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ICT in Education - 0 views

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    Ning community for visitors to www.ictineducation.org and the newsletter, Computers in Classrooms
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Teacher Talk: It's the Teachers, Stupid. - 0 views

  • We are all students, we are all teachers.
  • doing them well means having a sensitivity to making that process whole, rich and meaningful, never reaching an end
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      Or it means meeting many ends and endless beginnings.
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ARTICLE: NACOL estimates 1 million K12 students in online courses! - 0 views

  • Online classes gaining in popularityThe North American Council for Online Learning estimates that 1 million K-12 students are enrolled in online courses, and it expects that number to grow. Students welcome the flexibility, and advocates say it gives students more family time, but some teachers say they need face time with students to monitor their progress and attitude. The Boston Globe/Los Angeles Times (2/18)
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eSchool News online - Social-networking sites confound schools - 0 views

  • Interestingly, very few of the responses included teaching students about responsible use of online social networks
  • "It is important to keep in mind that just blocking access to social web sites at school is not the end of the story,"
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      RESEARCH: K12 needs to teach HOW TO use Social Networking.


  • Thirty-six percent of those polled by NSBA said students' use of MySpace and similar sites has been "disruptive" to their school district's learning environment.
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  • two-thirds said the posting of inappropriate content or personally identifiable information posed a problem
  • 40 percent said cyber-bullying or "causing too much time off task" were problems
  • one in four said the creation of false pages for administrators or teachers has been a problem
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Small-town Minnesota school is big on the Web - 0 views

  • "Clearly, we have not been in a mode of reducing staff and cutting expenditures, like most districts have. That pressure has been relieved."
  • Although interest in online education is growing, it's unlikely to replace traditional learning, said Minnesota Education Commissioner Alice Seagren.
  • That could help retain students who might look elsewhere under the state's open-enrollment system -- a crucial issue, because state money follows the student.
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  • "I think people are still very much wanting their students to have a real person in the classroom," she said.
  • "But you can provide that student with an online class, and that kid will stay in that school district."
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TOP TEN Reasons Non-Profits Must Do Online Learning - 0 views

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    In no particular order and without further ado, here are ten top reasons for conducting online trainings: (1) Consistent content delivery to all training participants (face-to-face seminars put the facilitator in a position to emphasize or edit content delivery) (2) Required passing score on course assessment reinforces demonstration of understanding in order to meet training requirement ...
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How did a teacher spark your imagination? - 0 views

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    We've all had a teacher who inspired us, who sparked our imagination. Please return the inspiration you received from your teachers by encouraging today's teachers to continue inspiring the thousands of children in their lives by sharing your tale here. Who is the teacher that inspired your imagination?
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