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Roland Gesthuizen

Robert J. Samuelson - School reform's meager results - 0 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 15 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • few subjects inspire more intellectual dishonesty and political puffery than "school reform." Since the 1960s, waves of "reform" haven't produced meaningful achievement gains.
  • no one has yet discovered transformative changes in curriculum or pedagogy, especially for inner-city schools, that are (in business lingo) "scalable" -- easily transferable to other schools, where they would predictably produce achievement gains.
  • The larger cause of failure is almost unmentionable: shrunken student motivation. Students, after all, have to do the work. If they aren't motivated, even capable teachers may fail.
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  • Motivation is weak because more students (of all races and economic classes, let it be added) don't like school, don't work hard and don't do well.
  • Against these realities, school "reform" rhetoric is blissfully evasive. It is often an exercise in extravagant expectations.
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 15 Sep 10
     
    "few subjects inspire more intellectual dishonesty and political puffery than "school reform. Since the 1960s, waves of "reform" haven't produced meaningful achievement gains."
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 15 Sep 10
     
    Intersting to read about what many school reviews try to skip around.
Kay Oddone

CogDogRoo - StoryTools - 0 views

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shared by Kay Oddone on 23 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Kay Oddone on 23 Sep 10
     
    Below you will find 50+ web tools you can use to create your own web-based story. Again, the mission is not to review or try every single one (that would be madness, I know), but pick one that sounds interesting and see if you can produce something. I have used each tool to produce an example of the original Dominoe story, plus links are provided, where available, to examples by other people. Please share your own examples or thoughts in the discussion area of this wiki.
Amanda Rablin

Streams of Content, Limited Attention: The Flow of Information through Social Media (ED... - 0 views

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shared by Amanda Rablin on 09 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Amanda Rablin on 09 Nov 10
     
    Very interesting read. Think of it in the context of eudcation, and it presents challenges and opportunities.
Jodie Riek

Kirkus Reviews - iPad Apps | Kirkus Book Reviews - 0 views

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shared by Jodie Riek on 02 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Jodie Riek on 02 Sep 11
     
    Best of Children's Book iPad Apps 2010
Amanda Rablin

Top News - Child-friendly social networking tools - 0 views

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  • Amanda Rablin on 22 Apr 09
     
    Review of social networks that are listed as Child-friendly and designed for schools.
Roland Gesthuizen

Air Display on Video: iPad as External Monitor: Mobile Technology News « - 3 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 22 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • it is so useful I shot a video to show how it works
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 22 Apr 11
     
    "The iPad running Air Display works like any monitor on the Mac, and is configurable using the standard OS X Display Preferences .. it is the equivalent of buying a new monitor for your Mac."
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 22 Apr 11
     
    A pricy but very handy app for the iPad that works over a wireless connection. Although the review talks about OSX, this also works with a Windows desktop.
nathandh_2000

This Robot Could Transform Manufacturing - Technology Review - 0 views

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  • nathandh_2000 on 19 Sep 12
     
    Good article for use for year 11 & 12 ITS
Roland Gesthuizen

Six things laptops can learn from the iPad | Tech Sanity Check | TechRepublic.com - 0 views

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  • Roland Gesthuizen on 09 Aug 10
     
    laptop makers should also look at the factors that are triggering the iPad's popularity and consider how some of those factors could be co-opted into notebooks. Here are the top six:
Roland Gesthuizen

A Principal's Reflections: More iPad Apps - 1 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 10 Nov 10 - Cached
  • The key for me is that I want this device to be a valuable tool in collecting data, staying in touch with my administrative team, unrestricted real-time access to my PLN, and as a form of motivation for my teachers to take more risks with technology to engage students in the learning process. 
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 10 Nov 10
     
    "In my last post I wrote about some iPad apps that I thought were must adds for administrators and educators alike. Since then I have received some great suggestions from my PLN and had the chance to check out other apps that I have found a use for as a High School Principal. "
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 10 Nov 10
     
    Similar apps to what I am using. Interesting blog to follow.
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