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Kelsey McManus

Should Handheld Devices for Kids Under 12 Be Banned? | MindShift - 0 views

  • and possibly as an equalizing force in the digital divide.
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    This is an important article for teachers to use when using technology in the classroom. I feel that it is important to use technology within the classroom but that also there needs to be breaks, especially with handheld devices.
Davin Rose

Free Technology for Teachers: Science Games and an Interactive Periodic Table - 0 views

  • There are games appropriate for elementary school, middle school, and high school students. The games for younger students appear at the top of the Active Science list and the games for older students are at the bottom of the list.
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    This seems to be a a very simplistic model that in possibly only substitution for a good book and blank periodic table. What is novel about this concept is the score. Students like and thrive off competition. If these scores were posted on a class website. Kids would have a natural desire to see their names at the top of the list.
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    This seems to be a a very simplistic model that in possibly only substitution for a good book and blank periodic table. What is novel about this concept is the score. Students like and thrive off competition. If these scores were posted on a class website. Kids would have a natural desire to see their names at the top of the list.
Kelsey McManus

Free Technology for Teachers: Tynker Launches an iPad App That Helps Kids Learn Program... - 0 views

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    A free iPad app that allows students to learn the bases of programming.
Kelsey McManus

Kleinspiration: Differentiated math instruction using Front Row: adaptive math for K-8 ... - 0 views

  • Every student works at their own pace, so no student is in over their head, and no student is bored
  • They do this using a diagnostic pre-test the kids take the first time they use Front Row. This figures out where the kids are, and then they practice at their own level.
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    This article describes the application Front row which is a an app available on the iPad that allows students to practice math inside and outside of the classroom.
Kelsey McManus

10 Major Technology Trends in Education -- THE Journal - 0 views

  • According to the latest data, video for homework is on the rise; mobile computing is "beyond the tipping point"; and most kids don't use traditional computers to connect to the Internet at home.
  • surveyed identify 3G- or 4G-enabled devices as their primary means of connecting to the Internet
  • Evans noted that 46 percent of teachers are using video in in the classroom.
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  • students are leveraging mobile devices both to be more efficient in their day-to-day tasks and to transform their own learning processes.
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    The top ten trends for different Technologies that teachers can use in education.
Davin Rose

Personalized learning v. targeted advertising | Dangerously Irrelevant - 0 views

  • The fact that you don’t know – or don’t care – means that I don’t want your company anywhere near my kids.
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    Is education about learning or is it about more money?
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    Is education about learning or is it about more money?
Davin Rose

Social Media for Teachers: Guides, Resources and Ideas | Edutopia - 0 views

  • Free Parents’ Guides for Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook from ConnectSafely (9): ConnectSafely is a great source for tips and advice for keeping kids safe on social media. Their comprehensive guides for teens' favorite social networks highlight the risks, privacy settings and strategies for keeping young people safe. Some of educational ideas for Instagram:
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    As a consumer of today's culture myself. I have no idea what most of these apps are and how to use them in their own right. What importance do these really have in my classroom and what do they have to do with better understandings of chemical concepts.
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    As a consumer of today's culture myself. I have no idea what most of these apps are and how to use them in their own right. What importance do these really have in my classroom and what do they have to do with better understandings of chemical concepts.
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