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Carley Figgins

THE Journal - 1 views

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  • Challenge 1: professional development. Key among all challenges is the lack of adequate, ongoing professional development for teachers who are required to integrate new technologies into their classrooms yet who are unprepared or unable to understand new technologies.
    • Cindi Bausum
      Cindi Bausum on 04 Oct 13
       
      Educators need to be trained or the students will not get the full benefits of technologies available in the classroom.
  • Challenge 2: resistance to change.
  • Challenge 4: delivering informal learning. Related to challenge 3, rigid lecture-and-test models of learning are failing to challenge students to experiment and engage in informal learning. But, according to the report, opportunities for such informal learning can be found in non-traditional classroom models, such as flipped classrooms, which allow for a blending of formal and informal learning.
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  • Challenge 3: MOOCs and other new models for schooling.
  • Challenge 5: failures of personalized learning. According to the report, there's a gap between the vision of delivering personalized, differentiated instruction and the technologies available to make this possible. So while K-12 teachers seem to see the need for personalized learning, they aren't being given the tools they need to accomplish it, or adequate tools simply don't exist.
  • Challenge 6: failure to use technology to deliver effective formative assessments.
  • However, there is still an assessment gap in how changes in curricula and new skill demands are implemented in education; schools do not always make necessary adjustments in assessment practices as a consequence of these changes.
    • Ashley Perry
      Ashley Perry on 03 Oct 13
       
      Challenge #1 is definitely important for teachers who have been working in the education field for some time. I think it would be very hard to incorporate technology into learning if you haven't used any technology in the classroom for 15 years!
  • Challenge 1: professional development. K
  • Resistance to technology comes in many forms, but one of the key resistance challenges identified in the report is "comfort with the status quo.
    • Ashley Perry
      Ashley Perry on 03 Oct 13
       
      "Comfort with the atatus quo" imterested me a lot. As a teacher I plan on jumping on new and exciting ways to teach my students instead of settling with the norm.
  • significant challenges are preventing widespread effective implementation
  • challenges are systemic and some related to the technologies themselves,
  • Among those issues are challenges that represent significant constraints on the adoption of technology in education.
    • Cindi Bausum
      Cindi Bausum on 04 Oct 13
       
      Technology in education to the degree it is being used is a fairly new concept and will come with some hesitation.
  • Teresa Keith on 05 Aug 13
     
    This article discusses the challenges of professional development, resistance to change, MOOCs and other new models for schooling, delivering informal learning, failures of personalized learning, and failure to use technology to deliver effective formative assessments. It also talks about emerging trends, opportunities, and technologies.
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  • Sarah Clark on 03 Oct 13
     
    I liked this article because it clearly defines the challenges of technology use while teaching. It's concise and simple to understand.
  • cassandra clum on 03 Oct 13
     
    This article examines a few of the same challenges I face personally with the use of technology in MY future classroom. As a fairly tech functional person, I fail to see the relevance of "high tech" in a math class. I am minimally accepting a few items, however, I personally this semester am struggling with a college math course because my own learning style cannot compute the excessive use of technology for a lower level math course. I love math and enjoy the challenges, but I fail to see how selecting one problem for a set and uploading a picture to BB for other students to correct is in any way useful.
  • Carley Figgins on 22 Oct 13
     
    From this article, I learned of the many challenges faced within educational technology. It lays out the challenges and makes it easier for an understanding of the challenges faced. Each challenge makes it easier for these challenges to become over turned.
  • Megan Fout on 21 Nov 13
     
    This article definitely asks some good questions but I'm not sure that they answered all of the completely. There is a lot that needs to go into an online classroom like the teachers need to have a completely different type of training if they are going to teach online and not in the classroom. how do you keep a child engaged when they are not right there with you? Also the student needs to have the ambition to do the work. I know for myself that having online classes is not an option because I become distracted and for a teen or younger the number of distraction in the world is countless.
Ashleigh Clark

