14th century France inhabited a relatively simple personal world with maybe three sides: farm, village, and the church. Today ordinary individuals construct amazingly complex personal worlds with many facets. The game has truly changed.
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NYT Opinion Page Room for Debate teaches students point of view | Where the Classroom Ends - 1 views
Submit: Director's Cut Final in Cyberbullying on Vimeo - 0 views
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"Submit the Documentary exposes the most epic struggle in the digital, Internet age: cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is bullying by means of electronic technology committed through email, instant messaging, mobile applications, social media, chat rooms, and blogs or through messages and images sent through a cell phone. Because of the anonymity, kids who never thought of being a bully are becoming harassers. By exploring the complicated dynamics behind cyberbullying, Submit the Documentary describes the impact and outcomes of advanced technology and human nature in a lawless, new, social frontier."
Future Uses for the iPad in the Operating Room: a Game Changer ? - 0 views
The Elephant in the Room of 21st Century Learning - The Futures of School Reform - Educ... - 1 views
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"elephant in the room," a big conspicuous but largely undiscussed problem: What should we do with tired content?
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If only we could shrink some topics, we could expand others that offer much more.
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How Technology Should Have Already Changed Your Teaching - 0 views
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You probably do all of the grading. This is too much work for you, and robs the student of a chorus of feedback they deserve. You can still be the closest and most attentive responder to their work, offering the most expert feedback of anyone, but as it has been said there smartest person in the room is the room.
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“Covering” a standard or idea makes about as much sense as sweeping a gravel driveway. You’re never finished,
9 Elephants in the (Class)Room That Should "Unsettle" Us | The Creativity Post - 0 views
Teachers Stop Teaching Facts - Business Insider - 1 views
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“What we need to equip our young people with are skills; interpersonal skills, inquiry skills, the ability to innovate. That is what universities are saying is lacking, that is what employers say is lacking; transferable skills that ultimately will make a difference in the life of a young person.”
The Connected Educator: It Begins with Collaboration | Edutopia - 0 views
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Collaboration in the past was limited at best, due to the costly restraints of time and space. Districts needed to pay for travel and provide time away from the job, which limited the amount of collaboration possible. This excluded a great number of educators who could not be replaced if absent from the classroom.
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Technology has provided us with the ability to communicate, curate, collaborate, and (most importantly) create with any number of educators, globally, at any time, and at very little cost.
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victims of its dated mindset: if it was good enough for me, it's good enough for the kids. The idea of collaboration requires a mindset of believing there is room to learn and grow. It is also a belief that we are smarter collectively than individually.
Formative Assessment: Peer FeedbackThe Educator's Room | Empowering Teachers as the Exp... - 0 views
College 2.0: Teachers Without Technology Strike Back - Technology - The Chronicle of Hi... - 1 views
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Ultimately the importance of technology or its absence pales in comparison to the importance of a teacher's attitude, effort, and success. More opinionated academics and nonacademics alike need to view teachers in action and see whether they connect with their students and get the job done. Some of these wonderful and successful teachers will have beautifully planned and integrated technological endeavors, and some will have a whiteboard, chalkboard, or a circle of desks in the center of the room.
Professional Development for Teachers - Developing a "PLN" - Part 1 - 1 views
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“My God man…where do you find all this stuff?” “I don’t know how you keep up with all this…technology.” “You must spend all day in front of a computer…”
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Discover what you need to know, and also what you don’t know – all at the same time
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big issue for so many teachers like me is where do you find the time to test out new stuff.
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