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in title, tags, annotations or urlUsing Social Bookmarking in Schools and with your Students- Part Two | Silvia Tolisano- Langwitches Blog - 17 views
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Remember that it is NOT about the tools we use with our students, but the skills we are exposing them to and want them to get proficient in.
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need to evaluate and interpret information tag bookmarks (their own and/or the ones collected by their teacher) summarize bookmarks (their own and/or the ones shared by teacher) take advantage of “experts in the field” (by subscribing to their RSS for specific tags) learn to search for relevant information beyond “googling” collaborate with other members of a study group (local or global)
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Digital Portfolios and Blogs: Use Authentic Technology, Not Technology Made for School - Cooper on Curriculum - 78 views
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Hi All in EDUC 8844,I have used many multi-media tools over the past years both in my Masters class, at school with elementary and middle school students. I have also used different tools in this c...
A dozen ways to teach ethical and safe technology use - Home - Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog - 142 views
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Responsible teachers recognize that schools must give students the understandings and skills they need to stay safe not just in school, but outside of school where most Internet use by young people occurs. Over-filtered school networks set up a false sense of security; the real world of the Internet is quite different from the Internet at school.
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A district’s current acceptable use policy should include language about posting private information about both oneself and others
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A district’s current acceptable use policy should include language about posting private information about both oneself and others
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2. Stress the consideration and application of principles rather than relying on a detailed set of rules. Although sometimes more difficult to enforce in a consistent manner, a set of a few guidelines* rather than lengthy set of specific rules is more beneficial to students in the long run. By applying guidelines rather than following rules, students engage in higher level thinking processes and learn behaviors that will continue into their next classroom, their homes, and their adult lives.
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Teaching ethical and safe use of ICTs.
5 Reasons Why Origami Improves Students' Skills | Edutopia - 59 views
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origami
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This art form engages students and sneakily enhances their skills -- including improved spatial perception and logical and sequential thinking.
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Here are some ways that origami can be used in your classroom to improve a range of skills:
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Banned Unless Required - 59 views
I think the most salient point is to create learning experiences that captivate students and are compelling so that they use the devices as a way to learn what they want to learn. It's about the i...
What Will It Take for iPads to Upend Teaching and Learning? | MindShift - 61 views
Steve Hargadon: Escaping the Education Matrix | MindShift - 49 views
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“We tell a story about the power of learning that is very different from what we practice in traditional models of school
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If we really want children to grow up to become self-reliant and reach their full potential, “we would be doing something very different in schools. We live in a state of cognitive dissonance.”
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“What are most kids getting out of 12 years of school?” he asks. “The honest answer is they’re learning how to follow
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Minecraft-1001 Uses for Minecraft in Schools » Virtually School - 62 views
Straight from the DOE: Dispelling Myths About Blocked Sites | MindShift - 31 views
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hese are technology tools that are put in place to filter sites that are inappropriate. These filters are getting better and better.
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What we have had is what I consider brute force technologies that shut down wide swaths of the Internet, like all of YouTube, for example. Or they may shut down anything that has anything to do with social media, or anything that is a game.
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Free Technology for Teachers: A Complete Guide to Using Blogger In School - 81 Page Free PDF - 10 views
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A Complete Guide to Using Blogger In School covers everything from blogging terminology to blogging activities to the nuts and bolts of using Blogger. You'll learn where to find media to use in blog posts, how to use media in blog posts, and get ideas for media-based blog posts. You'll also learn how to set-up your blog for multiple authors and how to manage comments.
Building the Culture of an Empowered Mindset Towards Technology Innovation | The Principal of Change - 23 views
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In this work, I have realized how truly important the role of principal is in building, not only in creating a positive culture, but an innovative one.
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Often times, as the principal goes, so does the culture of the school.
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It is unlikely for an entire school to be “pushing the edge” if the principal or administrative team is not helping to pave the way for their community as they learn alongside of them.
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The Best 1:1 Device is a Good Teacher | Edutopia - 56 views
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"Over the course of two years, I, along with the Burlington Public Schools tech team, had the opportunity to meet and connect with over one hundred schools. These discussions would usually involve what device works best in the classroom and how the iPad is affecting teaching and learning outcomes. Frequently this conversation focuses on the most effective hardware for teaching and learning. While this is an important decision to make, it should not be the focus. In fact, the best devices a school can employ are great teachers."
SpeEdChange: The Church Task Believers - 6 views
10 Things School Leaders Do to Kill a Teacher's Enthusiasm for Technology - 115 views
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9. Fail to provide training and additional resources needed for tech implementation. Training with an expert user is always a plus, even when using someone on staff as that expert. Even more important is providing time for the teacher to explore, experiment, and "play" with the technology. As far as resources, school leaders need to make sure teachers have all they need to implement new technologies: everything from powerbars to tables. Nothing can be more frustrating than having your greatest tech plans foiled by a lack of power outlets.
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5. Fail to provide adequate hardware and/or software. I've seen so many examples of this over the years. Teachers are encouraged to get students writing and engaging in online blogging, but they don't have access to computers. Another example is even more ludicrous; students being asked to create 21st century projects yet they aren't given anything but 20th century tools such a colored pencils and construction paper. It is the school leader's responsibility to ensure teachers have adequate hardware and software for implementing technology.
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Occupy Your Brain - 111 views
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One of the most profound changes that occurs when modern schooling is introduced into traditional societies around the world is a radical shift in the locus of power and control over learning from children, families, and communities to ever more centralized systems of authority.
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Once learning is institutionalized under a central authority, both freedom for the individual and respect for the local are radically curtailed. The child in a classroom generally finds herself in a situation where she may not move, speak, laugh, sing, eat, drink, read, think her own thoughts, or even use the toilet without explicit permission from an authority figure.
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In what should be considered a chilling development, there are murmurings of the idea of creating global standards for education – in other words, the creation of a single centralized authority dictating what every child on the planet must learn.
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Carol Black, creator of the documentary, "Schooling the World" discusses the conflicting ideas of centralized control of education and standardization against the so-called freedom to think independently--"what the Supreme Court has termed 'the sphere of intellect and spirit" (Black, 2012). Root questions: "who's educating us? to what end?" (Black, 2012).
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This is a must read. Carol Black echoes here many of the ideas of Paulo Freire, John Taylor Gatto and the like.