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judith epcke

The Answer Sheet - First blame the teachers, then the parents - 0 views

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  • judith epcke on 06 Dec 10
     
    The U.S. Department of Education blames teachers for low test scores, and parents could be next, writes Maine educator Maja Wilson. She argues that rather than looking for ways to boost achievement, officials are assigning blame through a so-called "accountability movement." She writes that Education Secretary Arne Duncan's next move might be to implement a system he saw while working in Chicago schools that graded parents on whether they were involved in schools and their students were prepared to learn
judith epcke

Heather Wolpert-Gawron: The Education of Student Success: Top 10 Family Responsibilitie... - 0 views

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  • judith epcke on 06 Dec 10
     
    Teachers, students and parents all have roles in ensuring student success, says teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron, who lists the top 10 responsibilities of each in three blog posts. For teachers, it is important to be experts in your field, make lessons engaging and relevant and be strong role models. Wolpert-Gawron writes that students must be their own advocates, ask questions and communicate with teachers. Families, she writes, are responsible for making sure students attend school ready to learn. However, a fourth party -- policymakers and voters -- must support education if students are to succeed, Wolpert-Gawron writes.
judith epcke

'Smurf's Village' In-App Charges Can Add Up - 0 views

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  • judith epcke on 15 Dec 10
     
    Are parents justified in being angry about a feature they didn't know existed even though it is easily disabled in their settings? Interesting article on how an unsupervised 4 year old racked up over $80 of "in-app" purchases within a free app.
daniel rezac

Green Change : I want my five hours back: the case against homework - 0 views

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  • daniel rezac on 07 Dec 10
     
    There are 24 hours in each day. Between school and sleep, I have five hours to spend with my school-aged kids. One would think that those are five hours in which we could decide to play a game, go to a sporting event, read books, cook dinner together, do our family chores, go to a movie, attend religious education classes, play a pick-up game with friends or even (gasp!) watch television. One might think five hours is a long time. One would be wrong.
James O'Hagan

Can Mobile Devices Transform Education? - 1 views

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shared by James O'Hagan on 18 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • February 2011 | Volume 53 | Number 2 Make Parents Your Partners    Can Mobile Devices Transform Education? Rick Allen The popularity of smartphones, including Droids, iPhones, and BlackBerries, that now have GPS, texting, voice, and multimedia capabilities has prompted industry and education reformers to shine the light on these mobile devices as vehicles suitable for transforming K–12 learning for the 21st century. Although they present challenges as well as potential benefits, education experts reason that these powerful small computers motivate students; provide constant access to the wealth of knowledge, tools, and experts on the web; and are cheaper and more plentiful than laptops or desktop workstations. "A big c
  • "cognitive audit trail"
  • Students also said they used their wireless devices to look up information on the Internet and consult with other students to share tips for solving problems or clarify their understanding of concepts with the teacher.
    • James O'Hagan
      James O'Hagan on 18 Mar 11
       
      What was their digital learning space?
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  • Dunleavy hopes his research will determine whether using mobile devices can enhance learning
    • James O'Hagan
      James O'Hagan on 18 Mar 11
       
      HOPES! There is HOPE! I like "it does" rather than HOPES!
  • The greatest strength of mobile devices could be for outside-the-classroom learning. It's a cheaper way of doing one-to-one learning, and students would have a shorter learning curve because they're used to these devices
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