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A survey of 500 college students has found that 67 percent can't go more than an hour without using some sort of digital technology, and that 40 percent can't go more than 10 minutes. In 2002 I was so enthused by the idea that a school could provide one desktop computer for every child, that I launched a research programme to study one of the first schools in the UK to achieve that goal for each of its 41 Year 6 pupils. Ted Talk: Paulo Blikstein http://paulo.blikstein.com is Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Education http://tltl.stanford.edu. Blikstein's research focus on how new technologies can deeply transform the learning of science, engineering, and mathematics. In 2009 Peter Tittenberger and I wrote a handbook of emerging technologies for learning. We created a supporting website (wiki) for the book. Those fine folks at University of Manitoba (motto: we’ve never met a permanent link that we haven’t made unpermanent) have deleted the wiki and the website. After all, the internet is running out of links and it’s important that we prune sites regularly. 
Mobile devices are ubiquitous in American high schools, and their use is harder to regulate than old-fashioned note passing. But here's why teachers should be paying closer attention. 
When we talk about using cell phones in class, we’re not just talking about using cell phones in class. 
A few weeks ago, Audrey Watters wrote a great piece on her concerns about robo-grading of essays. (I tend to take a lot of inspiration from the things that annoy Audrey, in part because they usually annoy me too.) 
” If we trained airline pilots the way we train teachers, we’d give them a 2-year training program behind maybe a simulator, but most of it would be lecture. And then we would give them... 
Back in 2004 I was "lucky" enough to be assigned to a classroom in the renovated basement of an ancient building that had one been used as a hospital during the Civil War. The room was set-up horribly for the seminar that I was teaching on "The Future of Education." Via Jelmer Evers 
Part of the benefit of jumping forward with a 1:1 iPad deployment like we have tried is that we get the opportunity to impart knowledge to other districts looking to do a similar initiative. While ... Via Sam Gliksman, Linda Looije 
"... iPads are being used by students in the classroom for learning purposes. Educators find ways that technology can aid learning." Via John Evans, Jeroen Rougoor 
The witty name of the indie Scottish band We Were Promised Jetpacks reminds us that, not so long ago, “futurism” looked like the Jetsons TV cartoon. Here are six pieces of advice I would pass on to anyone leading the Teaching and Learning side of an iPad deployment. I’ve learned as much from our successes as our shortcomings and hope you find this helpful. |
Steve Wheeler of the University of Plymouth explores the concept of new learning forms that don’t simply place old forms on new digital platforms, but reconsider those forms. Key among the ideas given is personalized learning via the Just in time, Just enough, Just for me admonishment, a vision nearly impossible without a fully engaged community, smart application of technology, or both. 
Back in 2009, we wrote a popular post, 100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom. Now almost three years later, educators are still finding great ideas for putting Facebook to work on our list. But at the same time, Facebook has changed so much, and the site has even more to offer for the classroom. So we’ve compiled a fresh batch of ways to make Facebook work in your classroom, some tried and true, and others that have evolved with Facebook. Read on, and you’ll find a wealth of resources, assignments, and amazing uses for Facebook in any type of classroom. Via Jelmer Evers 
As recently as 2007, there was note of an alarming trend of young people not reading (National Endowment for the Arts, Nov. 2007). Both my spouse (a college literature professor) and I also noticed this trend. 
Be aware of the insidious and unspoken lessons you learned as a child. To thrive in the world outside the classroom, you’re going to have to unlearn them. Dangerous things you were taught in school: 1. 
At one institution, students are constantly connected. At another, educators prefer to be off the grid. 
The future of tablets in our schools may not be coming from Cupertino. Or even the U.S. 
A couple of decades ago the most advanced technology to appear in an average classroom was a mini-cassette recorder and a calculator. For most students, however, typical classroom technology ran the gamut from yellow legal pads to theme books, from pencils to ballpoints. 
Robin Good: Board800 is an interactive multi-user (shared) whiteboard web app providing basic drawing and illustration tools.
Key features include:
-> Multi-user shared whiteboard with simultaneous access and drawing capabilities
Free to use.
A server-based version is available for purchase and installation.
Try it now: http://board800.com/draw
More info: http://board800.com Via Baiba Svenca, Robin Good, André Manssen 
There may still be thousands of people employed today with the job title of "teacher" or "educator", but it is misleading to suggests that all, or even most, aspects of providing an education should, or could, be placed into the hands of these... 
This piece was inspired by a heated discussion I had with a man who believes that teachers have an easy job. Please feel free to share it with others if you agree with the message. Via Jelmer Evers Recently I hosted 20 teachers in my school district at the zoo for an afternoon. The idea was to explore how we might use iPads during a field trip. It was certainly an exciting form of professional development. Instead of sitting at a desk and listening to someone like me talk about what you could do, we just went out and did it! Teachers had a lot of fun, and many ideas were shared. Below are some of the activities that we (I co-hosted the afternoon with a colleague, Diane) gave to the teachers, as well as some ideas that came to mind throughout the afternoon. We use technology to keep one another at distances we can control: not too close, not too far, just right: the Goldilocks effect. |
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