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garth nichols

Clearing the Confusion between Technology Rich and Innovative Poor: Six Questions - 1 views

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  • Transformational Six Did the assignment build capacity for critical thinking on the web? Did the assignment develop new lines of inquiry? Are there opportunities for students to make their thinking visible? Are there opportunities to broaden the perspective of the conversation with authentic audiences from around the world? Is there an opportunity for students to create a contribution (purposeful work)? Does the assignment demo “best in the world” examples of content and skill?
  • Carolyn Bilton on 27 Jan 15
     
    Are we really using technology to make our assignments/tasks/activities/lessons INNOVATIVE?
  • garth nichols on 28 Jan 15
     
    Great questions to ask ourselves and our colleagues as we move deeper into integrating tech into our everyday practice
Tim Hutton

Tech Ed-dy » Thoughts on teaching internet search skills - 1 views

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  • Tim Hutton on 24 Nov 12
     
    Some interesting comments at the end about assessing internet search skills.
Justin Medved

Update to Google Forms with Images - 0 views

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  • Justin Medved on 15 May 13
     
    Horray!! a hack to create forms with images!
Justin Medved

Pics4Learning | Free photos for education - 1 views

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  • Justin Medved on 21 Apr 13
     
    "Pics4Learning is a safe, free image library for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and images for classrooms, multimedia projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other project in an educational setting."
Urvi Shah

White Paper on Educational Technology in Schools | American Association of School Libra... - 0 views

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  • Urvi Shah on 20 Oct 12
     
    "When used appropriately, educational technology is a tool to assist with implementation of the Common Core Standards, help raise graduation rates, and prepare students for life beyond K-12 education. Technology employed in isolation, without direct instruction, or highly qualified guidance, fails to address these concerns."
sallymastro

Mobile Tech in Classrooms Boost English Learners - New America Media - 0 views

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  • when a student asked Nieto if he could bring his iPod to class, Nieto agreed, and neither teacher nor student has looked back since.
    • sallymastro
      sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
       
      Whether iphone or ereaders...allowing students to use technology to enhance the learning process is something I am starting to approach with a more open mind.
  • said mobile devices are particularly useful because of the many learning applications and basic language tools, such as spell check and grammar check, which increase the speed of learning. Rather than view the mobile applications as learning shortcuts tantamount to cheating, Nieto sees them as motivational tools that increase his students’ interest in reading and writing by giving them instant feedback. It’s a perspective most of his students seem to share.
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      sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
       
      Instant feedback is what I am looking for in the English classroom. I want to be able to provide constructive criticism more immediately, so the students can edit at the moment as opposed to waiting a day or two days to receive my comments on a writing piece.
  • as motivational tools that increase his students’ interest in reading and writing by giving them instant feedback.
    • sallymastro
      sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
       
      When I indicated to my students that they could use kindles, kobos or ireaders/iphones for the ISU novel study unit, they were quite excited and quickly retained copies of ISU via this means. I am still using paper copies of the books as well, but I want to be able to have choice in their methods of acquiring texts and engaging in the reading process.
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  • Project Tomorrow survey of roughly 300,000 K-12 students, 42,000 parents, 38,000 teachers and librarians, and 3,500 administrators from over 6,500 public and private schools, on how they are using—and would like to be using —new technologies in the classroom.
  • “I know the main reasons mobile technology is not welcome in the classroom are fear and misunderstanding about the structure that it gives the learning,” said Reina Cabezas, a teacher at Cox Elementary in Oakland, Calif., who is also doing masters thesis research on the topic of mobile devices in the classroom.
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      sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
       
