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Michelle Krill

The Prose of Blogging (and a Few Cons, Too) : November 2008 : THE Journal - 0 views

www.thejournal.com/23562

blogging thejournal article

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  • But he emphasizes that the educational purpose comes first.
  • "We don't start out by saying we want to start a blog," he says. "We say, 'We want to do X or Y-- what's the tool that makes the most sense to use?'"
  • "The kids know the technology. What they don't often know is how the technology can change them as students.
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  • Would writing blog entries throughout the research process improve the quality of the final drafts that students submitted? "
  • It showed that students who blogged felt better about writing overall, and about writing research papers in particular.
  • he students commented that blogs helped them organize their thoughts, develop their ideas, synthesize their research, and benefit from their classmates' constructive comments.
Darcy Goshorn

How To Bring Teachers Up to Speed with Technology -- THE Journal - 1 views

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  • Darcy Goshorn on 18 Apr 12
     
    brief article with ideas for teacher professional development with technology
Michelle Krill

Measuring 1:1 Results -- THE Journal - 2 views

thejournal.com/...measuring-11-results.aspx

1:1 shift byod

shared by Michelle Krill on 02 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Staff development was a big issue.
  • Before the 1:1 rollout we spent at least six months on staff development. Going from 30 kids in a room opening textbooks to 30 kids opening computers is a significant shift.
  • Four years later we're still not there yet but we've definitely made progress. Getting to 100 percent is going to take a while.
  • Michelle Krill on 02 Dec 11
     
    "When you move an entire district into a digital environment a lot of things change. What doesn't change is the fact that everything revolves around academic achievement."
anonymous

Ed Tech Experts Choose Top 3 Collaboration Tools -- THE Journal - 8 views

thejournal.com/...3-for-3.aspx

Web 2.0 tools

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  • anonymous on 30 Jul 10
     
    "Which web 2.0 tools are best suited for enabling collaboration in teaching and learning? A trio of ed tech experts offer up their top three choices apiece."
  • anonymous on 30 Jul 10
     
    Shared today in the ASCD Smartbrief
cheryl capozzoli

Closing the Gap Between Education and Technology : February 2009 : THE Journal - 0 views

www.thejournal.com/23907

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  • cheryl capozzoli on 04 Feb 09
     
    Closing the Digital Gap... 7 years to innovation without professional development.... way too long...
Anne Van Meter

Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners : February 2009 : THE Journal - 0 views

www.thejournal.com/23898

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  • Web 2.0 is about trust," she said at a recent talk. "It's about sharing and collaborating
    • Anne Van Meter
      Anne Van Meter on 10 Feb 09
       
      I love that phrase "[it's] about trust." To put something of yourself online for others to view and critique does take a lot of trust.
  • We need to give the most powerful tools to the most vulnerable populations
    • Anne Van Meter
      Anne Van Meter on 10 Feb 09
       
      They have the farthest to go! They need to biggest boost
Jimbo Lamb

Facebook Off Limits in Wisconsin District : March 2009 : THE Journal - 0 views

www.thejournal.com/24075

facebook web2.0 education article

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  • The technology steering committee for the district will use the new policy to educate teachers about the risks in using Facebook, specifically. Among the concerns: the potential for disclosure of too much personal information, as well as the inability to control who can view postings, since "friends" of friends can read Facebook pages; and teacher exposure to student posts that may reference the use of drugs or participation in illegal events, which the teacher must then report.
    • Jimbo Lamb
      Jimbo Lamb on 04 Mar 09
       
      This looks to me like the district just wants to stick its head in the sand and not take responsibility for problems the students may have. Wouldn't the district want teachers to see what problems students may have so they can provide the proper assistance? Also, how are teachers supposed to educate students about the possible problems they could encounter with putting personal information on the web?
  • Jimbo Lamb on 04 Mar 09
     
    Article on a Wisconsin school that is just sticking their heads in the sand. If they don't see it, it must not be happening!
karen sipe

