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

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shared by Steve Ransom on 10 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • "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

Cyber Security eBook Helps Parents and Teachers Educate Teens About Cyber Safety (Free ... - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 05 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 05 Nov 13
     
    Great resource for parents, teens and teachers!! Free eBook (PDF)
Steve Ransom

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

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shared by Steve Ransom on 14 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • 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.
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If Education Technology Was A Baseball Team - Edudemic - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 26 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 26 Feb 13
     
    A great, practical collection of tools and services that can be easily integrated into your teacher toolbelt and used with both students and parents.
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The Trials of Toddler Tech - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 06 May 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 06 May 13
     
    For early childhood teachers and new parents...
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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

Class Blog: Student Faces Are Not Necessary to be Successful - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 19 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 19 Sep 13
     
    Yes, you can use photos of students successfully in online spaces without showing faces. There are a few nice sample teacher permission slips here to take a look at. Taking photos is so easy today. Even studens can take them for blog posts. Cropping off or blurring faces if necessary is also easily done.
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Shifting Learning - Parent Version - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 15 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 15 Oct 13
     
    Even without a presenter to present this presentation, the main points are well communicated.
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