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We spend 80% of our classroom time on the skills needed for 10% of our jobs | Dangerous... - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 06 Aug 10 - Cached
  • It’s 2010, and the vast majority of American jobs are in the services sector. Yet we continue to spend 80% of our classroom time (or more) on the skills needed for 10% of our jobs. Principals, superintendents, school board members, and policymakers: Could the problem be any clearer? Isn’t this a pretty damning indictment of our inability to change? Aren’t you all supposed to be leaders?
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 06 Aug 10
       
      What do you think of these two paragraphs? Accurate? Harsh? Pointed?
  • anonymous on 06 Aug 10
     
    Interesting post and an interesting notion
Michelle Krill

EduDemic » Every Teacher's Must-Have Guide To Facebook - 1 views

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facebook socialnetworking caution

shared by Michelle Krill on 24 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Michelle Krill on 24 Jun 10
     
    "You can't swing a stick in social media without hitting something on Facebook. Same goes for education. You can't talk about how technology is revolutionizing education without mentioning Facebook. It's a simple service to figure out but what about once you become a regular user? If you're a teacher, you would be well served by spending 3 minutes to read through this must-have guide. "
Michelle Krill

Kideos.com - The Online Kids Video Network | Safe Videos for Children - 0 views

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kideos kids vids4kids video app

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  • Michelle Krill on 17 Jul 10
     
    Kideos is the premier destination for kids to safely watch videos online. Each video on Kideos has been screened by our Video Advisory Council before it makes it onto our site. Our goal is to empower parents to feel comfortable allowing their child to spend time on Kideos, while also making sure children have a thoroughly entertaining experience.
anonymous

Google For Educators - Web Search - 0 views

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google

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  • anonymous on 06 Jul 09
     
    Shared on Twitter today by Angela Maiers. Spend some time here.
Emily Reinert

Grammarphobia.com - Grammar Myths - 0 views

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grammar

shared by Emily Reinert on 24 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Emily Reinert on 24 Jun 09
     
    Spend a few moments to find out what stuffy grammar rules have gone by the wayside...
anonymous

Education 2.0 - Edmodo - Free Private Microblogging For Education - 0 views

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microblogging blog

shared by anonymous on 28 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Edmodo provides a way for teachers and students to share notes, links, and files. Teachers have the ability to send alerts, events, and assignments to students.
  • anonymous on 28 Jul 09
     
    This may be something that you could do right away in your school Spend some time here
Mrs Huber

Netvibes (682) - 0 views

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digitalage students

shared by Mrs Huber on 24 Jul 09 - Cached
  • A term like web 2.0 begets the notion that there will imminently be a 3.0, 4.0, and beyond.  The convention serves those within a specific group much more than it does those who need to understand the concept the most.  The term serves as a layer- an immediately unnecessary layer at that.  The convention allows those inside the realm of understanding to point to those outside and express how much the outsiders need the insiders in order to understand and be enlightened.  I’d rather we just all moved forward together in a way that makes sense and promotes progress rather than bifurcates.
    • Mr. R Riter
      Mr. R Riter on 27 Jul 09
       
      We need to call it something, don't we? Web 2.0 does imply that a 2.1 or 3.0 is coming, but perhaps we need to think of it in another way. Let's say that Web 2.0 was a typo. Maybe the coiner of the term meant Web 2,0 and didn't finish the complete term. It could really be Web 2,000 for the millenium, and now we can use it for the next 1000 years(or 991). Just a thought!!
  • netbooks in hand in the next few months. There seems to be a growing commitment here to put technology in the hands of kids (instead of spending huge sums on stuff that students can’t use outside of the classroom) and to thinking about
  • The most noticeable observation I can make is the comparison of experiences from last year’s NECC to this year’s.  Last year was my first, and it was quite honestly an incredibly overwhelming experience.  I felt rather detached and fatigued as I flew out of San Antonio, and I can directly attribute that to how disconnected I was to this community.  I hadn’t yet started my blog, I was only faintly invested in Twitter, and I knew a total of about five people at the conference.  How a year can change everything.
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  • Popular crustaceans like lobster, crabs and prawns owe their success to a unique colour control system, according to a new genetic study.
  • Programming -OK, on the programming thing, here are my thoughts.In our curriculum our objective is not as much a specific LANGUAGE. One year I may use HTML with Javascript, this past year I used LSL — what I want kids to know that when they encounter programming and coding that there are certain conventions. Some are case sensitive, some are not. How do you find out how to add to what you know about programming? Do you know where to go to find prewritten code? Can you hack it to make it work to do what you want it to do?We spend about a week – two weeks but I require they know how to handcode hyperlinks and images – they are just too important.But to take 12 weeks or 6 weeks to learn a whole language – yes maybe some value – but to me the value is HOW is the language constructed or built. What are the conventions and how do I educate myself if I am interested in pursuing. What comes out of this time is kids who say either “I never want to do that” or “this is really cool, I love coding.”They are doing very simplistic work (although the LSL object languages were pretty advanced) but since we don’t have a full course nor time in our curriculum, I do see this as an essential part of what I teach.I’m not teaching it for the language sake but for the sake of understanding the whole body of how languages work – we talk about the different languages and what they are used for as part of Intro to Computer science and have an immersive experience.To me, this is somewhat a comprimise between leaving it out entirely or forcing everyone to take 12 weeks of it. I just don’t know where 12 weeks would go in the curriculum.
  • It’s a step backward. A 1:1 classroom done at least fairly well becomes a an intense learning environment. Students are engaged, empowered, active learners instead of sitting learning to be taught. It is an active process a far greater amount of the time (and this is one area I need to improve, is getting that and letting that happen more) and the feel of the classroom changes. People that visit pick up on that. It changes from a 1:1 laptop classroom into a learning environment that uses laptops and other tools to leverage learning.
  • david ellis on 27 Jul 09
     
