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Rhys Daunic

The Economist: The third industrial revolution - 1 views

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    The digitisation of manufacturing will transform the way goods are made-and change the politics of jobs too
Rhys Daunic

Kony 2012: Viral Video Prompts a Teachable Moment - 1 views

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    How should schools handle the tidal wave of emotion, euphoria and what some criticize as "clicktivism" that has consumed the interest and attention of students?
Corinne Carriero

Want Increased Student Achievement Using iPads? | District Administration Magazine - 1 views

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    Article presents compelling arguments that 1. student achievement increases when students use mobile devices consistently (inside and outside of class) 50% - 75% of day 2. need for professional development when implementing a one-to-one iPad initiative.
anonymous

mCLASS Beacon - Assessment System - Wireless Generation - 2 views

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    This looks to be a robust assessment tool that allows teachers to track student progress. Some of the features include: a learning map that displays progres towards mastery of standards (CCLS aligned) and tools to support teachers in interpreting data. It also item analysis, grade-level stats and support tools that teachers can use to design interim assessments and more.
Rhys Daunic

Educational Videos MEET ME AT THE CORNER - 0 views

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    MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids, is a dynamic, interactive site, which encourages individual expression and participation through video submissions from children worldwide. Through these video pod casts we hope to create a community of children, who learn the art of self-expression and storytelling through video.
anonymous

Listen Up! - 4 views

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    Amazing library of of youth made videos ranging from PSAs to full-scale documentaries.
Rene Hahn

Ultranet…will it bring Ultra-Censorship in Schools? | Teaching and Learning i... - 0 views

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    This is an interesting post for those of us (er, that'll be me, I guess) in Victoria, Australia. However the rest of this blog is really interesting as well - have a look DSSers!!
anonymous

The Way We Live Now - Home-Schooling for the Techno-Literate - NYTimes.com - 1 views

  • Here is the kind of literacy that we tried to impart: • Every new technology will bite back. The more powerful its gifts, the more powerfully it can be abused. Look for its costs. • Technologies improve so fast you should postpone getting anything you need until the last second. Get comfortable with the fact that anything you buy is already obsolete. • Before you can master a device, program or invention, it will be superseded; you will always be a beginner. Get good at it. • Be suspicious of any technology that requires walls. If you can fix it, modify it or hack it yourself, that is a good sign. • The proper response to a stupid technology is to make a better one, just as the proper response to a stupid idea is not to outlaw it but to replace it with a better idea. • Every technology is biased by its embedded defaults: what does it assume? • Nobody has any idea of what a new invention will really be good for. The crucial question is, what happens when everyone has one? • The older the technology, the more likely it will continue to be useful. • Find the minimum amount of technology that will maximize your options.
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    Great questions to promote "technological smartness".
anonymous

VoiceThread - Digital Citizenship PSA - 6 views

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    This is a great example of how you can use Voicethread and Wordle to create a simple project on the topic of digital citizenship. I think the student and teacher could dig a lot deeper, but I really like the concept. This is perfect for NY CL.
Rhys Daunic

Ten steps for better media literacy skills | 21st Century Education | eSchoolNews.com - 1 views

  • ounder of Temple University’s Media Education Lab, now gives policy makers and education leaders a detailed plan to boost media literacy skills in their communitie
  • new white paper, “Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action,” by Renee Hobbs, founder of Temple University’s Media Education Lab, now gives policy makers and education leaders a detailed plan to boost media literacy skills in their communities.
anonymous

EdCrowd - Teach With a Crowd! - 1 views

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    EdCrowd is a community of teachers passionate about using the power of the crowd to find the best answers to our questions and passing on that wisdom to our students.
Rhys Daunic

Beyond Current Horizons : Digital natives and ostrich tactics? The possible implication... - 0 views

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    …there will never be such a thing as "riskless ICT"-young people need to be able to develop active ways to deal with both the benefits and the negative aspects of digital life.  
Rhys Daunic

Enemy Lurks in Briefings on Afghan War - PowerPoint - NYTimes.com - 1 views

  • PowerPoint’s worst offense is not a chart like the spaghetti graphic, which was first uncovered by NBC’s Richard Engel, but rigid lists of bullet points (in, say, a presentation on a conflict’s causes) that take no account of interconnected political, economic and ethnic forces.
  • behind all the PowerPoint jokes are serious concerns that the program stifles discussion, critical thinking and thoughtful decision-making.
  • “I have to make a storyboard complete with digital pictures, diagrams and text summaries on just about anything that happens,” Lieutenant Nuxoll told the Web site. “Conduct a key leader engagement? Make a storyboard. Award a microgrant? Make a storyboard.”
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      Sounds like the exercise has become about the tool, and the tool is meant to stand in for someone who is putting the simplified/bulleted content in context.  Powerpoint is not the enemy, it's being misused.  
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  • hierarchical ordering of a confused world
  • the slides impart less information than a five-page paper can hold, and that they relieve the briefer of the need to polish writing to convey an analytic, persuasive point
  • “Dumb-Dumb Bullets,
  • vague PowerPoint slides
  • oes come in handy when the goal is not imparting information
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    Sounds like the exercise has become about the tool, and the tool is meant to stand-in for someone who is putting the simplified/bulleted content in context.   Powerpoint is not the enemy, it's being misused as a replacement for rigorous critical thinking around complex issues.  It's a visual aide, not a complete platform for stand-alone communication.  
santi k

Access Matters: National Broadband Map Reveals Gaps - 1 views

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    This first-ever National Broadband Map shows where broadband internet service is available, the technology used to provide the service, the maximum advertised speeds of the service, and the names of the service providers. The study reveals that one-third of U.S. households still lack a broadband internet connection, speaking to the disparity of access that still exists.
Rhys Daunic

Using Smart Response Units with PDF Exams - 1 views

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    Aha moment today.  I'm sure one of you already thought of this!
Rhys Daunic

Spotlight Again Falls on Web Tools and Change - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Speaks to the relevance of what we do.  Digital Citizenship.  The power in new access to broadband, and the power of governments to pull the plug.  
anonymous

City Students Take Part In Virtual Lessons - NY1.com - 2 views

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    This video documents an excellent example of how students and teachers at the iSchool are taking their learning beyond the 4-walls of the classroom.
Rene Hahn

Lessons Learned for Effective Technology Implementation - 1 views

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    CITED's Lessons Learned for Effective Technology Implementation   Learn ways to address the challenges of integrating technology into the classroom. Hear from district leaders and read the most up-to-date research about effective methods to make technology an integral part of learning in this CITEd article.
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    CITEd seems like a smart, helpful organization. I like this piece and also their site in general. I wonder how many other organizations/sites are out there like this and what is the best way to choose a small number to follow/use for our technology work.
Rhys Daunic

Big Ten Media Corporations (Flash Graphic) - 0 views

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    excellent Flash resource for examining the "Big 10" media corporations; discussing media control, media ownership, and awareness of who is controlling much of our 21st Century media landscape.
anonymous

ideaslab - Home - 0 views

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    Will Richardson mentioned Ideas Lab in a recent blog post, and I was curious if any of you have heard of this company before.
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