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Jeff Johnson

Empathy in the Time of Technology: How Storytelling is the Key to Empathy - 0 views

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    Will the transhuman technologies that our accelerating future promises enable us to increase our empathy to others? Or will their use decrease our ability to understand 'the other' that exists outside our own selves, families, communities and cultures? As the world grows smaller and more connected, humans will grow ever more divergent because of their possession - or not - of a multitude of transhuman technologies, and so the role of empathy grows larger and more important than ever. In theory, sensory/media input stimulates mirror neurons, which enable empathy.Practically, empathy is created through storytelling, which is not only the most successful remote means of creating social empathy, but has actually been the engine of social/cultural liberalization and change. I will demonstrate both the positive and negative affects on empathy through the increasing reliance we have on transhuman media technologies and how I believe storytelling is the key to empathy creation.
Jeff Johnson

Arizona Educators Embrace Trend of Technology in Their Curriculum - 0 views

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    Just two decades ago, many schools had only a few computers and taught lessons about typing. But Monday marked a drastic change for Arizona schools as one of the first K-5 technology academies opened its doors to students. Scales Technology Academy in Tempe boasts a 1-1 ratio of students to laptop computers. The school''s principal, David Diokno, said it is the first Arizona elementary school to do so. The Arizona Department of Education does not track such information.
Jeff Johnson

http://www.accela.com/downloads/GT02_Special_Report.pdf?elq=BD3C17CA4A964CF0A186472D6B2... - 0 views

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    Critical Mass: How Digital Technology Will Define the Way You Live Digital communities are where you live-that's "you" as in Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2006, which recognizes and celebrates "the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter." This Digital Communities Special Report discusses how the 120 million Americans who are active online users and creators of content and services are changing the world by redefining it around their preferences and predilections, and by the technologies they use and the way they use them. Also see http://www.accela.com/products/whitepapers.asp
Jeff Johnson

A lesson in compassionate capitalism (ZDNet) - 0 views

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    Is it educational technology? Only insomuch as most of us couldn't do what we do without a lot of caffeination. However, it is education, since business education has become largely inseparable from technology. That being said, his thoughts are quite timely as more and more businesses look to employ some degree of "compassionate capitalism," whether that means spending extra on facilities and building green, giving back to their communities or employees, or otherwise spending money in thoughtful ways that don't simply line the pockets of investors and executives. So here's a little departure from ed tech and some thoughts from Dean Cycon on the impending closing of Starbucks' retail outlets.
Jeff Johnson

Hotels Offer Guests the Latest Technology Tools (NYTimes.com) - 0 views

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    Hotels are under such pressure to keep up with their gadget-obsessed guests that they are working with technology companies to regain their edge.
Jeff Johnson

As Travel Costs Rise, More Meetings Go Virtual - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    As travel costs rise and airlines cut service, companies large and small are rethinking the face-to-face meeting - and business travel as well. At the same time, the technology has matured to the point where it is often practical, affordable and more productive to move digital bits instead of bodies.
Sheryl A. McCoy

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    shared by a teacher commenting on Nedra's blog posting; very good effort to pull together the appropriate research for an effective technology rich school environment; the philosophy is that it starts with effective leadership; no bean counters here!
Don Lourcey

A Technology Manifesto for our School District | Kevin's Meandering Mind - 0 views

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Sheryl A. McCoy

Web 2.0-savvy teachers testing old assumptions - CNN.com - 0 views

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    Teachers are often portrayed as being clueless about technology, but ever more of them are putting that stereotype to the test.
Clif Mims

Making the Shift Happen - 0 views

  • shift from the “computer class” mindset to an “integrated” technology program
  • very similar problems, very similar history
  • very similar ideas
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  • same fears, concerns and questions
  • why isn’t there a common process or framework to work through
  • why isn’t there a common understanding of what needs to be done to move forward?
  • why aren’t more teachers arriving at schools with some background in this model of teaching and learning
Jeff Johnson

All Tech Considered : NPR - 0 views

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    Every Monday, All Things Considered will air its new series called All Tech Considered to explore the sometimes daunting - always changing - world of technology. Are you baffled by your cell phone? Wondering what your kids mean when they say they're tweeting on Twitter? Whatever it may be, All Tech Considered is here to explore it with you."
Professional Learning Board

Classrooms lag on tech front - 0 views

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    What suggestions do you have a for a teacher who wants to transform their teaching in this type of a situation?
Professional Learning Board

Going Amish for learning and technology - by Ishmael Burdeau - 0 views

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    "Last month I was somewhat surprised when my teenage son announced that he was going to sell his iPhone and start using a £10 monocrome mobile instead. Naturally I was interested in trying to understand his motivation for downgrading so dramatically. It seems that after six months of trying out various apps and dealing with the fragility and complexity of the iPhone, he was ready for something simpler."
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