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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.
Matt McCarty

SOPHOS Security Threat Report, Mid-Year 2011 - 0 views

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    An eye-opening report about cyber-security issues 
Amanda Nichols

What Do Kids Know About Online Privacy? More Than You Think | MindShift - 0 views

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    "Tweens value privacy, seek privacy from both strangers and known others online, and use a variety of strategies to protect their privacy online," write researchers Katie Davis and Carrie James, who conducted in-depth interviews with 42 middle-school students for the study. "Tweens' online privacy concerns are considerably broader than the 'stranger danger' messages they report hearing from teachers."
Amanda Nichols

Rubrics for Assessment - 3 views

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    From UW Stout: "A collection of rubrics for assessing portfolios, cooperative learning, research process/ report, PowerPoint, podcast, oral presentation, web page, blog, wiki, and other web 2.0 projects."  Don't recreate the wheel!
Amanda Nichols

http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2011-Horizon-Report-K12.pdf - 0 views

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    From the Consortium of School Networking - gives technology projections for one year, two to three years, and four to five years out
Amanda Nichols

Online Ed. Less Expensive Than Blended, Traditional Models - Digital Education - Educat... - 0 views

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    "Those pursuing online learning will see that, though there is no 'silver bullet' solution, there is evidence to suggest that virtual learning (both part-time and full-time) can provide significant opportunity to save money," the report said. "Future innovation should include careful tracking of quality and outcomes to continue to provide more robust options for those experimenting with lower-cost delivery of instruction."
Amanda Nichols

Report details problems with full-time virtual schools - The Answer Sheet - The Washing... - 0 views

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    Perspective on full-time virtual schools
Amanda Nichols

Apps for Autism - 60 Minutes - CBS News - 2 views

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    60 Minutes report about apps used with students with autism
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.
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