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NJ private school requiring students to have iPads next year | MyCentralJersey.com | My... - 0 views

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  • soon could make obsolete the days of children lugging bags of heavy books on their backs
  • it feels like the Internet in 1995. You can see where it's going, but it's not there yet,"
  • "A big part of our academic experience is learning to use your time wisely," he said, and added that he expects students will using them responsibly during class.
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  • This is a collection of resources that can be used by educators or students regarding the issue of digital citizenship. Note: the questions used here are targeted primarily at high school students, but many of these questions apply to anyone new to the topic.
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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 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.
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iPad: The Microwave Oven of Computing | Techinch - 0 views

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  • The microwave isn’t easier for every cooking task
  • But it simplified simple cooking, and consumers around the world saw it as a necessary piece of equipment
  • Everyone thought the iPad needed traditional computer programs to be successful
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  • Apple introduced the iPad, a computing device many have struggled to classify.
  • customers bought them, took them home
  • Apps that never made sense on computers with keyboards and mice, like GarageBand and finger paint apps and eReaders, suddenly found life on a 9.7″ slate of glass and metal
  • Not doing the same old stuff, but new, innovative things that you would have never thought of on a traditional PC with a screen, keyboard, and mouse on a desk
  • orm factor that makes computing more accessible to more people than ever.
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Technology Integration - Download free content from Edutopia on iTunes - 0 views

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  • Phil Taylor on 22 Mar 11
     
    "Effective tech integration must happen across the curriculum in ways that research shows deepen and enhance the learning process. In particular, it must support four key components of learning: active engagement, participation in groups, frequent interaction and feedback, and connection to real-world experts. Effective technology integration is achieved when the use of technology is routine and transparent and when technology supports curricular goals."
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  • Phil Taylor on 23 Mar 11
     
    30 minute video Learning Without Frontiers recorded March 16th, 2011, London. Heart of education - a learner and a teacher
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Exploring the impact of Apple's iPad on schools & schooling. - 0 views

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  • The schools that “get it” will be the ones that stay ahead of the tech curve. “As educators, we really need to stay on top of this stuff,” said Rios, “instead of constantly playing catch up.”
  • “Schools are smartening up and letting students use their tech tools in innovative ways,”
  • nothing really matters if we introduce technology without changing the process of learning and the way teachers teach.
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Firefox 4 review: Better, faster, stronger - 0 views

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  • While App Tabs can be used with any open tab, this feature is meant for websites that you might keep open throughout the day, like Pandora, Twitter or Gmail.
  • The transformation is so complete that Mozilla appears to have beaten back the sudden onslaught of competition in the form of IE9. It may even triumph over Chrome 10 — but that fight’s one to watch closely.
  • “Panorama” feature gives users the ability to group tabs together into manageable groups, which can be named, organized and edited simply.
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  • noticeable default change to the Windows version of Firefox 4 is the “Firefox button,” or the browser menu, which has been reduced to a small orange button that appears in the top left corner of the browser.
  • The most noticeable difference between Firefox 3.6 and 4 is the speed
  • Phil Taylor on 26 Mar 11
     
    Works well so far
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Skyfire - Mobile Browser for Android, iPhone, and iPad - 0 views

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    gives you flash capability in a browser
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Twitter Reading List - 0 views

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  • 200+ articles and resources
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Khan Academy is an Indictment of Education | Action-Reaction - 0 views

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  • As my students would say, “Don’t hate the player, hate the game.” Khan Academy is merely a player. We need to change the game.
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Professors With Personal Tweets Get High Credibility Marks - Wired Campus - The Chronic... - 0 views

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  • , but there are certain topics she’ll never discuss, such as student or faculty behavior.
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World's Simplest Online Safety Policy « My Island View - 0 views

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  • Our students need adults to stop being afraid, and stop hiding, so education can get out of the shadows and into the light of the world in which our children live.
  • were not created to keep students stuck in the past, educated in a disconnected school environment that shares little resemblance to the real world for which we should be preparing our children.
  • Students can access websites that do not contain or that filter mature content. They can use their real names, pictures, and work (as long it doesn’t have a grade/score from a school) with the notification and/or permission of the student and their parent or guardian.
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  • What about Safety?
  • 90% of child predators are family members, close family friends, or clergy
  • puts kids at risk are things like
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What Do Kids Say Is The Biggest Obstacle To Technology At School? - 0 views

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  • What Students Want: BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
  • What Students Want: Unfiltered Access
  • Only 47% of high school students agreed.
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A Year with the iPad - Cole Camplese: Learning and Innovation - 0 views

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  • I got to see software being rethought for the first time in a long time. That little insight is what pushed me from forcing myself to be an iPad user to actually becoming an iPad user — things are different on it and it is pointless to build comparisons to a regular computer.
  • purely consumption device and that just isn’t the case
  • that sounds strange even for me as I read it back … the laptop is too limiting. I can’t for example easily move betwee
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Well, Duh! - 0 views

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  • “Well, Duh!” -- Ten Obvious Truths That We Shouldn’t Be Ignoring
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5 Myths About Digital Natives | Upside Learning Blog - 0 views

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  • I would say this is completely wrong. Children if interested and motivated will stick to task for hours, days and weeks. I’ve noticed this with my kid; he loves to play LocoRoco on the PSP;
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Gartner's Tablet Outlook: Rosy Picture For The iPad | paidContent - 0 views

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  • Android/Honeycomb-optimised apps in the market have been estimated at anywhere between 50 and 100, compared to iPad’s 65,000 (the number released by Steve Jobs in March). Another major issue, also not covered, is the fact that perhaps Apple is still winning in the user experience stakes.
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  • Phil Taylor on 12 Apr 11
     
    30 minute video with overview of some good tech tools.
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