An innovation curriculum requires an emphasis on what I am going to call, for lack of a preexisting term, the Five I’s: Imagination, Inquiry, Invention, Implementation, and Initiative
recent findings from a longitudinal study of high school-age students challenges these notions, suggesting that youth who pursue their interests online are more likely to be engaged in civic issues.
The study found that spending time in online communities appears to promote engagement with broader society.
It also found that youth are not simply participating in online political discussions that become simply echo chambers that fail to expose them to diverse perspectives. Only 5% of youth reported that they were exposed only to political views they agreed with online. More damning, perhaps - 34% said they didn't encounter any political perspectives online at all.
The findings from the study echo recent research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that found that among adults as well, Internet users were more civically-engaged.
If you use a smartboard in your classroom this is a pretty OK resourse site the all suggestions can be taylored to you subject. I have only used this site twice but there hundreds of simular sites .
This is my district web site. I bookmarked it because it was redone this week and I am suprised to see how much it looks and functions like a social network......
This article examines theoretical and methodological tools that can help faculty design flexible learning environments that incorporate appropriate technologies to meet individuals' needs and course or curriculum goals.
BitLaw is a comprehensive Internet resource on technology and intellectual
property law. In this site, you will find complete copies of the United States
Patent, Copyright, and Trademark statutes, as well as the relevant regulations
from the Code of Federal Regulations.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the number of students in the U.S. who live in homes where the first language is not English has doubled over the last 20 years. For these language-minority students and their peers who are learning a second language, the goal is to develop several core competencies that allow them to develop and maintain social relationships and communicate ideas.
You should also review some of the concerns that will
likely arise as you incorporate new Web 2.0 tools in your instructional
practice, especially regarding student privacy, intellectual property rights, and student etiquette.
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP).
To learn more about FOIPOP as well as the considerations faculty should make
when selecting a Web 2.0 tool, please see the following resources