Study suggests 1/3 of teens admit cheating at least once on a test using a cell phone. What does this suggest about our assessments? Are they authentic evaluations of skills we want our students to learn?
describes how books that previously wouldn't have been available in bookstores now outsell the better known books that sell larger quantities (there a lot of these "niche" books that sell to smaller audiences)
Interesting topic to think about, as sites identify things we might be interested in and tailor information to our existing likes, will that prevent us from being exposed to ideas that don't back up what we already think? Will that further the existing polarization in our society?
Potentially useful application for Windows, Mac, and Linux to read QR Codes, includes detailed instructions on how to use the program (assuming your computer has a camera)
worth noting for volume of Twitter posts following 2011 tsunami in Japan, use of Twitter following phone outages, and sharing expected arrival time of waves in US before official government announcements
Will Richardson is Mr. Utopian Education to a lot of people. Even if you don't agree with everything he says, most folks agree that he offers thought-provoking topics.
On a blog, the main author is on a pedestal, and blogs tend to favor posts which
reflect the self-importance of the blogger or comments which tend toward
extremism
What makes social networking for professional development so powerfu
not geographically or physically bounded
takes place 24X7
llows for asynchronous contribution
contribution by those who would never previously have written an article for a
journal or made a formal presentation
Comments on the founding of Classroom 2.0 and how teachers who were not previously participating in online social networking were more comfortable using the Classroom 2.0 site than maintaining and otherwise participating in blogs
lessons for students to get started using Google Sketchup, follow-up activites, classroom posters, and a forum to contact other teachers. Also mentions lessons available through Discovery Education
Examples of states that have incorporated 21st century skills into state standards. See links to individual state profiles on the left of the screen. West Virgina and North Carolina cited as particularly good examples
Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C) shared ning web site. Includes handouts from presentations and follow-up discussion from the conference