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Dominic Corbin

President Obama Urges NGA for More Education Funding | Education News - 0 views

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fact that America doesn't make anything anymore has been a big issue. When you don't produce eventually become obsolete. We need to return nation thinks ahead instead of trying catch up. But does mean the funding is going skilled workers and not college b

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  • Dominic Corbin on 01 Mar 12
     
    President Obama used the National Governors Association annual meeting to call for a boost in education funding. President Obama has urged Governors to invest more in education at this year's National Governors Association annual meeting, driving home the idea that the country needs to boost its skilled workforce if it wants to keep competitive in the international market.
Bailey Berry

Will Technology Save Public Education? - 1 views

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  • Will Technology Save Public Education?
  • Hundreds of millions of dollars (and much more on the way) are being spent on getting iPads and other tablets into the hands of teachers and students all over the country in classes as early as kindergarten.
  • is there really a public education crisis in America? The answer to this question seems to be an emphatic "YES!" given the popular interpretation of the results of two international achievement tests (PISA and TIMSS). American students, after being at the top for years, have been in a tailspin and now finish in the middle of the pack in tests of math and science when compared to students in other countries.
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    • David Rutledge
      David Rutledge on 27 Sep 13
       
      This is not actually the "news" article I originally thought it was but instead a very liberal ideological point of view that if a student is of a minority and poor, they can't make it. To me this is an example of 'soft-bigotry of low expectations'. 
  • The U.S. also has far more diversity than other countries, with fully 25 percent of public school students as English as Second Language speakers. Additionally, many other countries engage in cherry-picking, where the best students are selected early and channeled into competitive educational programs who take the international tests while those who don't perform well are placed in trade schools.
  • David Rutledge on 27 Sep 13
     
    Blogger's blog about "will technology save public education".
  • Bailey Berry on 03 Oct 13
     
    I chose this article mainly because it gave some of the cons of educational technology. Although I do believe the article was a little dramatic, I did like some of the points that the author was making and i think its important to always see the pros and cons of things.
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.
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