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Cleve Couch

Educational Leadership:Literacy 2.0:Teaching Media Literacy - 0 views

www.ascd.org/...Teaching-Media-Literacy.aspx

shared by Cleve Couch on 24 Jan 13 - Cached
    • Cleve Couch
      Cleve Couch on 24 Jan 13
       
      Only 76% of my current students have internet access at home via laptop or PC
  • U.S. students may learn something about evaluating sources in research paper assignments and learn to recognize propaganda in social studies, but that's often the extent of their media literacy instruction.
    • Cleve Couch
      Cleve Couch on 24 Jan 13
       
      We have more than 1400 students at my middle school; we share two carts of laptops with 30 laptops each among more than 400 sixth graders--very limited amount of access time.
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  • students
  • spurred
  • spurred by students' access to unlimited information on the Internet.
  • Can students learn to recognize bias, track down sources, and cross-check information?
  • One of the most basic strands of media literacy emphasizes the skills and knowledge students need to locate and critically assess online content.
  • digital media literacy skills are vastly underrepresented in the curriculum for all but the most advanced students (as, indeed, are offline critical-thinking and reading-comprehension skills).
  • Choosing appropriate search engines, following relevant links, and judging the validity of information are difficult challenges, not only for students of all ages, but also for most adults, including many teachers.
  • Although based on offline rather than online media literacy, the study found that explicit media literacy instruction increased both traditional literacy skills, such as reading comprehension and writing, and more specific media-related skills, including identification of techniques various media use to influence audiences.
  • From video games to social networks, incorporating what students are doing online into the school curriculum holds great, and perhaps the only, promise for keeping students engaged in learning
Kim T

Education and Early Childhood Development: Career Cruising - 0 views

www.gov.pe.ca/...index.php3

Secondary PrinceEdwardIsland Careers CNA

shared by Kim T on 02 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Kim T on 02 Mar 10
     
    Career Cruising is an internet-based career exploration and planning tool used by students in grades 7-12. Established in 1997, Career Cruising is currently used by over eight thousand institutions across North America, including schools, employment agencies, libraries, colleges and universities This tool supports career education courses and programs at the senior high level (grades 10-12) as well as the Life Learning Choices strand in the intermediate (grades 7-9) health curriculum. It assists students in the collection of data for their personal portfolio. Student logins are generated at Career Cruising, and students have the option to change their passwords to secure their own personal information. As students plan, develop, and document their pathway to a successful career, they are able to use Career Cruising to explore careers that are related to their skills and interests. For further information, please contact the Board Career Education Consultants. Western School Board at 438-4017 Eastern School District at 368-6963
Jennifer Dorman

New Study Shows Time Spent Online Important for Teen Development - MacArthur Foundation - 0 views

www.macfound.org/...b.4773437

literacy macarthur teens Internet online social_skills technology education learning social_networking

shared by Jennifer Dorman on 02 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Jennifer Dorman on 02 Jan 09
     
    Key points: -There is a generation gap in how youth and adults view the value of online activity. -Youth are navigating complex social and technical worlds by participating online. -Young people are motivated to learn from their peers online. (this is a key finding in the study and very relevant to educators) -Most youth are not taking full advantage of the learning opportunities of the Internet. (another finding that could impact the way teachers engage students in online learning) "The research demonstrates that, although many young people are developing a broad range of sophisticated new literacy and technical skills, they are also facing new challenges in how to manage their visibility and social relationships online."
Randy Rodgers

Nik's Learning Technology Blog: 20 WebCam Activities for EFL ESL Students - 11 views

nikpeachey.blogspot.com/...am-activities-for-efl-esl.html

webcam collaboration Internet ESL EFL communication Videoconferencing

shared by Randy Rodgers on 19 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Randy Rodgers on 19 Oct 09
     
    Collection of 20 webcam activities described as being for EFL/ESL students, but also very applicable to other students.
Randy Rodgers

Obama calling for more schooling --either more hours or more days. - Lynn Sweet - 0 views

blogs.suntimes.com/..._calling_for_more_schooli.html

obama schooling education reform

shared by Randy Rodgers on 11 Mar 09 - Cached
  • economic progress and educational achievement have always gone hand in hand in America.
  • The source of America's prosperity, then, has never been merely how ably we accumulate wealth, but how well we educate our people. This has never been more true than it is today. In a 21st century world where jobs can be shipped wherever there's an internet connection; where a child born in Dallas is competing with children in Delhi; where your best job qualification is not what you do, but what you know - education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity and success, it is a prerequisite.
  • of the thirty fastest growing occupations in America, half require a Bachelor's degree or more. By 2016, four out of every ten new jobs will require at least some advanced education or training.
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  • I am calling on a new generation of Americans to step forward and serve our country in our classrooms. If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make the most of your talents and dedication; if you want to make your mark with a legacy that will endure - join the teaching profession. America needs you.
  • Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will use only one test when deciding what ideas to support with your precious tax dollars. It's not whether an idea is liberal or conservative, but whether it works.
  • the first pillar in reforming our schools - investing in early childhood initiatives.
  • Early Learning Challenge Gran
  • better standards and assessments
  • They are spending less time teaching things that don't matter, and more time teaching things that do
  • challenge our states to adopt world-class standards that will bring our curriculums into the 21st century.
  • develop standards and assessments that don't simply measure whether students can fill in a bubble on a test, but whether they possess 21st century skills like problem-solving and critical thinking, entrepreneurship and creativity.
  • money is tied to results
    • Randy Rodgers
      Randy Rodgers on 11 Mar 09
       