    a tech teacher discusses the benefits of teaching a program language.
anonymous

Free lesson plans and educational resources | Thinkfinity - 0 views

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resources LessonPlans

shared by anonymous on 11 Aug 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 11 Aug 09
     
    Spend some time in here. TONS of resources. Bookmark it and share it with your students, too. Quality stuff.
Lou Sheehan

Father-Daughter Reading Streak Lasts Nearly 9 Years - 0 views

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Student Reading

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  • Lou Sheehan on 08 Jul 11
     
    When Alice Ozma was in the fourth grade, her family was going through a rough patch. Her parents had just split up, and her older sister had recently left for college. Ozma was suddenly spending a lot more time alone with her dad, Jim Brozina, an elementary school librarian. So Ozma and her father made a pledge: to read together every single night for 100 days.
Michelle Krill

Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age - 4 views

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Connectivism learningtheory

shared by Michelle Krill on 02 Aug 12 - Cached
  • Over the last twenty years, technology has reorganized how we live, how we communicate, and how we learn.
    • Denise Nichols
      Denise Nichols on 02 Aug 12
       
      What are some of the new theories?  What research will they be based upon?
  • The life of knowledge was measured in decades.
    • Denise Nichols
      Denise Nichols on 02 Aug 12
       
      Our concept of knowledge had definitely changed in this digital age of Google.
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  • Many of the processes previously handled by learning theories (especially in cognitive information processing) can now be off-loaded to, or supported by, technology.
    • Denise Nichols
      Denise Nichols on 02 Aug 12
       
      Conrad Wolfram speaks to this idea in his TED talk about teaching real math with computers.  He states that students spend 80% of their time on calculating rather than applying math to real world problems to learn math concepts.
  • A central tenet of most learning theories is that learning occurs inside a person. Even social constructivist views, which hold that learning is a socially enacted process, promotes the principality of the individual (and her/his physical presence – i.e. brain-based) in learning. These theories do not address learning that occurs outside of people (i.e. learning that is stored and manipulated by technology). They also fail to describe how learning happens within organizations
  • Know-how and know-what is being supplemented with know-where (the understanding of where to find knowledge needed).
    • Denise Nichols
      Denise Nichols on 02 Aug 12
       
      This is one of the most important skills we can give our students in the digital age.  An intelligent person may not know the information but they know where to find the information.
    • Neil Groft
      Neil Groft on 02 Aug 12
       
      Crazy to think how fast the world is changing.
    • Thomas Larkin
      Thomas Larkin on 02 Aug 12
       
      This point was in the Wolfram Talk too
  • Constructivism suggests that learners create knowledge as they attempt to understand their experiences
  • Decision-making is itself a learning process.
    • Deb Sowers
      Deb Sowers on 02 Aug 12
       
      ...and do we (teachers AND parents) really teach this with our kids? ...or facilitate??
  • Learning is a continual process, lasting for a lifetime. Learning and work related activities are no longer separate. In many situations, they are the same.
    • Rich Smith
      Rich Smith on 02 Aug 12
       
      I love this point
  • Experience has long been considered the best teacher of knowledge. Since we cannot experience everything, other people’s experiences, and hence other people, become the surrogate for knowledge. ‘I store my knowledge in my friends’ is an axiom for collecting knowledge through collecting people (undated).”
    • Denise Nichols
      Denise Nichols on 02 Aug 12
       
