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Bradford Saron

The 21st Century Principal: 5 Considerations for Allowing Students to Use Personal Comp... - 2 views

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    Ok, this post is big-time. I'm not only socially bookmarking this, but it's going into my Chrome web browser too. I'm also emailing this guy for the policies. I agree with him in that none of us have a sustainable way to instate 1 to1 environments. Yes, we have projects, and yes we could do a one-time investment for one to one. But, sustainably? No. The only way to go one to one in a sustainable way that does not place too much burden on the tech department is to allow students to bring their own computers into school. We are already seriously considering cell phones.
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    Agreed. One question: how will you deal with the limited access students have to the Internet? Will students who bring their laptops to school have more access? For example, I know that I cannot show TED talks unless I arrange with the tech folks to grant access. Same issue with 3G, I think. I admit I don't completely understand how all of this works, but it seems that if I am using my cell phone, I can access sites the school computers can't access. I am concerned about the way schools currently limit access to the Internet. I know we are trying to ensure our students don't access troubling sites, and at the same time we are limiting them from finding good stuff, like TED.
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    It's ridiculous that we block TED talks, I know. But that may be a bandwidth issue, not a content issue. Streaming video takes up an inordinate amount of bandwidth, and at times slows down other internet-based programming. As access increases (3G and bandwidth), we will have to embrace filters and firewalls that are more pedagogically constructivist calibrated. McLeod does a great bit on the absurdness of how we block content on the internet. He did this at the WASDA fall conference. The link for all the stuff he did at the fall conference is http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/wasda
Guy Leavitt

Sustainability| The Committed Sardine - 1 views

  • Here is what we are doing, when we are doing it, where we are doing it, and who is doing it (describing the situation) Here is why and how we are doing it (analyzing), and here is why it's important, the outcomes, relationships and impacts (evaluation
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Bradford Saron

A vision for media centers - 1 to 1 Schools - 0 views

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    A 1:1 initiative is not sustainable in my mind, but media centers with these types of resources are. The problem here isn't a fiscal one but one of philosophical stance as to what a media center is, what it overs, and how it serves students. This is a great way to dream!
Bradford Saron

Douglas Rushkoff - Blog - 'Present Shock': The Future Isn't a Book, It's a Vi... - 2 views

  • "Twentieth century problems could be won, they had bad guys that could be beaten. You could go to the moon and stick a flag in the ground. But 21st century problems don’t have clear end points. Global warming, terrorism, child starvation: these are chronic problems that we can’t address through victory, but rather through developing sustainable, real time models or behaviors. These are not things you win, they’re things you learn to deal with and abate."
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    I love this. Lots to think about here. 
Bradford Saron

Facebook, Friends, and Online Schooling | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Pr... - 0 views

  • Facebook promises something it cannot deliver just as many promoters promise that online instruction will transform schooling as we know it. Both are over-hyped social media.
  • time invested in a relationship determines its quality, having more than five best friends is impossible when we interact face to face, one person at a time. Put simply …. The emotional and psychological investments that a close relationship requires are considerable, and the emotional capital we have is limited.
  • personal contact sustained over ten months of a K-12 school year in the hands of skilled, knowledgable, and caring teachers, researchers have shown again and again (PDF: Rockoff on Teachers), makes a difference in students’ lives. Even the best online instructional software that create “virtual learning environments” fail to come close to what students do daily as they interact with each other and their teachers.
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    The devil's advocate. 
Bradford Saron

The State of the World: 10 Belated Reflections on 2011 Davos Don Tapscott : : Don Tapscott - 0 views

  • The new “wiki revolutions” are so explosive and happen so fast, that there is no clear vanguard to take power, leaving a vacuum. The vacuums that result pose significant challenges for everyone who cares about moving from oppression, dictatorship and fundamentalism to openness, democracy and 21st century governments.
  • he world is increasingly complex and interconnected, and, at the same time, experiencing an erosion of common values and principles. This undermines the public’s trust in leadership, which in turn threatens economic growth and political stability.  In the words of the WEF’s founder Klaus Schwab, we need to “concentrate on defining the new reality and discuss which shared norms are required for making global cooperation possible in this new age.”
  • There are traditional risks like nuclear war, terrorism, climate change, infectious diseases, economic crisis and failed states.  But new risks are emerging everywhere. Consider something as seemingly mundane as the global supply chain. The vast networks that provide the world with food, clothing, fuel and other necessities could handle an Iceland volcano and one other catastrophe like the failure of the Panama Canal. But according to experts, a third simultaneous disaster would collapse the system. People around the world would stop getting food and water, leading to unthinkable social unrest and even a disintegration of civilized society.
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  • we will only make growth sustainable “if we make our growth inclusive.”
  • They have been bathed in bits; computers, the internet, and interactive technologies are a fundamental part of the experience of youth. To them, technology is like the air. When young people today use digital devices, they are interacting, searching, authenticating, remembering, collaborating, composing their thoughts, and organizing information. They interact with the media and know how to inform themselves and use technology to get things done.
  • China’s disciplined command-and-control style work force could ultimately be trumped by a massive force of Indian professionals who are creative, collaborative, entrepreneurial and life- long learners.
  • The irresistible force to cut government spending is confronted with the immoveable object of essential services, entitlements, military spending and extraordinary expenditures stemming from corporate bailouts and fiscal stimulation. 
  • What’s needed is a Wikinomics approach — embracing more agile, networked structures enabled by global networks for new kinds of collaboration. Nation states would continue to play a central role but can overcome their silo thinking and behavior by sharing information more effectively, cooperating on real-time networks, and basing their decisions more deeply in the processes of multi-stakeholder networks.
  • Understandably social media, mobility and the relentless digital revolution continues to drive change and cause concern in everything from intellectual property to youth revolutions.
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    Tapscott on his continued (and insightful) reflections. 
Bradford Saron

A Theory of Everything (Sort Of) - NYTimes.com - 1 views

  • It starts with the fact that globalization and the information technology revolution have gone to a whole new level. Thanks to cloud computing, robotics, 3G wireless connectivity, Skype, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, the iPad, and cheap Internet-enabled smartphones, the world has gone from connected to hyper-connected. This is the single most important trend in the world today. And it is a critical reason why, to get into the middle class now, you have to study harder, work smarter and adapt quicker than ever before. All this technology and globalization are eliminating more and more “routine” work — the sort of work that once sustained a lot of middle-class lifestyles.
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    Must read!
Bradford Saron

Collaboration Is Difficult… | Principal Thoughts - 0 views

  • Organize Staff Into Meaningful Teams Provide Teams With Time to Collaborate Provide Supportive Structures That Help Groups Become Teams Clarify the Work Teams Must Accomplish Monitor the Work of Teams and Provide Direction and Support as Needed Avoid Shortcuts in the Collaborative Team Process Celebrate Short-Term Wins, and Confront Those Who Do Not Contribute to Their Teams
  • The same can be said of the PLC process with its emphasis on a collaborative culture.  There is growing recognition that the process represents a powerful strategy for improving student achievement, but bringing it to life in the real world of schools remains difficult.  Educators are asked to change long-standing assumptions, expectations, and habits regarding schooling.  They are asked to relate to colleagues and students in new ways.  They are called upon to abandon the tradition of pursuing the latest educational fad and instead are asked to sustain a commitment to a very different way of operating schools – forever.
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    Great post. 
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