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Carole Redline

60 iPad Productivity Apps For Modern Teachers - 1 views

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    This article in one of my favorite online sources looks new and interesting. Although it starts with the tried and true applications it also has some great new ideas.
kgrill

who gets the most out of educational technology? - 0 views

  • With the spread of educational technology, they predicted, “the not-so-small disparities in skills for children of affluence and children of poverty are about to get even larger.”
  • Granted access to technology, affluent kids and poor kids use tech differently. They select different programs and features, engage in different types of mental activity, and come away with different kinds of knowledge and experience.
  • “Matthew Effect”:
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  • Some studies of the introduction of technology have found an overall negative effect on academic achievement—and in these cases, poor students’ performance suffers more than that of their richer peers.
  • Why would improved access to the Internet harm the academic performance of poor students in particular? Vigdor and his colleagues speculate that “this may occur because student computer use is more effectively monitored and channeled toward productive ends in more affluent homes.”
  • mproving the way that technology is employed in learning is an even bigger and more important issue. Addressing it would require a focus on people: training teachers, librarians, parents and children themselves to use computers effectively.
  • And it would require a focus on knowledge: background knowledge that is both broad and deep.
dmichelle13

Using Diigo in the Middle School Classroom | Mrs. D's Flight Plan - 0 views

  • students recognize Diigo as a tool they can use to collaborate and share, improving their productivity and learning.  They’ve taken another step as they develop their digital footprint
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    More reading on Diigo that may be helpful --I am testing out bookmarking at the same time
Carole Redline

Essential characteristics of 21st century classrooms - DreamBox Learning - 1 views

  • Teachers are facilitators, not lecturers
  • learn by doing, acting as a resource as their pupils discover and master new concepts.
  • enhance their lessons. For schools districts that have chosen to take a
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  • actively engaged in what they are learning. There’s no need for them to sit quietly in their desks while teachers bestow knowledge upon them. Instead, students participate in more active learning as they work in groups or on the computer, and complete projects and other interesting activities that will help them discover new skills. When students are encouraged to take an active interest in their education, they are more likely to retain the knowledge they’ve gained.
  • actively engaged in what they are learning. There’s no need for them to sit quietly in their desks while teachers bestow knowledge upon them. Instead, students participate in more active learning as they work in groups or on the computer, and complete projects and other interesting activities that will help them discover new skills. When students are encouraged to take an active interest in their education, they are more likely to retain the knowledge they’ve gained.
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      Just a beginning overview of a company trying to sell their product. While the premise is accurate the ideas are just a jumping off point. Which one idea do you find most important
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