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Angela Nelson

Guess who's winning the brains race, with 100% of first graders learning to code? | Ven... - 1 views

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Writing Code Tech Literacy K-12

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  • Angela Nelson on 05 Sep 12
     
    Program in Estonia designed to have all students age 7 to 16 learn to write code in a drive to turn children from consumers to developers of technology.
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  • Heather French on 05 Sep 12
     
    I just posted an article from Wired onto twitter about this! http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/09/estonia-reprograms-first-graders-as-web-coders/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=twitterclickthru I wonder how deeply the program goes in coding or if it is more in line with applications like "Move the Turtle".
  • Angela Nelson on 05 Sep 12
     
    I am very curious, as well, and trying to find more information. I think it would necessarily be a program that expands with their comprehension and maturity... starting with very basic "Move the Turtle" applications and then grown with the student, hopefully to real world application, as they go until age 16!
  • Jeffrey Siegel on 06 Sep 12
     
    Who initiated this ProgreTiiger program? The Estonian government? Local IT companies? Concerned parents who disparately wanted their children to learn to code? Estonia is very wired country and it's economy has found a niche in IT services, so much so that it's even been dubbed "eStonia" (http://e-estonia.com/). This program seems to be an example of market forces guiding educational policy since there are clear incentives for it's population to be technologically literate to ensure it's competitiveness and dominance in the tech sector (see: The Many Reasons Estonia Is a Tech Start-Up Nation (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303734204577464343888754210.html) A little blurb on how "plug-in" Estonia actually is: "The geeks have triumphed in this country of 1.3 million. Some 40 percent read a newspaper online daily, more than 90 percent of bank transactions are done over the Internet, and the government has embraced online voting. The country is saturated in free Wi-Fi, cell phones can be used to pay for parking or buy lunch, and Skype is taking over the international phone business from its headquarters on the outskirts of Tallinn. In other words, Estonia - or eStonia, as some citizens prefer - is like a window into the future. Someday, the rest of the world will be as wired as this tiny Baltic nation." (http://www.wired.com/politics/security/magazine/15-09/ff_estonia) p.s. I hate sensational titles like "Guess Who's Winning the Brain's Race" Learning coding doesn't automatically make your brain bigger or necessarily increase your intelligence. Sure, it's a very useful skill, but I wonder what classes will be cut out to make time in the school day for coding. Coding vs recess: Tough call.
  • Irina Uk on 06 Sep 12
     
    Hmmm.... I read about Estonia being very plugged in as well. I wonder if there is research on whether the kids are actually learning better as a result. I think that you have a point Jeffrey. It depends what the cost is. If kids are missing some critical lesson because they are coding at such a young age, there may be a trade-off. On the other hand, maybe the skills they are obtaining from coding are more critical. I wonder...
  • Angela Nelson on 06 Sep 12
     
    Ideally, the tech skills would be used to enhance and deepen some of the other curriculum areas. But, yes, 7 years old may be young.
Cameron Paterson

Skoolaborate - 1 views

www.skoolaborate.com/

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  • Cameron Paterson on 14 Sep 10
     
    Skoolaborate is a global initiative uses a blend of technologies including, blogs, online learning, wiki's and 'virtual worlds' to transform learning. We aim to use these tools to provide engaging collaborative learning experiences for students aged between 13 and 18 years of age.
Mitch(ell) Miller

Rutgers student death: Has Digital Age made students callous? - 2 views

www.csmonitor.com/...ital-Age-made-students-callous

Rutgers suicide webcam digital age Twitter

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  • Mitch(ell) Miller on 02 Oct 10
     
    A very sad story that people think was caused, in part, by how the digital age is affecting students.
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  • Britt Harris on 04 Oct 10
     
    The roommate was clearly trying to out him in a very nefarious way. Yes, easy access to recording and distribution technology was available, but bad decisions drove the actions.
  • P Parson on 07 Oct 10
     
