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Allison Gevarter

High Court's violent-game sales ruling: Why now? | Politics and Law - CNET News - 0 views

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  • Allison Gevarter on 03 Nov 10
     
    An update on the ongoing case of whether or not a law banning the sale of "violent" video games to minors is constitutional.
Margaret O'Connell

For minorities, new 'digital divide' seen - 6 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...AR2011010900043.html

minorities digital divide

shared by Margaret O'Connell on 10 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Margaret O'Connell on 10 Jan 11
     
    This article was so interesting I had to share it (even though sharing here seems to have tapered off for our class).
Drew Nelson

Information For Parents and Educators - 1 views

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Facebook t561 education

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  • Drew Nelson on 01 Oct 12
     
    Answers for: How does privacy work for minors? How do I report a child under the age of 13? How can I help my teen use Facebook wisely? What should I do if my teen is being attacked by someone on Facebook? How can my teen report abuse?
Billy Gerchick

10 Tech Skills Every Student Should Have - 5 views

www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx

skills technology wp1 w4 student competencies tech eng102 mcc research amnoi journalism medialiteracy

shared by Billy Gerchick on 10 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • 1. Internet Search - students need to know how to do a proper internet search, using search terms and modifiers. This skill is needed for school, work and life in general.
  • 2. Office Suite Skills - students need to now how to create, edit, and modify documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. Businesses still use MS Office for the most part, but iWorks, OpenOffice / LibreOffice, and Google Docs are all getting more popular. They all work similarly so the learning curve when switching isn't that big.
  • 3. Self learning of tech and where to go for help - knowing how to search a help menu on software or hardware, where to go to find user forums for help, and where to find the manual for technology is a huge skill that many do not know about.
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  • 6. Netiquette - Internet/Email/Social Media etiquette - proper way to use the internet, write professional emails, use social media in relation to your job (not complaining about the boss).
  • 5. Social Media - how to properly use social media for school and work, how to protect yourself on it, the issues of cyberbullying, connecting with others in your profession (PLN).
  • 4. Typing - yes, typing. I can get much more work done since I know how to type, then people who don't.
  • 7. Security and Safety - antivirus, spam, phishing, too much personal information sharing, stalkers, and more are all issues they need to know about.
  • 8. Hardware basics and troubleshooting - knowing what different parts of technology are called, how to make minor fixes, and how to do basic troubleshooting for WiFi, networks, OS won't load, etc
  • 9. Backup data - with all of the data that students create for school and work, it is important to back it up and have access to it at any time
  • 10. Finding apps and software - how to find, evaluate, and use apps for school and business. Also, how to find quality, free alternatives to paid software, apps and services.
  • Billy Gerchick on 10 Feb 12
     
    Gateway source for all students: high school and college composition and journalism and student of life. Bookmark this source and then bookmark the hyperlinks in this article. Do you have the 10 (11 for the bonus) tech skills down? I certainly can improve in some of these areas.
Megan Johnston

Obama speech to students sparks new controversy - 0 views

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tv in the classroom politics

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  • Megan Johnston on 04 Sep 09
     
    I actually love this idea; it makes the president as an authority figure somewhat more accessible to kids and as long as his message sticks to the importance of school, I think it will be beneficial, especially to minorities. I can't remember the president ever addressing me directly as a student! Guess I was a little young to remember the first Bush's address..
  • Megan Johnston on 04 Sep 09
     
    Obama will address students in their classrooms via TV broadcast on the first day of school; controversy is naturally sparked.
Xavier Rozas

OffiSync - Enabling Collaboration - 0 views

offisync.com/index.html

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  • Chris Johnson on 12 Sep 09
     
    Good utility since many people will likely be sharing documents via Google Docs while working on projects for coursework.
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  • Chris Johnson on 12 Sep 09
     
    OffiSync (currently in beta) allows users to access and modify Google Docs from their MS Office applications (like Word, Excel, PowerPoint). The tool requires Windows XP, Vista, or 7 and MS Office 2003 or 2007. Some errors are to be expected in the beta stage, but the benefit of conveniently editing Google Docs is worth the minor annoyances.
  • Jennifer Hern on 12 Sep 09
     
    Hey Chris. Given all the other options we have for creating and sharing documents and information, how do you see this being most useful to you?
  • Xavier Rozas on 12 Sep 09
     
    The 1-step migration of research content to the host document is very nice, but outside of that, I think I would be inclined to stick with google docs if for no other reason than users (and any collaborators) do not need to download an application to their computer.
Margaret O'Connell

LilyPad microcontroller's success in welcoming women to electronics - Boing Boing - 0 views

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MIT STEM female

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  • Our experience suggests a different approach, one we call Building New Clubhouses. Instead of trying to fit people into existing engineering cultures, it may be more constructive to try to spark and support new cultures, to build new clubhouses. Our experiences have led us to believe that the problem is not so much that communities are prejudiced or exclusive but that they're limited in breadth--both intellectually and culturally. Some of the most revealing research in diversity in STEM found that women and other minorities don't join STEM communities not because they are intimidated or unqualified but rather because they're simply uninterested in these disciplines. One of our current research goals is thus to question traditional disciplinary boundaries and to expand disciplines to make room for more diverse interests and passions. To show, for example, that it is possible to build complex, innovative, technological artifacts that are colorful, soft, and beautiful. We want to provide alternative pathways to the rich intellectual possibilities of computation and engineering. We hope that our research shows that disciplines can grow both technically and culturally when we re-envision and re-contextualize them. When we build new clubhouses, new, surprising, and valuable things happen. As our findings on shared LilyPad projects seem to support, a new female-dominated electrical engineering/computer science community may emerge.
  • Margaret O'Connell on 06 Oct 10
     
    The fascinating pdf from the researchers at MIT is linked to on Boing Boing. The comments on Boing Boing are also worth glancing at.
Irina Uk

Education Week: Districts Tackle Questions Surrounding BYOT Policy - 1 views

www.edweek.org/...01byot.h05.html

EDC policy mobile

shared by Irina Uk on 23 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Tommie Anthony Henderson on 23 Oct 11
     
    Published Online: October 17, 2011 Published in Print: October 19, 2011, as Crafting Your BYOT Policy For the small but passionate minority of school districts that are opening doors to student-owned mobile devices, there's a lot riding on how effective the policy shift turns out to be in improving teaching and learning. I will be looking strongly at this experiment to assist with the charter school district I am putting together.
  • Bridget Binstock on 24 Oct 11
     
    I can understand a districts hesitance towards the BYOT because of its responsibility for and inability to control the accessing of inappropriate content on such devices. What I would like to see - even if in baby steps (which I know is occurring in small scale all over the country), is the creation and sharing of engaging lessons that encourage this BYOT movement and combat the urge for students to be inappropriate because of the level of motivation the lesson itself provides. And I would also like to see some of the responsibility shift from policy makers to the students for self moderation - they know what is right and wrong in an educational setting - why can't we hold THEM accountable more?
  • Irina Uk on 18 Sep 12
     
    Article addresses policy challenges in implementing BYOT
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