Only 21 percent of teachers who responded said they assign Internet homework at least once a week, but 69 percent, 61 percent, and 47 percent, of students in grades 12, 9, and 6, respectively, reported going online weekly to find some kind of support for their assignments;
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Report: Students Prioritize Devices, Variety over Internet Access -- THE Journal - 0 views
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Only half of high school students who said they owned a smartphone reported being able to use them at school and only nine percent of high school seniors surveyed said they are able to use tablets.
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The report also found that students increasingly see benefits to online learning, with 57 percent of respondents in high school saying that it would put them in control of their learning, up from 40 percent in 2009, and 56 percent saying that it would allow them to work at their own pace, a five percent increase over the same period. Students also said that it would provide other benefits, such as improved ability to review materials, a greater sense of independence, and an improved opportunity to succeed in class, in greater numbers than they did in 2009, though they are still not in the majority. Read more at http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/06/06/report-students-prioritize-devices-variety-over-internet-access.aspx#h56BQclTTuW2xerf.99
Ten Tips for Engaging Underperforming Students | Edutopia - 0 views
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Cochrane Collegiate have homed in on ten top teaching methods, and teachers receive weekly PD to help them implement the practices
21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020 - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter.... - 1 views
Comparing 20th and 21st Century Educational Paradigms | Educational Origami - 0 views
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A comparison of 20th and 21st Century Teaching models. With the topic of 21st Century teaching, it also brings in Daggett's Rigor and Relevance Quadrant D.
Educators as Collaborators: 25+ Resources | Teacher Reboot Camp - 0 views
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Collection of Collaboration sites
Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners -- THE Journal - 3 views
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A collection of Web 2.0 resources for young people and adults alike.
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William Brannick
I am the Director of Technology, PK-12, for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Office of Catholic Education.