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Jesse Dennis

Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - 0 views

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    CHANDLER, Ariz. - Amy Furman, a seventh-grade English teacher here, roams among 31 students sitting at their desks or in clumps on the floor. They're studying Shakespeare's "As You Like It" - but not in any traditional way. To hear from more experts, and to share your own predictions for the future of technology in the classroom, visit the Bits blog.
Diana Mazzuca

Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - NYTimes.com - 4 views

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    Good share, Diana. This article is particularly interesting for the issues it chooses to raise and the way in which various arguments are presented. One quote struck me, "We have Smart Boards in every classroom but not enough money to buy copy paper, pencils and hand sanitizer," said Nicole Cates, a co-president of the Parent Teacher Organization at Kyrene de la Colina, an elementary school. "You don't go buy a new outfit when you don't have enough dinner to eat." But she loves the fact that her two children, a fourth-grader and first-grader, are learning technology, including PowerPoint and educational games (Page 5)". How can we work to harmonize these two? This reminds me an article I read in the Boston Globe this morning regarding teachers going out-of-pocket to equip their classrooms with enough supplies for an increasing number of students. The article suggests that budget cuts that make this necessary save teacher positions. There has to be a better way. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/09/05/budgets_cut_teachers_dig_deeper_for_supplies/
Chris McEnroe

Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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      As journalism, this article observes well the cross conversation in the public debate. Before this conversation even begins it would be useful for the parties to agree on the goal of the interaction between teacher and student. This quote from the article, "digital devices let students learn at their own pace, teach skills needed in a modern economy and hold the attention of a generation weaned on gadgets . . ." Makes broad assumptions that the invitation to learn (things that are pre-conceived by adults) is all the students need. We have a system of education and no matter what we do, the system assumes s significant and active role for adults (rightly so). There is a persistant sense that the system is not working to our expectations, but that hardly argues for the abandonment of personal and substantive interactions among teachers and students. I agree more with this quote, ""Rather than being a cure-all or silver bullet, one-to-one laptop programs may simply amplify what's already occurring - for better or worse (Bryan Goodwin)," because it asserts the point that Technology promises to enhance the value of our effort in education with better tools to do what teachers do. Technology is not (as some seem to think) a replacement of what teachers do and that unspoken assumption seems to be underlying much of what I see as vague public discussion.
James Glanville

MassCue - The Power of A Student Response System - 2 views

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    MassCue article about the effectiveness of Student Response Systems by a tech consultant / researcher for vendor Turning Response Systems (who sells the clickers that HGSE uses). I'm interested in comparing these systems with the FREE adhoc web-based system offered by Socrative.com, co-founded by HGSE TIE grad Ben Berté.
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    James- very interesting article about Student Response Systems. The clickers are a great tool to facilitate student participation in a teacher-centered classroom, and many of us have seen the Turning Point clickers in action. And they really do help with engaging everyone in the audience. Remember that diversity seminar during orientation week? The rich discussion that ensued in a crowd of 650 was really made possible because of the opening survey questions, the clicker interactivity, and the discussions that sprung up at each individual table which then mushroomed out to the rest of the crowd. I never thought a diversity seminar could be that engaging, and the clickers were definitely a key part of that. My only criticism of the article is that it seems to be pushing hardware capabilities over sound pedagogy, which is always a danger in learning about emerging technologies. Question though: is Socrative not entirely free? it seems like a great tool with many interactive capabilities, ideal for many classroom settings and activities.
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    Steve I agree the article did have a strong sense of hardware pushing. It was written by a research on the the vendor's payroll. I've changed "free" to FREE; I intended the quotes to be for emphasis, not skepticism. Socrative is indeed free.
Chris McEnroe

Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - NYTimes.com - 3 views

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      Some of the thinking articulated in this article captures the gridlock of public conversation around the issue of technology in the classroom. I'm reminded of a conversation I had with a colleague in which he was telling me about the many interesting ways he uses powerpoint for instruction. I asked him he ever had his students use powerpoint and he scoffed, "Powerpoint for student presenations is a Middle School right of passage. Please. They're terrible." I told him that if he didn't think powerpoint was a useful means of communication than he wouldn't use it. The fact is we don't teach kids how to use powerpoint well and so they don't use it well. The argument about tech in Ed is much the same. Sometimes when I hear or read about these discussions I think of someone who has an F-14 in his front yard complaing that it is terrible for hanging laundry on. The promise of teaching well in a 21st century classroom focuses on cultivating different skills and more dynamic learning than standardized tests seek to quantify.
Chris Dede

India announces $35 tablet computer to help lift villagers out of poverty - The Washing... - 3 views

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    The real question is what the tablet can and cannot do
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    I would liken this to a graphing calculator (that is typically required of student's to purchase for the purpose of higher math classes) versus the classroom set of calculators typically found in the elementary math manipulative kits - the ultimate purpose of each device is very different - but the basic or fundamental features are the same - so for India, does it matter how "advanced" the system is if they really just want to get the poorest of its citizens on some type of level playing field?
Ando Endano

