These two terms get thrown around a lot, often interchangeably, but they're not really the same. They're both important concepts, and they're both useful. However, they are useful in different contexts and that's why I think it's important to define each one.
The research confirms what we know to be true. The arts impact all learning.
Neuroscience has also provided an emerging branch of research related to studying the arts. For instance, "Learning Arts and the Brain: The Dana Consortium Report on Arts and Cognition" reinforced the positive impact arts learning has on a young person's ability to retain information.
Neither the arts nor the sciences have a monopoly on teaching creativity, collaboration, or problem-solving skills.
The design process proved to be as important as the finished product.
Schools must provide opportunities for students to learn across disciplines. No longer can we teach in silos.
VERY COOL tool to get a human-readable version of the Google Calenar in Word. Many teachers are starting to use Google Calendar embedded in their web pages but Google truncates the events after so many are added. This tool will expand the box for any day that has multiple events added.
The upshot of this neglect, the report goes on to say, is to leave students unsuited for a work environment in which knowing core subject content can be secondary to being able to use technology to demonstrate the so- called 21st century skills that employers now demand:
increasingly value people who can use their knowledge to communicate, collaborate, analyze, create, innovate, and solve problems."
it's also about turning information into knowledge through Web searching and vetting. It's about developing effective multimedia presentations. It's about seamlessly using digital tools to collaborate and problem-solve.
Create your own Google Safe Searching. Create a set of web sites for students to search without going to the wide open Internet. Great for young students or teaching about web site reliability.
I have. I had to enter compatibility mode in Internet Explorer. There is a button next to the address bar that you click on. It looks like a broken page. Here is a screen shot. That seemed to do it.
http://screencast.com/t/OtIYLvy40
Using QR Codes this school is able to link students with QR code readers on their smartphones to rich media associated with different curricula. This is another way these mobile devices are gaining favor as educational devices.