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Jeb Bush, Melinda Gates, Sal Khan and the Coming Digital Learning Battle : Education Next - 1 views

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The debate over digital learning will soon enter a new phase.  No longer will educators debate whether or not digital learning has the capacity to transform the American education system.   Just about gone are the anti-technology Luddites who insist that every classroom be self-contained, with students and teachers left to their own devices, save for the help of pencils, chalk, blackboards and weighty textbooks stuffed into 10 kilo backpacks.
- Roland O'Daniel on 11 Nov 11
  
  I wish I could say I think this vision of education and instruction is a close reality, but I sit in classrooms on a daily basis in which the pen/pencil is ALWAYS the primary tool of the student and use of technology is not part of the vision.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I wish I could say I think this vision of education and instruction is a close reality, but I sit in classrooms on a daily basis in which the pen/pencil is ALWAYS the primary tool of the student and use of technology is not part of the vision. </div>
  
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- Roland O'Daniel on 11 Nov 11
  
  Great statement!
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Great statement!</div>
  
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It is becoming increasingly obvious that digital learning systems can be tailored to the specific interests, learning styles, and levels of accomplishment of each student.
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On the one side will be those who propose that most digital learning in K-12 public education be of the “blended” variety, that is, take place within public school classrooms under the tutelage of a highly qualified teacher.
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nline” proponents will argue that blended learning alone is not enough.  American education can be transformed only if the power to drive change is placed in the hands of students, who are offered a choice of providers that include not only the blended classroom but also those who offer products  exclusively online, supplementing asymmetric video presentations of online materials with interactive systems that employ such tools as Skype, interactive games, social networking, email communications and phone conversations.
- Roland O'Daniel on 11 Nov 11
  
  I guess, I'm one of the proponents that thinks CHOICE is the best option. I don't think school systems have to decide for students but should provide rigorous, well-designed options that students can choose from rather than limit them because of someone else's choice. How often do students sit in a class because they were assigned to a teacher that they know is not as good as another teacher in the department? Why not give the students choice of which teacher they get, or what modality they choose to receive the learning through? Make the bottom line be a rigorous set of assessments that provides some understanding of what the student is able to convey.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I guess, I'm one of the proponents that thinks CHOICE is the best option. I don't think school systems have to decide for students but should provide rigorous, well-designed options that students can choose from rather than limit them because of someone else's choice. How often do students sit in a class because they were assigned to a teacher that they know is not as good as another teacher in the department? Why not give the students choice of which teacher they get, or what modality they choose to receive the learning through? Make the bottom line be a rigorous set of assessments that provides some understanding of what the student is able to convey. </div>
  
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Common standards provide a nationwide platform upon which next generation curricular materials can be built
- Roland O'Daniel on 11 Nov 11
  
  Most important statement of this article so far! Even if the CCS are not perfect they do provide opportunity for innovation and scale that has never been available through the old system of state standards.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Most important statement of this article so far! Even if the CCS are not perfect they do provide opportunity for innovation and scale that has never been available through the old system of state standards.</div>
  
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- Roland O'Daniel on 11 Nov 11
  
  Also, important to note that Bush comes from Florida which has one of the strongest online school programs in the country and has been a leader in the field for a decade or more.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Also, important to note that Bush comes from Florida which has one of the strongest online school programs in the country and has been a leader in the field for a decade or more. </div>
  
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hoice allows students to pick the courses most suited to their needs, abilities, and interests; and accountability ensures that learning is genuine.
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For blenders, the keys to the intervention’s apparent success include the use of real-time performance information by qualified teachers, not just the videos and problem sets.
- Roland O'Daniel on 11 Nov 11
  
  I like Sal Kahn's thoughts, but his pedagogy and approach is severely limited. He is using the discrete set of skills approach to teaching mathematics instead of a comprehensive approach that connects and blends different representations. He does not take into account consistent use of vocabulary across all of his videos, doesn't make connections between different skills/videos when students need to understand direct and subtle connnections, and he uses a limited set of models to develop student conceptual understanding. Great speaker, great innovator, limited educator. that said, his use of chunks of information would be well to be modeled by many classroom teachers who spend way too much time in front of the class directing students in what they 'need' to know.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I like Sal Kahn's thoughts, but his pedagogy and approach is severely limited. He is using the discrete set of skills approach to teaching mathematics instead of a comprehensive approach that connects and blends different representations. He does not take into account consistent use of vocabulary across all of his videos, doesn't make connections between different skills/videos when students need to understand direct and subtle connnections, and he uses a limited set of models to develop student conceptual understanding. Great speaker, great innovator, limited educator. that said, his use of chunks of information would be well to be modeled by many classroom teachers who spend way too much time in front of the class directing students in what they 'need' to know. </div>
  
