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Vicki Davis

Net Neutrality FAQ: What's in it for You - PC World - 0 views

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    Net neutrality is an important issue being addressed by the US government right now to prevent companies from sort of creating their own version of the Internet. These rules are supposed to keep things "open." I'm also sending these to my digiteen students (you can follow digiteen at http://www.twitter.com/digiteen) and Flat Classroom students (http://www.twitter.com/flatclassroom) for work on their project.
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    Very important overview of "net neutrality" being debated and discussed here in the USA. This would be an important topic to include under government and business for the Flat Classroom Project.
Vicki Davis

So, what is outsourcing and why do we do it? - grownupdigital - 0 views

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    IN this post over on netgened, it explains why we outsource video, how this works, and the thinking behind why we have outsourcing. This is a fundamental component of flat classroom projects, except for digiteen, which does not have a video component.
Vicki Davis

NEA: Teachers Caught on YouTube - 0 views

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    Teachers filmed and put online -- this is an issue and part of what is happening now. Anything can be filmed any place any where any time.
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    Article about teachers being filmed and put on youtube -- I did a post a while back called "spies like us" that talks about this happening. Again, talk about behavior to kids before this happens at your school - www.digiteen.net is our effort.
Vicki Davis

Online, teachers walk a fine line | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY - 1 views

  • And some districts -- from South Dakota to New Jersey -- are starting to limit what teachers can do on the sites.
  • "It is the responsibility of all individuals associated with the Foundation to act in a manner that will ensure the public's trust as well as the trust of colleagues and peers.
  • he has heard that some teachers have "risqué" photos on their accounts, but he hasn't actually seen any.
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  • Last month, district officials investigated an e-mail from an unidentified "concerned parent" that included pictures of a woman clad in only a bra and underwear. The photo allegedly was taken from a Sunrise Elementary teacher's MySpace page. The teacher was not identified, and the photos did not show the woman's face.
  • "Teachers are role models, and they don't stop when school gets out," said Credle, whose daughter attends Lockmar Elementary in Palm Bay. "If you don't want people to see it, why post it? Odds are it's going to get out."
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    Teachers have a different standard. It is fascinating to read this newspaper article and also the responses. Our students on Flat Classroom project and Digiteen will be reviewing this information because teachers are held to a higher standard online.
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    Read this to understand that teachers don't really have a personal life online.
Vicki Davis

ASCD - 0 views

  • has to think, be flexible, change, and use a variety of tools to solve new problems. We change what we do all the time. I can guarantee the job I hire someone to do will change or may not exist in the future, so this is why adaptability and learning skills are more important than technical skills
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      Adaptability and learning skills -- this is why building a PLN is so important!!
  • I say to my employees, if you try five things and get all five of them right, you may be failing. If you try 10 things, and get eight of them right, you're a hero. You'll never be blamed for failing to reach a stretch goal, but you will be blamed for not trying.
  • risk aversion
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  • entrepreneurial culture
  • Effective Oral and Written Communication
  • clear and concise
  • focus, energy, and passion around the points they want to make.
  • first 60 seconds of your presentation is
  • Summers and other leaders from various companies were not necessarily complaining about young people's poor grammar, punctuation, or spelling—the things we spend so much time teaching and testing in our schools
  • the complaints I heard most frequently were about fuzzy thinking and young people not knowing how to write with a real voice.
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      Writing with voice = blogging -- give students a voice, this means first person, NOT third person writing.
  • Employees in the 21st century have to manage an astronomical amount of information daily.
  • There is so much information available that it is almost too much, and if people aren't prepared to process the information effectively it almost freezes them in their steps.”
  • rapidly the information is changing.
  • half-life of knowledge in the humanities is 10 years, and in math and science, it's only two or three years
  • “People who've learned to ask great questions and have learned to be inquisitive are the ones who move the fastest in our environment because they solve the biggest problems in ways that have the most impact on innovation.”
  • want unique products and services:
  • developing young people's capacities for imagination, creativity, and empathy will be increasingly important for maintaining the United States' competitive advantage in the future.
  • The three look at one another blankly, and the student who has been doing all the speaking looks at me and shrugs.
  • The test contains 80 multiple-choice questions related to the functions and branches of the federal government.
  • Let me tell you how to answer this one
  • reading from her notes,
  • Each group will try to develop at least two different ways to solve this problem. After all the groups have finished, I'll randomly choose someone from each group who will write one of your proofs on the board, and I'll ask that person to explain the process your group used.”
  • a lesson in which students are learning a number of the seven survival skills while also mastering academic content?
  • students are given a complex, multi-step problem that is different from any they've seen in the past
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      This IS flat classroom digiteen and Horizon project and other projects where teachers are pushing kids to have novel answers to novel questions.
  • how the group solved the problem, each student in every group is held accountable.
  • ncreasingly, there is only one curriculum: test prep. Of the hundreds of classes that I've observed in recent years, fewer than 1 in 20 were engaged in instruction designed to teach students to think instead of merely drilling for the test.
  • . It is working with colleagues to ensure that all students master the skills they need to succeed as lifelong learners, workers, and citizens.
  • I have yet to talk to a recent graduate, college teacher, community leader, or business leader who said that not knowing enough academic content was a problem.
  • critical thinking, communication skills, and collaboration.
  • seven survival skills every day, at every grade level, and in every class.
  • College and Work Readiness Assessment (www.cae.org)—that measure students' analytic-reasoning, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and writing skills.
  • 2. Collaboration and Leadership
  • 3. Agility and Adaptability
  • Today's students need to master seven survival skills to thrive in the new world of work.
  • 4. Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
  • 6. Accessing and Analyzing Information
  • 7. Curiosity and Imagination
  • I conducted research beginning with conversations with several hundred business, nonprofit, philanthropic, and education leaders. With a clearer picture of the skills young people need, I then set out to learn whether U.S. schools are teaching and testing the skills that matter most.
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    Educational Leadership article from ASCD
Steve Madsen

