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Dean Mantz

MEDIA Carts: SMART Boards - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 01 Dec 08 - Cached
  • Dean Mantz on 01 Dec 08
     
    Kent School District informational technology resource page. The site provides tutorials, guides, SMART Technology assistance, and other resources.
Matt Clausen

The Edjurist - Information on School and Educational Law - Blog - The Recent ... - 0 views

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  • Matt Clausen on 09 Oct 08
     
    The discussion at Wes Fryer's blog in part concerned the implications that the December 2006 e-discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) have upon technology use in the schools, particularly Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis, podcasts, Wimba, social networking sites, and microblogs.
Jeff Johnson

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills - ICT Literacy Maps - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Johnson on 31 May 08 - Cached
  • In collaboration with several content area organizations, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills developed a series of ICT Literacy Maps illustrating the intersection between Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy and core academic subjects including English, mathematics, science and social studies (civics/government, geography, economics, history). The maps enable educators to gain concrete examples of how ICT Literacy can be integrated into core subjects, while making the teaching and learning of core subjects more relevant to the demands of the 21st century.
J Black

The Three-E Strategy for Overcoming Resistance to Technological Change (EDUCAUSE Quarte... - 0 views

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shared by J Black on 03 Apr 09 - Cached
  • According to a 2007 Pew/Internet study,1 49 percent of Americans only occasionally use information and communication technology. Of the remaining 51 percent, only 8 percent are what Pew calls omnivores, “deep users of the participatory Web and mobile applications.”
  • Shaping user behavior is a “soft” problem that has more to do with psychological and social barriers to technology adoption. Academia has its own cultural mores, which often conflict with experimenting with new ways of doing things. Gardner Campbell put it nicely last year when he wrote, “For an academic to risk ‘failure’ is often synonymous with ‘looking stupid in front of someone’.”2 The safe option for most users is to avoid trying something as risky as new technology.
  • The first instinct is thus to graft technology onto preexisting modes of behavior.
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  • First, a technology must be evident to the user as potentially useful in making his or her life easier (or more enjoyable). Second, a technology must be easy to use to avoid rousing feelings of inadequacy. Third, the technology must become essential to the user in going about his or her business. This “Three-E Strategy,” if applied properly, has been at the core of every successful technology adoption throughout history.
  • Technology must be easy and intuitive to use for the majority of the user audience—or they won’t use it.
  • Complexity, however, remains a potent obstacle to realizing the goal of making technology easy. Omnivores (the top 8 percent of users) revel in complexity. Consider for a moment how much time some people spend creating clothes for their avatars in Second Life or the intricacies of gameplay in World of Warcraft. This complexity gives the expert users a type of power, but is also a turnoff for the majority of potential users.
  • Web 2.0 and open source present another interesting solution to this problem. The user community quickly abandons those applications they consider too complicated.
  • any new technology must become essential to users
  • Finally, we have to show them how the enhanced communication made possible through technologies such as Web 2.0 will enhance their efficiency, productivity, and ability to teach and learn.
  • J Black on 03 Apr 09
     
    First, a technology must be evident to the user as potentially useful in making his or her life easier (or more enjoyable). Second, a technology must be easy to use to avoid rousing feelings of inadequacy. Third, the technology must become essential to the user in going about his or her business. This "Three-E Strategy," if applied properly, has been at the core of every successful technology adoption throughout history.
Dean Mantz

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009 - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 13 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Here's the emerging Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009  list, where you can compare the rankings of the tools with the last two years.  Note, by "learning" we mean both formal and informal learning .
Dean Mantz

TeachersFirst Resource Listings - 1 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 14 Jun 09 - No Cached
  • Dean Mantz on 14 Jun 09
     
    This resource provides examples and information explaining different geographical landforms.
Dean Mantz

Information Literacy Encore Assignments - 0 views

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  • Dean Mantz on 04 Sep 09
     
    Internet Safety resources and links used by @fsinfo on Plurk and Twitter
Dean Mantz

