Scaring children about the dangers of the Internet and blocking access to social-networking sites can do more harm than good, according to a report released Friday by a committee tasked by the U.S. government to explore online safety.
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Feeling Infowhelmed? - Informational Education Video - 0 views
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Since education is often focused on memorization and reporting of information, some people wonder if having all this information will change the skills our children need to learn. It is a wake up call to teachers and educators that we need to teach not only in the present, but prepare students for the future.
Technology for 21st Century Learning: Part 1 : 2¢ Worth - 1 views
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21st century learning is about the experience, not about the tools you are using. The experience defines the tools, not the other way around.
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“What ICT is going to help my children learn by helping them to become resourceful and habitual learners — engaged in a learning lifestyle?”
How Close Is Too Close? | nashworld - 0 views
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I’m not yet willing to dive educationally into a social tool currently dominated by silliness and pablum. That said, my argument is not one of a “digital divide” between students and teachers
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some folks freak about digital communications between students and teachers. And yet they think nothing about the face-to-face conversation in the hall where no one else is listening. This is merely lack of comfort with something new.
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Stand by your interactions as a professional and a model for children, and frankly- there’s a digital record to go along as a bonus.
The Case For Social Media in Schools - 0 views
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Nobody would dispute that the risks of children using social media are real and not to be taken lightly. But there are also dangers offline. The teachers and parents who embrace social media say the best way to keep kids safe, online or offline, is to teach them.
Developing a 'Tech Bill of Rights' -- THE Journal - 0 views
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"Youth Safety on a Living Internet" report said that parents and teachers should "promote online citizenship and media-literacy education, and actively encourage the children's participation in the process..... Teaching children civil, respectful behavior online and offline is the key to fostering a safe Internet environment," the group stated in its report,
28 Tech Tools to Bring Out the Story in History - TheApple.com - 0 views
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Today students have the ability to view and read historical documents first hand, ‘interact’ with historical characters, and observe the events of the past through the eyes of the children who lived it. Thanks to technology, students can be truly engaged in the stories of history.
Educational Leadership:Learning in the Digital Age:The New WWW: Whatever, Whenever, Whe... - 0 views
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counteract the New WWW's potentially harmful impact on youth, educators must use technology to create learning experiences that are real, rich, and relevant.
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Next will come 4G, in which data rates are expected to be 100 times faster than those in this first 3G wave. As the delivery platform of broadband content and functionality shifts from computer to personal device, we will be surrounded by a multimedia aura that accompanies us wherever we go
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The plan is that you'll use your phone to spend money everywhere, all the time.
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Education Week's Digital Directions: Digital Tools Expand Options for Personalized Lear... - 0 views
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Some of the latest technology tools for the classroom, however, promise to ease the challenges of differentiating instruction more creatively and effectively, ed-tech experts say, even in an era of high-stakes federal and state testing mandates. New applications for defining and targeting students’ academic strengths and weaknesses can help teachers create a personal playlist of lessons, tools, and activities that deliver content in ways that align with individual needs and optimal learning methods.
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Preliminary data showed significant student progress toward mastering the skills targeted in the program, officials say
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“By leveraging technology to play a role in the delivery of instruction,” he says, “we can help to complement what live teachers do.”
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Langwitches Blog » Students as Meaningful Contributors - 0 views
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How often have we heard the moaning from our students and/or own children? Why do I have to learn this? I will never use it again. There is even (why would I be surprised?) a facebook group called “I bet 90% if the Stuff we learn in School, I will never use again” It has over 16,000 members…
Beyond Current Horizons : Reworking the web, reworking the world: how web 2.0 is changi... - 0 views
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Web 2.0 is transforming our society. Online tools that support collaborative communities are redefining how firms do business, how retailers engage customers, how politicians energize voters, how journalists inform readers, how teachers educate students, how friends maintain relationships, and how individuals shape their own identity.
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