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Uche Amaechi

BYOD - Worst Idea of the 21st Century? : Stager-to-Go - 7 views

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shared by Uche Amaechi on 09 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Allison Browne on 10 Oct 11
     
    Uche, you keep posting stuff I have a problem with- OK I understand that BYOD policies may not be so great but I really believe that familes should shoulder some of the costs for hardware since degredation is such a problem. The schools can have agreements with vendors to provide certain laptops or tablets for a certain price point and they can design their systems to support these items. Parents are expected to purchase backpacks, binders, and school supplies. When parents can't provide these back-to-school supplies, schools cover it. The same should be for computers. Speaking as a middle class parent (refer to above article) I believe this is an important investment in our schools so that they can focus on hardware support and software implementation/ integration.
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  • Bridget Binstock on 10 Oct 11
     
    @Allison and Uche - I am torn. While I initially thought BYOD was a good idea so that schools would have to stop "blaming" their fiscal woes on their inability to integrate emerging technologies into the curriculum, I now have some appreciation with points from this article - especially around "false equivalences" and "enshrining inequities" in light of my own children's "bring your own electronic device" day that took place two weeks ago. As a school wide reward for meeting their Accelerated Reading goal, all students were told they could bring an electronic device to school to "play" with on Friday afternoon. This prompted my kids to call me (Skype) on Thursday night and ask me if I could buy them a DS or a SmartPhone that NIGHT so that they could bring either of those devices to school for the celebration. Now mind you, my kids have access to lap tops, iPad, Smart Phones, Wii games, GameBoy, iPods, Flip camera, digital camera, etc - albeit not their OWN - but still access to them for use (when Mom and Dad are not using them). But apparently, of the devices left that Mom and Dad weren't using, none of them were "cool" enough for this event. That got me wondering if BYOD might have the same effect on our learners making those who don't have the latest and greatest feel bad or less adequate then their friends or classmates who could bring something they deemed as "better?" Allison, your point seems to be that requiring parents to cover the expense of a digital device as a requirement for school is not a bad idea, but I think you are referring to expecting the SAME device to be purchased and used, not myriad devices with various capabilities, features and functions - am I understanding you correctly? And if we did try to mandate parental supply of digital devices, would we have a different kind of fight on our hands because, as consumers, parents might have their own biases around what they deem is the best device of all (not just PC vs MAC or iOS vs Android, but sma
  • Allison Browne on 10 Oct 11
     
    I still believe that a system properly designed could mitigate some of your concerns. In reality, schools can not support any device that a student brings in. They are capable of supporting a certain number and if they build relationships with the vendors to sell those devices that the school is capable of supporting then families will be aware that the school will offer the best deal on the items that are compatible. Every year the school recommends items for back to school supplies. If the laptop could replace all of the binders it might be worth it. There are many factors to consider but the biggest obstacle is that schools maintain such old equipment because of their budget woes. Even when we can purchase the latest and greatest software, the computers can't run it.
  • Erin Sisk on 12 Oct 11
     
    What a great debate you guys are having! One point worth considering is that typically the parents are responsible for purchasing the supplies, while the school is responsible for providing the content (textbooks, workbooks, handouts, worksheets, videos, etc). In the near future these devices may also be the primary sources of content, replacing textbooks altogether. I would hope perhaps funding for textbooks could be transferred to funding for these devices. I would also hope that the price of these devices drops significantly (is the $35 tablet in our future?). Then of course the question of who pays is less important. In my job producing educational video for publishing companies, I spend way too much time dealing with various formats and compatibility problems with browsers, so I'd love to see a future where this becomes more standardized.
pradeepg

A low cost learning tablet that addresses a real problem: electric power - 3 views

www.technologyreview.com/...38803

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shared by pradeepg on 10 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • pradeepg on 10 Oct 11
     
    Here is another $35 tablet from Singapore called the I-slate. Every great solution has got to address a real pain - this learning tablet tackles the lack of electric power in several locations around the globe. There is some mention of what it can and cannot do on the technology front. The learning programs embedded are not elaborated.
Chris Dede

Top News - More than just a fad - 0 views

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shared by Chris Dede on 09 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Chris Dede on 09 Oct 09
     
    What is lost and gained when schools save money by purchasing netbooks rather than laptops?
  • Niko Cunningham on 09 Oct 09
     
    Was just going to post this also. The Acer mentioned though is one of the absolute cheapest notebooks one can get. Not sure that it was the best comparison. There are some netbooks that have amazing battery life (8+ hours) in the sub $350 range. If the article's point is about resource intensive apps like video, it should also clearly point out that the acer's battery will die out well before a similarly priced netbook from samsung.
Xavier Rozas

-CALICO Awards - CALICO - 0 views

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shared by Xavier Rozas on 24 Oct 09 - No Cached
  • Language-learning Website Award--The Esperanto "Access to Language Education Award" CALICO, Lernu.net, and the Esperantic Studies Foundation present this award to a website offering exceptional language-learning resources. The winning website is recognized at CALICO's annual conference banquet, and its developers are presented with an Award Certificate and a prize. Noncommercial (cost-free) websites, created and/or maintained by CALICO members, are eligible for this award.
  • Award Winners 2009 Français interactif [visit the website]
  • Xavier Rozas on 24 Oct 09
     
    Good list of free and pay online language learning resources. See the awards list.
Xavier Rozas

In the Future, the Cost of Education will be Zero - 2 views

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shared by Xavier Rozas on 14 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Xavier Rozas on 14 Nov 09
     
    Never underestimate the sociocultural relationship education and prestige share. Interesting article though...
Niko Cunningham

Psychological Therapy 32 Times More Cost Effective at Increasing Happiness Than Money - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...091120084613.htm

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shared by Niko Cunningham on 21 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Niko Cunningham on 21 Nov 09
     
    This is exciting news.. Education''s premise is that it will lead to an increase in desired economic returns to the time spent in school. Does the future "happiness" quotient have an impact on the time a student decides to invest in education?
Chris McEnroe

QuizSnack | Online survey software, web poll & questionnaire tool - 2 views

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shared by Chris McEnroe on 10 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Chris McEnroe on 10 Oct 11
     
    In order to get around the clunkiness of the LMS my school uses I am always looking for tools like this one. The problem with doing this is that sometimes they cost money, they usually expose students to advertising (which I think is an ethical issue when you're dealing with a captured audience), and they all require a time commitment to familiarize myself and my students. I'm not sure what it is about systems like Blackboard (which charges incredible amounts of money) that hamper its visual appeal and design for intuitive use.
Bharat Battu

Hands On: India's $35 Aakash Android tablet lands in America (exclusive) | VentureBeat - 2 views

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shared by Bharat Battu on 30 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Bharat Battu on 30 Oct 11
     
    A hands-on report with the $35 tablet (Aakash). Interested that they call it a "leap frog" technology, in that it's a modern technology brought into a society that didn't have related legacy technologies to begin with. Relates to our class discussion of 'disruptive technologies'- if a group is starting with nothing at all, the bar can initially be set very low and it's still better than nothing. From there, the only direction to go is up (improvement). The article was also updated with a detailed use report w/ video: http://venturebeat.com/2011/10/28/aakash-35-android-tablet/
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