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Jennifer Martinez

EDUCATION: Today's mobile devices are tomorrow's textbooks | Breaking News | PE.com - P... - 1 views

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shared by Jennifer Martinez on 03 May 12 - No Cached
  • experts say the future of education may revolve around these hand-held instruments.
  • Using the tools students are most comfortable with keeps them interested in class, he said.
  • “At least at the high school level, we need to allow them to use the technology they have,” he said. “If you don’t, it’s almost like tying their hands.”
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  • Mobile devices push learning beyond the classroom walls and the confines of textbooks, Knezek said. They let students pursue academic interests wherever and whenever they want.
  • We need to make sure kids can read and write, but we know there is so much more they need to know,” Knezek said.
  • Jennifer Martinez on 03 May 12
     
    mobile devices vs textbooks
Stephanie Cummings

Increase Student Engagement by Getting Rid of Textbooks | Edutopia - 0 views

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shared by Stephanie Cummings on 02 May 12 - Cached
  • My students learn better when they take the active role in finding and choosing texts, asking their own questions, and creating their own projects. In my 9th grade West Civ class, this means students learn directly from primary sources (see the Internet History Sourcebook, the Perseus Project, the Library of Congress's 'Teaching with Primary Sources' project, and the Internet Archive) without the filter of a textbook middleman.
  • As for "keeping on the same page"... One of the most exciting things to have come out of the textbookless experience among my West Civ social studies colleagues has been the way in which each of us have the opportunity to share what we know and what we really care about with one another in the active creation of our own courses of study --
  • Stephanie Cummings on 02 May 12
     
    Out with textbooks, in with with mobile devices for learning!
Gretchen Dillon

No More Pencils, No More Books? - 0 views

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shared by Gretchen Dillon on 06 May 12 - No Cached
  • The American education system, however, must proceed with great caution that this trend does not lead to a new digital divide and greater inequity among students accessing a good education.
  • South Korea has pledged that all elementary and secondary schools will be completely digital by the year 2015. The ministry of education will ensure that every student has access to a mobile device, a strong connection to the Internet, and a cloud-computing network dedicated to education.
  • School systems around the world are watching Korea, not just for its high-achievement rates, but also to see if it succeeds in being the first country to go entirely digital.
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  • States are getting in the game, too. Last summer, Florida announced its goal to phase out textbooks in favor of digital learning by the year 2015. And Alabama representatives are planning to introduce the "Alabama Ahead Act" which would allow schools to purchase electronic tablets instead of textbooks
  • In a recently released study, only one out of five teachers believe they have the know-how to teach effectively with technology, despite a 91% rate of digital access.
    • Gretchen Dillon
      Gretchen Dillon on 06 May 12
       
      This article resonates with me because of the comparisons between South Korea and the USA.  I wonder where American International Schools will fall within the spectrum?
    • Gretchen Dillon
      Gretchen Dillon on 06 May 12
       
      By 2015, EVERY student will have access to a mobile device! WOW...could it be possible at ASF?
  • Gretchen Dillon on 06 May 12
     
    A new age of mobile learning is upon us - a comparison of 2 nations.
Pedro Aparicio

Is the iPad Changing the World as we Know It? - Teachers with Apps - 0 views

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shared by Pedro Aparicio on 09 May 12 - No Cached
  • Authentic assessments can be imbedded into the content and I see this as the next component being added to apps and textbooks. The real beauty is that students can proceed in their own time frame and not everyone will be expected to be on page 39 at the same time.
  • Where are we going and what will the end results be? The journey is never going to have an end,
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