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SpeEdChange: Schools that matter - 0 views

  • People who've heard me talk about middle schools have probably heard me say something like, "this age group has a million legitimate things to worry about every day, and none of them are in our curriculum."
Phil Taylor

One-to-One or BYOD? Districts Explain Thinking Behind Student Computing Initiatives | EdTech Magazine - 0 views

  • the district shelved the idea when it became apparent that students preferred using their personal mobile devices and that the cost of buying and ­refreshing ­notebooks every three to four years would be ­prohibitive
  • surveyed the 155 eighth-graders ­participating in the pilot, they learned something ­interesting: Although students loved the idea of having their own computer to do their homework, 52 percent of them were using their personal computers rather than those issued by the school
  • IT department beefed up the wireless network in its two middle schools and the high school and standardized on a set of cloud-based applications
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  • Google Apps' ­productivity and collaboration tools, and connect to the Moodle course management system, where they can access ­reading materials and other course ­content and participate in discussion forums and live chats.
  • To implement BYOD successfully, Gartner Research Director Bill Rust says every school must do the following:
  • Schools that are embracing BYOD are working to ­incorporate technology into their curriculum
  • Professional development also is helping educators learn new teaching techniques that are technology-centric
  • offers five blended high school courses in English and health education
  • Early BYOD Adopters Share Lessons Learned
  • Professional development is important. Hanover's educational technology staff holds a training session every Tuesday, Fry says. The district also built a wiki to educate teachers about using technology in the classroom.
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Phil Taylor

http://globaldigitalcitizen.org/media/Digital-Citizenship-Agreements.pdf - 0 views

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    Digital Citizen Agreements - High School and Middle School
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Technology in Middle School | Billings Beta Blog - 0 views

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    Best new teachers blog
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