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Ed Webb

Please Sir, how do you re-tweet? - Twitter to be taught in UK primary schools - 2 views

uk.techcrunch.com/...e-taught-in-uk-primary-schools

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shared by Ed Webb on 25 Mar 09 - Cached
  • The British government is proposing that Twitter is to be taught in primary (elementary) schools as part of a wider push to make online communication and social media a permanent part of the UK’s education system. And that’s not all. Kids will be taught blogging, podcasting and how to use Wikipedia alongside Maths, English and Science.
  • Traditional education in areas like phonics, the chronology of history and mental arithmetic remain but modern media and web-based skills and environmental education now feature.
  • The skills that let kids use Internet technologies effectively also work in the real world: being able to evaluate resources critically, communicating well, being careful with strangers and your personal information, conducting yourself in a manner appropriate to your environment. Those things are, and should be, taught in schools. It’s also a good idea to teach kids how to use computers, including web browsers etc, and how those real-world skills translate online.
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  • I think teaching kids HOW TO use Wikipedia is a step forward from ordering them NOT TO use it, as they presently do in many North American classrooms.
  • Open Source software is the future and therefore we need to concentrate on the wheels and not the vehicle!
  • Core skills is very important. Anyone and everyone can learn Photoshop & Word Processing at any stage of their life, but if core skills are missed from an early age, then evidence has shown that there has always been less chance that the missing knowledge could be learnt at a later stage in life.
  • Schools shouldn’t be about teaching content, but about learning to learn, getting the kind of critical skills that can be used in all kinds of contexts, and generating motivation for lifelong learning. Finnish schools are rated the best in the world according to the OECD/PISA ratings, and they have totally de-emphasised the role of content in the curriculum. Twitter could indeed help in the process as it helps children to learn to write in a precise, concise style - absolutely nothing wrong with that from a pedagogical point of view. Encouraging children to write is never a bad thing, no matter what the platform.
  • Front end stuff shouldn’t be taught. If anything it should be the back end gubbins that should be taught, databases and coding.
  • So what’s more important, to me at least, is not to know all kinds of useless facts, but to know the general info and to know how to think and how to search for information. In other words, I think children should get lessons in thinking and in information retrieval. Yes, they should still be taught about history, etc. Yes, it’s important they learn stuff that they could need ‘on the spot’ - like calculating skills. However, we can go a little bit easier on drilling the information in - by the time they’re 25, augmented reality will be a fact and not even a luxury.
  • Schools should focus more on teaching kids on how to think creatively so they can create innovative products like twitter rather then teaching on how to use it….
  • Schools should focus more on teaching kids on how to think creatively so they can create innovative products like twitter rather then teaching on how to use it….
  • Ed Webb on 25 Mar 09
     
    The British government is proposing that Twitter is to be taught in primary (elementary) schools as part of a wider push to make online communication and social media a permanent part of the UK's education system. And that's not all. Kids will be taught blogging, podcasting and how to use Wikipedia alongside Maths, English and Science.
Angela Wilson

100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teaching Students About Social Media | Teaching Degr... - 103 views

www.teachingdegree.org/...ng-students-about-social-media

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shared by Angela Wilson on 20 Feb 12 - Cached
  • Angela Wilson on 20 Feb 12
     
    social networking in education
A Gardner

in which i give a talk on the profession of teaching « Learning to Fold - 57 views

mythagon.wordpress.com/...-on-the-profession-of-teaching

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shared by A Gardner on 20 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • A Gardner on 20 Oct 12
     
    Worth reading
Ms. Rowley

"It's Not Going Away" | open thinking - 71 views

educationaltechnology.ca/...2268

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shared by Ms. Rowley on 14 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Ms. Rowley on 15 Jan 13
     
    Post from Open Thinking by Alex Couros By putting on blinders or say that technology and social media are "out there" do we do our students a disservice by not teaching them how to navigate or take hold of their own media persona 
Jon Tanner

What's the point of media specialists...? on School Library Journal - 49 views

www.schoollibraryjournal.com/...1860043986.html

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shared by Jon Tanner on 03 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Jon Tanner on 03 Dec 09
     
