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Ruth Santiago

Thomas Suarez: A 12-year-old app developer | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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      Wouldn't it be fun to have an APP CLUB in school? 
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      "These days, students know a little bit more than teachers...with the technology" Funny but true!
Gretchen Dillon

Google Launches Redesigned Education Site | MindShift - 0 views

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      I am wondering if anyone in ADE634 has any experience with Google Chromebooks?
  • The Teachers site leads to Google’s many apps that can be used for teaching specific subjects, as well as design and collaboration tools.
  • Google has revamped its site for educators, creating a redesigned repository for all its educational tools and resources for teachers, schools, and students.
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  • Schools and districts can find links to YouTube for Schools, which allows students to access YouTube EDU while blocking non-educational videos;
  • Last week, Google announced that three school districts in Iowa, Illinois and South Carolina are using only Google Chromebooks, the Web browser-based laptop, and that hundreds of schools across the country are deploying them in classrooms — a total of 27,000 in the hands of students.
Michelle Munoz

Student Information Literacy in the Mobile Environment (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE - 0 views

  • Information literacy is further described as "the basis for lifelong learning."
  • information literate student "reads the text and selects main idea."
  • while students are interested in using their phones for academic purposes, they still require guidance from educators to choose the most appropriate mobile resource and to evaluate mobile websites and mobile apps.
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  • Information literacy instructors should become familiar with new search methods (such as quick response codes) to help students use them effectively and efficiently.
  • Students should be encouraged to review a range of search results, particularly when searching for academic information.
  • nformation literacy instructors should help students understand how to evaluate information, especially when it is presented in a nontraditional form, such as a native app.
  • Students may need assistance from educators in applying information literacy skills they have learned while searching on a laptop or desktop to the mobile environment.
Debora Gomez

Teacher Reviews New Student Participation App - 0 views

Many of us have experienced a class with no students participation but we can offer an intresting way to get students involved

http:__www.edutopia.org_blog_gosoapbox-classroom-participation-matt-hurst ADE634

started by Debora Gomez on 21 Feb 12 no follow-up yet
Michelle Munoz

Study Shows iPads in Kindergarten Class Improve Literacy - iPad Insight - 0 views

  • research study in Auburn, Maine show that kindergarten literacy scores increased in classrooms where iPads were used.
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    Sooo true!
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    Sooo true, but I 've worked with the ipad with my tutoring children and sometimes they get bored with some games because its not as fun as Angry Birds!! Jajajaja Apps have to continually improve and become more creative and challenging.
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