Technology at Home: Developing the Social Self. I tried to write a single piece on raising digital kids at home -- but childhood is just too epic a journey for a single piece. Still, the overall strategy for technology in the home is the same from birth to high school graduation: match their developmental level, and make sure they understand whatever medium they are using from the inside out: who made this, how does it work, and what does it want from me? Winning the Bigger Game These sorts of questions become relevant once you've got a tween on your hands. Now the child has moved from developing basic physical skills to developing social ones. While they should be free to play and gather data electronically for an hour or two daily (any screen time counts against whatever daily budget you set), this shouldn't become their primary outlet for meaningful social engagement.
Why? I would keep tweens from exploring Facebook and other purportedly social spaces until they themselves are fully socialized. Safe Access Good Digital Hygiene. Tuna and Terns - View Their Migrations in Google Earth. I've featured some resources from the Encyclopedia of Life in the past (here and here) and today I'd like to point out a couple of new things from EOL that I learned about through the Google Earth Blog. The Encyclopedia of Life has offered Google Earth files for a while. Two new (to me anyway) files that could be useful for science teachers are tours of Bluefin Tuna and Arctic Tern migration patterns. The video below is of the Bluefin Tuna tour. Applications for Education The Encyclopedia of Life tours could be good supplements to your textbook information about migratory animals.
50 Great Ways Colleges Are Using Facebook [Reblog] Top 20 Social Networks for Education. 9/29/2011 By: What follows are T&L Advisor David Kapuler’s picks for the best social networks to help educators learn from their peers. Don’t see your favorite on the list? 1 Twitter: This micro-tweeting platform is used worldwide and especially in education (search hashtags #edchat or #edtech). Plus, with the soon-to-come parental controls, Twitter becomes a more viable option for educators. 2 Classroom 2.0: Created by Steve Hargadon and used by thousands of educators on a daily basis. 3 Facebook: ‘nuff said! 4 Google+: The highly publicized social network by Google. To control posts with privacy settings). 5 Plurk: A social network similar to Twitter (micro-blogging) with a timeline view and fun “karma” rewards system for being an active user. 6 Educator’s PLN: Built by Thomas Whitby, this social network features some of the top tech innovators. 7 Sophia: A new (beta) social network for education.
Private groups (for student study groups or educator sharing), and online tutoring. Bancroft iPad Initiative. Teaching Without Technology? Lenny Gonzales By Aran Levasseur New technology is a lightning rod and polarizing force because it not only begins to influence what we see and how we see it, but, over time, who we are, writes Nicholas Carr in his book, “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.”
It makes sense then, that debate of digital technology’s role in society is naturally being played out in microcosmic form within schools. Education is designed to transmit a culture’s history, values and theories of knowledge while also preparing students for the world of tomorrow. Yet, in times like ours, when the gulf between the past and future stretches light years, cognitive dissonance ensues when students, teachers and parents try to figure out what technology should be used to bridge this timeline. Anti-Tech in America’s Tech Capital While critique of new technology within schools is healthy and to be expected, a recent New York Times article revealed an unexpected source: Silicon Valley.
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The Digital Generation Project. Marshall McLuhan. Marshall McLuhan, excerpt from "Classroom Without Walls," Explorations in Communication (Boston: Beacon Press, 1960) It's natural today to speak of "audio-visual aids" to teaching, for we still think of the book as norm, of other media as incidental. We also think of the new media (press, radio, TV) as mass media and think of the book as an individualistic form —individualistic because it isolated the reader in silence and helped create the Western "I. " Yet it was the first product of mass production. With it everybody could have the same books. It was impossible in medieval times for different students, different institutions, to have copies of the same book. Before the printing press, the young learned by listening, watching, doing.
In this violently upsetting social situation, many teachers naturally view the offerings of the new media as entertainment, rather than education. The movie is to dramatic representation what the book was to the manuscript. Latest News - Digital Learning. 7 Good Screen Capture Tools for Teachers. Introducing new technology tools to your students or to your colleagues can become a frustrating exercise if you end up repeating the same step-by-step directions over and over again.
Not only is it frustrating for you to repeat those directions, it can also be frustrating for the students who want to go ahead but can't because you're waiting until everyone is on the same page. One way to avoid that is to create annotated screen captures of the tools you're introducing. Another way to avoid repeating directions over and over again is to creating screencast videos in which you explain each step of the process.
Here are seven tools that you can use to create annotated screen capture images and screencast videos. The tool that I use most often of creating annotated screen capture images is Jing. To use Jing you must download and install the free software for your Mac or PC. Show Me What's Wrong is a free service offered by Screencast-O-Matic. Automated Video Editing Site Makes Movie Magic Out of Raw Footage. Devices proffering video capture are nearing ubiquity. Hence, so too are lackluster, unedited video clips. Magisto to the rescue. The Israel-based startup is launching to the public Tuesday with an automated video editing platform. Magisto's promise: Give us your unedited footage, and we'll give you a short movie that you can proudly show off to friends and family.
In fact, that's nearly all there is to the site. You can upload up to 16 video files, add a title and soundtrack — select from available tracks or add your own — and then sit back and wait for an email to notify you that your mini movie is ready to be shared (in testing this took 20 to 30 minutes, depending on video file size). Magisto is not for the artistically-inclined, obsess-over-every-detail video editor. "The average person doesn’t edit videos," says Magisto co-founder and CEO Oren Boiman. Coinciding with Tuesday's launch, Magisto is announcing that it has raised $5.5 million in a Series B round of financing. List of Educational Apps.
Disrupt Education. 10 Internet Technologies Educators Should Be Informed About – 2011 Update. These Technologies Are Changing Education. Are You Familiar With Them? It’s been nearly two and half years since the publication of the first “10 internet technologies that educators should be informed about” article on this site and given the fast paced evolution of technology it’s time for an update. The start of new school year is the perfect time to refresh this list!
Below you will find updated information for 5 of the technologies from the original posting, and 5 new technologies that have earned their rightful place in the list (displacing 5 other types of tech, that while still worthy, are not quite as relevant today, IMHO). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Another important education technology trend is the exploding use of mobile devices. Well, there you have it – ten technologies that teachers, administrators, and educational technologists should be keeping an eye on and considering for their schools and classrooms, if they aren’t already using them. About Kelly Walsh. September 11 - Your Memories Ten Years Later. eSchool News, School Technology News and Resources for Today's K-12 and Higher-Ed Educators.
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