    I think the wide use of cams has changed people's idea of what is appropriate and what is not. People who have not lived with these webcams and camera phones have at least a background of knowing of a time when they weren't so readily available. Children and students growing up now who've had them all their lives, may not automatically know what is acceptable. I am outraged if I'm in a social setting with friends where we are dancing, having fun, and bystanders start to record us without our consent. These cameras are everywhere, and some states aren't allowing people to video police officers on duty, but I think this should be extended to general public. People should have to consent before they are recorded on camera, and if there is no consent, that offending party should possibly face legal action.
  • Mydhili Bayyapunedi on 08 Oct 10
Chris Dede

Education in the Information Age - Feb 1, 7pm | TechMedia Club - 2 views

www.techmediaclub.com/...-the-information-age-feb-1-7pm

Freedman HBS NLET

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  • Chris Dede on 28 Jan 12
     
    I know Gordon, and this should be an interesting talk...
Malik Hussain

One Man, One Computer, 10 Million Students: How Khan Academy Is Reinventing Education -... - 3 views

www.forbes.com/...4

SalmanKhan KhanAcademy

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  • Malik Hussain on 18 Nov 12
     
    Interesting Forbes article about Sal Khan's journey. Mentions his recently published book "The One World Schoolhouse".  Highlights of his views reported in the article: "Khan would like to re-create the once common mixed-age classrooms that he believes encourage older kids to take responsibility for younger ones. He wants multiteacher classrooms to provide students with different perspectives. He would abolish summer vacation.... And he would eliminate letter grades altogether, preferring a more qualitative approach to assessment..."
  • Matthew Ong on 18 Nov 12
     
    Thanks for sharing Malik. Sal has done some nice work, and I'm wondering whether his mode of instruction can be used in other subject areas especially the arts and music. I'm guessing that it can, but his assessment mode would need to change from MCQs to something more qualitative.
Janet Dykstra

Can schools survive in the age of the web? - 0 views

www.bbc.com/...an-schools-survive-the-web-age

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  • Janet Dykstra on 26 Nov 12
     
    A growing number of online universities are redefining education. But what will that mean for traditional institutions?
Steve Henderson

A New Poster on Bloom's Digital Taxonomy ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - 9 views

www.educatorstechnology.com/...n-blooms-digital-taxonomy.html

21st Century Skills taxonomy bloom educational technology

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  • Steve Henderson on 19 Apr 13
     
    Bloom's taxonomy in digital age. Good resource for educators.
Mary Jo Madda

The Age of Engagement: Science Ed + Teaching Media Literacy? - 0 views

bigthink.com/...s-to-rethink-science-education

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  • Mary Jo Madda on 10 Oct 12
     
    Combining the best of both worlds.
Jason Yamashiro

Census: Private School Enrollment Continues to Fall - Inside School Research - Educatio... - 0 views

blogs.edweek.org/...s_private_school_enrollme.html

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  • Jason Yamashiro on 21 Oct 12
     
    Interesting enrollment data from latest census. Check out the estimated K enrollment at private school...2.2%
  • Lauren Gould on 21 Oct 12
     
    Thanks Jason for posting this. Also, I was surprised to learn that "by 2050 residents over age 65 are expected to outnumber school-age kids nationwide."
Tomoko Matsukawa

Balancing your child's time spent with technology - Orlando Sentinel - 0 views

articles.orlandosentinel.com/...d-technology-yearbook-director

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  • Tomoko Matsukawa on 11 Sep 12
     
    - as technology become more available everywhere, how to deal with its use among children in informal setting is a topic under discussion - for now, it seems like individual parents are providing their own guidance to their children (or no guidance) with no common understanding of what is best for the children of certain age - the pessimistic view in this article claims for the risk of ''the Nobody Scenario'' and seem to believe that there would be many negative cognitive consequences for the children if heavy-used (the definition of 'children' and 'technology' here is not clearly defined) Understanding and cooperation from children's parents would be very important in the process of implementing emerging technologies in school settings thus this type of controversy is interesting to watch.
Lindsey Dunn

Augmented Reality Event - ARE 2012 Keynote Speaker: Miles Ludwig - VP Digital Group at ... - 0 views

augmentedrealityevent.com/...will-redefine-learning-and-fun

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  • Lindsey Dunn on 11 Sep 12
     
    Augmented reality on Sesame Street? Pretty incredible! I do wonder how kids will interact with this type of technology at such a young age. 
Emma Heeschen

How do we define learning in the digital age? - 1 views

In the service of organization and creating a shared language, this topic is a place to post how you define learning in a digital age and the resources that inform your mental model.

