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Sarah Hansen

Pros and Cons of Social Media in Education - 0 views

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pros cons social social media education

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  • Sarah Hansen on 28 May 13
     
    This website posts a very effective visual diagram calling attention to the different social media's used currently in schools, their percentages of usage, how they are being used (in class, school pride, career development), their successes and challenges and the top social media universities.
Stephanie Johnson

videogamesandeducation.pdf - 0 views

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video games study research

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  • positive connotations
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      Stephanie Johnson on 09 Apr 13
       
      positive connotations toward personal computer platforms may be a product of marketing, as asserted in the MIT study.
  • As with other expressions of mass culture, there appears to be an established historical trend that minimizes its scientific importance
  • One of the foremost objectives of much research was the study of the ìeffectsî of video games (aggressive behavior, addiction, isolation, school performance and the like), based on previous assumptions and research on television. But after two decades, research results on video games are somewhat confusing.
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  • is no scientific evidence to support this claim.
  • rnicious influence on
  • Lastly, a certain number of authors refer to the need to include the video game phenomenon in the literature disseminated by the media.
  • Hence, they point out how essential it is to act in school setting: either to counteract the effects of mass media, both cognitive and social; or to seriously affirm the inclusion of the critical study of these media and their procedures into school curricula.
  • From all the aforementioned references, it can be deduced that, for learning, video games are of unquestionable importance,
  • stimulating motivation,
  • very useful in acquiring practical skills,
  • ncreasing perception and stimulation
  • developing skills in problem-solving, strategy assessment, media and tools organization and obtaining intelligent answers.
  • esearch has yet to prove that video games are intellectually harmful
  • on the contrary, many studies defend their great importance in the development of intellectual abilities
  • ncourages the growth of spatial and logical skills, such as visualizing objects and relating them in space, organizing several factors with an end in mind (thinking strategically), and so on.
Caitlyn Schumaker

Common Sense Media - 0 views

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Education technology media

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  • Caitlyn Schumaker on 09 Apr 13
     
    I'm working on how to integrate media literacy into my curriculum. This site is really useful for that! It has specific unit and lesson plans, articles, and resources for educators.
Edgar Morgensen

60 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom By Category - 1 views

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twitter teaching technology

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  • Edgar Morgensen on 09 Apr 13
     
    A long list of interesting ways a teacher can use twitter in the classroom.
Bridget Moran

50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom | TeachHUB - 0 views

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Twitter classroom education teaching social media technology

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  • Bridget Moran on 11 Apr 13
     
    An article that argues for the useful versatility of Twitter in the classroom setting. The list is very extensive, but can even be continued with more creativity.
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