      This is how social media expands our knowledge.  
  • Connectivism provides insight into learning skills and tasks needed for learners to flourish in a digital era.
    • Deb Sowers
      Deb Sowers on 02 Aug 12
       
      Great summary statement
  • Many learners will move into a variety of different, possibly unrelated fields over the course of their lifetime.
  • Michelle Krill on 02 Aug 12
     
    "Editor's Note: This is a milestone article that deserves careful study. Connectivism should not be con fused with constructivism. George Siemens advances a theory of learning that is consistent with the needs of the twenty first century. His theory takes into account trends in learning, the use of technology and networks, and the diminishing half-life of knowledge. It combines relevant elements of many learning theories, social structures, and technology to create a powerful theoretical construct for learning in the digital age."
L Butler

Schools should embrace cell phones - 0 views

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web2.0 cellphones

shared by L Butler on 11 Oct 09 - Cached
    • L Butler
      L Butler on 11 Oct 09
       
      In my district, the bigger issue is bandwidth. We are moving towards 1 to 1 - however, the connecting to the internet is what is getting in the way. But I would agree, most high schools do not have enough computers for everyone to use.
  • most high schools in the United States do not have enough computers for all students to use at once. By allowing cell phone usage, the ability to access the Internet will become much easier and will help schools save money. Since a cell phone uses a separate network to access the Internet, wireless networks will be spared the rugged strain all school wireless networks undergo. With a less stressed wireless network, fewer repairs will need to be made, thus relieving the IT staffs at schools.
    • L Butler
      L Butler on 11 Oct 09
       
      I agree with this. My district is attempting to move towards 1 to 1 classrooms, but they have found that access to the internet is the big issue. It is easier to add computers, it is more of a challenge to increase the bandwidth. I think it could cut back on the school wireless network.
    • L Butler
      L Butler on 11 Oct 09
       
      80% have cell phones - but many of the examples that are given for how students could benefit from having cell phones would require a cell phone and a data plan. Personally, I have been unwilling to spend $120 a month to have a data plan, and I imagine many parents would feel the same way.
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  • Many critics argue that kids will become distracted if cell phones are allowed in class. Cell phones, however, potentially create the same distraction that comes along with sitting next to a classmate.
    • L Butler
      L Butler on 11 Oct 09
       
      Great quote ... however if the teachers management style is not strong enough, the cell phones could be another reason students are off task. If they are not connected to a school network, there is no way to track to see if they are on task.
  • Homework alerts and project directions can be sent via text message
  • One of the many missions of the educational system in the United States is to prepare students for life as adults so they can be productive citizens in a vastly changing world. Technology has been around for decades and is only growing and advancing. So why are schools not informing students on how to use it safely and effectively?
  • 80 percent of high school students in the United States have cell phones.
anonymous

educational-origami - home - 1 views

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web2.0 bloomstaxonomy

shared by anonymous on 17 Oct 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 17 Oct 09
     
    Very nice wiki as a resource for Digital Bloom's, 21st C teaching, and much more. Nominated for best wiki in 2008
  • anonymous on 17 Oct 09
     
    Check this out. Bookmark it!
  • Mrs Huber on 18 Oct 09
     
    Looks like a place I could spend days exploring!
anonymous

Weblogg-ed » If Every Student Had a Computer - 0 views

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education weblogg

shared by anonymous on 25 Jul 09 - Cached
  • 120 or so teachers from Victoria who are part of a pilot where all of their students will have netbooks in hand in the next few months. There seems to be a growing commitment here to put technology in the hands of kids (instead of spending huge sums on stuff that students can’t use outside of the classroom) and to thinking about how practice and pedagogy changes when that happens. T
    • Mrs Huber
      Mrs Huber on 25 Jul 09
       
      America......are you listening??????????????????????????
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 25 Jul 09
       
      Of course, there's more to this story, isn't there? Once you purchase the equipment (not cheap) there is also the need to make sure that your network can handle it. If not, nobody will use the laptops - at least not to the extent that they COULD be used. And then, the idea of suggesting that districts increae their budgets so that the program could be sustained, is a tough sell. Yet, the alternative is to remain stuck in the 20th century mentality and approach to teaching and learning.
  • E5 (pdf) that I’ll be giving some more attention to on the plane ride home but that at first blush has some interesting language that focuses more on learning than teaching.
    • Mrs Huber
      Mrs Huber on 25 Jul 09
       
