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Anti-Intellectualism as Part of Modern Education - 0 views

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    "According to a civic education poll conducted by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs in 2009, only one in four students in Oklahoma public high schools could name the first President of the USA. The data collected from 1000 students, who answered 10 questions by telephone, shows that only 3% would have passed the U.S. citizenship test."
Teresa Ilgunas

SJEDS TechCamp 2009 - 0 views

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    Public page from Mrs. Tolisano - Netvibes
Teresa Ilgunas

USGS Education - 0 views

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    "The USGS provides scientific information intended to help educate the public about natural resources, natural hazards, geospatial data, and issues that affect our quality of life."
Teresa Ilgunas

Photos For Class - The quick and safe way to find and cite images for class! - 1 views

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    I love Pixabay.com because all images are public domain. Photos for Class is great because the attribution is included on the image you download-all photos are CC-Attribution and Share Alike.
frank furt

Personalised education in the UK - history and politics of personalisation in public ed... - 0 views

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    History and politics of personalised education in the UK from Thatcher to Miliband
Ian Gabrielson

Educational Leadership:Technology-Rich Learning:Technology-Rich Schools Up Close - 1 views

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    "  For these districts, we found, using technology is not the goal. It never was. These schools achieved their results by focusing on learning-centered goals like making learning relevant, providing new opportunities to close achievement gaps, and improving graduation rates and college readiness. In other words, their goal was to educate students for work and life in the 21st century, not just to add technology."
Teresa Ilgunas

Facebook loosens privacy policy on teens' posts - latimes.com - 0 views

  • The giant social network on Wednesday lifted restrictions on kids ages 13 to 17 that kept them from sharing information with people they do not know. Until now, teens' posts on Facebook could be viewed only by friends and the friends of their friends.
  • Critics say loosening privacy restrictions on Facebook puts teens at risk.
  • As part of the changes, teens now can also let people "follow" them on Facebook and see posts that are made public, similar to Twitter.
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  • To parents and teens, Facebook is claiming they are giving them more options to protect their privacy. But in reality, they are making a teen's information more accessible, now that they have the option to post publicly," Chester said. "Today's announcement actually removes a safeguard that teens currently have."
  • Teens who choose to change their settings will be asked twice with a pop-up notification whether they are sure they want to share information broadly, Facebook said.
  • Research from the Pew Research Center has found that although teens are sharing more information about themselves on social media than they have in the past, they are taking steps to protect their privacy.
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