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10 Great Apps for a Teacher's New iPad | iPad Apps for School - 1 views

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  • Rebecca Redlon on 13 Jun 13
     
    One or two here that were new to me -- perhaps they will be for you, too!
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How to Integrate Technology | Edutopia - 2 views

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  • the change that may need to happen inside of yourself and in your approach to teaching
  • he or she will no longer be the center of attention.
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TOP TEN REASONS TO HAVE STUDENTS BLOG ABOUT THEIR READING EXPERIENCES by Russ Anderson ... - 2 views

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      thebda on 10 Mar 13
       
      I see text blogging and video blogging as the same and both can generate the positive behaviors described in the article.
  • By having students blog, you are giving them a place to share their love of reading
  • When students write deeply, about ideas they care about (in this case, books and reading), their voices organically begin to take shape. Their words start to sound like them and represent them as readers, but more importantly, as people.
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  • Not to say that writing for a teacher contains no value, it does, but when a student writes for an audience of 100 or 1,000, neat things start to happen. The ownership they feel over their words increases.
  • Thanks to the wonderful world of social media, students have a closer connection than ever to their literary celebrities.
  • Online writing is a 21st-century skill
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Educational Leadership:Technology-Rich Learning:Students First, Not Stuff - 2 views

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  • Technological change is not additive; it is ecological, which means, it changes everything. —Neil Postman
  • If we see technology simply as additive, our questions will be about the technology
  • it's about addressing the new needs of modern learners in entirely new ways
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  • the ecological shifts we need to make: What do we mean by learning? What does it mean to be literate in a networked, connected world? What does it mean to be educated? What do students need to know and be able to do to be successful in their futures? Educators must lead inclusive conversations in their communities around such questions to better inform decisions about technology and change.
  • productive learning is the learning process which engenders and reinforces wanting to learn more
  • wanting to learn more" suggests a transfer of power over learning from teacher to student—it implies that students discover the curriculum rather than have it delivered to them. It suggests that real learning that sticks—as opposed to learning that disappears once the test is over—is about allowing students to pursue their interests in the context of the curriculum
  • with those changes comes a change in the role of the teacher. Teachers must be colearners with kids,
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New 'flipped classroom' learning model catching on in Wisconsin schools : Wsj - 0 views

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  • Rebecca Redlon on 04 Mar 13
     
    More evidence that "flipping" is catching on.
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Subtext - 1 views

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  • Subtext is a free iPad app that allows classroom groups to exchange ideas in the pages of digital texts. You can also layer in enrichment materials, assignments and quizzes—opening up almost limitless opportunities to engage students and foster analysis and writing skills
  • Teaching in a 1:1 iPad classroom allows me to use technology to redefine teaching and learning. Subtext has been a wonderful addition to the 'toolbox'
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Can Google Help Students Master the Art of Online Search? | EdTech Magazine - 2 views

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  • Rebecca Redlon on 17 Jan 13
     
    I haven't checked out any of the google tools, but the description sounds interesting
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Howard Gardner: Digital Technology and A Well-Rounded Education | DMLcentral - 6 views

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  • Gardner talked about the affordances of digital media as well as the possible threat they pose to a balanced education.
  • Gardner explains how the digital age is affecting the conception of “good work”
  • Gardner details three specific transformative shifts taking place in education, and he goes on to describe how we can best prepare young people in becoming engaged and morally sound members of a global community. Getting a well-rounded education
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