      Currently my students are participating in their ISU novel study. They are currently reading and annotating their novels. I have indicated to my students that ireaders or ereaders are the quickest means to accessing a text as opposed to waiting one to two weeks for a book if it has had to be ordered. With the ireaders and ereaders they can now annotate and highlight important or interesting passages as they read. I would like to be able to have the students bring these technology tools to class. I have indicated that this is the direction in which I am going with ISU study, and so far, my Director has indicated he will back in allowing the kids to bring ereaders/ireaders to class. Fingers crossed it will bring positive and engaging results.
  • The results show that while the majority of students—and, perhaps surprisingly, parents—are in favor of using mobile devices for learning as long as the school allows it, most school administrators remain opposed
  • “But I don't think we stop living because of fear, right? No, we educate ourselves and learn about the security measures, expectations of all stakeholders, and apply principles of successful models of mobile devices in the classroom. Most importantly, we realize that technology is a tool of efficacy for the teacher, not the teacher's replacement. Lastly, technology only engages and motivates students when teachers know how to use them strategically to keep the hook. Overuse of anything is never good.”
    • sallymastro
      sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
       
      I am hoping that I will be able to show my Director and Head of School the successful incorporation of ereaders/ireaders into the English classroom.
    • sallymastro
      sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
       
      Ongoing concern within my school is the use of personal mobile devices in the classroom. Policy at our school is mobile phones are in the lockers and not used on school premises.
  • sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
     
    You should read this article because, like me, if you have been skeptical about the use of iphones in the classroom, you will be enlightened about how to proceed in a way that will make technologies in the classroom understandable to and meaningful for all stakeholders:administrators, teachers, parents and students. Stay tuned for my blog on incorporating ireaders/ereaders in the English classroom. 
Derek Doucet

The 13 most innovative schools in the world - Tech Insider - 2 views

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  • Innovation in education can look like lots of things, like incorporating new technology or teaching methods, going on field trips, rejecting social norms, partnering with the local community.
  • Keep scrolling to see what the future of education can, and probably should, look like.
  • Or it can be a school that's blind to gender, like Egalia, in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Derek Doucet on 17 Oct 15
     
    These are amazing...
  • anonymous on 19 Oct 15
     
    Great stuff! Wondering if any school in Ontario would be willing to become so distinct and innovative.
lauramustardscs

Technology Integration Matrix: Assess Yourself! | TeachBytes - 9 views

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  • lauramustardscs on 28 Oct 14
     
    Full disclosure: I think in neat little boxes, this is totally my kind of infographic
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  • garth nichols on 29 Oct 14
     
    Hi Laura, This is a great matrix for sure, and it it s one that we will explore in our next F2F. It helps, as you suggest, to self-assess our use of technology, AND it can help us in selection of what tech. I like it to help me balance the WHY of introducing technology to teachers, and getting them to use it to help them introduce it to their classes. If you like this matrix, then you'll LOVE this one: http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/matrix.php It's actually broken down into subjects and it's all hyperlinked! Thanks, garth.
  • Carolyn Bilton on 29 Oct 14
     
    Thank you both for sharing these matrices. I am going to steal at least one for part of my presentation to my faculty tomorrow morning! Helps you to evaluate if you really are using your device as a "$1000 pencil" as Alan November likes to say.
  • alupo87 on 02 Nov 14
     
    This is great.. going to share with my department head this week.
Carolyn Bilton

Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement | Edutopia - 1 views

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  • nteraction
  • Discussions help clear the tense atmosphere
  • earning by doing
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  • When we use tech, it engages me more and lets me understand the concept more clearly
  • elations between the text and the outside world
  • How does this event relate to current times?
mardimichels

Instructions for Using Creative Commons Images in Blog Posts | Primary Tech - 0 views

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  • mardimichels on 28 Oct 13
     
    Instructions for using Creative Commons images in Blog Posts for Primary schools
Bart van Veghel

Using SAMR to Teach Above the Line - Getting Smart by Susan Oxnevad - 1:1 program, Appl... - 5 views

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  • Using SAMR to Teach Above the Line
  • Justin Medved on 11 Nov 13
     
