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Peg Dryden

How the Internet Affects Plagiarism | MindShift - 0 views

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    "The TurnItIn research suggests that students really are trying to "do the right thing." Noting the decrease in the number of students turning to sites that are clearly identified as "cheating," the white paper asks if our new digital culture - one that promotes sharing, openness, and re-use - is running counter to some of the "fundamental tenets of education - the ability to develop, organize, and express original thoughts." The paper suggests that many students really aren't clear about what is legitimate re-use compared to plagiarism."
Peg Dryden

Buying Your Way Into College - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    "International applicants may have an edge over U.S. residents since many schools typically drop their need-blind pledges for foreign students. Williams, which is need-blind for U.S. students, had expanded that policy to foreign students before the financial crisis, but recently reversed it. International students cost the school about $10,000 more on average than U.S. students, says Paul Boyer, director of financial aid at Williams, who says the school is "absolutely not" lowering its admissions standards. Rather, he says, the school assumes those students have the ability to pay the full cost of attendance."
Peg Dryden

Amazon to Allow Library Lending of Kindle Books (Updated) - 1 views

  • The Kindle program will support publishers' existing lending models (MacMillan and Simon & Schuster do not have a library ebook lending model). As libraries add ebook titles to their collection, they, too, will be available via the Kindle. The patron only need have a library card and select Kindle as the delivery destination. The Kindle titles will carry the same OverDrive rules and policies as other ebooks. OverDrive said it will protect users' confidential information.
  • The lending will be available for all generations of the Kindle as well as Kindle reading apps, an
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    For all the kindle users (all versions) out there, now you can download from the public library using Overdrive! This should flood the libraries with requests. :)
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    YEAH!!!! How can they do that? Why would they?
Peg Dryden

Finding the Future: Inside NYPL's All-Night Scavenger Hunt | Cover Story - 0 views

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    Lisa and Beth, Here is the update article on the NYPL scavenger hunt which is still available virtually! See last paragraph. What fun this was - love the game within the game too, with the postcards. I hope you enjoy reading this. Peg
Peg Dryden

Evernote at School: The Montclair Kimberley Academy's 1:1 Program, plus Q&A W... - 1 views

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    "The Montclair Kimberley Academy in Montclair, NJ-home of the first major educational deployment of Evernote. Students and faculty at the Montclair Kimberley Academy are using Evernote for everything from language learning to planning theater performances to collaborating on research projects to studying plant and insect development. In only a few months, Evernote has become a critical tool both inside and outside the classroom. Here's their story…"
Peg Dryden

College students stumped by search engines, research finds | The Lookout - Yahoo! News - 1 views

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    "The members of the generation that is sometimes dubbed the "millennials" are alternately reviled or lauded by the news media for their tech-savvy, gadget-loving ways. But a new ethnographic research project on students in five Illinois universities may put a dent in that reputation. It found that many college kids don't even know how to perform a simple internet search. "
Susan Drozd

Secrets of the Silk Road - 0 views

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    I found this and thought that many of you might be interested in it.  When I had Wennie in my class, she used the Silk Road as the background for storytelling in Arts Eye.  And the coolest thing?  This exhibit isn't far from us!
Kyle Hopkins

Let Kids Rule the School - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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    "We want young people to become independent and capable, yet we structure their days to the minute and give them few opportunities to do anything but answer multiple-choice questions, follow instructions and memorize information. We cast social interaction as an impediment to learning, yet all evidence points to the huge role it plays in their psychological development. "
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    Fascinating opinion piece that describes one school's initiative to combat the traditional way to teach high school students.
Dolores Pasciak

Bienvenido a Coding: Coding as a Foreign Language? - STEM JOBS - 2 views

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    Pros and Cons of counting coding as a foreign language.
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    I am totally against this because it is NOT the same thing at all! It's called a programming language only because you can do the same operation using different "words" based on which "language" you are coding in. The thought process is NOT the same. You don't have to memorize (although some of it does stick), you don't converse in it, you don't learn about other cultures. It just is not at all the same skill set. What I DO believe, however, is that perhaps not ALL students need to have 3 years of a foreign language. (or math, or science, or humanities) There is so much out there to learn. I believe that those students who can see a clear path, should be encouraged to study those things that will help them to get there. So if some states allow substituting coding for foreign language, but not for any other subject, I think it's very wrong!
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    You are getting a jump on our discussions for next year. My concern is - because there is so much to learn we keep adding to our program, but have not let much go. What is essential or what skills and content will our girls need for productive, ethical, and fulfilling futures?
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    Beth, I agree that coding seems like it should fall more within the math/science realm, if it must be forced into an existing category. And I also agree with Helen that we do keep adding to our program (and our school day, compared to when I first started at Sem), but we have not let much go. It's time to evaluate what's essential in 21st century education and what our priorities are. Time to create more flexibility and more pathways to a diploma. (I believe I mentioned some alternatives to you and Jody a few years ago.) Looking forward to having discussions about this next year!
Susan Drozd

10 things to do on the first day of school… « What Ed Said - 0 views

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    This just reiterates how we have been changing in the classroom and how we are going to continue to change education.
Peg Dryden

The Answer Sheet - Learning the French Revolution with Lady Gaga: Teachers sing history... - 1 views

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    Be sure to watch the video.
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    OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! I LOVE ALL OF HER VIDEOS. THAT MADE MY (VERY TIRED) MORNING! THANKS PEG!
Susan Drozd

All Things Deep Are Song - 1 views

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    If any of you know of someone going into Music Therapy - my sister has a blog to answer questions and to discuss the profession and the ins and outs - if you are interested.
Peg Dryden

Incompetent Research Skills Curb Users' Problem Solving (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) - 0 views

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    This article helps to explain the average searchers approach to Internet research. I disagree however, with his comment about not using the advanced search. As educators we should be teaching the advanced search and its benefits as well as, using it-- not waiting for the basic search to "be improved".
Susan Drozd

The Elusive Big Idea - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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    What the future portends is more and more information - Everests of it. There won't be anything we won't know. But there will be no one thinking about it. Think about that.
Susan Drozd

The Future of the Book. on Vimeo - 3 views

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    Okay, I know they just announced the Nelson (ereader and software) last week. That feature alone is very cool. My favorite part of this IDEO product.... is "Alice" , how much fun would this interactive book be?? What did you say??That's right... more fun than anything, that's how much fun! :) Keep me posted if you hear more about this gadget. Got to try it out...
Peg Dryden

Toward a Rational Response to Plagiarism - Advice - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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    "All of that preoccupation with plagiarism does little to help us answer the fundamental question: What can we as individual faculty members do about it?"
Peg Dryden

Students Should Check Their Sense of Entitlement at the Door - Commentary - The Chronic... - 0 views

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    Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education An adjunct faculty member describes her" bad behavior experience" with students in a graduate student class in 2010.
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