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seth_mitchell

The dumbest generation? No, Twitter is making kids smarter - The Globe and Mail - 1 views

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shared by seth_mitchell on 11 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • And here’s the thing: He wrote that at the age of 14, in his spare time, at a point when the longest assignment he ever had in school was maybe 500 to 1,000 words. What motivated him? Other gamers. He had written a little bit of the guide and put it online – when he started getting e-mails saying how much other players liked it, were using it and asking when he was going to complete it.
  • Part of what makes the online environment so powerful, as Prof. Lunsford says, is that it provides a sense of purpose: “[Students are] writing things that have an impact on the world – that other people are reading and responding to.
seth_mitchell

Free Technology for Teachers: How to Add Voice Comments to Google Documents - 2 views

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shared by seth_mitchell on 02 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • seth_mitchell on 02 Sep 13
     
    AWESOME! This saves a ton of time playing with workarounds like screencast-o-matic. Very cool possibilities here.
seth_mitchell

OMG! Survey, like, says digital-savvy students are good at writing! - latimes.com - 0 views

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shared by seth_mitchell on 31 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • more than two-thirds of their students had fair or poor abilities to digest long and complicated texts and understand plagiarism issues
  • found such advantages as greater creativity, personal expression and increased collaboration
  • promoted a deeper interest in writing because students could see their works published in such online forums as http://www.figment.com
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  • Sometimes, good old-fashioned pen and paper are the best way
  • English teachers were far more positive toward digital tools for writing — nearly two-thirds said it made teaching easier — than colleagues teaching math, science and social studies.
  • technology is not the most important element in promoting good student writing
seth_mitchell

copyrightfriendly - Avatar Makers - 2 views

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shared by seth_mitchell on 17 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • seth_mitchell on 17 Jun 13
     
    Neat collection of sites for making avatars.  Found this in NWP's MOOC.
thebda

Advent of Google means we must rethink our approach to education | Education News - 0 views

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shared by thebda on 17 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • thebda on 17 Jun 13
     
    A well-written article that provides some food for thought.  It is time to rethink our practice.
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