Report: Mobile Technology Boosts Learning, Engages Students, Teachers - 0 views

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  • mobile devices with Internet connectivity are useful tools to improve learning and engage students and teachers.
  • Smart phones and tablets enable innovation and help students, teachers, and parents gain access to digital content and personalized assessment vital for a post-industrial world
  • Use of mobile phones, tablets, and other connected devices is growing, and mobile technology is becoming an important part of a student’s life. Wireless technology can dramatically improve learning and bring digital content to students who are already familiar and comfortable with the devices.
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  • Mobile devices, used in conjunction with near universal 4G/3G wireless connectivity, are essential tools to improve learning for students.
  • “always on, always connected mobile devices in the hands of students has the potential to dramatically improve educational outcomes.”
  • American education faces a number of different challenges including the need for better infrastructure, personalized content, embedded assessment, and professional development of teachers
    • Ashleigh Clark
      Ashleigh Clark on 03 Oct 13
       
      If school districts enforced more use of technology we would be ok and heading on the right track.  There is just a lack of support of the use of technology in schools today.
  • Wireless technology enables, empowers, and engages learning in ways that transform the learning environment for students inside and outside of school. It provides new content and facilitates information access wherever a student is located
  • As a country, we need to educate the next generation of scientists, inventors, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Educating a workforce that is effective in a global context and adaptive as new jobs and roles evolve will help to support our economic growth. Mobile learning makes it possible to extend education beyond the physical confines of the classroom and beyond the fixed time periods of the school day. It allows students to access content from home, communicate with teachers, and work with other people online. The value of mobile devices is that they allow students to connect, communicate, collaborate and create using rich digital resources, according to paper.
    • Ashleigh Clark
      Ashleigh Clark on 03 Oct 13
       
      As a country, we need to support the use of technology in the schools.  If we do students are interacting with technology everyday and learning from it.  Also, learning how to use.  When they are ready to go out into the real world, then they have a glimpse on how to use technology.  Parents should also encourage students to use technology at home.
Ashleigh Clark

What is the future of technology in education? | Teacher Network | Guardian Professional - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...ducation-cloud-social-learning

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  • School classrooms are going to change
  • The cloud can also encourage independent learning.
  • Rather than being 'taught' students can learn independently and in their own way
    • Sadie Butts
      Sadie Butts on 26 Sep 13
       
      I still believe that the influence of an educator is vital in every student's life, and success in learning.
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  • This of course means the role of the teacher will change.
  • They could be in the same room or in different countries
    • Sadie Butts
      Sadie Butts on 26 Sep 13
       
      Important knowledge that is gained in the classroom is learning to communicate in person. Students will learn by the teacher's example, along with their interactions with peers within the classrooms.
  • By its very nature, technology changes at a fast pace and making it accessible to pupils, teachers and other stakeholders is an ongoing challenge.
    • Ashleigh Clark
      Ashleigh Clark on 03 Oct 13
       
      Not every person has access to technology now days because it costs money.
  • Schools of the future could have a traditional cohort of students, as well as online only students who live across the country or even the world. Things are already starting to move this way with the emergence of massive open online courses (MOOCs).
    • Ashleigh Clark
      Ashleigh Clark on 03 Oct 13
       
      I feel that in the future there will be more online schools and that in the actual classroom students and teachers will be more interactive with each other.
  • the future of technology in education is the cloud.
  • r than being 'taught' students can learn independently and i
  • Teachers can use the cloud to set, collect and grade work online. Students will have instant access to grades, comments and work via a computer, smartphone or tablet.
    • Ashleigh Clark
      Ashleigh Clark on 03 Oct 13
       
      This just shows all the ways the cloud can be used for teachers and even students.
  • We don't know what will be the current technology in another four. Perhaps it will be wearable devices such as Google Glass, although I suspect that tablets will still be used in education.
    • Ashleigh Clark
      Ashleigh Clark on 03 Oct 13
       
      This just shows everyone how technology is growing so fast and how it effects (or will) education and other jobs as well.
  • Carley Morrison on 26 Sep 13
     
    I like this article because they argue what the future technology in education will be for the future.
Riley Montgomery

As Online Ed Booms, Iowa Regents Wary of New Building Projects - 0 views

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  • Iowa’s public universities are requesting more than $200 million for building projects on their campuses, but the Iowa Board of Regents is asking why new buildings are needed as online learning is booming at the state’s three public universities.
    • Riley Montgomery
      Riley Montgomery on 27 Sep 13
       