    "Joyce Valenza Ph.D On the librarian: What's the point . . ? The Twitter conversation April 30, 2009 @karlfisch: What's the point of having a media specialist if they aren't specialists in the media forms of the day? I was nearly finished copying and pasting, figuring out how best to post Tuesday's Twitter conversation, when I discovered that Karl Fisch (@karlfisch), who kinda started it all, already took care of that. (You likely know of Karl's very popular and provocative videos.) I am still not sure how best to frame this conversation on the place of the information/media specialist in today's school. What is clear is that a lot of smart people--people who are out there teaching, speaking, moving, and shaking--are disappointed in what they see when they see school librarians. Either we have a perception problem or we need to do some serious retooling. I'd say we have to deal with both. In a hurry. Being an information (or media) specialist today means being an expert in how information and media flow TODAY! It is about knowing how information and media are created and communicated. How to evalute, synthesize, and ethically use information and media in all their varied forms. It is about being able to communicate knowlege in new ways for new audiences using powerful new information and communication tools. Forgive me if it hurts. In my mind, if you are not an expert in new information and communication tools, you are NOT a media specialist for today. Tuesday's conversation happened in the open, on Twitter. We need to be aware that these conversations are happening where we cannot hear them--at conferences, at Board and cabinet meetings. We also need to make sure that our voices are heard and that we hear the voices of others in places like Twitter, where so many educational leaders and thinkers are chatting about us and many other things. I've selected the remarks that resonated loudest for me. (I've shuffled a bit, but you can visit Karl'
Christian King

Technology Explained - ABC Technology and Games (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - 3 views

www.abc.net.au/...techexplained

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shared by Christian King on 23 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Christian King on 23 Mar 12
     
    Short animated videos on the changes to social media and technology from Australia's ABC.
Peter Beens

PIPEDREAMS - Due Diligence and Social Media, Gaming and 21st Century Learning. Will edu... - 51 views

pipedreams-education.ca/...stitutions-be-held-accountable

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shared by Peter Beens on 05 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Make Social Media and Blended Learning Strategies as much a priority as traditional literacies.
  • insist that all teachers have a solid understanding of the tools, strategies, and pedagogies so that we can help kids navigate in these online social environments
  • how many educators are encouraged to teach with it, without fully understanding the tool itself, or grasping the research behind its use, or acknowledging the implications of its use (including safety)
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  • where does the responsibility lay on education organizations to guide kids in an environment (even facebook, youtube, twitter, gaming)where they are spending so much time?
  • Peter Beens on 05 Jun 12
     
    I gasped. "What about Ethics? Character? Kindness?", I wonder. I continue to wonder (now with my TEACHER LENS),  "I've never heard of a school based PD about Minecraft servers, or world bucket". Come to think of it, I've never heard of a mandatory in-service, PD session about any social gaming , or media tool or strategy. 
John Lustig

How One Teacher Uses Twitter in the Classroom - 25 views

www.readwriteweb.com/...s_twitter_in_the_classroom.php

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shared by John Lustig on 18 Nov 10 - Cached
  • John Lustig on 18 Nov 10
     
    -Watch the vide embedded in the article.
Phil Taylor

4 Tips for Integrating Social Media Into the Classroom - 45 views

mashable.com/...social-media-school

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shared by Phil Taylor on 12 May 10 - Cached
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  • Instead of dismissing social media as distracting or destructive, schools should embrace it as an essential part of the curriculum. Not only does this limit the potential for students to abuse the technology, but it opens a new set of valuable educational tools.
trisha_poole

31 (And Counting) Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom | Edudemic - 78 views

edudemic.com/...o-use-twitter-in-the-classroom

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shared by trisha_poole on 10 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • trisha_poole on 10 Jan 11
     
    Have you heard? There's a Google Doc out there right now that's quickly becoming a tremendous resource. 100 (and counting) people have joined @tombarrett and have been collaborating on it in order to build what is quite possibly one of the best presentati
  • Michelle Bednarczyk on 10 Jan 11
     
    This is a really interesting video
Dov Emerson

BBC News - Profile update: Your teacher has now joined Facebook - 38 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...technology-12193773

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shared by Dov Emerson on 16 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Dov Emerson on 26 Jan 11
     
    Radiowaves
trisha_poole

Social Learning Tools for the School Classroom - 119 views

c4lpt.co.uk/...classroom.html

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shared by trisha_poole on 09 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • trisha_poole on 09 Jan 11
     
    This is a new page  of the Directory showing SOCIAL tools particularly targeted at (or very useful) for the primary, junior, middle and secondary school classrooms. (The rest of the Directory also provides useful tools)
Steve Ransom

FERPA and Social Media | Faculty Focus - 21 views

www.facultyfocus.com/...ferpa-and-social-media

FERPA socialmedia guidelines rules privacy law

shared by Steve Ransom on 07 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 07 Feb 11
     
    "FERPA cannot be interpreted as building a total and complete wall between the school and the community. We would have really bad schools if that happened and very disengaged students.
trisha_poole

The 10 Best and Worst Ways Social Media Impacts Education - Edudemic - 102 views

edudemic.com/...social-media-education

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shared by trisha_poole on 26 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • trisha_poole on 26 Jul 11
     
    Social networking communities are here to stay. Facebook has over 500 million users, while Twitter has over 200 million. That's not even counting blogs or YouTube video blogs. There's no doubt that students are actively engaged in online communities, but what kind of effects are these sites having and how can parents counteract the bad and bolster the positive?
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