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10 years after laptops come to Maine schools, educators say technology levels playing f... - 0 views

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laptops maine 1:1 10 years AngusKing learning

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  • Laptops make learning and schoolwork more interesting, students and teachers said.
  • Writing test scores have improved
  • Freeport math skills have jumped
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  • Laptop critics, including some parents, complain that they can be a distraction from learning: Students spend too much time on social-networking sites, including Facebook and Skype. Overall, educators say the laptops have done what King promised: level the playing field of access to technology and help students become technology-literate.
  • It was difficult, but after a couple of months he learned to balance work and play, he said.
Phil Taylor

Education Week: Language Arts Educators Balance Text-Only Tactics With Multimedia Skills - 0 views

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multimedia ela teaching English

shared by Phil Taylor on 16 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Focusing on the learning objective vs. what tool or technology to use is critical
  • That’s not to say that students don’t need to know how to write essays, says Ms. Huff, but using both traditional and more modern learning techniques can open the door for more opportunities and modes of expression.
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In Digital Age, Schools That Succeed are Schools That Connect | MindShift - 0 views

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schools critical thinking connectedness skills technology

shared by Phil Taylor on 01 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • The trickiest of the cracks to get our heads around is the “connected divide,” separating those who are proficient in collaborative, creative and connected social networks and those who are not. It is growing exponentially wider on a daily basis.
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Digital Literacy across the Curriculum handbook | futurelab - 0 views

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digital literacy handbook literacy

shared by Phil Taylor on 26 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • handbook is aimed at educational practitioners and school leaders in both primary and secondary schools who are interested in creative and critical uses of technology in the classroom.
Phil Taylor

Should You Flip Your Classroom? | Edutopia - 1 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 28 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • The flipped classroom is a simple concept that needs no title. Good teaching, regardless of discipline, should always limit passive transfer of knowledge in class, and promote learning environments built on the tenants of inquiry, collaboration and critical thinking.
  • the flipped classroom mentality can be one of many solutions for educators.
Phil Taylor

Classroom in the Cloud: Technology as a Learning Environment | Edutopia - 0 views

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technology classroom cloud learning environment virtual library

shared by Phil Taylor on 08 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • 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
Phil Taylor

If knowing is obsolete. . . - The Learner's Way - 0 views

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knowing learner change

shared by Phil Taylor on 16 Mar 15 - No Cached
  •  ‘Long Life Skills’ (creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, problem solving and social intelligence) and an ability for individuals and even groups to learn and unlearn the skills required for specific tasks
Phil Taylor

A Principal's Reflections: Engagement Does Not Always Equate to Learning - 0 views

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principal reflections engagement learning

shared by Phil Taylor on 16 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Engagement should always translate into deeper learning opportunities where technology provides students the means to think critically and solve problems while demonstrating what they know and can do in a variety of ways
Phil Taylor

A Less Discussed Take on Cyberbullying: Building the Culture of Empathy | Tij... - 0 views

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cyberbullying culture empathy

shared by Phil Taylor on 11 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • here is something to be said about punishment vs. education. While public attention seems to be overwhelmingly focused on the former, especially in the aftermath of bullying cases that result in self-harm, the latter calls for critical reexamination of cultural values, a sustained effort at fostering a different pattern of social relations from early childhood.
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