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Social Media and Open Education free course - 0 views

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    The goals of this course follow. Participants will: better understand the historical role technology and media have played in educational & social change; become knowledgeable of social learning tools & FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software) as tools for teaching, facilitating learning, & designing educational environments; become familiar with the wealth of open educational resources (OERs), learning-related content, & media available for teaching & learning; become knowledgeable of relevant social learning theories and philosophies that respond to learning in the digital age; better understand the many social, educational, political, cultural, and administrative issues often associated with technology & media in education and society; become critical consumers and producers of digital media and information; and, build sustainable, personal learning environments and networks.
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"Social Media is Here to Stay... Now What?" - 0 views

  • Web2.0 was about the perpetual beta
  • We saw half-baked ideas hit the marketplace and get transformed by the users in an elegant dance with the developers
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    My talk today is about social media. I'm going to begin by dissecting this silly term and then we'll get down and dirty with how social media is being used.
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HOW TO 2008: How To Do Almost Anything With Social Media - 0 views

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    Today, as the year draws to a close, we bring you a hand-picked selection of Mashable's social media How-To articles in 2008; some holiday reading, perhaps, or something to refer back to once you restart the daily grind in 2009
Lara Rich

Why Champion Social and Emotional Learning?: Because It Helps Students Build Character ... - 0 views

  • SEL is the process of helping students develop the skills to manage their emotions, resolve conflict nonviolently, and make responsible decisions.
  • safe, supportive learning environment and integrate SEL into the curriculum.
  • reduced violence and aggression
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  • higher academic achievement
  • improved ability to function in schools and in the workplace.
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About Becta - Becta report shows benefits of Web 2.0 in the classroom - Becta - 0 views

  • encourage student engagement
  • increase participation
  • encourage online discussion
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  • ownership and engagement
  • attention to detail
  • quality of work
  • should be used more often in the classroom
  • skills to navigate
  • motivation and engagement of pupils
  • ‘shared’ family computer
  • not necessarily sophisticated users
  • an awareness
  • limit the time
  • Becta report shows benefits of Web 2.0 in the classroom
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      Full report can be downloaded here http://partners.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=rh&&catcode=_re_rp_02&rid=15884 It really does have some interesting things to say
  • benefits,
  • Becta report shows benefits of Web 2.0 in the classroom
  • prolific users of Web 2.0 technologies
  • use of Web 2.0 in the classroom was limited.
  • benefits
  • student engagement
  • enabling expression
  • available anytime, anywhere
  • publish their work online
  • improved quality of work
  • encourage peer assessment.
  • concerns
  • lack of time
  • managing the use of the internet
  • sophisticated use
  • motivation
  • range of technologies
  • collaboratively online
  • the use of Web 2.0 in the classroom was limited.
  • benefits
  • support, time and space
  • girls were found to be more interested in social networking,
  • not necessarily sophisticated users
  • shared family computer
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Adopt and Adapt: Shaping Tech for the Classroom | Edutopia - 0 views

  • new
  • technology
  • Dabbling
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  • old things
  • old ways.
  • old things in new ways
  • Old Things in New Ways
  • New Ways
  • old things in new
  • new ways
  • doing things
  • New Things in New Ways
  • assessment online,
  • When a new technology appears
  • always done it
  • result was pretty much like
  • before;
  • cheaper
  • more efficient
  • now do with educational technology
  • new things in new ways
  • in electronic form
  • putting courses, curricula, and lesson plans online
  • pass documents around
  • such as PowerSchool
  • but the records
  • have emerged
  • haven't changed
  • new technology still faces
  • resistance
  • ock down the machines, refusing to allow students to access email.
  • cell-phone cameras
  • Wikipedia
  • buying
  • potentially highly effective educational tools
  • SimCity
  • growing number of simulations
  • Making History
  • experimental Revolution and Supercharged
  • best teachers have always used interactive models for demonstrations
  • children are doing in new ways
  • block instant messaging
  • on eBay
  • exchanging music on P2P
  • dates online
  • building games with modding (modifying) tools
  • peer rating of comments
  • integrated into our instruction
  • important question
  • understood by educators
  • how many
  • The Big Tech Barrier: One-to-One
  • work on, keep, customize, and take home
  • each student
  • device
  • one-to-one computing
  • missing technological element
  • must have each student's
  • balance between
  • political, parental, social, organizational, supervisory, and financial
  • shifting certainly initially means more work and pressure on educators
  • pressure for change
  • schools still ban new digital technologies
  • cell phones and Wikipedia
  • "back to basics
  • face anti-technology pressure from parents
  • New Problems, New Solutions
  • Much time
  • periods is often wasted in computer setup and shutdown
  • unsure about how to integrate technology in their lesson plans
  • How, then, do we move forward?
  • consult the students.
  • The only way to move forward effectively is to combine what they know about technology with what we know and require about education. Sadly, in most cases, no one asks for their opinion.
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    Technology use in schools - new ways of doing old things
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    This is obviously the future
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    Things to think about when looking to introduce technology into the classroom.
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