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Ken Fuller

How Slang Affects Students in the Classroom - US News and World Report - 1 views

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k12 web2.0 slang classroom students report socialmedia

shared by Ken Fuller on 15 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Slang terms and text-speak such as IDK (I don't know), SMH (shaking my head), and BTW (by the way) have become a common sight on student assignments, befuddling some high school teachers who are unsure how to fix this growing problem.
  • According to a survey of 700 students ages 12 to 17 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 85 percent of the respondents reported using a form of electronic communication, whether through instant messaging, text messaging, or social media. Growing up in a technological era, high school students may be unaware they are using language shortcuts in the classroom, says Allie Sakowicz, a rising senior at Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Ill.
  • "I think that students don't even realize that they're doing it," Sakowicz notes. "When we're using all this social media we're not thinking about spelling words right, so naturally that's going to translate into the classroom."
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  • In fact, 64 percent of students in the study reported inadvertently using a form of shorthand native to texting or social networking. But, the problem does not end there, as Sakowicz acknowledges that younger teachers see the slang but "let it go." "Not that they like it, but they kind of expect it," she says. "Teachers that are older and aren't familiar with all the social media devices are really upset that this is what's becoming of our language."
  • While advocates of slang words may say this trend is simply an evolution of language, Chad Dion Lassiter, professor of race relations at the University of Pennsylvania, considers it "a dumbing down of culture." Lassiter leads an academic mentorship program for high school students in the Philadelphia area and has observed "this broken level of communication."
Robin Fischer

42 Interesting Ways to Use your Interactive Whiteboard in the Classroom - 3 views

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shared by Robin Fischer on 21 Oct 09 - Cached
  • William Russo on 21 Oct 09
     
    Nice list of IWB ideas (even if it is SMART) :-)
Ken Fuller

AirSet - cloud computers for groups - 2 views

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calendar airset cloud Cloud computing web2.0

shared by Ken Fuller on 27 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Ken Fuller on 27 Oct 09
     
    I used AirSet cloud computing in the past with the staffs of Schools #65 and #95. The primary reason was to create a shared calendar. It worked really well in both locations mostly because they were only asked to use the calendar feature. More advance/adventurous users took advantage of the other apps including text messaging, file storage and sharing, committee to do lists, and iCal integration. It has changed quite a bit since then.
William Russo

Diigo Resources and Tutorials - WebSlides - 2 views

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diigo tutorial webslides web2.0

shared by William Russo on 31 Oct 09 - Cached
  • William Russo on 31 Oct 09
     
    Hey - this webslides thing looks good, too
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