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Apparent success, it must be said, because the impact of neither the blended nor the online version of the Khan intervention has yet to be documented by a randomized trial
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Meanwhile, school districts and teacher unions can be expected to fight publicly funded online learning that offers students a choice of taking courses outside their local district school.  If online learning should prove to be more effective than the learning that takes place within classrooms, it would provide a serious challenge to the school district-teacher union duopoly that blended learning does not.
- Roland O'Daniel on 11 Nov 11
  
  Important political point! Are teachers, schools, politicians doing what's best for students or what keeps them in power and makes them look good? I don't know, but I am glad to be part of the education process during this period of education.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Important political point! Are teachers, schools, politicians doing what's best for students or what keeps them in power and makes them look good? I don't know, but I am glad to be part of the education process during this period of education. </div>
  
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Roland O'Daniel on 11 Nov 11

Jeb Bush, Melinda Gates, Sal Khan and the Coming Digital Learning Battle

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A list of All The Best iPad Apps Teachers Need ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Lear... - 5 views

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Should Students Bring Their Own Technology Devices to School? - Leading From the Classr... - 3 views

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Mary Waker on 30 Jun 11

Patrick Ledesma is a National Board-certified teacher and School Based Technology Specialist in Fairfax, Virginia, where he focuses on instructional-technology integration and special education at the middle school level. For the 2010-2011 school year, Patrick is serving as a Classroom Fellow with the U.S.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Patrick Ledesma is a National Board-certified teacher and School Based Technology Specialist in Fairfax, Virginia, where he focuses on instructional-technology integration and special education at the middle school level. For the 2010-2011 school year, Patrick is serving as a Classroom Fellow with the U.S.</div>

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The Use and Abuse of Technology in the Classroom - 0 views

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- Frank Barnes on 24 Feb 13
  
  This is a good way to look at technology for students. Just having access to information does nothing unless the learner knows how to search for the right information and then use it meaningfully.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a good way to look at technology for students. Just having access to information does nothing unless the learner knows how to search for the right information and then use it meaningfully.</div>
  
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- Frank Barnes on 24 Feb 13
  
  Good teachers will always be necessary to accomplish this.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Good teachers will always be necessary to accomplish this.</div>
  
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Technology should not be used as simply a digital worksheet
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Technology should not be used as a way to keep students occupied.
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- Frank Barnes on 24 Feb 13
  
  This is an important message to make clear, especially with teachers who are less comfortable or informed regarding computer use.
  
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Technology should not be used to do what can be done without it. 
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Technology should be for accessing what was inaccessible
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Technology should be for doing good things in better ways.
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Technology should be for sharing with the world. 
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Technology should be for connecting
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Harvard Education Letter - 0 views

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shared by Roland O'Daniel on 15 Nov 11 - No Cached

Roland O'Daniel on 15 Nov 11

Discussion of the idea of the flipped classroom. Doesn't just introduce one approach but a variety of well thought out options, and how some schools are scaling the model. Musallam is worth reading. I do have concerns that Hooper's videos are 25-30 minutes long in his model. I think he's missing the point as far as chunking information in smaller components and letting students interact with the content. Not a perfect model but it is an innovation, and both teachers do a much better job of using key vocabulary well, introducing multiple representations intentionally and connected, and providing guides for students. Much better than I think Khan does in his videos.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Discussion of the idea of the flipped classroom. Doesn't just introduce one approach but a variety of well thought out options, and how some schools are scaling the model. Musallam is worth reading. I do have concerns that Hooper's videos are 25-30 minutes long in his model. I think he's missing the point as far as chunking information in smaller components and letting students interact with the content. Not a perfect model but it is an innovation, and both teachers do a much better job of using key vocabulary well, introducing multiple representations intentionally and connected, and providing guides for students. Much better than I think Khan does in his videos. </div>

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Bridgeit: Empowering Teachers with Video via Mobile Phones « Educational Tech... - 0 views

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shared by Roland O'Daniel on 12 Jan 11 - No Cached

Roland O'Daniel on 12 Jan 11

Consortium effort in Tanzania to deliver instructional tools to the classroom using Smartphone technology.

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Qualcomm Global Citizenship - Empowering Communities Worldwide - 0 views

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shared by Roland O'Daniel on 02 Feb 11 - No Cached

Roland O'Daniel on 02 Feb 11

obile learning extends education beyond the physical confines of the classroom and school library, allowing students to access content from home, communicate with teachers, and, perhaps most importantly, communicate with each other via online collaboration tools. Affordable smartphones with 3G broadband connectivity help ensure all students have access to educational resources 24/7. To read more about Wireless Reach projects that demonstrate how wireless access is transforming education click here

