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B Bernheim

Diigo in the Learning Difference Community - 9 views

As a Strategies of Instruction teacher for high school students with Learning Differences I see a wealth of use in my classroom. The student with Organizational difficulties would be able to simply...

Learning difference technology

started by B Bernheim on 01 Sep 12 no follow-up yet
roundya

Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education | Video on TED.com - 3 views

www.ted.com/...deo_to_reinvent_education.html

shared by roundya on 29 Aug 12 - No Cached
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    • roundya
      roundya on 29 Aug 12
       
      How different would it be if "homework" was done at school and lectures were viewed from home? Quite the interesting video. How many of us go to youtube for "how-to's" when we don't know how to do something? Check out the video and see what you think.
    • Lydia Georgieva
      Lydia Georgieva on 01 Sep 12
       
      TED videos are great and I occasionally have used some in class. Also regularly use Youtube for 'how-to's" or just browse the web for ideas. The idea of the flipped classroom has worked well with my IB students (17-18 years old) and in my opinion using more technology in the classroom enhances learning experience.
    • Christine Simms
      Christine Simms on 02 Sep 12
       
      Because I teach in alternative ed, a lot of what I do is already "flipped" in that regard... but dry. Our program is so book and paper driven. Kids like the flexibility of not having to sit in a classroom all day, but there are so many places where the content could/should be presented in a more engaging format. But overhauling curriculum delivery is a time consuming task and it's just not happening without encouragement in the form of financial incentive or at least professional development time. Even those of us who are interested in finding new solutions tend to get started on things and then lose steam because there's just no downtime to make it happen. I see the success of the pilot program in Los Altos and recognize that it's happening because it's being supported at the district level.
  • B Bernheim on 02 Sep 12
     
    I truly like the idea he has of flipping the classroom. The ability to allow a lecture to be viewed and reviewed as "homework" and guided practice in front of the educator would certainly work in a learning difference environment and seems to be proving itself across the board according to Khan. In the case of a performance class, the tools needed to bring to the stage, for instance, could be taught the night before and allow the entire class period for stagecraft experience. Great post, thanks!
  • annieyip on 02 Sep 12
     
    There are pros and cons to this system. I can imagine how it would work well in certain settings but I have experienced some of the downfalls of it. In the younger grades, it is difficult to have every student complete homework on a daily basis. If students were required to view the lesson at home, some may come into school without it completed and need reteaching. At that point, the teacher will need to spend time to teach those children while the others depend on themselves or each other. Then, the students who needed the lesson from the teacher will be behind with the practice work. Typically those children are also the ones who need the most help because their family life may not be the best or they cannot stay organized. If it were a perfect world where these children did not have 2 or more extracurricular activities each week and every student had internet/computer access every day, this would not be an issue. I think I would have to see more proof of this system working before I can implement it in my classroom. Until then, I will continue to use videos like the ones from khanacademy as supplemental forms of instruction.
  • Anthony Cohen on 04 Sep 12
     
    I am in favor of the idea of the lecture being viewed at home. Probably for the same reasons I am in favor of this program. The ability to learn and review again at my pace and during time I feel most motivated. Any ideas or information not received in the initial lecture would be available to review at home.
Tara Peters

The Tech-Driven Classroom Is Here, But Grades Are Mixed - Forbes - 1 views

www.forbes.com/...m-is-here-but-grades-are-mixed

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    • Tara Peters
      Tara Peters on 28 Aug 12
       
      I love this idea! My MSN was through WGU, which is online and competency based. This is for me the best way to learn. I can spend as much or as little time as I need to master the material and then move on. I was not limited by others pacing or forced to drag a course out to fill a prescribed time period. If only all education could be like this! *gazed wistfully off into space, dreaming...
  • the top-down model of instruction isn’t working in 21st-century classrooms.
    • Tara Peters
      Tara Peters on 28 Aug 12
       
      This may be true in many settings, but I teach nursing and I cannot imagine trying to be too flexible with the nursing education. Some aspects of it can be online, simulations, and so forth, but information must be delivered from the top down in this instance for the most part. Students must master certain skills and concepts, and they must meet a specific timeline in order to graduate. In addition, they must pass the NCLEX in order to become licensed. Our students must perform on the job or our grads will not get hired. So, I completely support the idea of open entry open exit, non time based, competency based education! But, as with all things, we must recognize the limits of different models and technologies and apply them wisely to get the most possible out of our efforts.
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  • In a similar way, education technology now personalizes learning by enabling students to learn at their own pace, in their own way.
Megan Jacobson

10 Reasons to use Diigo - 6 views

www.ictineducation.org/...10-reasons-to-use-diigo.html

shared by Megan Jacobson on 28 Aug 12 - Cached
  • you're less likely to lose all your bookmarks in the event of a hard drive meltdown: you just move on to a different computer.
    • Megan Jacobson
      Megan Jacobson on 28 Aug 12
       
      Wish I would have known about this before! Starting over on a new computer since my old one crashed. This would have been useful to save all of my bookmarks. Very good reason to use Diigo!
    • Megan Jacobson
      Megan Jacobson on 28 Aug 12
       
      In addition to the benefits of saving your bookmarks on the internet I like the idea of having the ability to highlight specific content. Very useful to quickly access the information you want and bypass the information you don't.
    • Kathy Strickland
      Kathy Strickland on 31 Aug 12
       
      Thanks, Megan. This is a good overview of bookmarks. The problem I'm having in trying to use the bookmark, highlighting, and other tools is that they are not readily visible on my screen. I can see them when I save "Diigolet" in my Favorites, but then I have to scroll all the way to the top to access them. Do you know of a way to get them to stay on the right or left of your screen? Thanks, Kathy
    • Sherri Harrelson
      Sherri Harrelson on 31 Aug 12
       
      Hi Kathy! When I open Google Chrome, I have a little icon at the top right corner that appears. It has all of the features I need (i.e. sticky notes, highlighting, etc.). Maybe if you try installing Google Chrome it will be more effective for you? I think I even saw a taskbar under the "tools" section in Diigo which may be helpful if you're planning on extensive use. I can honestly say that if I had to go through all the trouble you described, I would probably never use the features!
    • Megan Jacobson
      Megan Jacobson on 04 Sep 12
       
      Kathy, I chose to use the Diigo toolbar which is very helpful. You just sign in and all of the Diigo tools are right there!
Arne Hendricksen

Technology | TeachThought - 3 views

www.teachthought.com/...technology

technology

shared by Arne Hendricksen on 29 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • Arne Hendricksen on 29 Aug 12
     
    I found a number of the articles here to be very interesting. They tend to be short reads on many of the current trends in educational technology.
  • Kim Jackson on 03 Sep 12
     
    These articles are interesting and easy to read through! There is a lot of information about educational technology. The bried articles gave you different ways to implement ideas into my classroom and why these concepts are so important.
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