    "The SAMR model  is a useful tool for helping teachers think about their own tech use as they begin to make small shifts in the design and implementation of  technology driven learning experiences to achieve the next level.  Dr. Puentedura has included Questions and Transitions Ladders  with the SAMR model to help teachers make transitions to each level.  Teachers in the substitution and augmentation phase can use technology to accomplish traditional tasks,  but the real learning gains result from engaging students in learning experiences that could not be accomplished without technology. At the Modification and Redefinition level, the task changes and extends the walls of the classroom."
Derek Doucet

Five-Minute Film Festival: Tips and Tools for PBL Planning | Edutopia - 3 views

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  • Video Playlist: A Project-Based Learning Toolkit Keep watching the player below to see the rest of the playlist, or view it on YouTube.
    • Derek Doucet
      Derek Doucet on 17 Oct 14
       
      This is a one stop for PBL!!
  • Project-Based Learning: Explained. (03:50) First, let's get the basics out of the way. This video is a great tool for when you just need to describe PBL in four minutes. Created by the Buck Institute for Education (BIE) -- a one-stop resource for PBL tools.
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  • ating Essential Questions (07:01) Coming up with an essential question (also called a guiding or driving question) is one of the first key steps in designing a project. For a fun tool to help craft effective driving questions, check out BIE's "tubric."
  • BIE's Project Planner Tutorial (02:02) BIE offers a powerul and simple online tool, the Project Planner, for organizing your ideas while putting together a project. You must sign up for a free account, but you can save and print your work to your profile.
  • Tips For Building Projects (06:17) The audio is a little low on this teacher-produced screen-capture video, but it does a great job outlining the basics things you should be thinking about in your initial project planning stages.
  • Think Forward: Assessment (07:26) Assessment for project-based learning requires a more comprehensive approach. The poor audio quality is worth it, to hear real teachers describe exactly how they assess for learning throughout a project. From Manor New Tech High School's Think Forward PBL Institute.
  • roblem-Based Learning for the 21st Century Classroom (05:22) This nice overview from ASCD goes into some of the obstacles to project-based learning, and then shows teachers sharing strategies for addressing those challenges.
  • cheduling for Project-Based Learning (05:35) Three high school teachers talk about how they re-structured their day to accommodate integrated PBL. Not everyone has the flexibility shown here, but it's fascinating to see how these teachers broke it down.
  • How PBLU Works (01:15) Hungry for more lessons on PBL? PBLU is an incredible resource offered by BIE. See how you can access two-week training courses and Common-Core-aligned projects that you can modify and customize.
  • Derek Doucet on 17 Oct 14
     
    This will give you all the resources needed to get you started in PBL... If you're interested read the links at the bottom to further your understanding...
Derek Doucet

Personalized Learning, Big Data and Schools | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Similarly, the field of education is facing enormous pressure to adapt to technology as educators figure out how to meet the needs of students in a personalized, meaningful and timely manner based on best practices.
    • Derek Doucet
      Derek Doucet on 19 Nov 14
       
      The key is that tech is rooted in best practices and pedagogy
  • By designing a curriculum that collects data at every step of the student learning process, universities can address student needs with customized modules, assignments, feedback and learning trees in the curriculum that will promote better and richer learning."
    • Derek Doucet
      Derek Doucet on 19 Nov 14
       
      Importance of Chunk, Chew Check or Input Process Output - allowing for Processing and checking for understanding throughout the lessons
    • Derek Doucet
      Derek Doucet on 19 Nov 14
       
      Check out this point!! Thoughts??
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  • Simply put, we live in an age of personalization and customization -- and companies know it and are gearing their efforts to serve our needs in the way they think we want to be served.
Adam Caplan

5 Things to Share With Your Teachers About Educational Technology | Rob Furman - 0 views

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  • 5 Things to Share With Your Teachers About Educational Technology
  • Here is a list of the top 5 things you should share with your teachers in regards to educational technology:
  • 3. Please ask questions.
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  • 2. It's OK to be a risk-taker.
  • 1. Technology is here: Today, tomorrow and forever.
  • 4. Change is inevitable and continual. The process of change needs to change! School systems can take 3 to 5 years to implement a change. That cannot happen with new technologies. By the time you implement the change, the technology is outdated.
  • 5. Enjoy the experience. This is probably the most important statement of all. The experience of learning something new needs to be an enjoyable experience.
  • Remember these 5 important rules when introducing new technology: • Teachers need to take risks • Teachers need to accept that technology is here to stay • Teachers need to ask questions • Change needs to occur as a continual cycle • Learning new technology should be enjoyable!
garth nichols

