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Katheryn Duarte

At Waldorf School in Silicon Valley, Technology Can Wait - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Is learning through cake fractions and knitting any better? The Waldorf advocates make it tough to compare, partly because as private schools they administer no standardized tests in elementary grades. And they would be the first to admit that their early-grade students may not score well on such tests because, they say, they don’t drill them on a standardized math and reading curriculum.
  • “Engagement is about human contact, the contact with the teacher, the contact with their peers,
  • hat’s the rush, given how easy it is to pick up those skills?
  • Katheryn Duarte on 09 Apr 13
     
    This article is a view of a private school that does not use technology until 8th grade. Usually, business/technology leaders send their kids here to give them a rounded education, and think students can pick up technology easier later in life. Most parents report that technology can be picked up later in life, and shouldn't have a place in the elementary classroom. Search Criteria: No technology in school
Katie Brown

Using Technology In 4th Grade Math Lessons - 0 views

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technology math lessons

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  • Katie Brown on 18 Apr 13
     
    Integrating technology into a math lesson and learning to explore and develop theories on their own. Class uses the internet and real life activities to learn math. Well done example of engaging students with a real world context and using 21st century tools for research and collaboration.
Meagan Curran

office - cyberbullying.info | for students, parents and teachers - 0 views

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  • Meagan Curran on 11 Apr 13
     
    This is a very creative web layout with extreme detail of all aspects of cyber bullying. Shares definitions, resources, provides safety tips for phones and personal webpages, gives real life examples of victims of bullying, and helpful people to contact for help if you are being bullied.
Sara Parson

How Teachers Are Using Technology at Home and in Their Classrooms | Pew Research Center... - 0 views

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  • Sara Parson on 11 Apr 13
     
    This article talks about how technology in classrooms is helpful, yet a lot of the time students might not have technology at home. This can hinder some students ability to complete classwork.
Kathryn Shaw

Technology and Education - 1 views

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  • Technology can easily be overused within the classroom, and this can cause negative effects on the entire
  • learning experience
  • student texting and internet usage (school-related and trivial) during class
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  • plagiarism
  • overall lack of respect
  • not concerned with details
  • There is a general decline in higher-order thinking skills, and an overall re-wiring of teenage brains
  • deeper intellectual laziness
  • 6100 Teaching Positions are set to be eliminated amid increased tech spending, which is effectively eight percent of all teachers in the city.
  • Kathryn Shaw on 09 Apr 13
     
    The problems with technology in education. Includes some of the debate on wether there is a benefit for students future life. Includes some cautions. Searched:"negative effects of technology on education"
anonymous

10 Ways I Use My iPhone in the Classroom - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 09 Apr 13
     
    This blog article offers creative ideas for incorporating iPhones into everyday life in the classroom. It's not a resource for educational apps, but provides more practical uses for all grade levels.
Corynne Farmer

Technology Gives Special Education Students a Voice - 1 views

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  • several special education students in the Wayne School District who utilizes either an iPad, laptop, or other personalized technology to communicate and learn
  • “Using technology like this fosters independence and that’s what we want for all of our children, regardless of what grade they are in
  • rather provide students with a device than send them out of district to a private institution.”
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  • technology has literally given a voice to those students who have none
  • communicate more of what he is thinking and feeling
  • A voice informs her of the choice she made, providing feedback
  • she’ll have a voice for the rest of her life
  • It gives her a feeling of control
  • Instead of struggling to write a few words, she can compose them on the computer in a fraction of the time
  • The technology school districts use is only going to continue to advance
  • Corynne Farmer on 09 Apr 13
     
    Assistive Technology can make the difference between experiencing schools either successfully or a failed one. Assistive technology provides outstanding supports for students with disabilities to exceed through their school years. Assistive technology, or AT, allows students with disabilities to be a part of the general education classroom with the rest of their developing peers.
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