.
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Imagine what school would be like if we asked students to focus the bulk of their energies on one area, their passion and strength. I firmly believe that if we helped bring their passions to light, provided them support, and allotted ample time to focus their efforts on that craft, they would show levels of commitment, engagement, and efforts that rival professionals.
Parent Advice - Have Kids Traded Life Skills for an Online Life? - Common Sense Media - 0 views
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Balance media skills with life skillsIt's all about balance. But like an acrobat on a tightrope, balance takes effort. Here are some strategies for my high wire act:
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Tying shoelaces and riding a bike are not 2 to 5 yr old skills. Too bad the study didn't look at relevant skills for that age set, or they could've done yet another story on computer use in early years of school, but this mismatched data doesn't say much. I do think that downtime is important. Ironically enough, I schedule it in for my kid daily.
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Your points are excellent (as always) but I think we as parents should take some lessons from the digital world as well. You allude to this in your last point above - games are excellent for teaching all sorts of things,
Daily iPad App: News360 2.0 | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog - 2 views
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"I liked News360 when a reviewed it last April. It uses several sources for stories, and it was interesting to see the different takes on any single event. Of course News360 was also an excellent news discovery tool, scanning thousands of news sources to keep me up to date. One of the issues with News360 is you had no control over the sources. The app was basically static, and you got what you got. That's all changed in version 2 of this free app, released today."
A List of Excellent iPad Apps for Educators - 0 views
Maths Excellence - 6 views
Twitter.edu: 100 Excellent, Educational Twitter Feeds - Learn-gasm - 0 views
Free Technology for Teachers: Drain the Ocean - Study the Ocean's Topography - 0 views
50 Excellent Open Courses for Techie Librarians | Best Colleges Online - 0 views
7 Excellent Open Courseware Collections for Digital Photographers - 0 views
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The following open courseware collections aim to help students move from just playing around with a digital camera to creating works of art.
iPads for Learning Getting Started…….Resource booklet for schools - 4 views
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"Here is an excellent resource PDF if you are considering iPads or have already begun using them in the classroom. I encourage you to download the 28 page booklet….. iPads for Learning Getting Started…….Resource booklet for schools." Original document - http://ow.ly/4L0JQ
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