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Kathleen N

Unabridged K-12 School Download Library - 1 views

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  • Kathleen N on 06 Aug 09
     
    Online Library service for audio and ebook downloads for eligible blind, low-vision, and print disabled(dyslexic) in the following states:\nCalifornia, Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Texas, and Vermont . Once eligible, local library card will provide access. Contact your local library to start process. mp3 audiobooks and ebooks
Nigel Coutts

A healthy dose of scepticism - The Learner's Way - 16 views

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  • Nigel Coutts on 08 May 16
     
    I want my students to be sceptics. I believe that in the present age scepticism is more important than ever. Easy access to information, ease of publishing, scams and confidence tricksters combine to create a climate where blind trust is dangerous for our security, our finances and our knowledge bases. For students of all ages a healthy dose of scepticism is much needed not just so they may reveal falsehoods but to allow them to discover new truths.
Maggie Wolfe Riley

Education - Change.org: Tutorial: Two Uses of Technology to Improve Literacy and Critic... - 0 views

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  • It's easy, efficient, and turbo-effective literacy, research, and information management. It's unique to the Berners-Lee Age. Gutenberg would have loved it. Some high-profile "researchers" apparently know little of it.
  • Maggie Wolfe Riley on 03 Feb 09
     
    two examples showing how blind the UCLA research was to today's possibilities, how behind the times.... It's easy, efficient, and turbo-effective literacy, research, and information management. It's unique to the Berners-Lee Age. Gutenberg would have loved it. Some high-profile "researchers" apparently know little of it.
Paul Beaufait

Conference Proceedings | ILA Third International Conference, Japan 2007 - 3 views

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  • Paul Beaufait on 13 Nov 09
     
    These proceedings comprise 42 of the 170 scheduled parallel sessions, and one paper written in response to one of the sessions. Proceedings table of contents and papers The proceedings have been registered as an online publication ISSN 2073-7513. All papers have been double-blind peer reviewed a minimum of twice.
Kelly Nelson

OCR Terminal: Online OCR - Convert PDF to Word, JPEG to Word - 0 views

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shared by Kelly Nelson on 07 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Kelly Nelson on 07 Mar 11
     
    Great for converting images to text. You get 20 pages free a month. I used it today to make a scanned document "readable" by my student that is blind, who uses a computer to read text to her.
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?
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szceres

ultra link 300mbps wireless range extender - 1 views

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  • szceres on 20 May 21
     
    WR33-N300 wireless WIFI repeater/extender is a wireless device independently developed by our company. The smart n300 wifi range extender has the characteristics of signal expansion, strong compatibility, high speed, easy configuration and installation, intelligent management, light and portable. Used in conjunction with intelligent gateways or wireless routers, n300 universal wifi extender can expand the coverage of wireless signals, extend transmission distance, and achieve wireless coverage of indoor signals without blind spots and seamless roaming. It is suitable for small-sized families, cafes, libraries, hotels and other multi-bedroom scenes. As a wireless network manufacturer, Ceres has more than ten-year experience in producing wifi extenders. If you have any demand, please feel free to contact us.
bosenbio

vitamins supplier - 0 views

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vitamins supplier

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  • bosenbio on 26 Jun 24
     
    Vitamins, also known as vitamins, are indispensable nutrients for maintaining life, ensuring health, promoting growth, enhancing body resistance and regulating physiological functions. Specifically, vitamins are divided into two categories, fat-soluble and water-soluble, fat-soluble including vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, water-soluble including vitamin B and vitamin C. The main role of vitamin A is to maintain normal vision and prevent night blindness. Vitamin D is mainly to regulate the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus in the body, promote absorption and utilization, and promote the growth of bones. Vitamin E is mainly to maintain normal reproductive capacity and normal muscle metabolism, and to maintain the integrity of the central nervous and vascular systems. Vitamin k is mainly used to stop bleeding, not only is it the main component of prothrombin, but also promotes the manufacture of prothrombin by the liver, and pediatric patients are prone to vitamin k deficiency.
wiskindcleanroom

ffu clean room - 1 views

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ffu clean room

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  • wiskindcleanroom on 23 Apr 25
     
    Each-Low Fan Filter Unit FFU Cleanroom Ceiling System For Electronic Clean Room The FFU ceiling system is composed of blind panel and aluminum profile hanging parts, including T-shaped joints, cross joints, and L-shaped joints. This product is widely used in high cleanroom workshops such as electronics.
jwfgglass

mesh net window - 1 views

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mesh net window

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  • jwfgglass on 01 Apr 25
     
    Our office window shades and blinds provide effective light control, privacy, and a polished look to your workspace. Choose from solar shades and sun shades for office windows to reduce glare and improve energy efficiency.
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