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shen jesh

Computer Support Specialists Today Are Ready To Serve You - 1 views

Our zoo is highly operated by computers. The cages of the animals are powered by computers which opens and closes once operated from our server. Since the zoo has a sophisticated computer system, w...

computer support specialists

started by shen jesh on 13 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
Sydney Wedphoto

Fun Experience with Professional Wedding Photography in Sydney - 1 views

Weddings are all about showing each other that you are in love and committed towards one another. It is an event that should be fun because it only happens once in a lifetime. Couples who are happy...

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started by Sydney Wedphoto on 26 Aug 11 no follow-up yet
Steve Ransom

Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - NYTimes.com - 9 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Critics counter that, absent clear proof, schools are being motivated by a blind faith in technology and an overemphasis on digital skills — like using PowerPoint and multimedia tools — at the expense of math, reading and writing fundamentals. They say the technology advocates have it backward when they press to upgrade first and ask questions later.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      A valid criticism when technology implementation is decoupled from meaningful and effective pedagogy. You can't buy measurable change/improvement.
  • district was innovating
  • how the district was innovating.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Again, this is very different than how TEACHERS are innovating their PRACTICES. It's much more challenging than making a slick brochure that communicates how much technology your district has.
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  • there is no good way to quantify those achievements — putting them in a tough spot with voters deciding whether to bankroll this approach again
  • “We’ve jumped on bandwagons for different eras without knowing fully what we’re doing. This might just be the new bandwagon,” he said. “I hope not.”
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      There's a confidence building statement for you....
  • $46.3 million for laptops, classroom projectors, networking gear and other technology for teachers and administrators.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Exactly... and how much was spent on equipping teachers to change their practices to effectively leverage this new infrastructure?
  • If we know something works
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      And what is that "something"? New technology? If so, you missed the boat.
  • it is hard to separate the effect of the laptops from the effect of the teacher training
  • The high-level analyses that sum up these various studies, not surprisingly, give researchers pause about whether big investments in technology make sense.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Why does the argument for making schools relevant and using current cultural tools need to be backed with performance data? Give politicians and superintendents horses instead of cars and see how long that lasts.
  • Good teachers, he said, can make good use of computers, while bad teachers won’t, and they and their students could wind up becoming distracted by the technology.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Finally, a valid point.
  • “Test scores are the same, but look at all the other things students are doing: learning to use the Internet to research, learning to organize their work, learning to use professional writing tools, learning to collaborate with others.”
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Exactly. But somehow, "value" has been equated with test scores alone. Do we have a strong body of research on pencil effectiveness or clay effectiveness or chair effectiveness?
  • “It’s not the stuff that counts — it’s what you do with it that matters.”
  • “There is a connection between the physical hand on the paper and the words on the page,” she said. “It’s intimate.”
  • “They’re inundated with 24/7 media, so they expect it,”
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      And you expect them to always engage enthusiastically with tools that are no longer relevant in their culture?
  • The 30 students in the classroom held wireless clickers into which they punched their answers. Seconds later, a pie chart appeared on the screen: 23 percent answered “True,” 70 percent “False,” and 6 percent didn’t know.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Okay... and you follow up with a totally trivial example of the power of technology in learning.
  • term” that can slide past critical analysis.
  • engagement is a “fluffy
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Very true
  • rofessor Cuban at Stanford argues that keeping children engaged requires an environment of constant novelty, which cannot be sustained.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      If that is so, why not back up your claim by linking to the source here. I have a feeling he has been misquoted and taken out of context here.
  • that computers can distract and not instruct.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Computers don't really "instruct". That's why we have teachers who are supposed to know what they are doing and why they are doing it... and monitoring kids while keeping learning meaningful.
  • guide on the side.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      But many teachers are simply not prepared for how to do this effectively. To ignore this fact is just naive.
  • Professor Cuban at Stanford
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Are they in love with Cuban or something? Perhaps they should actually look at the research... or interview other authorities. Isn't that what reporting is all about? I think this reporter must be a product of too much Google, right?
  • But she loves the fact that her two children, a fourth-grader and first-grader, are learning technology, including PowerPoint
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Again, the fact that any supporter is happy that their kids are learning PowerPoint illustrates the degree of naiveté in their understanding of technology's role in learning.
  • creating an impetus to rethink education entirely
  • Mr. Share bases his buying decisions on two main factors: what his teachers tell him they need, and his experience. For instance, he said he resisted getting the interactive whiteboards sold as Smart Boards until, one day in 2008, he saw a teacher trying to mimic the product with a jury-rigged projector setup. “It was an ‘Aha!’ moment,” he said, leading him to buy Smart Boards, made by a company called Smart Technologies.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Herein lies another huge problem. Mr. Director of Technology seems to base no decisions on what the learning and technology literature have to say... nor does he consult those who would be considered authorities on technology infused learning (emphasis on learning here)
  • This is big business.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      No kidding.
  • “Do we really need technology to learn?” she said. “It’s a very valid time to ask the question, right before this goes on the ballot.”
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Anyone who asks that should volunteer to have their home and work computer confiscated. After all, it's just a distraction, right?
seth kutcher

