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Ed Tech Tips for Differentiating Instruction - 2 views

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  • Teach Hub on 18 Apr 11
     
    My school is currently transitioning into a more technologically savvy community. We're not only updating our software, but also our mission statement. We've recognize that students in our classes move at different paces, but we haven't been able to keep up or slow down for enough of them simultaneously - technology is a way to help do that and that's what we aim to do next year. Here are a few examples of what we plan to incorporate in our classrooms.
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Classroom Guide: Top Ten Tips for Teaching with New Media | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Tiffany Hoefer on 09 Aug 12
     
    Downloadable PDF that highlights latest (2012) technology and ways to incorporate into the classroom. Requires free registration with edutopia to download pdf documents.
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Blocking tech in classrooms impedes learning: Teachers | News | Tech | Toronto Sun - 1 views

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shared by Teachers Without Borders on 21 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Blocking social networks and banning cellphones in schools makes it difficult for teachers to do their jobs effectively in a digital world, a new report says. "School policies around technology are very frustrating to me," an elementary school teacher from Atlantic Canada says in the report from the Media Awareness Network, a Canadian non-profit that promotes digital literacy.
  • Others complained of similar restrictions. A teacher in Atlantic Canada tried to get students to use Twitter to collaborate on solving math problems, but the school refused to unblock the site. Teachers in Ontario and Quebec complained they couldn't incorporate video into their lessons because the schools wouldn't allow access to YouTube.
  • When schools do use technology in the classroom, they focus too much on teaching kids how to use devices, which they already know.
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  • Teachers said kids know how to Google, but they can't distinguish good information from the fake stuff. They can use Facebook, but they don't know how to protect their personal information. They can watch YouTube, but they don't use it to learn new things.
  • Meanwhile, teachers from schools that let them integrate technology into the class on their own terms reported successful outcomes.
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