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Kellie Demmler

Sugar Labs-learning software for children - 0 views

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Sugar free software

shared by Kellie Demmler on 17 Jan 10 - No Cached
  • Kellie Demmler on 17 Jan 10
     
    Sugar activities and the XO operating system can now be run from a flash drive allowing students to transport their operating system, software, and work with them from computer to computer.  Best of all - its free. 
Kristy Rogers

Moodle - 0 views

www.emergingedtech.com/...odle-a-leading-open-source-lms

shared by Kristy Rogers on 11 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Kristy Rogers on 11 Jun 10
     
    This was in use in the classroom I observed during Winter Quarter. It was an excellent tool for the teacher to use, not only to post grades, but to offer kids study guides, etc., that they could access from home. They could also log on from home to complete lessons, etc. And, best of all, it is FREE. With school's on such tight budgets, free products are excelent!
Aleah Miller

Exploring the impact of Apple's iPad on schools & schooling. - 0 views

www.ipadinschools.com

shared by Aleah Miller on 01 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Aleah Miller on 01 Mar 12
     
    Interesting article about using iPads in schools. I have experienced working with young children and iPads and it has always been a success. This article promotes them and talks about some of their main uses to teach. On January 19, 2012, Apple made a significant announcement that could change the educational landscape forever. There are several parts to the announcement - one is a software application that enables anyone to create a 'text book' and the other is a distribution platform for textbooks inside of the already popular iBooks application (a free download that runs on the iPad or iPhone.).iBooks 2 is an upgrade to the iBooks application that is the primary reading application of iOS.
Kellie Demmler

Should Teachers and Students Be Facebook Friends? - ABC News - 0 views

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Facebook free speech social networking education

shared by Kellie Demmler on 06 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Kellie Demmler on 06 Oct 10
     
    The debate over teacher/student friendships on facebook continues.  What do you think?
kristel coulter

Using Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom - 0 views

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shared by kristel coulter on 09 Nov 10 - Cached
  • The development of written language changed the way human beings developed, in large part by influencing brain development and expressed new brain-mediated capabilities that had previously been un-expressed.
  • Children need real-life experiences with real people to truly benefit from available technologies. Technologies should be used to enhance curriculum and experiences for children. Children have to have an integrated and well-balanced set of experiences to help them grow into capable adults that can handle social-emotional interactions as well as develop their intellectual abilities.
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      kristel coulter on 27 Sep 13
       
      Children need to have hands on experiences that will enhance their learning capabilities.
  • As parents think about the future they need to realize two things: technology is not going to go away and we are in the midst of a major sociocultural quantum shift. These technologies are revolutionizing the world our children will live in. So our task is to balance appropriate skill-development with technologies with the core principles and experiences necessary to raise healthy children. We must keep the core principles of healthy development in mind as we incorporate these technology and tools. If we do that we'll be fine. And at the heart of any healthy child is the opportunity for enriching and nurturing interactions with other human beings. I think the key to making technologies healthy is to make sure that we use them to enhance or even expand our social interactions and our view of the world as opposed to using them to isolate and create an artificial world.
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      kristel coulter on 27 Sep 13
       
      Children need to have balance. They need opportunities for using technology in the classroom; however, technology should not over take the educational goals.
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  • In addition, there are a number of specialized programs that allow children with certain information-processing problems to get a multimedia presentation of content so that they can better understand and process the material. They are able to see the written words and see a visual image and hear the sounds — all at the same time. Combining these sensory-modalities helps a child to more efficiently internalize information about a topic. If they have, for example, an auditory processing difficulty or a reading disorder they may be very bright but they don't read very efficiently so if something is read to them on a CD-ROM with visual images they are better able to internalize the information. This helps these children feel better about themselves because they perform better. They're not as afraid of school anymore.
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      kristel coulter on 27 Sep 13
       
      For children who have a special need programs assist with the developmental need of that child. These programs help to build self esteem in children who have communication issues and have a difficult time processing information to be able to have a hands on approach to share their thoughts.
  • Jennifer Flanigan on 09 Nov 10
     
    This article talks about pros and cons with young children and using technology in the classroom. He says that it needs to be done at particular times and should take away from the social development that these children at this age are learning. Timing is everything to technology and children at a young age. Parents and teachers need to take in account, when they are using the technology application what are they missing out on? Social interactions, play time, nap time or just free time. This time could also be a time where the parent and the child can spend time together to learn and teach each other about what they are doing with the technology.
Tammie Furness

Creative Programming For Students - 0 views

www.scratch.mit.edu

technology

shared by Tammie Furness on 26 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Tammie Furness on 26 Apr 10
     
    I loved the programming examples some kids have done on this website. It is free, which is a big plus. Encourages creativity individually, or in groups. Teaches computer programming in a fun, easy way.
bonita moore

DoppelMe - Free Dynamic Avatars - 0 views

www.doppelme.com

shared by bonita moore on 18 May 10 - Cached
  • bonita moore on 18 May 10
     
    Create great looking avatars for your website or social network. This website is great for middle childhood students. It allows the students to make little avatars. It can be used for books or just for fun. If using it for a book one can take a character out of his or her own book and create an Avatar for that character.
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