Which Came First - The Technology or the Pedagogy? -- THE Journal - 0 views

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technology pedagogy

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  • karen sipe on 17 Sep 09
     
    Review as to what is being done to prepare teachers to use technology.
karen sipe

Which Came First - The Technology or the Pedagogy? -- THE Journal - 0 views

thejournal.com/...21st-Century-Teaching.aspx

shared by karen sipe on 17 Sep 09 - Cached
  • The emphasis now is on how to use storytelling in a classroom situation, how to create a lesson where students are using blogging in a classroom."
    • karen sipe
      karen sipe on 17 Sep 09
       
      This is where I want to go, but the first argument always is "we don't know how to use the technolgy". We do require teachers to bring already used lessons or units so we can get to this step, but we still teach the how to piece prior to moving to that lesson piece.
karen sipe

Which Came First - The Technology or the Pedagogy? -- THE Journal - 0 views

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shared by karen sipe on 17 Sep 09 - Cached
  • "It's important that they understand that they may bring a lot of technical expertise, but that they have a lot to learn from the [other] teachers in schools in terms of pedagogy and content," she says. Thompson also concedes that higher ed has been guilty of paying too much attention to the devices themselves. "We all did at first: 'If we just teach teachers how to use technology, they'll figure out how to teach with it.' Although it was an understandable approach, it really wasn't the approach we should be taking."
    • karen sipe
      karen sipe on 17 Sep 09
       
      I think we all realize that the last few lines are not accurate for our group. I feel we all now realize that knowing how to use the technology is useless unless you can connect it to the classroom.
  • "In the state of Michigan, every high school student must have at least one online class experience for graduation," Brady says. "What I say to my students is, 'How can we have that as a high school requirement if we've never walked in their shoes?' We have to take an online class to be in a better position to train our students so they'll be ready for that online experience."
    • karen sipe
      karen sipe on 17 Sep 09
       
      The class I am teaching in the Spring for Wilson College requires a mix of f2f and online. They use Moodle. I feel that an online experience will be a requirement for every student prior to graduation in the future here in PA.
Jason Christiansen

6 Technologies That Will Shape Education -- THE Journal - 1 views

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article technology teaching education web2.0 learning

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  • Jason Christiansen on 14 Apr 10
     
    Cloud computing and gaming are among the six technologies that will have a major positive impact on K-12 education in the next few years, according to researchers. But education also faces some critical challenges in that timeframe, including challenges that may require fundamental changes to the way we educate in the United States.
Vicki Treadway

A Fistful of Challenges for Ed Tech -- THE Journal - 5 views

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edtech

shared by Vicki Treadway on 19 May 11 - No Cached
  • But the No. 1 challenge in ed tech, according to the report, is with teachers themselves and the inadequacy of their preparation and ongoing training.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 May 11
       
      Does this surprise you?
    • Melanie Hoskins
      Melanie Hoskins on 19 May 11
       
      differentiated instruction for teacher training - all our teachers get the same PD - with our without access to technology - yawn.
    • Dave Solon
      Dave Solon on 02 Jun 11
       
      We stress to our students that they need that 21st Century Skill to 'learn how to learn.' Perhaps we need to re-invigorate our teachers and administrators with that idea as well.
    • Vicki Treadway
      Vicki Treadway on 03 Jun 11
       
      Just had this discussion with a teacher today. She was telling me she is an auditory learner and doesn't learn well in a large group setting. I said we don't do with our adult learners what we say should be done with our students. I try to accomodate different learnning styles when I work with teachers.
  • "The challenge is due to the fact that despite the widespread agreement on its importance, training in digital literacy skills and techniques is rare in teacher education and school district professional development programs," the report said.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 May 11
       
      And, I would add, that the training is designed to teach the skills and not the pedagogy for using those skills in class. Teachers still see this as an aside to their job of teaching the content for the purpose of scoring high on the tests.
  • The third critical challenge cited by the authors was the failure of both technology and teaching practices to meet demands for differentiated, personalized learning.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 May 11
       
