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Jeff Carretto

Seeing No Progress, Some Schools Drop Laptops - New York Times - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...04laptop.html

Education Laptops

shared by Jeff Carretto on 16 Apr 12 - Cached
  • Jeff Carretto on 16 Apr 12
     
    Interesting article about a school right outside Richmond Va, that has decided to eliminate the use of laptops due to lack of progress.
  • Sarah Melton on 19 Apr 12
     
    Interesting article. As we have been discussing several problems exist. Lack of teacher training is one. The other looks to the behavior of the students. Perhaps the laptops need to stay at school so that no one "forgets" theirs at home. Students can only use them during classtime and there is a teacher sitting at the back of the room to ensure that all students are on appropriate sites.
  • Meg Heyssel on 21 Apr 12
     
    Can we trust students? (I believe yes...We must trust students so they will rise to the occasion, rather than sink to lowest expectations. I also think if students are challenged to use computers for more than pure peer social interaction, we may be able to limit the "inappropriate" use you mention. So, actually, it comes back to teacher training. It makes my head hurt.
jenwilkerson

Encouraging Distraction? Classroom Experiments with Mobile Media - ProfHacker - The Chr... - 0 views

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shared by jenwilkerson on 16 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • I think the best place to start when thinking about incorporating technology into the classroom is by asking the question, “What is the right tool for this particular job?” Sometimes it’s a digital tool and sometimes it’s not. But when we force a digital tool into a classroom scenario where it isn’t the best one for the job, students are extremely quick to pick up on this “tech for tech’s sake” implementation.
  • And the faster and more intense our connectedness becomes, the further we move away from that ideal. Digital busyness is the enemy of depth.”
  • Instead, if used in a dynamic way that addresses the medium’s strengths, mobile media can actually get us to engage with each other and with the spaces we move through in deep, meaningful, and context-rich ways.
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  • It is apparent that the students often shift between the two classroom spheres. Does this “distraction” take them away from engaging with the content I’m presenting? Quite the contrary. From my experience, they are engaged with the material that is being discussed in a much more sustained way because the devices that have typically severed as “distractions” in the past (e.g. using the laptop or the mobile phone to access Facebook) are now being utilized to constantly engage them with the material.
  • The quiz began with a QR code posted on my office door (I started here so they would all know where my office was located!) that led them to a download of the 7scenes app.
  • from Broadcastr to Foursquare
  • When they arrived to class on the day of the field test, we all went geocaching around campus.
  • The three groups each decided to create fictional narratives and used a range of mobile media from websites designed for the iPad, geocaches that contained narrative elements, and one group even built a reverse geocache that held the contents of the story.
  • Soon, if it hasn’t happened already, every teacher in higher education will have to develop a strategy for mobile phone use in the classroom (whether that be to integrate the technology or to ban it).
Jesse Chavis

The history of technology in education. - 1 views

I was watching the movie,"Sixteen Candles". There was a scene that had me thinking about the rapid rate of technology in some schools. In this movie a kid bet his friends 12 floppy discs. Now that...

History

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Jonathan Becker

A Principal's Reflections: The Questions I Ask - 1 views

esheninger.blogspot.com/...questions-i-ask.html

education leadership social media

shared by Jonathan Becker on 11 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • However, after reflecting on the session and speaking with some of the attendees, it is apparent that the embracement of social media in schools and by educators will continue to be an uphill battle.  For those educators and schools that are either resistant to or unsure about using social media I pose these questions to you:
  • Jonathan Becker on 11 Nov 11
     
    However, after reflecting on the session and speaking with some of the attendees, it is apparent that the embracement of social media in schools and by educators will continue to be an uphill battle.  For those educators and schools that are either resistant to or unsure about using social media I pose these questions to you:
William McConnell

Henrico County Public Schools :: Innovative Technology - 2 views

www.henrico.k12.va.us/...InstructionalTechnology.html

technology

shared by William McConnell on 20 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Michelle Adams on 20 Feb 12
     
    This is information directly from the HCPS website from Thomas Woodward, Assistant Director, Instructional Technology
  • William McConnell on 24 Feb 12
     
    The county states that "To live, learn, and work successfully in an increasingly complex and information-rich society, students learn to use technology effectively.
Tristan C

IBM TheSmarterCity: Education - United States - 0 views

www-03.ibm.com/...index.html

technology sharing

shared by Tristan C on 14 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Tristan C on 14 Jun 12
     
    I like the second video that discusses how administrators can use tech to collaborate. I hadn't previously thought about using tech to have students' records follow them.
vivienne brooks

Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students - 1 views

www2.ed.gov/...effectsstudents.html

history

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  • vivienne brooks on 06 Sep 11
     
    Research by the US Office of Educational Research and Improvement in the effects of increased technology use in the classroom.
  • Norma Acero on 06 Sep 11
     
    I loved reading here about how self-esteem in students increases as a result of the use of technology. I hadn't thought about it, and the examples it presents make me think about a good number of situations I have witnessed myself in which kids who struggle at almost everything can master rapidly a technological device, and how that becomes a golden opportunity for them to shine...
Lara Brooks

TPACK in 3 minutes - 11 views

www.youtube.com/watch

TPACK

shared by Lara Brooks on 19 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • vivienne brooks on 19 Oct 11
     
    For those visual learners..... a short video outlining the TPACK venn diagram concept.
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  • Norma Acero on 23 Oct 11
     
    Wow! I loved how easy he "untangled" the components and helps us understand and use the metalanguage of TPACK just by using paper and colored pens! (I saw this video has more hits than others on the same topic... I guess that's why!)
  • Kat Anderson on 08 Mar 12
     
