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in title, tags, annotations or urlScratch Resources « Kids and Technology - 22 views
21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020 - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education. - 36 views
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we don't need kids to 'go to school' more; we need them to 'learn' more
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"Within the decade, it will either become the norm to teach this course (high school Algebra I) in middle school or we'll have finally woken up to the fact that there's no reason to give algebra weight over statistics and IT in high school for non-math majors (and they will have all taken it in middle school anyway)." - Shelley Blake-Plock
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RT @ransomtech: A good discussion starter: "21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020" http://bit.ly/dTqAxj
Weblogg-ed » "Social Media is Here to Stay." Just Not in Classrooms, Please - 0 views
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Social network sites may end up being a fad from the first decade of the 21st century, but new forms of technology will continue to leverage social network as we go forward.
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a systems problem
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Kids are being driven to become more private in a world where transparency and openness create huge learning opportunities for those that know what to do with them.
Bridging Differences: 21st-Century Skills, Accountability, and Curriculum - 0 views
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We agree about “data informed, not data driven.” Data are in the saddle now, to the detriment of kids and their education. Data are being treated as objective facts, when they really are the numbers produced based on assumptions. If the assumptions are wrong, the data are useless. Our schools are now being evaluated and swamped by a tidal wave of useless data. We need to re-examine our assumptions.
Chicken Spaghetti: The Best of the Best: Kids' Books '08 - 0 views
New Study Shows Time Spent Online Important for Teen Development - MacArthur Foundation - 0 views
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parents and their children came together around gaming or shared digital media projects, where both kids and adults brought expertise to the table.
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an effort to inject grounded research into the conversation about the future of learning in a digital world.
How children search the internet with keyword interfaces [PDF] - 0 views
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Children are among the most frequent users of the Internet, yet searching and browsing the web can present many challenges. Studies over the past two decades on how children search were conducted with finite and pre-determined content found in CD-ROM applications, online digital libraries, and web directories. However, with the current popularity of the open Internet and keyword-based interfaces for searching it, more critical analysis of the challenges children face today is needed. This paper presents the findings of an initial study to understand how children ages 7, 9, and 11 search the Internet using keyword interfaces in the home.
Philosophy For Kids - 1 views
Safe Search Web. Google SafeSearch and other safe search engines for family. - 0 views
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SafeSearch Web features safe links for those who want to search the internet without the risk of inappropriate material being viewed. Enter your search term utilize Google SafeSearch. No search filter can replace parental supervision when it comes to children on the internet, but every little bit helps. You can also customize your computer settings to increase safe search filtering.
Digital Biographer™ » One in ten US College Admissions Officers checks social networks in admissions process. - 0 views
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college kids don’t have to worry too much about what material they place on Facebook or MySpace (yet) but they should certainly throw together a profile on a college admissions profile site to boost their chances of admission to their preferred schools
::Track This Now:: Track articles across the world on a map - 0 views
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I LOVE this one! Makes it very easy for kids to read what other countries are saying about your topic. Love the mashup with the map. Track this now also avialable for twitter and flickr and even YouTube.
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Enter your search term and this site searches for articles about that topic from around the world, putting push pins on the global map to show you. Click the pins to see articles. EXCELLENT!
World Without Walls: Learning Well with Others | Edutopia - 0 views
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We must also expand our ability to think critically about the deluge of information now being produced by millions of amateur authors without traditional editors and researchers as gatekeepers. In fact, we need to rely on trusted members of our personal networks to help sift through the sea of stuff, locating and sharing with us the most relevant, interesting, useful bits. And we have to work together to organize it all, as long-held taxonomies of knowledge give way to a highly personalized information environment.
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Good reason for teaching dig citizenship
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What Will suggests here is rising complexity, but for this to succeed we don't need to fight our genetic heritage. Put yourself on the Serengeti plains, a hunter-gatherer searching for food. You are thinking critically about a deluge of data coming through your senses (modern folk discount this idea, but any time in jobs that require observation in the 'wild' (farming comes to mind) will disabuse you rather quickly that the natural world is providing a clear channel.) You are not only relying upon your own 'amateur' abilities but those of your family and extended family to filter the noise of the world to get to the signal. This tribe is the original collaborative model and if we do not try to push too hard against this still controlling 'mean gene' then we will as a matter of course become a nation of collaborative learning tribes.
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Collaboration in these times requires our students to be able to seek out and connect with learning partners, in the process perhaps navigating cultures, time zones, and technologies. It requires that they have a vetting process for those they come into contact with: Who is this person? What are her passions? What are her credentials? What can I learn from her?
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Aye, aye, captain. This is the classic problem of identity and authenticity. Can I trust this person on all the levels that are important for this particular collaboration? A hidden assumption here is that students have a passion themselves to learn something from these learning partners. What will be doing in this collaboration nation to value the ebb and flow of these learners' interests? How will we handle the idiosyncratic needs of the child who one moment wants to be J.K.Rowling and the next Madonna. Or both? What are the unintended consequences of creating an truly collaborative nation? Do we know? Would this be a 'worse' world for the corporations who seek our dollars and our workers? Probably. It might subvert the corporation while at the same moment create a new body of corporate cooperation. Isn't it pretty to think so.
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Likewise, we must make sure that others can locate and vet us.
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Science for Kids - 0 views
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: How Long Does It Take for 250 Super Connected Gnomedex Geeks to raise $2,500 for Cambodian kids? - 0 views
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How beth Kanter raised $2500 for cambodian schoolchildren in 90 minutes. Very impressive work.
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I'm proud of Beth Kanter and her recent work at Gnomedex in showing people the power of social media to help important causes. It was all over twitter this weekend. Way to go Beth! Organizations that organize these tools also ignore potential donations.
Pest Control Information for School Kids and Teachers - PestWorldforKids.org - 0 views
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This site provides resources and games explaining to elementary students what we consider to be "pests".
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Just got this in my email. I could see some really fun, funny public service announcements -- cross curricular project for science and technology. This is what they sent me: "The contest challenges students in grades 4 through 8 to use their biology and entomology knowledge, as well as their creativity, to create educational public service announcements (PSAs) that discuss the health and property risks posed by household pests. The grand prize winning entry will receive $3,000 for their school's science department! We know that this award could mean a lot to one of the many schools in the country that are being forced to cut budgets and programs in this difficult economy. As a non-profit organization, NPMA is committed to science education, and never promotes specific products or services. I know that Cool Cat Teachers covers a wide range of topics, but we are hoping that the many science teachers who read your content would be interested in the contest for their schools. We would deeply appreciate your help in spreading the word about this fun and educational contest. The press release below has more information on the contest rules and details. Additional information, including sample PSAs and lesson plans for creating PSAs, are available at www.PestWorldForKids.org."
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Science contest on this website for creating a PSA.
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