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Effect of Mobile Learning on Student Behavior | Mobile Learning Blog - 0 views

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shared by Michelle Krill on 11 May 12 - Cached

Michelle Krill on 11 May 12

"Mobile learning is without doubt capturing student imagination (and attention) to a greater degree than passive learning. However we may also soon see more of another potential benefit, such as positive behavior and confidence, as students learn at their own pace, interact with teachers and express their ideas to a greater extent."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Mobile learning is without doubt capturing student imagination (and attention) to a greater degree than passive learning. However we may also soon see more of another potential benefit, such as positive behavior and confidence, as students learn at their own pace, interact with teachers and express their ideas to a greater extent."</div>

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The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce - 0 views

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shared by Michelle Krill on 18 Mar 09 - Cached

Michelle Krill on 18 Mar 09

This study focused on the flows of the international economy as they affect the prospects for economic growth in this country, with particular attention to the effects on employment and income of advancing technology and the rise of countries that can offer high skills at low wages. The study addressed eight areas, in the following sequence: * Estimated the contributions of education and innovation (such as patents, R&D spending) to U.S. and global economic growth * Analyzed the relationship between education and access to middle-class status since 1967 and projected to 2012 * Projected the supply and demand for education in the United States to 2012 * Analyzed the relationship between educational attainment and occupational competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, work styles, work contexts, values, and interests) based on the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O*Net) data * Measured educational adequacy against criteria that included employability and middle-class jobs * Estimated the vulnerability of U.S. jobs to offshoring based on the characteristics of the jobs and the skills of current job holders, as reported in O*Net * Estimated the stock and growth of the global supply of educated workers

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This study focused on the flows of the international economy as they affect the prospects for economic growth in this country, with particular attention to the effects on employment and income of advancing technology and the rise of countries that can offer high skills at low wages. The study addressed eight areas, in the following sequence: * Estimated the contributions of education and innovation (such as patents, R&D spending) to U.S. and global economic growth * Analyzed the relationship between education and access to middle-class status since 1967 and projected to 2012 * Projected the supply and demand for education in the United States to 2012 * Analyzed the relationship between educational attainment and occupational competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, work styles, work contexts, values, and interests) based on the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O*Net) data * Measured educational adequacy against criteria that included employability and middle-class jobs * Estimated the vulnerability of U.S. jobs to offshoring based on the characteristics of the jobs and the skills of current job holders, as reported in O*Net * Estimated the stock and growth of the global supply of educated workers</div>

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Educational Leadership:Revisiting Teacher Learning:Brain-Friendly Learning for Teachers - 0 views

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shared by Michelle Krill on 17 Jun 09 - Cached

Our brain pays more attention to stimuli and events that are accompanied by emotions.
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How we feel about a learning situation often affects attention and memory more quickly than what we think about it.
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Michelle Krill on 17 Jun 09

How can we create professional development that engenders deep learning?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">How can we create professional development that engenders deep learning?</div>

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Study: Children Who Blog Or Use Facebook Have Higher Literacy Levels - 0 views

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shared by Michelle Krill on 11 Dec 09 - Cached

57 per cent of those who used text-based web applications such as blogs, said they generally enjoyed writing compared to 40 per cent who did not.
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Pupils who write online are more likely to write short stories, letters, song lyrics or a diary, the research revealed.
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Even social websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users too, claimed neuroscientist Susan Greenfield. “My fear is that these technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who have a small attention span and who live for the moment.
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Michelle Krill on 11 Dec 09

"A research by The National Literacy Trust on 3,001 children from England and Scotland showed that schoolchildren who blog or own social networking profiles on Facebook have higher literacy levels and greater confidence in writing."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A research by The National Literacy Trust on 3,001 children from England and Scotland showed that schoolchildren who blog or own social networking profiles on Facebook have higher literacy levels and greater confidence in writing."</div>

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The Number One Computer Tech Support Service - 1 views

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The Benefits of Distraction and Overstimulation -- New York Magazine - 0 views

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shared by Michelle Krill on 24 May 09 - Cached

Michelle Krill on 24 May 09

Took me a week, but I read the whole thing:)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Took me a week, but I read the whole thing:)</div>

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Michelle Krill on 24 May 09

Twitter, Adderall, lifehacking, mindful jogging, power browsing, Obama's BlackBerry, and the benefits of overstimulation.

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