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Bruce Gorrill

One-to-one computing programs only as effective as their teachers | New Options in One-... - 3 views

  • It’s “impossible to overstate the power of individual teachers in the success or failure of 1-to-1 computing,” Bebell and Kay write. “Teachers nearly always control how and when students access and use [the] technology during the school day. In addition, teachers must make massive investments in time and effort to adapt their teaching materials and practices to make the 1-to-1 environment effective and relevant.”
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    Nice to see Alan and Mark getting some ink in the popular press. Article is a complete validation of what we have been doing at BA. thanks for sharing
Bruce Gorrill

Won't the students be distracted? - 1 to 1 Schools - 1 views

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    We need to teach responsible behavior!  If you don't allow for it, they will do it anyway!  Next time you walk into a workshop with educators,  notice how many checking those networks during the presentation. One-to-one schools have a unique opportunity to keep students MORE engaged by providing multiple stimuli and differentiated tools.  Some students may love the collaborative notes, others the lecture, and others a multitude of things.  Having a conversation about what distracted and engaged looks like with your students may be a great place to start.
Bruce Gorrill

8 Common Misconceptions about Technology Integration in Education | Technology Bits Byt... - 1 views

  • by Michael Zimmer from the blog: The Pursuit of Technology Integration Happiness 1. Technology integration is THE ANSWER to improving test scores. 2. New teachers have a better understanding of how to integrate technology integration in schools. 3. Current teachers have no desire to learn how to integrate technology in their classrooms. 4. Integrating technology is too expensive for my school to afford. 5. I don’t have time to learn how to integrate technology in the classroom. 6. There can’t possibly be any technology to integrate in the subject matter that I teach. 7. I have to know EVERYTHING about the technology before I can integrate it. 8. My students have a better understanding of the technology, and that is embarrassing.
Bruce Gorrill

Smartphones provide positives, negatives on campus - The Ranger - News - 1 views

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    Dwight Huber, a professor in the English department, has a practical approach to the issue of cell phones and classroom disruptions. "Students are generally engaged enough in my classes not to have the time to talk on a cell or text anyone," he said. "With active learning, an instructor doesn't need policies as such.
Chris Hafner

smart phone - 5 views

That's actually what keep's us ahead of most of the rest. ;-) As for a forum... aren't there TED forums? I'll go look.

technology smartphone education

Bruce Gorrill

Rise in Online Classes Flares Debate About Quality - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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    Yup - saw this. Like anything else - it speaks to there being a good way to do something and a not so good way. I am glad that we are thinking about introducing online tools in a thoughtful, measured way.
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