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Amanda Nichols

Kids: 'Google it' or ask parents and teachers? | ZDNet - 0 views

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    Kids from the UK surveyed about search habits - researchers found: 54 percent of those surveyed admitted that Google is now their first point of call when they need to answer a question or find information for research purposes. 91 percent of the children asked use Google; Almost half - 47 percent - use the service at least 5 times per day; 18 percent said they use the search engine ten times or more each day.
Amanda Nichols

Digital textbooks get a boost with new offerings | eSchool News - 0 views

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    interesting advent in the digital textbook market - Discovery's Techbooks. iBooks competitor? From the article: Discovery's Techbook series is cloud-based, meaning students can access the materials from wherever they have an internet connection; the company says that's because not all school districts have the funds to give every student his or her own device. The Techbooks are also platform-agnostic to work with whatever hardware a district or student might have-iPads, tablets, mobile devices, laptops, or desktops.
Amanda Nichols

Not all today's students are 'tech-savvy' | ESRC | The Economic and Social Research Cou... - 0 views

  • "Our research shows that the argument that there is a generational break between today's generation of young people who are immersed in new technologies and older generations who are less familiar with technology is flawed," says Dr Jones. "The diverse ways that young people use technology today shows the argument is too simplistic and that a new single generation, often called the 'net generation', with high skill levels in technology does not exist."
  • while students had a wide exposure to technology, they often lacked an in-depth knowledge of specialised pieces of software
  • a small minority of students who either didn't use email or have access to mobile phones
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  • students who were 20 years old or younger reported being more engaged in instant messaging, texting, participating in social networks, downloading or streaming TV or video and uploading images than students who were aged 25 years or more
  • Despite mobile devices and broadband enabling students to study anywhere, they still inhabit the same kinds of learning spaces they used ten years ago.
  • The distracting nature of technologies was commonly cited in the interviews but also happily accepted. Most students had developed ways to cope with the distractions while studying. These ranged from switching off the sources of distraction to taking breaks for social networking. 
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    ESRC report on Generation Y's use of technology - they assert that the "net generation" moniker is a misnomer and doesn't represent the different levels of ability and technology use seen in this generation.
Amanda Nichols

Quixey - The Search Engine for Apps - 0 views

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    Use Quixley to find apps based on what you want to do or accomplish.  Not just apps for a tablet or other hand-held device, but applications for computers and even Internet browsers
Amanda Nichols

TrackStar : Home - 0 views

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    From the website: "TrackStar is your starting point for online lessons and activities. Simply collect Web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations for your students, and you have an interactive, online lesson called a Track. Create your own Track or use one of the hundreds of thousands already made by other educators. Search the database by subject, grade, or theme and standard for a quick and easy activity. There is a fun Track already made for each day of the year, too!"
Amanda Nichols

Free Internet lessons challenge textbook market for public schools - The Washington Post - 0 views

  • Seventy-four percent of elementary school teachers reported that they used free Internet resources for lessons that they flashed on computerized white boards or offered on desktops or other gadgets, compared with 65 percent who said their digital content came from commercial providers, according to a January survey by Simba Information, a market research company.
  • The survey found that middle and high school teachers also gravitated more toward free online content.
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    Teachers across grade levels are forsaking traditional resources such as textbooks for free, online, and collaboratively-created instructional materials.
Amanda Nichols

BYOT pilot program wildly successful at Sullivan South- Kingsport Times-News - 1 views

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    Important quote: "Many students already had iPads or have parents purchasing them through a special lease-to-own plan through the school system and Apple. Others will be provided a device for use in school."
Amanda Nichols

Twelve Ideas for Teaching with QR Codes | Edutopia - 1 views

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    Great ideas for using QR codes in the classroom - perfect for schools with iPods or iPads
Matt McCarty

Launching an iPad 1-to-1 Program: A Primer -- THE Journal - 1 views

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      For Clarkston, this would say "thousands"
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      If we are discussing consumer grade wireless routers, you will be lucky to get 10 users on one. This is because the chipsets in the wireless routers / access points are designed for homes or SOHO type environments where there aren't many users or devices accessing wireless. When the thresh hold of what the chipset can handle is exceeded the device will lock up.
Amanda Nichols

The Library as a Digital Learning Space -- THE Journal - 0 views

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    From the article: With 33 years of experience as a school librarian under her belt, Snyder said getting adults to understand the changing role and "look" of the library is an ongoing battle. "A lot of people still think of the library as a warehouse where you go to get a book or a magazine," she said. "To deal with it we just strive to be a model for helping people understand that a media center is a lot more than just a place for physical books."
Amanda Nichols

Google to Track Data Across Its Services - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    From the article: "Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said, "Google will remain a place where you can do anonymous searches. We're very committed to having you have control over the information we have about you. So, for example, if you want to continue to use Google and don't log in, and don't tell us who you are, that will continue to be true forever." Mr. Schmidt's statement would remain true for people who aren't logged into a Gmail, Google+, YouTube, Android phone or any other Google account. But as Google's services become more ubiquitous and deeply linked, it could become more difficult for users to take Google up on that promise of anonymity."
Amanda Nichols

How to Create Your Own Textbook - With or Without Apple | MindShift - 1 views

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    Steps and advice on how to create your own textbook, with free resources included
Amanda Nichols

Online Tools - Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything - 0 views

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    Web 2.0 tools for educators, organized by purpose or use.
Amanda Nichols

Learn It In 5 - Home - 0 views

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    Resource for learning about integrating web 2.0 tools in the classroom... all videos are 5 minutes or less!
Amanda Nichols

Pinweel is Group Photo Sharing! | pinweel.com - 0 views

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    Photo sharing app - this would be cool on the classroom sets of iPods or iPads - students could instantly see others' pictures (with a wifi connection)
Amanda Nichols

Teacher Reviews New Student Participation App | Edutopia - 1 views

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    From the post: "One challenge teachers face is requiring and enabling every student an equal opportunity to ask and respond to questions during class. A new web-based classroom tool called GoSoapBox is one possible solution to this problem. With GoSoapBox, students can simultaneously interact with the class in real time as well as participating with any Internet connected device. I am currently accessing GoSoapBox with my classroom set of iPod Touches; however, the app will run on laptops, notebooks, iPads or other mobile devices."
anonymous

MITS Freedom Stick - 0 views

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    The MITS Freedom Stick is a portable, use-anywhere accessibility solution. Install this software package on any 4gb USB Flash Drive (full) or 2gb USB Flash Drive (lite) and you create a set of tools for your students that they can carry in their pockets which will make any Windows computer highly accessible.
Amanda Nichols

Is Mobile Learning Right for You? - Chief Learning Officer, Solutions for Enterprise Pr... - 0 views

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    Chief Information Officer offers perspectives to consider when determining if mobile learning is right for a school district or learning environment
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