Computer Repair Services from the Professionals - 1 views

I have been doing digital photography for years and my personal computer is my business partner and has really helped me in numerous ways. My business and hobby has brought me many good things in l...

computer repair services

started by seth kutcher on 09 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
seth kutcher

Great Remote Computer Repair Services - 1 views

I am very thankful that Remote PC Repair Now is here. I just do not know what I will do without them. Their remote PC repair services are the best. They totally helped me resolve my issues with my...

remote PC repair

started by seth kutcher on 09 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
Jasmine Smith

Faulty Internet Solved Through Computer Support - 1 views

Our internet connection would always work good as new. But, then it turns out that we began to experience faulty internet connection which is really an inconvenience for us. Then we decided that we...

computer support

started by Jasmine Smith on 08 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
Marya Zander

Computer Repair At Its Best - 1 views

My computer was suffering from frequent freezing and it really disturbed me a lot, especially during my work times. I could not finish my work and I was often groping in the dark just to make deadl...

computer repair

started by Marya Zander on 14 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
Computer Support US

Reliable Computer Support Professional - 2 views

Lately, my computer is always freezing but I cannot point out why it constantly crashes. I already bought my PC to our local computer technician but I see no progress. Until one day, I was too busy...

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started by Computer Support US on 06 Oct 11 no follow-up yet
anonymous

How to remove rogue TrustSoldier - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 11 Oct 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 11 Oct 09
     
    This article explains how to remove a fake/ rogue security application called TrustSoldier
Ammar Elhassan ElMerhbi

Options and Issues in Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Largest Web-based, Genre-bal... - 11 views

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shared by Ammar Elhassan ElMerhbi on 28 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Ammar Elhassan ElMerhbi on 28 Oct 09
     
    "Corpus of Contemporary American English was released on the web in 2008 with more than 400 million words of corpus, the largest free web-based corpus. However, what makes this corpus special is not its enormous size but its "
Philippe Scheimann

10 Simple Postures That Boost Performance - PsyBlog - 43 views

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shared by Philippe Scheimann on 09 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • Psychological research suggests simple actions can project power, persuade others, increase empathy, boost cognitive performance and more...
  • Pose for power
  • Powerful poses take up more space, so spread your body and open up the arms or legs. When you dominate the space, your mind gets the message.
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  • Tense up for willpower
  • Cross arms for persistence
  • Lie down for insight
  • Smile for happiness
  • best naps were 10 minutes long
  • Gesture for persuasion
  • And gesture for understanding
  • hildren who were encouraged to gesture while learning, retained more of what they learnt.
  • Nap for performance
  • 9. Mimic to empathise
  • Imitate to comprehend
  • Many of these studies support a theory about human life (and indeed all life) called 'embodied cognition'. The idea is that we don't just think with our minds, we also think with our bodies. Our mind isn't a brain in a jar, it is connected to a body which moves around in an environment.
  • Philippe Scheimann on 09 Apr 11
     
    simple yet powerful
Roland Gesthuizen

Coding Horror: On Escalating Communication - 0 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 22 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the particular communication medium you've chosen. Don't doggedly pursue the same method of communication when you've clearly outgrown it. They do not stretch to fit.
  • Know when to escalate from IM to email, from email to phone, and when to drop the ultimate communication A-bomb: a face-to-face meeting
  • You'll both have a more productive conversation when one of you finds the wherewithal to escalate to "let's take this to email", "let me call you", or even "let's meet for coffee".
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 22 Apr 11
     
