The AP Exam is on its last legs. The SAT isn't far behind. Over the next ten years, we will see Digital Portfolios replace test scores as the #1 factor in college admissions.
This what must happen for any type of standards based assessment to occur
Cloud computing and a decade's worth of increased wifi and satellite access will make some of the traditional roles of IT -- software, security, and connectivity -- a thing of the past.
In today's school environment, it's important for school administrators to access and use the same digital tools as we want our our teachers and ultimately, our students to use as well.
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“The age of the know-it-all author who went into her room for three months and figured something out that no one figured out, and had a whole idea that was hers alone – it’s over.”
In his classes, Boardman teaches students how to express their ideas and how to tell stories —and he encourages them to use video, music, recorded voices and whatever other media will best allow them to communicate effectively
I believe this is called "processing" information, making understanding from what you're reading. The physical act of reading, is not what's important, it's making sense, and constructing knowledge and understanding from what you read.
The boy reads for a bit, goes to Google when he wants to learn more about a particular topic, chats online with his friend who are reading the same book, and then goes back to reading.
This article fails to mention that kids often times have two Facebook accounts: one that parents know about and one that they don't. Monitoring applications may further promote this model.
"This video is a montage of several educator and student perspectives about the question, "What does it mean to have vision as an educational leader in 2011?" These videos were recorded and uploaded to YouTube in January 2011 during a workshop led by Wesley Fryer and Karen Mongomery in Missoula, Montana."