      I want to check this out.
  • It’s not just about if every student had a computer; it’s about if every teacher had a computer as well. (As opposed to if every teacher had a whiteboard.) Imagine if our students were being taught in systems where technology was just a natural part of the way we created and constructed and connected and learned, that it was how we do our business. S
    • Mrs Huber
      Mrs Huber on 25 Jul 09
       
      I hope this comes before I retire!
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  • powerful potential in a world where every student AND every teacher has a computer and access to the sum of human knowledge we’re building online.
    • Mrs Huber
      Mrs Huber on 25 Jul 09
       
      WOW!
  • Mrs Huber on 25 Jul 09
     
    What i f every kid had access to a computer in school every day?
  • anonymous on 25 Jul 09
     
    What i f every kid had access to a computer in school every day?
N Butler

It's My Life . Money | PBS Kids GO! - 0 views

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money saving investing spending

shared by N Butler on 28 Jun 09 - No Cached
  • N Butler on 28 Jun 09
     
    great place to learn about money
N Butler

Maryland Public Television - Sense and Dollars - 0 views

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spending money saving investing

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  • N Butler on 28 Jun 09
     
    Great place to find activities regarding money.
anonymous

Clay Shirky: How Twitter can make history | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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ted shirky

shared by anonymous on 23 Jun 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 23 Jun 09
     
    A great video about Here Comes Everybody. You should spend some time in here
  • anonymous on 23 Jun 09
     
    A great video about Here COmes Everybody
Mrs Huber

ISTE | NETS for Teachers 2008 - 0 views

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Standards teachers

shared by Mrs Huber on 22 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers: a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations. b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation. c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats. d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 22 Jun 09
       
      How many of your teachers are capable of doing this? Do you honestly feel that it's important that they do this, or is it sufficient to focus on NCLB?
    • Mrs Huber
      Mrs Huber on 23 Jun 09
       
      I am hoping I become proficient enough in some of these "new" technology ideas that I can host after school learning sessions for teachers who want to also explore these items. Of course, there will be no pay for it. LOL
    • Vicki Barr
      Vicki Barr on 23 Jun 09
       
      Some of our teachers are capable of this. I think it is important that teachers try - the teachers that are willing to make mistakes in front of the students - learn more - and the students help (and they enjoy helping!)
    • Scott Brewer
      Scott Brewer on 23 Jun 09
       
      My question is how does this fit into NCLB? Can we legislatively work to blend the two?!
    • Emma Clouser
      Emma Clouser on 23 Jun 09
       
      We really can't ignore NCLB at this point, so I think the question is how do teachers mesh the two together?
    • Mary Richards
      Mary Richards on 23 Jun 09
       
      Communication with parents via e-mail is so much easier than trying to connect on the phone, but it can become overwhelming sometimes. I spend a great deal of time composing and revising e-mails to parents, careful of what I put in writing.
    • Beth Hartranft
      Beth Hartranft on 23 Jun 09
       
      TIME - we need time to do this!
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 23 Jun 09
       
      Probably not all the teachers; however, to prepare our children for the world we should all be putting our efforts toward these goals.
    • Mrs Huber
      Mrs Huber on 23 Jun 09
       
      @Beth- I totally agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Amy Soule
      Amy Soule on 23 Jun 09
       
      I tried to get a teacher to collaborate on having the students write persuasive book reviews to be posted online (either or Moodle, or Destiny, or whatever), and was told we could certainly do that, AFTER the PSSA tests were over. That's where the focus is! We need to use the techology to teach the basics!
    • Mrs Huber
      Mrs Huber on 23 Jun 09
       
      @Amy- I agree..the question is HOW to do it?
  • develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools.
    • L Butler
      L Butler on 23 Jun 09
       
      This is a powerful tool ... but as a teacher you have to be able to give up some of the control. The spontanous learning opportunities involving technology are enriching. My 6th graders especially ask lots of cultural questions, and we look them up online together or we find an expert to ask.
  • Mrs Huber on 23 Jun 09
     
    NETS for Teachers
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  • Vicki Barr on 23 Jun 09
     
    NETS for Teachers
  • Scott Brewer on 23 Jun 09
     
    NETS for Teachers
  • Emma Clouser on 23 Jun 09
     
    NETS for Teachers
  • Mary Richards on 23 Jun 09
     
    NETS for Teachers
  • Beth Hartranft on 23 Jun 09
     
    NETS for Teachers
  • anonymous on 23 Jun 09
     
    NETS for Teachers
  • Amy Soule on 23 Jun 09
     
    NETS for Teachers
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