TECHMATRIX - Your Guide for Technology Tools for Learning - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 16 Jul 09 - Cached
  • The TechMatrix is a powerful tool for finding educational and assistive technology products for students with special needs. Learn what questions to ask and how to make informed ed tech decisions with our updated Guides.
Dean Mantz

Intel® Education Initiative: K-12 Teaching Tools - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 13 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Free tools and resources for educators support collaborative student-centered learning. Online thinking tools are active learning places where students engage in robust discussions, pursue investigations, analyze complex information, and solve problems
Dean Mantz

ProCon.org - Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues - 0 views

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  • Dean Mantz on 13 Apr 09
     
    Debate topics provide with points made pro/con of topic.
Dean Mantz

On Intelligence - Welcome - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 15 Jun 09 - Cached
  • The first set of links provides information for people who have not yet read the book or have a general interest. It contains: Bios of the authors Reviews of the book, what people are saying The table of contents An excerpt from the book, "The Prologue" A list of venues and dates where the authors will be speaking The second set of links contains resources for people who have read the book and want to learn more about the theory. Here you will find: An online discussion forum Additional resources including an expanded bibliography and source code for simulations Q&A section for asking the authors questions A form for emailing the authors
Michael Johnson

Apprehending the Future: Emerging Technologies, from Science Fiction to Campus Reality... - 8 views

www.educause.edu/...171774

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shared by Michael Johnson on 15 Feb 10 - Cached
  • environmental scan
  • The environmental scan method offers several advantages, starting with the fact that drawing on multiple sources and perspectives can reduce the chances of bias or sample error. The wider the scan, the better will be the chance of hitting the first trace of items that, although small at the moment, could expand into prominence. A further advantage is pedagogical: trying to keep track of a diverse set of domains requires a wide range of intellectual competencies. As new technologies emerge, more learning is required in subfields or entire disciplines, such as nanotechnology or digital copyright policy.
  • Disadvantages of this method start from its strengths: environmental scanning requires a great deal of sifting, searching, and analyzing. Finding the proverbial needle in the haystack isn't useful if its significance can't be recognized. Furthermore, the large amount of work necessary for both scanning and analyzing can be daunting, especially for smaller schools or enterprises.
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  • That complexity demands non-simple responses. Each of the techniques sketched above offers one way of helping groups to think through these emergent forces and to apprehend the future. Crowdsourcing, scenarios, prediction markets, the Delphi method, and environmental scanning are complementary strategies. Using several of these methods can teach us to learn about the future in more sophisticated, pro-active ways. If the methods appear strange, resembling science fiction, perhaps that is a sign of their aptness for the future, since the future often appears strange just before it becomes ordinary—or, in our case, just before it becomes a campus reality. As higher education budgets clamp down and the future hurtles toward us, we need these methods and techniques as allies that can help us to survive . . . and to learn.
  • Crowdsourcing, scenarios, prediction markets, the Delphi method, and environmental scanning are complementary strategies. Using several of these methods can teach us to learn about the future in more sophisticated, pro-active ways. If the methods appear strange, resembling science fiction, perhaps that is a sign of their aptness for the future, since the future often appears strange just before it becomes ordinary—or, in our case, just before it becomes a campus reality. As higher education budgets clamp down and the future hurtles toward us, we need these methods and techniques as allies that can help us to survive . . . and to learn.
  • to apprehend the future. Crowdsourcing, sce
  • Michael Johnson on 15 Feb 10
     
    Alexander discusses methods for keeping up with the future of technology and its use in higher education.
Dean Mantz

National Educational Technology Plan - 9 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 07 Jan 10 - Cached
  • The plan will provide a set of concrete goals that can inform state and local educational technology plans as well as inspire research, development, and innovation.
Dean Mantz

Dear Map - 12 views

www.dearmap.com

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shared by Dean Mantz on 13 Jan 10 - Cached
  • anonymous on 14 Jan 10
     
    This one looks great but they want you to "sing up" and there's no contact information. You can't even use the feedback function unless you have gone through the "sing up" process. :)
Dean Mantz

50 Brain Facts Every Educator Should Know | Associate Degree - Facts and Information - 10 views

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  • Dean Mantz on 05 Feb 10
     
    Facts about the human brain that will help with education.
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