    Short video on TPACK
  • Meg Heyssel on 18 Mar 12
     
    This was the most helpful explanation of TPACK and how it works in a classroom that I found.
  • Sarah Melton on 18 Mar 12
     
    I really liked the way TPACK was presented in this. It was very understandable. The added component of "context" is also extremly important in applying and understanding the knowledge considered in this structure
  • Lara Brooks on 03 Jul 12
     
    Good overview of the components of TPACK
Michelle Adams

Studies validate laptop programs in U.S., - 0 views

www.classroomconnections.k12.sd.us/...StudiesValidate.pdf

laptop

shared by Michelle Adams on 17 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Michelle Adams on 17 Apr 12
     
    Two recent studies of schoolwide one-to-one computing initiatives--one in the United States and one in Canada--suggest that using laptops in the classroom can help improve students' writing skills and bolster overall academic success. The studies come as an increasing number of states and school districts are rolling out laptop programs of their own.
Michelle Adams

Education World: One-To-One Computing: Pitfalls to Avoid - 0 views

www.educationworld.com/...tech197.shtml

1:1

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  • Kat Anderson on 16 Apr 12
     
    Just because a technology is available for students doesn't mean it has to be used all the time. Find out what the research says about the benefits of one-to-one computing, and read about educator concerns about the overuse of technology. Included: Ten Web sites offering research, concerns, and tips on one-to-one computing!
  • Michelle Adams on 17 Apr 12
     
    Just because a technology is available for students doesn't mean it has to be used all the time. Find out what the research says about the benefits of one-to-one computing, and read about educator concerns about the overuse of technology. Included: Ten Web sites offering research, concerns, and tips on one-to-one computing!
amorejon

Web 2.0/Mobile Acceptable Use Policy Guide - 0 views

www.cosn.org/...Default.aspx

future acceptable use policy

shared by amorejon on 22 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • amorejon on 22 Apr 12
     
    A Guide for School Districts Information and communications technologies (ICT) policies in schools have two dimensions.
Kat Anderson

Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling - 1 views

digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu

digital storytelling

shared by Kat Anderson on 06 May 12 - Cached
  • Kat Anderson on 06 May 12
     
    The International Conference on Digital Storytelling Valencia, Spain March 21 - 23, 2012 Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories. As with traditional storytelling, most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view. (Great video to view as example)
Jimmy Morris

Using TPACK to teach grammar - 1 views

www.youtube.com/watch

TPACK

shared by Jimmy Morris on 18 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Jimmy Morris on 18 Mar 12
     
    The use of TPACK in the classroom.
Matt Baedke

TPACK Surveys | TPACK - Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge - 1 views

mkoehler.educ.msu.edu/...tpack-surveys

TPACK resources

shared by Matt Baedke on 16 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Matt Baedke on 16 Mar 12
     
    Here is a teacher / admin survey that is free for use and editing. They just ask that you leave a description of how you intend to use it so they can track it. It was last updated in 2009. I feel like I've seen parts of it before...hmm.
Tristan C

The History of Technology in Education - 2 views

www.youtube.com/watch

history

shared by Tristan C on 26 May 12 - No Cached
  • Tristan C on 26 May 12
     
    This is a video that goes through the different phases of technology use in Education. It is an advertisement for Smart equipment, but it's still an interesting short video
  • Lara Brooks on 28 May 12
     
    I noticed that the commonality over time was the users ingenuity in how he interfaced with the given resources.
  • Kim Wilkens on 28 May 12
     
    Nice find. Interesting how they showed the digital age in 1995 with people connecting all over the world, but then back in the classroom in 2000 with smartboards not really used to connect with others. In the video, it doesn't look like the smartboard is changing the classroom dynamic of teacher-centered learning.
Lara Brooks

eSchool News Article on TPACK - 0 views

www.eschoolnews.com/...-effective-ed-tech-integration

TPACK

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  • Lara Brooks on 03 Jul 12
     
    This article describes ed tech integration using TPACK
Gina Brooks

The Demise of the LaserDisc - 3 views

www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst

History

shared by Gina Brooks on 02 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Gina Brooks on 02 Feb 12
     
    Here's an exerpt from an article about LaserDiscs being used (or not being used) in the classroom.
Jeff Carretto

The history of technology in education - YouTube - 2 views

www.youtube.com/watch

history technology education

shared by Jeff Carretto on 01 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Jeff Carretto on 01 Feb 12
     
    Amusing little video that goes through a cartoon timeline of the technology used in classroom pre-historic up to present day.
  • Jonathan Becker on 01 Feb 12
     
    One of my faves. Thanks for sharing it!
Anne Coward

Interactive Whiteboards in Classrooms - 0 views

www.neamb.com/1216_2782.htm

history

shared by Anne Coward on 05 Feb 12 - Cached
  • Anne Coward on 05 Feb 12
     
    I thought this was an interesting article about the rising use of the interactive whiteboards in classrooms. The use of this assistive technology has increased in the last several years. I was amazed to see that in 2008, 70% of schools in UK already had these in their classrooms. Many of our classes in Henrico have recently gotten them.
Michelle Adams

US Department of Education: State Technology Plans - 0 views

www2.ed.gov/...techstateplan.html

technology Plan

shared by Michelle Adams on 20 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Michelle Adams on 20 Feb 12
     
    This website has links to the different state educational technology plans from the United States of America. It has the statewide long-range strategic educational technology plans for improving student academic achievement through the effective use of advanced technology in classrooms.
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