How Teachers Make Cell Phones Work in the Classroom - 1 views
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Ian Guest on 01 Oct 12MindShift article
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The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens - 7 views
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"E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages" Scientific American article
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There's more to this than meets the eye! Had paper been the only medium though which I could read this article, I would never have had access to it.
Yes to 'Bring Your Own Device' - but maybe not yet - 3 views
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"George Cole, in part three of his series on 1:1 computing, looks at 'BYOD' "
Creating Device Neutral Assignments for BYOD Classes - 5 views
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"One expert argues that educators don't have to alter lessons for each device in a BYOD environment." Some good ideas here.
From MOOC to eBooks… - 0 views
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"Deconstructing The Ed Tech Alphabet Soup, Acronyms & Jargon." Infographic on 'Wired'
Leading professional learning / Pedagogy and assessment - 10 views
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From the NZ Govt., these resources, though aimed at school leaders, are useful toinform teacher professional development
How to make BYOD work for your schools - 3 views
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"Ed-tech directors share their strategies for meeting challenges such as access, security" from eSchool News
The Failure of One Laptop Per Child - 1 views
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Interesting article on the OLPC project and some of the challenges it has faced and continues to face.
Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies | EDUCAUSE - 4 views
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"Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies is a collection of chapters and case studies contributed by college and university presidents, provosts, faculty, and other stakeholders. Institutions are finding new ways of achieving higher education's mission without being crippled by constraints or overpowered by greater expectations."
Are computer labs obsolete? - 2 views
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Wide ranging and thorough discussion around this subject. Pros and Cons. References to BYOD, 1:1 etc
Speed Race 'Wikipedia Game' | The Wiki Game - 6 views
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A superb game based on wikipedia and article linking
10 BYOD Classroom Experiments - 4 views
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"10 BYOD Classroom Experiments (and What We've Learned From Them So Far)"
Game-Based Learning: What it is, Why it Works, and Where it's Going - 4 views
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Summary of game benefits for learning and why they should be used more. New Media Institute white paper. See awards for best examples.
Fixing the Digital Economy - 0 views
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An interesting investigation from New York Times into data and siren servers.
Naace: Delivering secure ICT in a devolved and user led environment - 1 views
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"The debate rages within schools (both strategically and technically) and the wider educational Twittersphere regarding whether, how and why BYO solutions could and should be considered and introduced into a school. The mere contemplation of this approach to ICT in schools tends to elicit some very generalised (and opposite) reactions such as open-mouthed fear from teachers, red-faced apoplexy from the Network Manager and jigs of glee from the Bursar, and all in fairly equal measure! "
eLearning Papers | The Open Education Journal - 2 views
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"eLearning Papers adds a new dimension to the exchange of information on open education, OER and ICT in education in Europe and stimulates research"
"The Powers of Coding - An interview with She++" - 1 views
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"While technology has an increasing impact on our daily lives from social relationships to politics, female computer scientists actively influencing these developments are still in short supply. Barely 13 percent of bachelor degrees in computer sciences were earned by women in the US last year. Stanford students Ayna Agarwal and Ellora Israni founded She++, an annual conference and initiative to inspire more women to pursue and explore computer sciences."
Flipboard for Educators - 4 views
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Some ideas on how Flipboard might be used in an educational context
Digital literacy for parents of the 21st century children - 4 views
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"This paper aims to provide a framework for the digital literacy of parents based on four sets of skills: (1) privacy, content and technology management; (2) communication and socio-emotional skills: (3) creative and problemsolving skills; (4) life-long learning to keep abreast of digital literacy skills."