ABC The Drum - Tweeps of NSW politics - 0 views

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    The Premier Kristina Keneally does not rely on a notebook to communicate with the public - she uses Twitter. Some MPs use the social networking site to simply make announcements, but the Premier actively engages Twitter users who make contact with her.
Steve Madsen

How to keep control of the conversation - Perspectives - Opinion - Technology - 0 views

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    reputations of businesses can quickly be harmed due to technology
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    BEING so well connected has its drawbacks. Things can unfold very quickly these days and suddenly avalanche into catastrophe.
Steve Madsen

SMART Table in my Classroom - Two Introductory Videos | Space for me to explore - 0 views

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    We took delivery of our second SMART Table unit on Friday (the first was faulty) and had the afternoon to use it.
Steve Madsen

Susan Boyle's virulently viral videos - web - Technology - smh.com.au - 0 views

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    viral internet example
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    Scottish singer Susan Boyle continues to break all kinds of viral internet records,
Steve Madsen

SF Mayor Gavin Newsom Tweets His Way Into The Race For California Governor - 0 views

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    This morning San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom announced his bid for California Governor via Twitter,
Steve Madsen

Web users under the microscope - 0 views

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    Marketing people have a new strategy for web users.
Steve Madsen

Telstra lays down the law on Twitter - Technology - smh.com.au - 0 views

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    misuse of twiitter at a telephone company Australia
Steve Madsen

How much information is too much in cyberspace? - web - Technology - smh.com.au - 0 views

  • Twitter, Facebook and other similar online services are making it easier than ever for people to share their thoughts with others. But the obsession many people have for posting updates also raises the question: When does sharing about one's personal life cross the line and become too much information?
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    When does sharing about one's personal life cross the line and become too much information?
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    Twitter, Facebook and other similar online services are making it easier than ever for people to share their thoughts with others. But the obsession many people have for posting updates also raises the question: When does sharing about one's personal life cross the line and become too much information?
Steve Madsen

iLike Launches Custom iPhone Apps, Syndication Platform To Help Artists Connect With Fans - 0 views

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    iLike is also rolling out a platform that will allow artists to create their own iPhone applications, which can include dynamically updated photos, music, blog posts, and other content (
Steve Madsen

Student hoaxes world's media with fake Wiki quote - web - Technology - 0 views

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    he said he was testing how our globalised, increasingly internet-dependent media was upholding accuracy and accountability in an age of instant news. His report card: Wikipedia passed. Journalism flunked.
Steve Madsen

Watch what you do, your car is watching - 0 views

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    Most new cars are now fitted with event recorders similar to aircraft black boxes. The data collected could be used to assess how well a car has been driven, how far and, in the event of a crash, what factors contributed to the accident.
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