      This shows how big educational technology is becoming. The fact that schools aren't willing to build due to online classes is an amazing step forward for online education.
  • The university plans to get $70 million in state funding over the next five years for the project with the rest covered by private donations.
    • Riley Montgomery
      Riley Montgomery on 27 Sep 13
       
      The amount of money the state and government could save by utilizing online learning is quite large and could even help the debt crisis.
  • Riley Montgomery on 27 Sep 13
     
    This article talks about how Iowa public universities are seeking money for building but meeting resistance since online education is being used more than ever.
  • Carley Figgins on 22 Oct 13
     
    I like how this article examines the overall cost and benefits that online education has. As a student who has taken online classes, and enjoys them, this article was awesome for me to read!
  • holly luce on 12 Dec 13
     
    I like that is article talks about costs in it. I feel like everyone thinks technology is so great to have within the classroom but people tend to forget the cost of all that technology is not cheap.
Ashleigh Clark

A Map of Education Technology Through 2040 [#Infographic] | EdTech Magazine - 0 views

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  • It is likely, however, that cloud-based technology will be the foundation for educational technology and that remote, online learning will continue to grow at a faster pace.
    • Ashleigh Clark
      Ashleigh Clark on 27 Sep 13
       
      I feel like this will likely be the case in the future.  With technology growing so fast and all, I feel that online learning will grow more and technology based in the classroom will grow more as well.
  • Will the developing world catch up with the developed world? Will residential colleges be as popular as they are today? And what about degrees…will they still mean something to employers?
    • Ashleigh Clark
      Ashleigh Clark on 27 Sep 13
       
      These questions are very important to ask our selves.  Especially as teachers.
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  • This visualization attempts to organize a series of emerging technologies that are likely to influence education in the upcoming decades. Despite its inherently speculative nature, the driving trends behind the technologies can already be observed, meaning it's a matter of time before these scenarios start panning out in learning environments around the world.
  • Matt Britland
  • The future is about access, anywhere learning and collaboration, both locally and globally. Teaching and learning is going to be social. Schools of the future could have a traditional cohort of students, as well as online only students who live across the country or even the world. Things are already starting to move this way with the emergence of massive open online courses (MOOCs). For me, the future of technology in education is the cloud. Technology can often be a barrier to teaching and learning. I think the cloud will go a long way to removing this barrier. Why? By removing the number of things that can go wrong.
  • Ashleigh Clark on 27 Sep 13
     
    The reason why I chose this article is because of the picture. It shows what they think technology will be like in eduction by 2040.
Kellie Demmler

Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology - 0 views

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  • Kellie Demmler on 30 May 13
     
    This is the 2010 National Education Technology Plan summary.  While very broad, it does "Encourage states, districts, P-12 programs, and postsecondary education institutions to experiment with such resources as online learning, online tutoring and mentoring, games,  cognitive tutors, immersive environments, and participatory communities and social networks both within and across education institutions to give students guidance and  information about their own learning progress and strategies for seamless completion of a comprehensive P-16 education."
Ashley Perry

6 Technology Challenges Facing Education -- THE Journal - 0 views

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  • In the case of 3D printers, physical models of fossils or proteins or molecules or other objects can be whipped up on the fly, allowing students to interact with them. In the case of virtual and remote labs, schools that lack resources to buy costly equipment will be able to fill in the gaps with less costly alternatives, allowing students to engage in experimentation, even if that experimentation isn't direct.
    • Lindsay Pasco
      Lindsay Pasco on 26 Sep 13
       
      I think that it is great that they have already thought about technology for the future. I also think it is great that they have been able to come up with some sort of solution to the schools who can't provide such high tech technology in their schools.
  • Also in the near term is mobile learning.
    • Lindsay Pasco
      Lindsay Pasco on 26 Sep 13
       
      I strongly believe that mobile learning is not an affective way to teach any grade level.
  • In the near term, cloud computing was identified as the top trend.
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  • In the longer term, four to five years, the two technologies identified in the report were 3D printing and virtual and remote laboratories.
  • I the mid-term, NMC identified learning analytics — the use of data and analytics to customize education for individual students — and open content (also known as open educational resources) as significant technologies that will impact education. The report characterized OER as essentially the opposite of cumbersome, expensive, and quickly outdated textbooks.
  • To recap, the report's authors identified five key trends impacting education over the next five years. Those included: An increasing shift toward blended learning, online-learning, and technology-driven collaborative learning; The growth in the potential of social networks to allow teachers to engage students online; Openness of educational resources and technology is "becoming a value"; BYOD is becoming more common as the cost of technology drops for students; and The role of the educator is being challenged as resources become more accessible on the Internet.
  • Emerging Technologies
    • Ashley Perry
      Ashley Perry on 03 Oct 13
       
