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Steve Ransom

It Is Not About the Gadgets - Why Every Teacher Should Have to Integrate Tech Into Their Classroom | Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension - 0 views

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technology integration critique choice teachers

shared by Steve Ransom on 09 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • On the other hand, I work with teachers now that are often running scared – very scared at times. They are blocked from using much technology, teachers that use drill and skills based software are praised, those that ask about doing anything online are scoffed at … they have to go out of their way and jump through 5 hoops all the time knowing that if things aren’t 100% smooth they will be questioned about safety, educational value, whether they have their students best interest and safety in mind and on and on. They are told (in error) that they will lose the district their e-Rate funding by having student work online or even have students working online … COPA laws will be broken, … in some schools and districts its not about making teachers integrate technology, its making administration, politicians and others see it as having value and creating an environment where it is at least OK and at best encouraged and supported. I never thought I would write such a comment, but believe me it is very ugly in places … I support 6 school districts, about 100,000 students and 8-10,000 teachers … some districts and some schools are very open and supportive of tech integration, others are extremely scared of all the things that they’ve heard of, more so than I would have thought. Good news is we are starting to make real progress … much too slowly, but progress. Yes, tech integration should not be an option, but there are still many places where it is not an option really. That’s the thinking we still need to overcome.
  • Steve Ransom on 09 Jan 14
     
    Great comment by Brian Crosby in the comment section. Does your school/district really support teachers as they aim to integrate technology... or treat them like novice children?
Steve Ransom

What's the Impact of Overzealous Internet Filtering in Schools? | MindShift - 0 views

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cipa filtering

shared by Steve Ransom on 03 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • “The over-filtering that occurs today affects not only what teachers can teach but also how they teach,”
  • “creates barriers to learning and acquiring digital literacy skills that are vital for college and career readiness, as well as for full participation in 21st-century society.”
  • “It’s not a magazine, we’re not just consumers, we’re creators, we’re users.”
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  • most students have unfettered access to these forbidden sites through the phones in their pockets and backpacks, on their home computers and in many public libraries – often with no adult guidance
  • it has to be learned in context in a supportive environment,”
  • (a) obscene; (b) child pornography; or (c) harmful to minors.”
  • defining the three measures is up to each community, creating widely varied implementation from district to district
  • and their answer to any requests was usually no.
  • Their view was that if the filter is blocking it, there’s no reason for you to see it,”
  • Krull implemented a teacher login system that lets staff override some blocked sites. He’s working on a similar system for students that would grant varying degrees of access depending on grade level.
  • nearly three times as many teachers of low-income students than those with middle- and high-income students said this lack of access was a “major challenge” in their ability “to incorporate more digital tools into their teaching.”
  • eliminating filters isn’t the answer to debugging the problems with CIPA.
  • There’s not a right or wrong; it’s a lot about community values
  • “It’s not if you have a filter or not, it’s really about to what degree do you filter, how do you filter?”
  • Steve Ransom on 03 Jul 14
     
    Teachers should have the professional courtesy of managing blocked/filtered sites
Steve Ransom

5 More Keys to Becoming Indispensable at Work | LinkedIn - 0 views

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work skills multitasking networking pln rationale employment value 21centuryskills

shared by Steve Ransom on 02 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • 3. Multitasking Is CrucialMultitasking is crucial, and being able to juggle multiple balls without letting many drop is critical to being considered indispensable. Make sure to follow up as promised.
  • 5. Growing Your Network
  • Steve Ransom on 02 Jul 14
     
    #3 - Multitasking & #5 - Networking - Are we preparing learners for these??
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