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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Janice Wilson Butler

Janice Wilson Butler

My View: It's never too late to begin flipping your classroom - Schools of Thought... - 6 views

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    Article about the flipped classroom
Janice Wilson Butler

The NEA Foundation // Closing the Achievement Gaps Initiative - 0 views

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    Strong possibility for a grant
Janice Wilson Butler

GetEdFunding - Free grant finding resources for educators and educational institutions ... - 3 views

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    Lot's of information for grants
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A Commitment to High Tech Education | Edutopia - 4 views

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      Take a look at this movie about integrating technology across the curriculum.
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      This is a powerful movie!
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      I am going to comment here.
  • Sophisticated electronic gadgets such as probes and global-positioning-system devices catch students' interest at Harrison Central High School.
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      I think this is great!
  • Only when we get students out of the paper and pencil learning and get them immersed in real world application, will we be able to educate students so that they can not only collect data, but analyze and interpret those resuts as well; therefore creating students who are critical thinkers!
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    This is where you share additional comments. I want to add more
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Ancient tree-ring records from southwest U.S. suggest today's megafires are truly unusual - 1 views

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    Really interesting site for current information on scientific discoveries. Good resource for students - source for latest research news
Janice Wilson Butler

Dig-it Games - 2 views

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    Not free but this is really cool looking!!!!
Janice Wilson Butler

Tablets Haven't Killed the PC Yet -- Campus Technology - 5 views

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    What do you think?  Will PC sales begin to grow?  Do you think the iPad will replace the need for laptops?
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- 50 Sites in 60 Minutes, Volume Three - 7 views

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    Lots of Apple stuff here - but other stuff is available for us Non-MACS.
Janice Wilson Butler

Shaping Tech for the Classroom | Edutopia - 30 views

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      I think this is the most common place in which we all tend to get stuck. Often, we get excited about trying something new in the classroom, but when we try it the first time, we run into glitches. That is when we go back to the old "safe" ways. We need to find ways as MTTs to help others overcome the fear that we feel when we first fail.
  • Doing old things in old ways
  • This trend is important, but it's hardly new -- it will be new only when those courses, curricula, and lesson plans are very different and technology influenced, when they are set up so they can be found and mixed and matched easily, when they are continually iterated and updated, and when the kids have a big say in their creation.
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      This is really important. If teachers just use the technology to teach the same way they have always been teaching, then we will not see much change in the way that students feel about school. Technology needs to transform the way we teach!!!
  • So, let's not just adopt technology into our schools. Let's adapt it, push it, pull it, iterate with it, experiment with it, test it, and redo it, until we reach the point where we and our kids truly feel we've done our very best. Then, let's push it and pull it some more. And let's do it quickly, so the 22nd century doesn't catch us by surprise with too much of our work undone.
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      This is certainly not going to be easy to do - but with the changes you are already starting to feel through this program, YOU can be instrumental in making it happen!!! How can you do this/
  • working together in self-formed teams in multiplayer online role-playing games;
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      This is really rather an important concept. Think about this. We have so much trouble getting kids to work in teams - and here they are self-creating teams and working together to reach a common goal. How can we take this and integrate it into the classroom? Is PBL a way to do this?
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Web 2.0 Guru - Tools By Subject - 23 views

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    Some really great ideas for different Web 2.0 tools in a variety of subject areas.
Janice Wilson Butler

Change has NEVER been easy! - 27 views

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    As you can see from this video, people have always been resistant to new technology innovations. If we can all learn to laugh our way through and be patient when others are trying to figure out a new technology, then change seems to happen more quickly.
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    Very perceptive and a good analysis of what is going on. The harder part is figuring out what we can do about it - and that is REALLY the huge challenge. Will be interesting to see what occurs in the classroom in the next 5 (or so) years and how you MTTs make it happen.
Janice Wilson Butler

What are the stages of the change process? - 45 views

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    In the edutopia blog article, Shaping Tech for the Classroom, linked above, Marc Prensky - the "creator" of the digital immigrant/digital native labels, describes the typical process of technology adoption. How accurately do those steps define what is happening on your campus with regard to technology adoption? On average, where in the process is your campus? Have you seen any "movement" through the process in the last 2-3 years? If yes, to what do you attribute these changes? If no, what can you do to move the campus forward? Click on "Comment" above to respond to the article and to your peers. Please post at least one link in this group that is relevant to your discussion. Be sure to tag your link and your discussion.
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