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Sarah Criswell

Should We Connect School Life to Real Life? - 9 views

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    I really like this article because it addresses the need for learning to be relevant to the students. It is important for students to use what they have learned and technology provides a great outlet for that use.
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    Should We Connect School Life to Real Life? Excerpted from Will Richardson's new TED Book Why School: How Education Must Change When Learning and Information Are Everywhere. Richardson offers provocative alternatives to the existing education system, questioning everything from standardized assessments to the role of the teacher.
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    I really enjoyed reading this article. I thought it was interesting because it brings students into different ways of learning!
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    I really enjoyed this article. I thought it would be a method of learning to implement in your own classroom.
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    I think that it is really important to be able to connect school with real life, but also be aware of the perspective that a person may have. The differences are hard to see sometimes. Great article.
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    I think we should connect school to real life. Students do not like school because they feel like they will never need it in real life. Instead of making school boring teachers should be as creative as they possibly can while fitting in the core standards. It will make our 8 to 9 hours days more exciting and our jobs easier because most students will WANT to be involved instead of being forced because their guardians put them on the bus that morning.
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    I think this article was important because it gave examples of how technology helps relate students to the real word. Most students struggle with learning because they do not see why they need to know this. But by connecting curriculum to real life situations through technology, students will be more willing to learn.
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    This article really reflects my standards of education. I enjoy the constructivist layout of these classrooms. I feel as if children do miss out on education when all they learn is test and textbook information. I like the idea of creating something unique and originally because this seems more real world applicable.
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    This article was interesting and it had some good examples of doing an assignment in a more active way. These ideas and use of material could make things interesting and spark a lot of creativity. I like doing making videos and other things, even though it is really stressful. It just makes school fun along with getting your required standard material.
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    I liked how this article talked about students doing and creating things with meaning. Now just a bunch of activities to put in the "Friday Folder", but actual experiences that they can relate to real life and really learn something.
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    I know when I was in high school, my class always wanted to know how we were going to use our learning in the real world. More often than not, the teacher told us that we would not use the learned skill outside of the classroom. This kept many of the students from caring about their work or learning. I think to keep students excited about learning, it should relate to the real world.
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    I like how this article talks about relating school work to the real world. I think this would help students bring knowledge of the world into their school academics.
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    Reading this article made me get excited about the possibilities of teaching with creativity and application. I agree with the author when she wrote, "I'd rather know that my kids were creating something of meaning, value, and I hope, beauty for people other than just their teachers, and that those creations had the opportunity to live in the world. That they were thinking hard about audience. That they were learning how to network and collaborate with others. That they were developing "proficiency with the tools of technology," learning to "design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes," and becoming literate in the process. Real work for real audiences is, of course, hard to find in the current standardized testing regime." I could not have said it better myself! It seems that employers are looking for people who possess the quality of "working well with others". This new integrated classroom setup would allow for so many different learners to excel! Incredible article!
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    I enjoyed this article but also disagreed with it due to the fact that it is not possible for most students to complete some of these because they may not have access to a computer. They are great ideas but you have to look at your students before making it an assignment.
Riley Montgomery

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

  • most school districts do not have the necessary infrastructure to support online and computer-based learning that advances in education technology require.
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      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
       
      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.
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    This article is about the challenges schools face in modernization.
Cindi Bausum

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

  • 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
       
      Technology is a growing importance in education
    • Cindi Bausum
       
      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
       
      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.
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      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
       
      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
       
      Technology has a great benefit of meeting individual children's needs.
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    This article is a good article to get some contrast on technology in schools. I think it is important to understand both sides.
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    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.
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    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.
Barbara Harkless

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

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    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.
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    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!
Kelsey Short

Some Ohio Schools Say Computers Don't Belong in Classrooms | StateImpact Ohio - 0 views

  • There are “no TV’s, no computers.”
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      What school would think that no technology is a good idea?
  • There are no computers, no tablets, no smart boards.
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  • It’s not allowed in the school, and even discouraged at home.
  • echnology will never replace a committed teacher
  • Immediate access to the information that’s of utmost importance
  • “If you walk onto a college campus, a new job, or anywhere else, if you don’t have those skills you are left behind,” says Harkin.
    • Kelsey Short
       
