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Technology has changed just about every field, including education. Digital learning is reshaping education in unprecedented ways. The ways in which students learn are changing rapidly thanks to technology, and both students and teachers will benefit from it.
There are several specific changes that we can expect to see as digital learning takes over education. For one, the way teachers present information and how students work with that information has changed. Students are asked to be more hands-on and collaborative than ever before. There are also new skills that students must learn, such as digital literacy.
Via Edumorfosis
En medio de la revolución educativa que estamos viviendo es necesario de vez en cuando hacer un alto en el camino y pararse a pensar. Todas estas metodologías que estamos introduciendo en las aulas, ¿para qué valen?, ¿qué logro con ellas?, ¿cuándo debo usar una u otra? Desde la filosofía podemos ayudar a darle un sentido y una justificación a estas y otras preguntas, ayudando así a nuestros compañeros a comprender la importancia que tiene para el futuro académico y profesional de nuestros alumnos el acercarse a los contenidos a través de las metodologías activas.
Via Ramon Aragon, Edumorfosis
As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology — social media, texting and smartphones — is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions?
A report on media consumption by the nonprofit Common Sense Media said teens spend an average of nearly nine hours a day using screen media, and children between ages 8 and 12 consume an average of almost six hours a day.
And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people. In 2011, 22 percent of students starting high school had a smartphone; by 2015, the number rocketed to 68 percent.
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In this article we will talk about "The 4 Cs of Tech Implementation”: critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration. In other words, we will be looking at what can happen in the classroom when technology integration is implemented. I do not believe these things only happen in a tech-rich environment, I am just sharing firsthand with you what I have seen happen when technology is involved.
Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Mark E. Deschaine, PhD, Edumorfosis
In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms. The NMC Horizon 2015 K-12 report offers a snapshot of where ed tech stands now and where it is likely to go in the next five years, according to 56 education and technology experts from 22 countries.
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“ The Internet can be a scary place. There are people on the web who are looking to take advantage of you for their own personal gain. There. I said it. These people are likely looking to confuse or convince you that they are someone you should be sharing important information with. In an effort to …”
Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Parent Cortical Mass
Read about 15 incredibly useful Google services you never knew about - but should definitely be using.
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When people use the phrase "next generation," they often mean something as vague as "better than what we have now." The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative used the phrase in its 2015 paper The Next Generation Digital Learning Environment: A Report on Research.1 The title begs certain questions. Next generation of what? What have been the generations so far? What defines a shift from one generation to the next? What drives that shift? These are important questions to answer if we want to see our digital learning environments evolve quickly and in a particular direction. We need to understand what evolution means and how it happens.
In the definitions section of the report, the authors' description of what they mean by "next generation" includes the following:
We have adopted the term next generation digital learning environment (NGDLE) for what should come after the LMS [learning management system] era. The term pulls together several key themes. What comes next must be informed by the new learning-centered model that increasingly characterizes higher education practice (hence next generation). It must of course be digital, given that digital technology has become a component of virtually all teaching and learning practice. It must be about learning, since learning ties together learner and instructor. Finally, it must be an environment or ecosystem — a dynamic, interconnected, ever-evolving community of learners, instructors, tools, and content.
Via Edumorfosis
“ This week UNESCO launched a framework illustrating its Five Laws of Media and Information Literacy (MIL). This global strategy marries the large, but often separated, disciplines of information literacy and media literacy and creates a common vocabulary for folks in multiple areas of knowledge to engage in conversation. It also positions these critical literacies as a combined set of competencies–knowledge, skills and attitudes–central for living and working in our world today.”
Via John Evans, Ann
Did you know 40% of people have access to the internet around the globe today? In 1995, it was less than 1%. The figure increased tenfold from 1999 to 2013 and will only increase in the future. 46% of college student are taking at least one course online. However by 2019, roughly half of all college courses will be eLearning based. In 2011, it was estimated that about $35.6 billion was spent on eLearning across the globe. In 2015, online corporate training alone is estimated to be a $107 billion market. The Big Benefits of eLearning Infographic reviews the top 5 eLearning benefits.
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“Learn how to replace an existing file in Google Drive with a new and updated version but without changing the shared link of the file.”
Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Ann
Sidenotes is also integrated with Dropbox so you can access your notes on the cloud. All the notes you create are automatically synced with your Dropbox account. More importantly, the notes are saved with a generated URL linking back to the original source page where the note was initially added.
Sidetones works on all kinds of browsers and is a great tool to use for curating and annotating educational content to use in your lessons or to share with your students. It is also ideal for flipped classrooms and for creating explanatory tutorials. The only thing lacking in this app is integration with Google Drive. Other than that the app is absolutely convenient.
Via Edumorfosis
“Apple launched iOS 8 to much fan fair back in September but it has had some teething problems which are now hopefully sorted with the latest software update. Many schools have waited until the dus...”
Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
“Digital technologies -- from social media to mobile computing to big data to the internet of everything -- are transforming businesses in every industry. Do..”
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“Here is the list of some of the best tech tools and platforms meant for school administrators and teachers”
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“Nick Morrison talks to the schools making savings by investing in smarter, more efficient technologies”
Via Deborah Welsh
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To think that my children are growing up in an age where the Internet was always here is quite amazing. The fact that we’ve moved from simple dial-up to having dozens of devices in our homes that are connected, recording, and helping us navigate daily is incredible. Thinking 100 years from now is well-beyond my vision. With the explosion of mobile and our devices getting more and more powerful, I can only guess that displays will be everywhere and our mobile devices will be all we have aside from the cloud. No doubt everything will be connected and optimized. Our refrigerators will automatically toss our food and get everything delivered, by recipe, for our planned meals. Our cars will be driving themselves. I can only imagine some of us will even have volunteered to be wired full times – perhaps with devices implanted for recording our visual and audio as needed. We’ll have some kind of projection device to bring up our applications or messaging wherever we are – with audio and video streaming without issue. Perhaps fold-up or rolled-up displays will be in our backpacks. I suppose we’ll also have the bad, too. A black Internet that’s the very scariest of anonymous humanity waiting to provide you anything you need at the literal blink of an eye. Ok… I don’t want to think about this anymore.
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