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Their minds were changed as they discovered their students were more interested in science experiments, grasped the technology quickly, better understood concepts, and were able to make connections with other concepts. The teachers also found out that they were not behind in their curriculum and students scored better, on average, on chapter tests.

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The future of Social Business is networks,’ ‘The future of education is networks,’ ‘The future of society is networks.’

but it feels like we’re nearing a point where something must change if we’re to move forward.

It’s literally NEVER been fully globally connected, until now.

Technology tools, in particular, can keep reflection exercises from becoming tedious or time intensive, reflection advocates say. R

What did you learn? How do you know you learned it? What got in the way of your learning? What helped your learning? How did you feel?

Sadly, a good portion of the current youth populace seems to have little regard for the privacy and personal safety of their peers, as evidenced by the articles linked above.

Rosen said teenagers’ desire for individualized experiences is something they expect will carry over into their education.

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…

When it came time to gauge students' views on bullying last week, Long Middle School decided to take advantage of a device many of the students already had handy - cell phones.

This really shouldn't surprise us. As teachers, how often do we say it is the quantity of your learning that matters more than the quality? I couldn't imagine saying this.

Good communication is central to good education, and teachers have long since been aware of the importance of teaching students how and when to use various language forms and to what purpose. With the use of Web 2.0 tools, the various forms and purposes of language use are clearly evident as they are central to actual tool choice.