education over a phenomenon known as the “app gap.” It’s based on studies, mostly out of the United States, that found that low-income families are less likely to own a computer, download educational apps, and more likely to stick a television in their child’s bedroom.
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RSA Animate - The Divided Brain - YouTube - 1 views
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renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains how our 'divided brain' has profoundly altered human behaviour, culture and society.
Will Smart Phones Eliminate the Digital Divide? -- THE Journal - 0 views
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David Nagel: You've described the cell phone as a "game changer" for education and as the "quintessential 21st century tool." Why the cell phone specifically?
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or 90 percent of what a student has to do, the smart phone can do i
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Samsung's Galaxy already has a version that can shoot out a 60-inch image!
Our Brain Does Not Function Like We Think It Does - Edudemic - 0 views
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McGilchrist details how our brains are ‘divided brains’ and why they aren’t actually functioning like we originally thought (pun intended).
Being a Digital Native Isn't Enough | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network - 1 views
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In our experience, if students are not able to find answers to an Internet search in the first few results pages, they say “I can’t find it,” instead of adjusting their search, or reexamining the results in depth.
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As teachers, it is important that we realize that we appreciate the convenience of the Internet because we see it through a different lens than our students.
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.
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Still, talking to strangers is different from handing over a set of your house keys. We’re learning how to draw the line between those extremes, and it’s a line that each of us will draw in different ways. That we get to make these decisions for ourselves is a step forward; the valley is a much richer and more connected place than the old divide between privacy and celebrity worship was. But it is going to take some time to learn how to live there.
In Digital Age, Schools That Succeed are Schools That Connect | MindShift - 0 views
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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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