YouTube - A Vision of Students Today - 1 views

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    This video has gotten more than 3 million hits. It portrays the perceived realities of higher education through the eyes of students, and questions the claim that technology will save education.
Jennifer Hern

Can Apple Out-Innovate Microsoft and Google? | Newsweek Daniel Lyons | Techtonic Shifts... - 0 views

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    "The question is, will Apple do with the iPhone what it did with the Mac? Will it leap out to a technological lead and then find a way to clutch defeat from the jaws of victory? Or has Apple learned from its previous experience and figured out a way to turn its superior design and wonderful technology into market domination?"
Bridget Binstock

Introducing @GuardianTagBot, your new Twitter-based search assistant - 0 views

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    Got something you want to find on the Guardian website? Tweet your question at our new @GuardianTagBot service to get an answer with the help of the Guardian's Open Platform The Guardian is experimenting with a new Twitter-based service, and would like your help to test it out.
Maung Nyeu

Michigan Cyber Schools Receive Senate Approval - 2 views

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    Michigan State senate approved Cyber Schools. Experts question this legislation. A new report by education professors from the University of Colorado finds that there's no reliable evidence showing such institutions are as good brick-and-mortar schools. Some are just not comfortable with all the unknowns in the cyber school equation. Sounds familiar?
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    There is a lot murkiness in the conversation. There may be no evidence but so much goes on in brick and mortar schools that has no evidence behind it anyway, I'm less and less convinced by that particular rhetorical approach. I think there is no more to lose by the effort than we already lose in undocumented ways. As with any endeavor, planning and execution will be the determinants of success. I'm beginning to resent the attempts in the media to summarize these complex issues because I think they have a significant impact on public opinion but they horrible at conveying complexity.
James Glanville

Yong Zhao » Presentation Slides - 0 views

  • October 27, Boston, MASSCue
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      Slides from Yong Zhao's MassCue presentation.  He questions the focus on test scores asking the questions what matters?
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    Thanks, James. Thanks for arranging the conference. His presentation was especially illuminating. I loved his manner and audacity.
Heather French

The Flip: End of a Love Affair - 4 views

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    Really good article about one teacher's experience with a flipped classroom, why she stopped using that model and how the idea of flipping made her a better teacher.
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    Thanks for posting this - a really good synthesis of flipping w/ PBL - and why flipping is more than videos, written by somebody who knows what she is talking about.
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    Agreed Steve, and thanks for posting this Heather. It answered questions I didn't even know I had about the "flipped" classroom and is also an empowering example the important role of the teacher in student-centered learning.
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    Wow, really interesting article, thanks Heather! Love how the teacher also learned from the experience and changed her in-class teaching style...
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    Thanks Heather, for posting, and Lauren, for suggesting...anybody who is taking T440 and loves the concept but feels skeptical about its real-world plausibility should read this article.
Heather French

"iPad-the Third Hand". Webinar Discussion of an iPad initiative in Teacher Education - ... - 0 views

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    On Monday, February 27, 2012, SIGTE is presenting a free webinar with Dr. Penelope Swenson discussing her use of iPad's with pre-service teachers. The basis of the discussion is a presentation by Dr. Swenson last Spring, entitled, "iPad-the Third Hand," asking a rather global question, will a select group of pre-service teachers incorporate the iPad into their lives, hearts, studying, and, eventually, teaching?
Jeffrey Siegel

Free online courses will change universities - 0 views

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    MOOCs unanswered questions: How can they offer secure and reliable assessment over the internet? Will employers accept their qualifications? How do you assess courses in the humanities which are not suited to multiple-choice testing marked by computer?
Hongge Ren

3D printing: The hype, the hopes, the hurdles - 0 views

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    At the Techonomy conference, industry leaders discuss the future of three-dimensional printing -- and how the technology will change markets forever. (Credit: Asa Mathat/Techonomy) MARANA, Ariz. - Three-dimensional printing: hype, or hope? That's the question industry leaders sought to answer at the Techonomy conference here in the sunny greater Tucson area.
Chris Dede

Can Knewton's Adaptive Learning Software Personalize Education? | MIT Technology Review - 5 views

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    an issue that is of interest to all digital teaching platforms
Jeffrey Siegel

Innovative Technology Doesn't Mean Instructionally Innovative - 0 views

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    The real question, ultimately, is, "Does technology help our students become better independent, self-directed learners?" That's the game-changer. It's not about the latest fancy device, hot off the shelf.
Jeffrey Siegel

The Effect of Technology on Classroom Learning & Attention - 0 views

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    Important questions to ask students 1. What do students think is the best use of technology in schools? 2. What do students think the roles of computers should be in the classroom? 3. What do students think about computers being used as tutors? 4. Do students want more time with the teacher or is the computer instruction enough? 5. What is a good use of the internet in classrooms?
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