      I love that quote because it is so realistic and really puts a perspective on what we are proving for these children.
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    I do not understanding what school thinks that absolutely no technology is a good idea. Being on the extreme end of any opinion is usually not a good idea. I completely disagree with the approach these schools are taking.
Sadie Moser

The Over-Equipped Classroom - 0 views

  • the mere presence of networked laptops is likely to improve the way students think, explore and work in teams
  • a classroom might be over-equipped
  • the presence of certain tools in large numbers might distort the educational experience and actually interfere with learning
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    • Sadie Moser
       
      Kids find learning more fun with technology, but many find distracting games or apps to utilize during learning.
  • strategic deployment is a suitable and sensible alternative to abundance
  • Deliberate use leads to efficiencies, cost savings and customized learning opportunities
    • Sadie Moser
       
      This may be true for some students, but you will always have a few who will still find ways to play games during work time.
  • Discernment - wise and thoughtful decision-making - requires the suspension of absolute belief long enough to consider risks and then prepare risk management plans
    • Sadie Moser
       
      If every school would asses their risks with the incorporation of technology, money could be saved and funds could be used towards various technology programs or other areas in the school.
  • Bandwagons thrive on blind allegiance and unquestioning loyalties
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    This article describes how schools should determine the uses and quantity of technology in their classrooms. Proper planning and risk management should be completed prior to equipping the school with possibly unnecessary technology.
Ashleigh Clark

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

  • 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
       
      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
       
      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.
Ashley Perry

The Education-Technology Revolution Is Coming - US News and World Report - 0 views

  • According to Pew research, 60 percent of students say their technology expectations are still not being met. But it is clear that today's students have more options than ever, with virtual schools, open education initiatives and massive open online courses, and online classes and programs.
    • Sadie Butts
       
      This statistic communicates to me that students are not satisfied with their experiences with technology in schools. Education is not an avenue in which students should be entertained. Sometimes less is more.
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      Before technology and even in today's schools there wasn't many choices to deliver a lesson let alone many ways to incorporate the lesson physically. With technology today, teachers are able to teach globally with web conferencing. They can use immersive education domes to bring the lesson to life. Technology has brought so many opportunities to schools, but there are also disadvantages.
  • Typically students had few choices of any kind, particularly before new options, globalization, and competition began to put cracks in the traditional model of education delivery. But technology has finally tipped the balance. Today the power to drive real change lies with the learner, not the institution.
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  • There are a lot of reasons but one of the biggest is the way that technology has given rise to a new kind of education consumer—the active learner—who is using technology to drive change in ways that we haven't seen before.
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      The emergence of the active learner is extremely important! I think it's a great thing that learners are coming out and wanting to be hands on and active and push towards a new classroom of the future!
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    I chose to share this article because I believe that technology can enhance education, but school is not all about entertaining students and measuring up to their technology expectations. There can be a good balance between technology enhancement and traditional instruction.
Ashleigh Clark

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

  • 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
       
      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
       
      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
       
      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).
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      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
       
      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
       
      This just shows everyone how technology is growing so fast and how it effects (or will) education and other jobs as well.
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    I like this article because they argue what the future technology in education will be for the future.
Rachel Henry

Teaching Today | How-To Articles | Using Technology to Motivate Middle School Students - 0 views

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    Middle school students are motivated by experiential learning activities. Effective technology-based activities require students to do more than look up information; they require students to "do" something with it. Using Technology to Motivate Middle School Students For middle school teachers and students, the research is highly supportive of the use of technology integration in the classroom.
jme8227

Is competition in school helpful or harmful to the students? - 0 views

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    I thought this site was informative about competition in school, but it also covered a lot more topics in the school systems
Casey Folk

Government schools wired to future, animation, graphics will be new tools for teaching - 0 views

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    AHMEDABAD: Come June, class 11 and 12 science and general students in 4,000 higher secondary schools will learn beyond the boring black and white of textbooks. 2D and 3D animation, graphics and photographs will be the new tools for teaching.
Stephen Slagle

