Husband, Dad, Friend, Retired Teacher/School Leader with a passion for Tech Integration and its power to engage students and teachers alike
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"The Two Top Areas for Keeping Today's Students Top Notch
This is the third guest post in a series running all week featuring guest edu bloggers.
By Vicki Davis
Stock PhotoIn the NetGenEd™ project with Don Tapscott-students from my school and over 300 students from five countries are studying the future of technology. They are breaking down trends like Mobile Computing, Open Content, Electronic Books, Simple Augmented Reality, Gesture-based Computing, and Visual Data Analysis. But who cares?"
"Ever wonder what it would be like if we let our students pick the tools we use in class? This collection of web 2.0 tools is just that- a list of tools and ideas for what students see as being useful for their learning in and out of school.
To begin the project, 8th grade students were engaged in a conversation about what school would look like if all of the rules we currently had were disbanded. They were no longer bound by walls, schedules, age restrictions or standardized tests. No technology was outlawed. It was a bit of a hurdle for them...after eight years of the current school arrangement, it was difficult for them to imagine anything else.
With a little encouragement and a push they rose to the occasion, and here are the tools they think we ought to consider using. As this is a dynamic site, there may be some entries in need of editing. We will get to them! We left the duplicates in for emphasis as well as different points of view. Enjoy!"
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* The primary audience for this workshop will be K-12 teachers. Is that correct?
* Are there any specific objectives or programs you hope to support through these trainings?
* The confirmation indicates the workshop schedule is 8:30-3:30, Is that correct?
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