    "Please don't make the same mistake I have. Understand the limitations of the communication medium you are using and know when to escalate to another, more appropriate one. Email is no different."
Roland Gesthuizen

Do iPads Have the Capacity to Change Education? - iPads in Education - 0 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 22 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • In the Automating stage, new tools are used to reinforce existing practices and processes. We see this stamped all over the educational space. Smartboard use that reinforces existing frontal teaching methods. Digital content replacing paper distribution. Technology that speeds the efficiency of existing standardized testing. The essence and character of traditional educational practices however hasn't changed. It's still "business as usual" in most American schools. 
  • "Informating" as Professor Zuboff calls it - involves the re-imagination of processes using the new technologies. Instead of focusing on making existing processes more efficient, we start to look at entirely new methods and goals. We are in the infancy of that stage in education. In the Informating phase, educators reevaluate goals, visions and processes: 
  • Professional development becomes far more valuable when it searches beyond the simple nuts and bolts of technical use and instead encourages teachers to disrupt the traditional flow of education - to dabble, experiment and re-imagine how that technology can be used to create new educational horizons.
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  • A skilled teacher knows that technology implementations won't have any impact as long as you try and retrofit them on to outdated teaching methods. That teacher will instead try to utilize the technology to forge creative new educational paths for his/her students.
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 22 Apr 11
     
    You hear it repeatedly. You can't throw technology into schools without training and support for teachers. If you purchased a truckload of iPads for your school then you better have a plan for developing teachers that are skilled in using them ... but what does it really mean to be "skilled .. What constitutes effective professional development
Keith Sweat

How Mandurah Real Estate Changed My Life - 1 views

Ever since I decided to take my residence in Mandurah Real Estate, I have enjoyed the benefits that living inside a safe and beautiful neighborhood brings. I now have a very stunning and comfortabl...

Mandurah Real Estate

started by Keith Sweat on 13 Jul 11 no follow-up yet
pctech spportnow

PC Tech Support Now Really Helps - 2 views

I am a father of two and my wife is working abroad. There came a time when my computer experienced a breakdown which really cut off my daily chatting session with my wife through Skype. I reported ...

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started by pctech spportnow on 12 Jul 11 no follow-up yet
caren chio

Best PC Technical Support Provider - 1 views

I work as an information officer and my task is to flash all upcoming activities our company will have. Because I am using my PC more often, it heats up, and sometimes, it gets too hot, I was think...

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started by caren chio on 12 Jul 11 no follow-up yet
cmptch spprtsrvce

Computer Support Service has solved Computer Glitches - 1 views

I was having queries when it comes to downloading software. I was not really sure as to what to do about it. My cousin told me about computer support service by Computer Tech Support Service. I was...

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shen jesh

A Credible Service from Computer Support Specialists Today - 1 views

I was not really sure as to how am I going to get along with troubleshooting of software programs. To find assistance I sought for Computer Support Specialists Today. I was guided thoroughly by the...

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started by shen jesh on 08 Jul 11 no follow-up yet
Vahid Masrour

Google Plus: Is This the Social Tool Schools Have Been Waiting For? - 31 views

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shared by Vahid Masrour on 04 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • it may well be the granular level of privacy afforded by Google+ that is the key to making this a successful tool for schools
  • many schools and teachers have still been reluctant to "friend" students
  • that "always public" element of Twitter that makes many nervous
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  • it's also about sharing with the right people. Circles will allow what educational consultant Tom Barnett calls "targeted sharing," something that will be great for specific classes and topics
  • Skype has become an incredibly popular tool to bring in guests to a classroom via video chat -
  • teachers are already talking about the possibility of not just face-to-face video conversation but the potential for integration of whiteboards, screen-sharing, Google Docs, and other collaborative tools
  • Google + seems like the solution for someone like me who wants to use the web to have conversations about school topics with students and parents and yet not have students and parents have access to my personal posts.
    • Vahid Masrour
      Vahid Masrour on 04 Jul 11
       
      Parents and students on different Circles. You know you want it!
Certificate IV Assessment

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment: The Key to New Career - 1 views

The Certificate IV in Training and Assessment is the right course for enhancing and advancing the skills of employees in our company. For those who wanted to be employed as a nationally recognised ...

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

started by Certificate IV Assessment on 25 Oct 11 no follow-up yet
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