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What would you do if your employer told you not to use MySpace, Match.com and Second Life because those sites are "too dangerous" and "inappropriate" for you? If you're a teacher in Ohio, you'd better think twice before you answer, because it's not a hypothetical question. According to the Columbus Dispatch , the state's teacher's unions recommend that teachers not post profiles on social networking or online dating sites because it could lead to the appearance of improper relationships with students. What's next?
Teachers Should Blog, Tweet and Flirt Online Like the Rest of Us
How Would YOU Respond to This?
After 30+ years in the field of education I'm now on my own, doing what I LOVE to do - talking about how technology can enhance teaching and learning. I've been around since Commodore 64's and DOS 1.0 and I've seen it all. Now that the world's information is in our pockets I think that the purpose of schools has changed.The Partnership for 21st Century Skills - Framework for 21st Cen
The Framework presents a holistic view of 21st century teaching and learning that combines a discrete focus on 21st century student outcomes(a blending of specific skills, content knowledge, expertise and literacies) with innovative support systems to help students master the multi-dimensional abilities required of them in the 21st century. The key elements of 21st century learning are represented in the graphicand descriptions below. The graphic represents both 21st century skills student outcomes (as represented by the arches of the rainbow) and 21st century skills support systems (as represented by the pools at the bottom). While the graphic represents each element distinctly for descriptive purposes, the Partnership views all the components as fully interconnected in the process of 21st century teaching and learning. The elements described below are the critical systemsnecessary to ensure 21st century readiness for every student.
The breaking point for Perry Schwartz comes on Day 5 of the American Film Institute's three-week Summer Movie Production Workshop . Schwartz, a professor of theater and film at Montgomery College in Takoma Park and director of the AFI film course, is helping students envision the movie they are making together. They sit in folding chairs in the college's Black Box Theatre and speak in strictly visual terms, citing specific actors and moments in cinema.
The Eye Generation Prefers Not to Read All About It - washington
Retour sur les journées numériques de l'université Paris Descart
Les 17 et 18 mai 2010 l'université Paris Descartes organisait les journées numériques . Deux jours pour associer de nombreux conférenciers, intervenants et projets à une réflexion collective sur l'enseignement à l'ère digitale. Avec l'aide précieuse de l'équipe technique de l'université et de Sophie Mahéo, organisatrice, la biblio a mis en place à Paris un espace de réalité mixte appelé "le carré des blogueurs" .
Grazing for Digital Natives ‽ digitalnatives
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