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">obile learning extends education beyond the physical confines of the classroom and school library, allowing students to access content from home, communicate with teachers, and, perhaps most importantly, communicate with each other via online collaboration tools. Affordable smartphones with 3G broadband connectivity help ensure all students have access to educational resources 24/7. To read more about Wireless Reach projects that demonstrate how wireless access is transforming education click here</div>

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Project Tomorrow: Project K-NECT - 1 views

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Project K-Nect is a pilot program in Onslow County Schools (North Carolina) where teachers utilize Smart Phones to teach selected math courses. Developed by Digital Millennial Consulting and funded in part through Qualcomm's Wireless Reach initiative, the program is designed to increase student achievement in math and close the digital disconnect for students in Onslow County Schools in North Carolina. As part of the Project K-Nect classes, students are given smart phones with 24/7 Internet access which they can use at home or school. Students have full access to both the Project K-Nect curriculum, as well as the smart phone features including instant messaging, video and photo capabilities, calculators and Internet access.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Project K-Nect is a pilot program in Onslow County Schools (North Carolina) where teachers utilize Smart Phones to teach selected math courses. Developed by Digital Millennial Consulting and funded in part through Qualcomm's Wireless Reach initiative, the program is designed to increase student achievement in math and close the digital disconnect for students in Onslow County Schools in North Carolina. As part of the Project K-Nect classes, students are given smart phones with 24/7 Internet access which they can use at home or school. Students have full access to both the Project K-Nect curriculum, as well as the smart phone features including instant messaging, video and photo capabilities, calculators and Internet access.</div>

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SIGML is the ISTE special interest group that is an advocate for mobile learning worldwide, and promotes meaningful integration of mobile devices in teaching and learning in formal and informal learning environments. Members of SIGML include teachers, administrators, technology coordinators, university faculty and researchers, and representatives from profit and non-profit entities, including government. We hope you will get involved and join us. Please direct any inquiries to istesigml@gmail.com

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">SIGML is the ISTE special interest group that is an advocate for mobile learning worldwide, and promotes meaningful integration of mobile devices in teaching and learning in formal and informal learning environments. Members of SIGML include teachers, administrators, technology coordinators, university faculty and researchers, and representatives from profit and non-profit entities, including government. We hope you will get involved and join us. Please direct any inquiries to istesigml@gmail.com</div>

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Google Docs for Android: Free Technology for Teachers: - 0 views

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GDs for Android App syncs up all of the data in your Google account. Easy to navigate interface. Option to start a document by taking a picture with your phone and uploading it to GDs.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">GDs for Android App syncs up all of the data in your Google account. Easy to navigate interface. Option to start a document by taking a picture with your phone and uploading it to GDs. </div>

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Teachers Get Trained with the iPad | MindShift - 3 views

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The Fourth of July weekend is a great opportunity to take a break, but during the rest of the summer, it's important to keep those brain muscles flexed with fun learning exercises.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Fourth of July weekend is a great opportunity to take a break, but during the rest of the summer, it's important to keep those brain muscles flexed with fun learning exercises.</div>

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iPad Curriculum - 9 views

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What it is: Stick Pick is a great app for the teacher iOS device. Teachers can randomly (or intentionally) choose a student's name from a virtual can of Popsicle sticks. Student sticks are tied to a mode and level of difficulty for each learner.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What it is: Stick Pick is a great app for the teacher iOS device. Teachers can randomly (or intentionally) choose a student's name from a virtual can of Popsicle sticks. Student sticks are tied to a mode and level of difficulty for each learner.</div>

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Are You Behind? - 2 views

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shared by Roland O'Daniel on 14 Jan 13 - No Cached

Second, do you have the spaces?  If your vision does include learning online, you have to have school-supported digital spaces.  It can be anything really, but you have to have something.  And I’m not talking about individual teachers putting something together, because that doesn’t make sense for kids or from an organizational standpoint in terms of support and dedicated growth and development in concert with the vision.  I also don’t believe this should be something left to students to self-organize around-if its part of the vision, the school has to be intentional about it and provide a common landscape for all.
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Roland O'Daniel on 14 Jan 13

David Jakes does a great job of laying out a vision of what should be expected for classroom interactions through a digital platform but still isn't. I love his thinking about it not being a happy website with mission/vision but a place to collaborate and inform. The 21st century is now not tomorrow!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">David Jakes does a great job of laying out a vision of what should be expected for classroom interactions through a digital platform but still isn't. I love his thinking about it not being a happy website with mission/vision but a place to collaborate and inform. The 21st century is now not tomorrow!</div>

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iOS Device Best Practices & Tips - 5 views

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Survey reveals educators' must-have technologies - 1 views

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From eSchool News: Results of a national survey on teachers' digital media use.

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Socrative Teacher - 7 views

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new conversation app for education. I haven't played with it yet, but am interested in learning more. Anybody using it?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">new conversation app for education. I haven't played with it yet, but am interested in learning more. Anybody using it? </div>

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