      Emerging technologies are extremely important to embrace in the classroom
Sadie Moser

Assistive Technology for Young Children in Special Education: It Makes a Difference | E... - 0 views

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special education assistive technology

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  • Much of the technology we see daily was developed initially to assist persons with disabilities
    • Sadie Moser
      Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13
       
      This defeats the assumption that students with special needs are incapable of using technology in and out of the classroom. Many, even younger students, can operate and understand a computer better than a worksheet or book.
  • Much of the technology we see daily was developed initially to assist persons with disabilities.
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  • Much of the technology we see daily was developed initially to assist persons with disabilities
  • Technology can be a great equalizer for individuals with disabilities that might prevent full participation in school, work, and the community.
  • Not inconsequentially, the children often feel better about themselves as active learners.
    • Sadie Moser
      Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13
       
      Many people see computers as distractions and negative alternatives to teachers, but do not realize how beneficial they are to students with disabilities or alternative learning styles.
    • Sadie Moser
      Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13
       
      Children can temporarily escape their disabilities and the stereotypes and assumptions associated with them through online interactions.
  • Educators are using computers as tools to deliver and facilitate learning beyond drill and practice, to provide environments that accommodate learning, and to ensure enhanced and equitable learning environments to all students.
  • In these environments, students around the world can interact in real time via onscreen messaging or video and audio transmissions. In most of these learning situations, a disability makes no difference at all.
    • Sadie Moser
      Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13
       
      Assistive technology helps students with disabilities break barriers that they may not have been able to reach before.
  • The benefit of AT is also easy to comprehend when a child who cannot hear can understand his teacher's directions because real-time captioning converts the teacher's speech to text projected onto his laptop computer.
    • Sadie Moser
      Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13
       
      In my opinion, this practice would negatively affect the majority of students in the learning environment, disabled or not. Some students need special that cannot be provided in a regular education classroom or environment.
  • These individuals suggest that all children, regardless of ability, should be educated with their neighborhood peers in their local school.
  • Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13
     
    This article describes various ways that students with disabilities can benefit from technology in the classroom. It not only explains opinions about assistive technology for special needs students, but also incorporates the legal aspect of including assistive devices in the classroom for children with disabilities.
Charleigh Clark

3 Tips on Integrating Technology in the Classroom - High School Notes (usnews.com) - 0 views

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technology education integrating learning classroom edtech Digital

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  • digital learning starts with teachers, whose performance is enhanced by technology—not the other way around
  • develop your goals and what learning outcomes you're trying to reach
    • Breanne Crawford
      Breanne Crawford on 03 Oct 13
       
      I feel like so many schools are so anxious to have new tablets and advanced technology for their students, but do they have an educational goal that they are trying to reach by utilizing this technology or is it simply to keep up with a newer generation?
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    • Breanne Crawford
      Breanne Crawford on 03 Oct 13
       
      I know so many teachers and even professors at the university that have very little experience or understanding of technology. It is frustrating that technology is available and very helpful but still some educators have no idea how to utilize it and therefore the students do not benefit from the positive learning they could be experiencing.
  • As technology evolves, so must the teachers
  • eacher is able to engage with each student and immediately determine what their needs are
  • The first annual Digital Learning Day falls on February 1 and will celebrate innovative K-12 instructors who successfully bring technology into the classroom by assigning online course content, using adaptive software for students with special needs, and utilizing online student assessments and other digital tools
  • Breanne Crawford on 03 Oct 13
     
    This article again stressed a lot of benefits that technology has to offer for education. However, my favorite part about this article is that it talks about how integration of technology begins with the teacher. 
  • Charleigh Clark on 08 Oct 13
     
    This is important because it gives tips on how to effectively use tech in the classroom
Aleah Miller

