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Steve Ransom

PLN Starter Kit - LiveBinder - 0 views

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pln kit gettingstarted livebinder resource

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  • Steve Ransom on 11 Jan 14
     
    Nice collection of resources for exploring resources and people to add to one's PLN when getting started. Might be a good workshop resource.
Steve Ransom

A Visual Guide To Teaching Students Digital Citizenship Skills - Edudemic - 0 views

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digitalcitizenship infographic visual guide

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  • Steve Ransom on 10 Jan 14
     
    "The handy infographic below comes from Nancy White, who wrote on her site that she created the infographic when she was searching for a resource about the importance of modeling these skills for students."
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It Is Not About the Gadgets - Why Every Teacher Should Have to Integrate Tech Into Thei... - 0 views

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technology integration critique choice teachers

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  • 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

Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: Classroom Technology Planning #chromebook #ipad #linux - 0 views

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classroom technology planning matrix devices choice edtech adoption capabilities

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  • Steve Ransom on 09 Jan 14
     
    Nice matrix of devices and capabilities by Miguel Guhlin
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Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: No Longer Optional: Tech that Makes Life A Little Less D... - 0 views

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  • If you are in the position to make policies that impact educators, you better get into their classrooms, learn, and understand their world. —
  • Steve Ransom on 09 Jan 14
     
    How does your district approach technology adoption decisions? Are they largely imposed upon teachers?
Steve Ransom

A Must Read Google Plus Guide for Schools ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - 0 views

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  • Steve Ransom on 08 Jan 14
     
    "In this short guide, Eric will walk you through a step by step process on how to tap into the educational potential of Google Plus. It starts with a general overview of Google Plus suite of tools then moves to  the second section where you will get to learn how to activate Google Plus for your school account. In the Profile and Setting section, Eric explains how to edit your profile information and how to manage your profile visibility settings. The last remaining parts of this guide provide some tips on how to search for people and manage your circles and communities, and how to post, share, and comment. Overall, the guide is a must read and I recommend that you share it with your colleagues."
Steve Ransom

Digital Literacy | Common Craft - 0 views

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  • Steve Ransom on 08 Jan 14
     
    Digital Literacy, explained by Common Craft.
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Ten Tips for Tweeting at Conferences - ProfHacker - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Edu... - 0 views

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  • Steve Ransom on 07 Jan 14
     
    Good tips, conference or not.
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'Design thinking' provides a real education for Kentucky school district | Education | ... - 0 views

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  • they've stopped worrying about test scores, and test scores are rising.
  • Steve Ransom on 07 Jan 14
     
    It's possible. Do we have the courage?
Steve Ransom

Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Practical examples of social media in elementary... - 0 views

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socialmedia tips guidelines elementary school

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  • Steve Ransom on 06 Jan 14
     
    Nice post by Chris Casal explaining the various social services used at his school.
Steve Ransom

Live-tweeting the #Gettysburg Address - Yahoo News - 0 views

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twitter history historical socialmedia students school retell simulation gettysburg

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  • Steve Ransom on 05 Dec 13
     
    An example of how students can re-tell and make sense of ideas using new [social] media
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10 tiny tips for trainers and teachers - 0 views

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  • Steve Ransom on 25 Aug 14
     
    Good tips on running workshops with teachers.
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Multitasking while studying: Divided attention and technological gadgets impair learnin... - 0 views

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  • It’s multitasking while learning that has the biggest potential downside
  • 80 percent of college students admit to texting during class; 15 percent say they send 11 or more texts in a single class period.
  • Texting, emailing, and posting on Facebook and other social media sites are by far the most common digital activities students undertake while learnin
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  • “Young people have a wildly inflated idea of how many things they can attend to at once
  • “Under most conditions, the brain simply cannot do two complex tasks at the same time. It can happen only when the two tasks are both very simple and when they don’t compete with each other for the same mental resources.
  • They may like to do it, they may even be addicted to it, but there’s no getting around the fact that it’s far better to focus on one task from start to finish.”
  • the assignment takes longer to complete
  • The moment of encoding is what matters most for retention
  • memory of what they’re working on will be impaired if their attention is divided
  • This ability to resist the lure of technology can be consciously cultivated,
  • “even if distraction does not decrease the overall level of learning, it can result in the acquisition of knowledge that can be applied less flexibly in new situations.”
  • leads to more mistakes
  • texting and using Facebook—in class and while doing homework—were negatively correlated with college students’ GPAs.
  • “There’s a definite possibility that we are raising a generation that is learning more shallowly than young people in the past,” he says. “The depth of their processing of information is considerably less, because of all the distractions available to them as they learn.”
  • academic and even professional achievement may depend on the ability to ignore digital temptations while learning
  • kids who were better able to delay gratification not only achieved higher grades and test scores but were also more likely to succeed in school and their careers.
  • hose who were interrupted more often scored worse on a test of the lecture’s content; more interestingly, those who responded to the experimenters’ texts right away scored significantly worse than those participants who waited to reply until the lecture was over.
  • students who used Facebook during the 15-minute observation period had lower grade-point averages than those who didn’t go on the site
  • “Young people’s technology use is really about quelling anxiety,” he contends. “They don’t want to miss out.
  • Device-checking is a compulsive behavior that must be managed, he says, if young people are to learn and perform at their best.
  • ‘This is a time when you will concentrate on just one thing.’ ”
  • Just make sure when they’re doing schoolwork, the cellphones are silent, the video screens are dark, and that every last window is closed but one.
  • Steve Ransom on 22 Aug 14
     
    Great piece on the deleterious effects of multitasking on learning and the importance of teaching mindfulness and attention literacy in a highly digital and connected landscape.
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  • Steve Ransom on 15 Aug 14
     
    Nice free MLA paper & citation formatting tool. Looks like APA not ready yet.
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