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folashayshay

literacy improvement video - 2 views

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  • folashayshay on 10 Sep 14
     
    In this video Katie McKnight uses the example of research to explain how technology has enhanced literary skills and changed the way research is conducted and how it makes researching more rigorous. McKnight stated that some teachers think technology dumbs down students when really it enhances learning capabilities because we have access to so much more all at once, which gives us a way to conduct better research just in an easier form.
tjcastillo

Education Update:Leveraging Technology to Improve Literacy:Leveraging Technology to Imp... - 1 views

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literacy technology education

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  • According to Kamil, however, that's not necessarily a bad thing: "The important aspect, from my perspective, is that these were classroom programs that replaced about 10 percent of instructional time. What that means is that since there was no difference, the software programs were as good as the teacher." Such findings, Kamil explains, could signify a shift from teachers using technology as merely a supplement to using it as the means of instruction.
  • Despite the lack of data showing that technology has a tremendous effect in the classroom, teachers have found that using technology may help address students' specific learning needs.
  • "The only tool that has enough research behind it is plain, old word processing," MacArthur says. "Students with writing difficulties are able to produce a text that looks good, and they can go back and fix things without introducing new mistakes."
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  • According to MacArthur, word-prediction software, which generates lists of potential words as students type initial letters into the computer, can also help students dramatically improve the legibility and spelling of their writing. In a 2006 article in the Handbook of Writing Research, "The Effects of New Technologies on Writing and Writing Processes," he explains that his series of three studies of 9- and 10-year-olds with severe spelling problems showed that these students' legible words increased from 55 to 85 percent, and their correctly spelled words rose from 42 to 75 percent.
  • Egli notes that using technology alone is not the answer to improving literacy, but the tools help teachers move students toward their individual learning goals. "Using some of the technologies we have now, we can do some things that many of us hoped to achieve for a lot of our special-needs kids—but at a much more efficient rate," she says.
tjcastillo

Technologies for Acquiring and Making Literacy - 1 views

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  • What is the content and focus of studies on technology and ICT applications in relation to early literacy development? What kinds of evidence do these studies provide about the affordances of technology and ICT for fostering early literacy development?
  • There is positive evidence of the role of technology in supporting early literacy acquisition for this age group. In a majority of the studies used in the analysis, there was a lack of attention paid to the role of the teacher. The specific study outcomes may be promising but they may also be more difficult to replicate without this information.
  • First, technologies have affordances and constraints making them more or less useful in different circumstances. The review provided evidence that electronic storybooks can lead to significant early literacy gains. However, there were also other technologies highlighted in this review that were successful in literacy acquisition. More importantly, electronic storybooks impacted literacy skills differently based on the interactivity they afforded and the number of student interactions offered.
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  • However, there seems to be an innate desire, often verbalized by reporters, who attempt to glorify or villainize emerging tools and technologies. Technology can positively impact emergent literacy acquisition, however, it does not mean it always will.
  • As such, it would be prudent to know more about the teacher involvement and requisite professional development of technology and literacy implementations. These were left out of many of the stated studies, reducing the ability of researchers and practitioners to further implement or confirm the outcomes.
jdstewart10

Faceworking: Exploring Students' Education-Related Use of Facebook - 3 views

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Social Media Facebook MySpace Academic Progress

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  • Yet we should not view Facebookas affording an entirely open space for the(re)presentation of self – with students able to ‘express their identity with relative free-dom’ as some commentators would claim (Thelwall 2007, 1).
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      jdstewart10 on 10 Sep 14
       
      This annotation is useful as a way to counteract any negative thoughts about Facebook.
  • In particular the data show how the Facebookwalls were certainly func-tioning as a valuable means of exchange for those students who were making activeuse of Facebookwith their peers on the course. Indeed, in terms of education-relatedinteraction, Facebookwas used primarily for maintainingstrong links between peoplealready in relatively tight-knit, emotionally close offline relationships, rather thancreating new points of contact with a ‘glocalised’ community of students from othercourses or even institutions. In this sense we would concur with Ellison’s conclusionthat Facebookrepresents an ‘offline to online trend’ in that it serves a geographicallybound campus community, as opposed to the ‘online to offline trend’ often identifiedby internet researchers where people meet up with previously unknown online‘buddies’ in real life (Ellison, Steinfield, and Lampe 2007, 1144).
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      jdstewart10 on 10 Sep 14
       
      Additional supporting data.
  • For example, it has been suggested that social networkingoffers the opportunity to re-engage individuals with learning and education,promoting a ‘critical thinking in learners’ about their learning, which is one of ‘thetraditional objectives’ of education’ (Bugeja 2006, 1).
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      jdstewart10 on 10 Sep 14
       
      This is a good way to start with the article's evidence.
rayek69

What is the Impact of Technology on Learning? | Education.com - 1 views

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technology education debate

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  • They defined digital tools to include a wide range of media forms: images, video and audio clips, hypertext, hypermedia, and Web pages. The majority of studies they found dealt with reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Pearson et al. concluded that a wide range of digital tools enhance reading comprehension and vocabulary development by providing students access to word pronunciation, word meaning, contextual information, and comprehension scaffolds to guide an individual’s reading. Thus, a strong research base supports the conclusion that technology can enhance all aspects of literacy development.
  • rayek69 on 10 Sep 14
     
    very informative
rayek69

Using Technology as a Learning Tool, Not Just the Cool New Thing | EDUCAUSE.edu - 1 views

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learning education technology student article

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  • These are representatives of the Net Generation. They all use computers in their class work and in their hobbies. They have a wide range of interests, outside their chosen area of study. They are not locked into one thing, although all are highly motivated and pursue their interests with passion. They use the latest in technology, whether cell phones, computers, PDAs, MP3 players, or digital cameras. They expect things to work properly and work fast. They get bored if not challenged properly, but when challenged, they excel in creative and innovative ways. They learn by doing, not by reading the instruction manual or listening to lectures. These are the learners that faculty must reach.
  • rayek69 on 10 Sep 14
     
    article on how technology teaches
fillaudrey150

What is Technology Literacy - Standards for Students - 1 views

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  • Technology literacy requires students to demonstrate new skills and knowledge.
  • Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
  • Students use critical-thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
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