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Lee-Anne Patterson

Cell Phones as Audio Recorders | ISTE's NECC09 Blog - 1 views

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blog Wes Fryer cellphones teaching 21st Century Classroom

shared by Lee-Anne Patterson on 08 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Lee-Anne Patterson on 08 Feb 09
     
    Cell Phones in education - blog post by Wes Fryer at www.isteconnects.org
  • Lee-Anne Patterson on 08 Feb 09
     
    Presentations about the uses of cell phones to support learning both inside and outside the traditional classroom have been popular as well as contentious at educational technology conferences in the past year. I first become aware of the wide variety of constructive ways cell phones can be used to support learning through Liz Kolb's presentation for the 2007 K-12 Online Conference, "Cell Phones as Classroom Learning Tools." Liz is the author of the blog "From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning," and published the book "Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education" with ISTE in 2008. This past week, at the eTechOhio conference in Columbus, I heard Ohio technology director Ryan Collins' outstanding presentation "Cellphones in the classroom? Yes way!" In his session Ryan identified seven different ways cell phones can and are being used to support learning:
Will Richardson

2009 Horizon Report » Key Trends - 0 views

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shared by Will Richardson on 26 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Increasingly, those who use technology in ways that expand their global connections are more likely to advance, while those who do not will find themselves on the sidelines.
    • Adrienne Michetti
      Adrienne Michetti on 26 Jan 09
       
      Does this spell things out for teachers who are not willing to embrace these technologies?
    • Will Richardson
      Will Richardson on 26 Jan 09
       
      I would love to see some research to support this. It's a nice soundbite, but what it is based on?
  • The notions of collective intelligence and mass amateurization are redefining scholarship as we grapple with issues of top-down control and grassroots scholarship.
    • Adrienne Michetti
      Adrienne Michetti on 26 Jan 09
       
      The community is changing the learning process.
  • opportunity for increased social interaction and civic engagement among this group. The success of game-based learning strategies owes to active participation and interaction being at the center of the experience, and signals that current educational methods are not engaging students enough.
    • Adrienne Michetti
      Adrienne Michetti on 26 Jan 09
       
      But the question is, how can these gaming communities offer more opportunities for LEARNING? I think currently, many of them exist for entertainment. A shift needs to happen.
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  • visual literacy will become an increasingly important skill
  • Visual literacy must be formally taught,
    • Adrienne Michetti
      Adrienne Michetti on 26 Jan 09
       
      visual literacy IS formally taught in English language arts classrooms (it is one of the strands) AND in Art classes. Aren't all students taking these courses???
  • Increasingly, those who use technology in ways that expand their global connections are more likely to advance, while those who do not will find themselves on the sidelines.
  • Sandy Kennedy on 26 Jan 09
     
    Shared by Wes Fryer addresses gaming, colaboration, crowd wisdom, social interaction, etc
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