PBS Teachers | PBS Teachers . Early Childhood . The Internet and the Early Childhood Cl... - 1 views

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  • Aleah Miller on 01 Mar 12
     
    Since early childhood is my area, I thought that this was a nice article that summarized using technology in the classroom when working with the younger grades. It also goes over safety when using the internet and has important tips and reminders when working with early childhood and technology in the classroom. In the past, some educators and researchers have voiced concerns about the use of the Internet and computers in general with young children. However, recent research indicates that when integrated properly into early childhood classroom environment, the Internet can be an effective teaching tool, empowering children to take a more active role in their learning.
  • Lauren Toth on 08 Mar 12
     
    Early childhood is also my area in which I will be getting my degree in. I thought this article was very helpful in the areas of telling us what an early childhood student was capable of doing. This article let me know it was okay for younger students to go online in a classroom was long as we checked out the websites and they were age appropriate. I learned that websites need to hold their attention, have sounds and colors to make learning more fun for them. The questions that you ask need to be precise and direct. Technology plays a very important role in the early education field, so that they can get used to technology and how to also learn from the computer not just from a teacher. In this article they also mentioned that websites can help with letter recognition, word and picture connection activities. We should use technology as something to go to when a child needs to learn something a different way or just needs more practice!
Riley Montgomery

For E-Learning to Succeed, Schools Need Support Infrastructure - 0 views

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  • most school districts do not have the necessary infrastructure to support online and computer-based learning that advances in education technology require.
    • Riley Montgomery
      Riley Montgomery on 27 Sep 13
       
      Many schools can't support advancements in learning. This is the major challenge of E-learning.
  • New York City’s plans to move textbooks from paper to digital form is an important first step in modernizing the city’s 1,600 traditional public schools. To get benefits of e-books, the city would need to provide a computer or tablet to every student and give schools access to a fast Internet connection.
    • Riley Montgomery
      Riley Montgomery on 27 Sep 13
       
      The sheer amount of e-books needed and the cost show that this is somewhat of an unrealistic dream. Though this can help students the cost would be staggering and unlikely to gain support.
  • Riley Montgomery on 27 Sep 13
     
    This article is about the challenges schools face in modernization.
Sadie Moser

Five Ways that Smart Boards Are a Smart Choice in the Classroom | Concordia University ... - 0 views

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SMARTboards classroom education technology

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  • simple record-keeping tasks, engage student interest, demonstrate complex information, assess learning and prepare students for an increasingly digital world
  • management
    • Sadie Moser
      Sadie Moser on 03 Oct 13
       
      SMART boards make learning and simple management tasks fun!
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    • Sadie Moser
      Sadie Moser on 03 Oct 13
       
      Not only do SMART boards create a more enthusiastic learning environment, but they also create a safer, more controlled environment in the classroom.
  • Smart boards change classroom management by minimizing the amount of time teachers need to turn their back to the class
  • respond better to instruction if it includes movement and hands-on action
    • Sadie Moser
      Sadie Moser on 03 Oct 13
       
      SMART boards are great for any age group.
  • respond well to the colorful graphics that are much easier for a large group to view on a large screen
  • designed to wake up students by adding variety to instruction, getting them moving and providing novel ways to respond to questions
  • Sadie Moser on 03 Oct 13
     
    This article explains why SMART boards are so beneficial to have in the classroom. There are appropriate uses for any age group and have endless uses for learning and collaboration.
Kellie Demmler

AASA hears what's about to disrupt schools | eSchoolNews.com - 0 views

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Harvard HBS Clayton Christensen distruptive innovations online learning

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  • Kellie Demmler on 18 Jan 10
     
    Article looks at disruptive technologies in education - that is those that completely change the market place.  Is online learning for K-12 schools disruptive?
Barbara Harkless

Elementary School Students Go 'Global' With Technology | Education News - 1 views

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  • Barbara Harkless on 01 Mar 12
     
    With the help of modern technology, students at the Charlotte Jewish Day School are talking to and learning from kids all over the world. Elementary students in Charlotte are going "global" with a technology initiative that links them to students from around the world.
  • Lauren Toth on 08 Mar 12
     
