Are Educators Ready for Cloud Computing in Schools?
By Patrick Ledesma on May 16, 2011 3:34 PM | No Comments | No Recommendations
In 2001, Mark Prensky coined the terms "Digital Natives" and "Digital Immigrants" to describe the differences between adults and students in using technology. Educators are the "Digital Immigrants" who have to adapt and learn how to integrate technology into their lives. Students are "Digital Natives" born into a culture and lifestyle where technology immersion is the norm.
How do we compete against high-stakes testing? We do need an upgrade! This supports my philosophy of giving students a voice with various technologies.
The more consistently you participate in online social media—such as by blogging, or tweeting, or leaving comments on websites—the higher your Klout score will be.
I am finding more examples of teachers using wikis. This list is extensive and in addition to sharing it, I will use it as a discussion topic in a presentation.
Post of why schools aren't making more progress implementing and integrating technology. Author posts a three minute survey you can take or pass along.
Informal findings similar to the article that Daniel shared for the staff meeting on the 23rd.
Very interesting site devoted to supporting development of PLCs... serach for digital and find variety of articles available. Site maintained by Solution Tree - no advertising
By Meris Stansbury October 11, 2011 How can schools accurately measure and categorize a student's 21st-century skills? The MacArthur Foundation hopes to solve this problem with a new competition that calls on participants to create what is known as a "digital badge."