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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.
Anna Ho

Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites | Pew Research Center's Internet & ... - 0 views

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  • Anna Ho on 12 Nov 11
     
    Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites
Jennifer Chen

6 Reasons Why I Wish I Was a Medical Student Now - 0 views

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technology education socialmedia medicalstudies

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  • Jennifer Chen on 29 Oct 13
     
    Another argument for the use of technology in education (from a former medical student's point of view)
Jennifer Jocz

Colleges learn to live with social media -- baltimoresun.com - 1 views

www.baltimoresun.com/...almedia30sep30,0,7058660.story

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  • Jennifer Jocz on 01 Oct 09
     
    Interesting article about how some colleges are utilizing social media and the challenges it presents
Garron Hillaire

The Case For Social Media in Schools - 3 views

mashable.com/...social-media-in-school

socialmedia education schools social

shared by Garron Hillaire on 30 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Elizabeth Delmatoff started a pilot social media program in her Portland, Oregon classroom, 20% of students school-wide were completing extra assignments for no credit, grades had gone up more than 50%
  • Although Delmatoff is adamant that there’s no way to pin her class’s increased academic success specifically to the pilot program, it’s hard to say that it didn’t play a part in the more than 50% grade increase.
  • Kidblog.org is one of many free tools that allow teachers to control an online environment while still benefiting from social media. Delmatoff managed her social media class without a budget by using free tools like Edmodo and Edublogs.
  • Garron Hillaire on 30 Sep 10
     
    An article that advocates the use of social media in the classroom. It highlights one pilot program in Oregon.
Garron Hillaire

HOW TO: Calculate the ROI of Your Social Media Campaign - 0 views

mashable.com/...calculate-roi-social-media

socialmedia social roi

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  • First the bad news: If you’re going to calculate the ROI of your social media campaign, you’re going to have to know math.
  • In fact, a recent survey by Econsultancy found that 47% of the companies it surveyed said they were “not able to measure” their campaigns and that “the jury is still out” on the value gained from their social media investment.
  • The most important formula in social media is your Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)
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  • Many people use 10% of their CLV as a starting point for their Allowable Cost Per Sale
  • Garron Hillaire on 06 Nov 10
     
    ROI on social media. I find it interesting that when measuring a social market there are no social indicators that are valued. Does it make sense to slice social media into dollars and sense? I understand why you would need to justify it, but I am not sure that the greatest value of social media is driving traffic.
Robyn Bykofsky

Public Media 2.0: Dynamic, Engaged Publics -- Publications -- Center for Social Media a... - 0 views

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readwritethink education educational_technology socialmedia media

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  • Robyn Bykofsky on 20 Oct 09
     
    Here's a little media literacy for our emerging technologies.
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