2012-13, The US department of Commerce ranked 55 industry sectors for their IT intensiveness, education ranked lowest (below coal mining). Education industry that bears the responsibility to prepare children for the world of tomorrow, itself is not ready to embrace the digital revolution with an open mind.
6 Major Barriers Impeding Technology Adoption in Education -- Campus Technology - 0 views
Twitter in Education - Barriers and possible solutions? « syded - 1 views
The Barriers To Using Social Media In Education (Part 1 of 2) - Edudemic - 1 views
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Indeed there are some real risks attached with children using social media and it can’t be taken lightly. But there are also dangers in crossing a road. Do we tell our kids not to cross the road? No, we don’t! We hold their hand and tell them how to do it.
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So irrespective of whether or not you as an institution are ready to embrace the new digital ways of teaching, the revolution is already happening. If educators are left behind on social media, they will also fail in the simple role of being cultivators of curiosity.
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Overcoming Technology Barriers: How to Innovate Without Extra Money or Support | Edutopia - 3 views
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Step 1: Innovate with the Tools You Already Have
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Step 2: Seek Out Free, Easy-to-Use Digital Resources
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Step 3: Overcome Your Fear of the Unknown
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Interactive Whiteboard Insights: The Reasons Why Interactive Whiteboards Are Being Atta... - 0 views
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Hardware and software do not help our students learn in the absence of a teacher. It is completely up to the teacher whether or not an IWB is used effectively in the classroom.
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When the students came to the board and were able to physically touch the content, the hardware barrier between the student and the content was blurred, and the students seemed to be controlling the content directly versus controlling the content via the mouse.
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Teachers go through phases in their use of interactive whiteboards. I
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US Students View Mobile Devices As Critical to Learning Process - 1 views
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students now view the inability to use their own electronics devices in school as the primary barrier to a successful digital education.
The iPad: Changing Education for the Better? | iPad.AppStorm - 0 views
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It’s personal, but not large (or bulky) enough to truly be a barrier to teaching from the front.
Classroom in the Cloud: Technology as a Learning Environment | Edutopia - 0 views
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students' perspectives on the experience of breaking down the barriers of a traditional classroom. It also showed how the role of the teacher shifts to facilitator of knowledge acquisition, a role that is critical in a virtual classroom, although the teacher still has to design and deliver the structure needed for a successful lesson
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