    This article talks about how elementary students are talking and learning with kids all a crossed the world! The students at the Charlotte Jewish Day School meet once a week with their teacher and they go through video and an online and ePal program! I have heard of schools doing this with high school students but never with elementary children! I think this is a great way for students to communicate with each other and what an awesome experience to talk to someone in another country! I bet they could/have learn a lot from each other!
Cindi Bausum

Education technology: Catching on at last | The Economist - 0 views

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Education technology

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  • The idea that technology can revolutionise education is not new. In the 20th century almost every new invention was supposed to have big implications for schools.
    • kristel coulter
      kristel coulter on 27 Sep 13
       
      Technology is a growing importance in education
    • Cindi Bausum
      Cindi Bausum on 04 Oct 13
       
      I agree that education is continually changing and technology is where we are seeing a lot of the rapid changes and developments.
  • Games get pupils more engaged, says Nt Etuk, the founder of DimensionU, which develops interactive games to teach mathematics and science. A lot of programming, design and artistry go into creating apps where students can compete with or assist each other, and which reward successful activity.
    • kristel coulter
      kristel coulter on 27 Sep 13
       
      Playing games that are geared toward math and science helps to aid in the teaching concepts of these subjects
  • Persuading schools to buy is only the first step, though. America’s teaching unions fear a hidden agenda of replacing properly trained humans with some combination of technology and less qualified manpower, or possibly just technology. Unions have filed lawsuits to close down online charter schools, including what looks like a deliberately obtuse proposal to limit enrolment at such virtual schools to those who live in their districts.
    • kristel coulter
      kristel coulter on 27 Sep 13
       
      Many teachers are trying to persuade schools to buy computers for their classroom
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  • In many classrooms, too, computers have been used to improve efficiency and keep pupils engaged. But they did not transform learning in the way their boosters predicted.
    • Lindsay Pasco
      Lindsay Pasco on 29 Sep 13
       
      There is always going to be room for improvement in the classroom. From the teacher to the technology.
  • wikis to podcasts to training videos, are allowing both children and adults to pursue education on their own, either instead of learning in schools or colleges or as a supplement.
  • Teaching programs that monitor children’s progress can change that, performing a role more like that of the private tutors and governesses employed long ago in wealthier households.
    • Cindi Bausum
      Cindi Bausum on 04 Oct 13
       
      Technology has a great benefit of meeting individual children's needs.
  • Carley Morrison on 26 Sep 13
     
    This article is a good article to get some contrast on technology in schools. I think it is important to understand both sides.
  • Eddie Johnson on 03 Oct 13
     
    This article is about how technology is used in the classroom to increase student growth. It also shows how technology can be used to make lessons fun.
  • Riley Montgomery on 06 Oct 13
     
    I think it is a great idea to use technology to make the classroom less dull. Anything that helps the student become more interested in what is going on and is educational is a great tool for teachers.
Cody Seesholtz

Teachers take bulletin boards online - 1 views

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  • Cody Seesholtz on 28 Jan 10
     
    I really like this concept, teachers are now blogging. This is a huge thing among teenagers, they love to blog online about their lives and so on. Teachers use blogs as a way of informing parents what is going on in the classroom. The teachers also use blogs as a way to add extra information, give students who were ill their missed assignments, and even help students learn from home.
Adam Evans

Arkansas Cooperative Brings Online Simulations to Middle Schoolers - 0 views

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  • Adam Evans on 17 Jan 10
     
    I believe this article is a sneak peek at what the future of education is going to be like. I also like the fact that the students are able to interact with what they are learning. I think it will help them to retain information better.
Kristy Rogers

Active Worlds and Education - 0 views

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  • Kristy Rogers on 11 Jun 10
     
    This is sort of like a "learning" Second Life. Here's a little blurb about the "River City Project": As visitors to River City, students travel back in time, bringing their 21st century skills and technology to address 19th century problems. Based on authentic historical, sociological, and geographical conditions, River City is a town besieged with health problems. Students work together in small research teams to help the town understand why residents are becoming ill. Students use technology to keep track of clues that hint at causes of illnesses, form and test hypotheses, develop controlled experiments to test their hypotheses, and make recommendations based on the data they collect, all in an online environment. Isn't this a great tool for higher order thinking?
devin schoonover

LD Onlines - 0 views

http://www.ldonline.org This site gives ideas on how to help students with learning disabilities.

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