Do girls learn differently? - 2 views

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  • To hear some ed tech enthusiasts tell it, online learning is sweeping aside the barriers that have in the past prevented access to education. But such pronouncements are premature. As it turns out, students often carry these barriers right along with them, from the real world into the virtual one.
  • These dismally low numbers provide a reminder that “access” to education is more complicated than simply throwing open the digital doors to whoever wants to sign up. So how can we turn the mere availability of online instruction in STEM into true access for female students?
  • One potential solution to this information-age problem comes from an old-fashioned source: single-sex education. The Online School for Girls, founded in 2009, provides an all-female e-learning experience.
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  • But evidence is weak that there is such a thing as “girls’ learning,” online or offline, if what is meant by that is that each gender has cognitive differences that should be accommodated by different instructional methods. Neuroscientist Lise Eliot has argued persuasively that, while small inherent differences in aptitude between males and females do exist (even as infants, for example, boys seem to have an edge in spatial cognition), society takes these small differences and makes them much bigger—by supporting boys in math and science, and by discouraging girls who study these subjects.
  • These same dynamics play out online, as Cheryan demonstrated in a subsequent study. Changing the design of a virtual classroom—from one that conveyed computer science stereotypes to one that did not —“significantly increased women’s interest and anticipated success in computer science,” Cheryan and her colleagues reported.
  • Cheryan notes, “was sufficient to boost female undergraduates’ interest in computer science to the level of their male peers.”
  • Another way to promote female students’ sense of belonging in online math and science courses would be putting more women at the head of virtual classrooms.
  • All these approaches have in common a focus, not on teaching girls and women differently, but on helping them to feel differently about their place in the fields of math and science. Just as in the physical world, in the virtual sphere the barriers to girls’ and women’s advancement in STEM fields remain very much in place. With informed intervention and clever design, however, the digital walls may prove easier to scale.
  • garth nichols on 11 Sep 14
     
    This article is great for those at BSS, Branksome, Havergal, oh and any other school! I was on a panel with Brad Rathgeber, the Director of the OnLine School for Girls, and he was a great speaker on this front...
Derek Doucet

What Project-Based Learning Is - and What It Isn't | MindShift - 3 views

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ProjectBasedLearning pedagogy collaboration Technology SAMR

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  • For Terronez, the goal is to always connect classroom learning to its applications in the outside world.
  • If you inspire them to care about it and draw parallels with their world then they care and remember,”
  • takes a lot of diligent planning by the teacher to design projects that give students space to explore themes and real-world resonance to make it meaningful for them. And it takes trust in the students, as well.
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  • hen students arrived on the first day of school they found an empty classroom. The first project Terronez asked his students to undertake was designing their own learning space, one that would support experience-based, collaborative learning.
  • Terronez asked his students to design an iPod app that would solve a real-world problem. They came up with an idea, designed the display icon, figured out how users would navigate the app, prototyped sample tabs, then pitched their mock-up to an audience.
  • In a project exploring air pressure, Terronez’s students built their own hovercrafts using a leaf blower as the engine. When the hovercrafts worked, the students designed 3D representations of themes from “Freedom Fighters,” a Discovery School education video about racial struggles featuring the stories of Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King. Their creations were featured in a hovercraft parade on Election Day.
  • Take a look at High Tech High art teacher Jeff Robin’s video explaining the difference between project-oriented learning and project-based learning.
  • Derek Doucet on 22 Jan 15
     
    A good explanation of the importance of rooting learning in authenticity. It would be interesting to explore this all with the different lenses of TPACK, TIM, SAMR
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