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Maung Nyeu

Study Finds Robots Inspire New Learning and Creativity Possibilities for Kids - 2 views

www.sfgate.com/...article.cgi

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  • Maung Nyeu on 19 Jan 12
     
    Study with 350 children, ages 8-12, from Australia, France, Germany, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States, suggests that Robots may inspire new learning and creativity possibilities.
Sunanda V

Re-thinking School Architecture in the Age of ICT | A World Bank Blog on ICT use in Edu... - 0 views

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space schools education technology innovative emerging

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  • Sunanda V on 28 Sep 12
     
    Brings up the interesting issue of physical space in 21st century classrooms. Should schools of the future look like the way they do now (ie. desks and chairs, albeit with iPads/laptops atop desks)? How can we match the shift in pedagogical thinking with what our physical spaces of classrooms look like? On a related note, a colleague at an international school in Mumbai showed me around their new K-12 school recently (K-12 1:1 laptop program, phenomenal tech integration program)... and they no longer have walls to demarcate classrooms across the entire school. Instead of classrooms, they have "learning pods." So, imagine you're a third grade teacher--you have four slidable "walls" that you can open up to collaborate with the adjacent third grade section for social studies. Or perhaps you notice that the fifth grade science experiment seems to align with what you're doing today so you walk over to see if they'd be up for sharing what they're doing. Their idea is that the physical space needs to reflect the same environment of open education and collaborative learning that we're promoting in our classrooms.
Chris Dede

McGraw-Hill exec: tech will make us rethink age-grouping in schools - Tech News and Ana... - 1 views

gigaom.com/...ethink-age-grouping-in-schools

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  • Chris Dede on 28 Sep 12
     
    Interesting that some publishers are in favor of this, because it means big changes for them...
Jeffrey Siegel

Out of Print: Reimagining the K-12 Textbook in a Digital Age - 0 views

www.setda.org/...get_file

Textbook Digital Age e-textbooks education technology

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  • Jeffrey Siegel on 28 Sep 12
     
    Recommendation 1: Complete the Shift from Print-Centric Textbook Adoption Practices to Digital Resources within Five Years Recommendation 2: Develop a Vision and Roadmap for Completing the Shift 2a: Eliminate Unnecessary Regulations and Enact Supportive Policies 2b: Invest in Infrastructure and Devices to Support the Shift 2c: Ensure Effective Implementation of Digital Policies. Recommendation 3: Ensure a Vibrant Marketplace for Digital and Open Content
Mirza Ramic

Men Take Computer Science; Women Take Cooking Classes - Julia Ryan - The Atlantic - 1 views

www.theatlantic.com/...282300

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  • Mirza Ramic on 15 Dec 13
     
    A demographic survey of 200,000 students conducted last fall by Coursera. The average age of a Coursera student: 37.
Jason Outlaw

US Congressman Introduces Measure to Address Crisis in K-12 Computer Science Education - 0 views

www.acm.org/...cs-ed-act

Computer Science Education Congress K-12

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  • Jason Outlaw on 22 Sep 10
     
    The further along I go, the more I am realizing that we have fully arrived in the information age. For our nation to compete globally - we must get out of the trap of growing media consumers, technology consumers, and information consumers. We must grow a generation of students who not only use technology, but understand technology so that they can become active technology producers, so that they can create, innovate, imagine, and disrupt. Possibly, understanding computer science will be as important as learning to read and write - the new literacy.
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