      And this SHOULD be easy, no?
  • anonymous on 19 May 11
     
    But the No. 1 challenge in ed tech, according to the report, is with teachers themselves and the inadequacy of their preparation and ongoing training.
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  • Melanie Hoskins on 19 May 11
     
    But the No. 1 challenge in ed tech, according to the report, is with teachers themselves and the inadequacy of their preparation and ongoing training.
  • Dave Solon on 02 Jun 11
     
    But the No. 1 challenge in ed tech, according to the report, is with teachers themselves and the inadequacy of their preparation and ongoing training.
  • Vicki Treadway on 03 Jun 11
     
    But the No. 1 challenge in ed tech, according to the report, is with teachers themselves and the inadequacy of their preparation and ongoing training.
anonymous

A Fistful of Challenges for Ed Tech -- THE Journal - 4 views

thejournal.com/...of-Challenges-for-Ed-Tech.aspx

edtech

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  • In the fourth slot was nothing short of the "fundamental structure of the K-12 education establishment," specifically, as the authors described it, "resistance to any profound change in practice."
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 May 11
       
      Whoa! What do you think of this?
    • Aly Kenee
      Aly Kenee on 19 May 11
       
      I think it's spot on. The big change our administration is pushing for is a new lunch schedule. Although it would be better for our students, he has met resistance...from the cafeteria manager, who claims it will cost more in labor for her.
    • Vicki Treadway
      Vicki Treadway on 03 Jun 11
       
      We always deal with this - we are one of the top high schools in the state so, why mess with excellence?
  • The authors said that as long as the thrust of education support is on maintaining the existing system's "basic elements," meaningful change will face resistance.
  • The lack of congruence between what students are learning outside of school and what they're being taught in the classroom is causing a disconnect in educational practices.
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  • The existence of a wealth of online tools and communications tools is allowing teachers to "to revisit our roles as educators."
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 May 11
       
      Can't argue with this, but the question is DO they revisit their roles?
    • Vicki Treadway
      Vicki Treadway on 03 Jun 11
       
      Good question, Jim. I get frustrated with teachers that seem to just teach day in and day out but don't explore what is changing in their content area or in the world of their students. Teachers don't have to jump on every bandwagon that comes along but they should be aware of possibilites and be carefully choosing where they are going to focus their time and teaching methods.
  • "As IT support becomes more and more decentralized, the technologies we use are increasingly based not on school servers, but in the cloud,
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 May 11
       
      This is great - as long as the bandwidth is there.
  • "The digital divide, once seen as a factor of wealth, is now seen as a factor of education
  • Digital literacy will also play an increasing role in career advancement, according to the report.
  • The ways we design learning experiences must reflect the growing importance of innovation and creativity as professional skills."
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 May 11
       
      I like how this is phrased, too
  • Innovation is valued at the highest levels of business and must be embraced in schools if students are to succeed beyond their formal education
    • Aly Kenee
      Aly Kenee on 19 May 11
       
      I hear fairly frequently from students who resist technology. They have been brought up to copy notes from the teacher and spit info back, so meaningful tech integration means more work for them. I think we need to stress with them that their future may be enhanced if they have this knowledge.
  • "It has become clear that one-size-fits-all teaching methods are neither effective nor acceptable for today’s diverse students," according to the report. "Technology can and should support individual choices about access to materials and expertise, amount and type of educational content, and methods of teaching."
  • anonymous on 19 May 11
     
    In the fourth slot was nothing short of the "fundamental structure of the K-12 education establishment," specifically, as the authors described it, "resistance to any profound change in practice."
  • Aly Kenee on 19 May 11
     
    In the fourth slot was nothing short of the "fundamental structure of the K-12 education establishment," specifically, as the authors described it, "resistance to any profound change in practice."
  • Vicki Treadway on 03 Jun 11
     
    In the fourth slot was nothing short of the "fundamental structure of the K-12 education establishment," specifically, as the authors described it, "resistance to any profound change in practice."
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