      Research doesn't support the idea that money=successful schools, unfortunately.
  • using data to track how much progress a student is making and where that student is struggling
    • Randy Rodgers
      Randy Rodgers on 11 Mar 09
       
      Individualization--good plan
  • third pillar of reform -- recruiting, preparing, and rewarding outstanding teachers.
  • politics and ideology have too often trumped our progress.
  • extra pay to Americans who teach math and science
  • if a teacher is given a chance but still does not improve, there is no excuse for that person to continue teaching
  • fourth part of America's education strategy - promoting innovation and excellence in America's schools.
  • I call on states to reform their charter rules, and lift caps on the number of allowable charter schools,
  • We can no longer afford an academic calendar designed when America was a nation of farmers who needed their children at home plowing the land at the end of each day.
  • expand effective after-school programs
  • rethink the school day to incorporate more time - whether during the summer or through expanded-day programs
  • let us all make turning around our schools our collective responsibility as Americans. That will require new investments in innovative ideas. That is why my budget invests in developing new strategies to make sure at-risk students don't give up on their education; new efforts to give dropouts who want to return to school the help they need to graduate; and new ways to put those young men and women who have left school back on a pathway to graduation.
  • The fifth part of America's education strategy is providing every American with a quality higher education - whether it's college or technical training.
  • simplify federal college assistance forms
  • the goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by the year 2020.
  • Adults of all ages need opportunities to earn new degrees and skills
  • bottom line is that no government policies will make any difference unless we also hold ourselves more accountable as parents.
  • Randy Rodgers on 11 Mar 09
     
    President Obama's first address on educational reform.
Jennifer Dorman

eSchoolNews - This fair-use guide offers copyright shelter - 0 views

www.eschoolnews.com/...index.cfm

copyright fair_use Internet intellectual_property education classroom media content learning

shared by Jennifer Dorman on 08 Dec 08 - Cached
  • Jennifer Dorman on 08 Dec 08
     
    Created though a partnership among the Media Education Lab at Temple University, the Center for Social Media at American University (AU), and AU's Washington College of Law, with funding from the MacArthur Foundation, the code identifies five principles of consensus about acceptable practices for the fair use of copyrighted materials, wherever and however it occurs: in K-12 schools, higher-education institutions, nonprofit groups that offer media-education programs for children and youth, and adult-education programs. 1. Employing copyrighted material in media-literacy lessons 2. Employing copyrighted material in preparing curriculum materials 3. Sharing media-literacy curriculum materials 4. Student use of copyrighted materials in their own academic and creative work 5. Developing audiences for student work
Lauri Brady

About Windows to the Universe - 0 views

www.windows.ucar.edu/...about_windows.html

science space

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  • Lauri Brady on 23 Dec 08
     
    Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system covering the Earth and Space sciences for use by the general public. Windows to the Universe has been in development since 1995. Our goal is to build an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience. Our site is appropriate for use in libraries, museums, schools, homes, and the workplace. Students and teachers may find the site especially helpful in their studying (and teaching!) Earth and Space sciences. Because we have users of all ages, the site is written in three reading levels approximating elementary, middle school and high school reading levels. These levels may be chosen by using the upper button bar of each page of the main site.
Steve Buser

Ten Steps to Better Web Research - 29 views

www.sweetsearch.com/TenSteps

research web internet learning

shared by Steve Buser on 03 Jan 11 - Cached
  • Steve Buser on 03 Jan 11
     
    Great source for teaching students about research and the web.
Heather Sullivan

Top News - High-tech cheating? Students see it differently - 1 views

www.eschoolnews.com/...index.cfm

edtech cellphone cheating

shared by Heather Sullivan on 20 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Rather than blame technology for enabling cheating in schools, maybe it's time to rethink learning and assessment in the digital era
  • A recent report commissioned by Common Sense Media about the use of cell phones and the internet for cheating (see story) is representative of how students and adults can look at the same behavior or activity and have very different perceptions of technology's impact.
Jennifer Dorman

App Store - ClickerSchool Virtual Clicker - 17 views

itunes.apple.com/...id444020820

Clicker app education student_response_system free SRS learning teaching students interactive formative_data data technology

shared by Jennifer Dorman on 29 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Jennifer Dorman on 29 Sep 11
     
    ClickerSchool Virtual Clicker is an interactive response system used by instructors in classrooms or meetings for polling audiences with mobile devices. Enjoy a modern world experience by connecting using iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches. This is your low-cost solution with no need to purchase and install software, response devices, and receivers - only an Internet connection!
  • Ben Darr on 03 Oct 11
     
    Free one month trial.
Jennifer Dorman

Children, Digital Media & Our Nation's Future: Three Challenges for the Coming Decade - 0 views

www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/...Cooney_Challenge_advance.pdf

21stcentury education internet learning literacy students web2.0

shared by Jennifer Dorman on 27 Jul 08 - No Cached
  • Jennifer Dorman on 27 Jul 08
     
    Publication by Rima Shore, Ph.D.
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