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What Teens Get About the Internet That Parents Don't - Mimi Ito - The Atlantic - 0 views

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  • "We already have a guitar. I can learn on my own and with my friends." Me: "It seems like you should get lessons for the basics." Her: "Mom, that's what the Internet is for." It turns out she's already been practicing with the help of YouTube tutorials.
  • because of the abundance of knowledge and social connections
  • balancing the competitive pressures of college-readiness, the need for unstructured learning and socializing, and the role of the Internet in all of that
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  • Trends indicate that families with the means to do so are investing more and more in enrichment activities to give their kids a leg up
  • padding resumes for college
  • an arms race in achievement
  • the Internet has been a lifeline for self-directed learning and connection to peers.
  • parents more often than not have a negative view of the role of the Internet in learning, but young people almost always have a positive one
  • Young people are desperate for learning that is relevant and part of the fabric of their social lives, where they are making choices about how, when, and what to learn, without it all being mapped for them in advance
  • Learning on the Internet is about posting a burning question on a forum like Quora or Stack Exchange, searching for a how to video on YouTube or Vimeo, or browsing a site like Instructables, Skillshare, and Mentormob for a new project to pick up.
  • but I'm also delighted that she finds the time to cultivate interests in a self-directed way that is about contributing to her community of peers
  • Steve Ransom on 10 Mar 13
     
    This is a great piece that captures much of the essence of how many (teens are the focus, but not exclusive to the points made) are seeing learning today... really important to understand.
Steve Ransom

Principal: 'I was naïve about Common Core' - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 06 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • The Common Core places an extraordinary emphasis on vocabulary development
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      Steve Ransom on 06 Mar 13
       
      Instead of concept development...
  • Teachers are engaged in practices like these because they are pressured and afraid, not because they think the assessments are educationally sound. Their principals are pressured and nervous about their own scores and the school’s scores. Guaranteed, every child in the class feels that pressure and trepidation as well.
  • I am troubled that a company that has a multi-million dollar contract to create tests for the state should also be able to profit from producing test prep materials. I am even more deeply troubled that this wonderful little girl, whom I have known since she was born, is being subject to this distortion of what her primary education should be.
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  • Real learning occurs in the mind of the learner when she makes connections with prior learning, makes meaning, and retains that knowledge in order to create additional meaning from new information.  In short, with tests we see traces of learning, not learning itself.
  • Parents can expect that the other three will be neglected as teachers frantically try to prepare students for the difficult and high-stakes tests.
  • They see data, not children. 
  • The promise of the Common Core is dying and teaching and learning are being distorted.  The well that should sustain the Core has been poisoned.
  • Whether or not learning the word ‘commission’ is appropriate for second graders could be debated—I personally think it is a bit over the top.  What is of deeper concern, however, is that during a time when 7 year olds should be listening to and making music, they are instead taking a vocabulary quiz.
  • Data should be used as a strategy for improvement, not for accountability
  • A fool with a tool is still a fool.  A fool with a powerful tool is a dangerous fool.
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      Steve Ransom on 06 Mar 13
       
      Best quotation of the day!
Steve Ransom

Five-Minute Film Festival: Learn to Use Web 2.0 Tools | Edutopia - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 04 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 04 Jun 13
     
    Learn more/something new this summer. DIY materials and learning abound today!
Steve Ransom

Cyberbully? No Way, Not Me - Atomic Learning - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 12 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 12 Oct 11
     
    Learn how to set up a free class blog on Edublogs to learn about and discuss issues related to cyberbullying
Steve Ransom

Professional blog | The Reflective Educator - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 06 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 06 Jun 13
     
    Great advice... all things that hopefully came up in class, but they take a while to really "learn". Don't wait.
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shared by Steve Ransom on 22 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 22 Oct 12
     
    This is the kind of learning students really dive in to, learn so much from, and never forget. How many NY State middle school and high school teachers will pass on it because they have too much to teach? The irony...
Steve Ransom

6 Internet Lessons I Learned From My Mom - 0 views

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  • Steve Ransom on 13 May 13
     
    6 Internet Lessons I Learned From My Mom
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27 Ways To Increase Student Engagement In Learning - 0 views

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  • Steve Ransom on 24 Jun 13
     
    A nice infographic to contemplate... daily.
Steve Ransom

SocialSmarts: Privacy, the Internet and You - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 09 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 09 Nov 12
     
    Check out the graphic novel (PDF Version) linked at the bottom. Learn while reading the comics!
Steve Ransom

Are You Really Engaging Your Students? | Teaching on Purpose - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 13 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Shouldn’t our real goal be to increase intellectual engagement so that we are developing kids with a love or learning?  And if we are really targeting academic engagement, what about our socially engaged learners who are on the bubble and considering dropping out of school?
  • Steve Ransom on 13 Nov 12
     
    A great post dealing with the all too often tossed around term, "engagement". What does that really mean?
Steve Ransom

Bullying Awareness Week - 0 views

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  • Steve Ransom on 12 Nov 12
     
    This week is Bullying Awareness Week. Here's a great site organized about things you could do/learn each day this week regarding bullying.
Steve Ransom

The Early Results Of An iPad Classroom Are In. - Edudemic - 0 views

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  • Steve Ransom on 14 Nov 12
     
    An enthusiastic and positive account of a school going 1:1 with iPads. I love how it has influenced pedagogy/teaching and student learning, including parental involvement.
Steve Ransom

for the love of learning: Why should students blog? - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 04 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 04 Nov 12
     
    A nice listing of potential outcomes of blogging with students and having students blog themselves.
Steve Ransom

Math Movies - home - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 28 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 28 Feb 13
     
    So many great multipmedia projects here done by elementary teachers and students. Relevance. Audience. Learning.
Steve Ransom

ESOL Teaching Strategies - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 09 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 09 Mar 13
     
    Nice document linking teaching strategies for ESOL students to technologies that can support them in the learning
Steve Ransom

Ten Tips for Becoming a Connected Educator | Edutopia - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 22 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 22 Mar 13
     
    Good suggestions toward getting better connected to a vibrant learning community. Try ONE thing... Baby steps
Steve Ransom

What Makes a Question Essential? - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 22 May 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 22 May 13
     
    Notice how the diversity of learning tools at our disposal today enable students to more efficiently tackle these sorts of questions. Nice examples for most content areas
Steve Ransom

Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 13 May 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 13 May 13
     
    "Curiosity is the engine of achievement." "Standardized tests should not be the dominant culture of education. They should be diagnostic. They should help,...support learning."
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