Teaching Today | How-To Articles | Cell Phones in the Classroom - 1 views

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    This article talks about whether or not to use cell phones in the middle school classroom. It talks about the good and the bad and ways teachers can creatively use cell phones for learning tools.
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    Cell phones have become a ubiquitous accessory of high school students since the late 1990s. Initially banned by schools as an unnecessary distraction, events such as the Columbine tragedy and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 have made most districts reconsider the place of cell phones in middle and high schools.
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    I think that cell phones can be used as a tool, but they are not always appropriate. Some children don't have cell phones so in that situation, children can tend to feel left out if a teacher decides to use a phone as a tool. From my perspective, I most likely will leave cell phones out of my plans for the classroom and use other tools such as remote clickers and things of that nature that I provide for the students.
Dominic Corbin

More Blacks and Latinos Admitted to Elite New York High Schools - 0 views

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    The number of black and Latino students who were accepted at one of eight highly selective high schools in New York City increased from last year, according to admissions statistics released on Wednesday by the city's . The uptick for the two groups reverses a years-long decline in admissions to the schools, where admittance is based on a single test.
Breanne Crawford

Educational Leadership:Teaching Screenagers:Transforming Education with Technology - 1 views

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    This article addresses a lot of concerns and questions with technology in education. It talks about schools that have a device for every individual student as well as the challenge of students bringing their own devises from home. It also reiterates that teachers are very important in leading this shift into a more technological classroom and school environment and how teachers can learn also from each other and students. 
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    At first I didn't think I was going to find this article useful, but after reading through it, I really enjoyed it. I really like how it took a side that asked questions, but also addressed the concerns. I feel like this was a different way of examining the topic of educational technology.
Kellie Demmler

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

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    Article looks at disruptive technologies in education - that is those that completely change the market place.  Is online learning for K-12 schools disruptive?
Kate Mills

New High School Is First In Arizona Schools To Have No Textbooks - 0 views

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    This is an interesting article on a school in Arizona that provides students with laptops as an alternative to textbooks. Although this is an expensive alternative, information can stay current as opposed to textbooks whose information can become outdated very quickly.
John Racki

Education Week: Schools Factor E-Courses Into the Daily Learning Mix - 1 views

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    This article is about rural and/or small schools using online courses to satify student's educational needs.
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    One problem that these schools would encounter, however, is the lack of funding to purchase the computers.
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    It is a good thing the cost of computers continues to drop. Hopefully that will coincide with the drop in funding.
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    I don't think that computers are going to drop that much, but I sort of agree with you John. If the price of computers drops enough, there just might be more wiggle room in the overall school budget.
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    I don't know how much a computer will drop in price anymore, but what is truly remarkable is how much the price of a personal computer has dropped in last 10 years. I remember purchasing a computer 10 years ago for $2000. Now I can purchase a computer for $500. That to me is a remarkable drop in price.
Jerimiah Schluep

Got Game: How to Keep Girls Interested in Computer Science December 9, 2010 - 0 views

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    When the regular school day ends at Maryland's Springbrook High School, the fun begins in earnest for girls who are part of an after-school club that focuses on game programming. They not only excel at technology challenges, says their teacher, Pat Yongpradit, but they are breaking a longstanding -- and worrisome -- trend in the field of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).
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    I really thought this article was interesting because it relates to the video, Fair Play: Achieving Gender Equity in the Digital Age. The teacher in the article provides an after school program that focuses on game programming for girls. He started this club as a way to get girls interested in STEM.
Alyssa Palladino

iPads in the Classroom are Changing the Face of Education | Mac|Life - 0 views

  • In the Auburn School District, administrators are using the iPad in controlled areas to prove its efficacy in raising literacy rates and teaching mathematical skills.
  • In the study, half of the 16 kindergarten classrooms were randomly assigned iPads to use for nine weeks, and they showed increased improvement results over the non-iPad classrooms
  • “The iPad had interesting possibilities in terms of helping students access what they know [while interacting] in a very different way with material and information.”
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    This article is about integrating ipads into the classroom.I found this article to be very interesting because Fairfield County is wanting to adopt ipads in their school district, and I wont lie I was very hesitant on that idea, but after reading this and seeing the extensive studies that have been done, I think it could be very beneficial.
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