Plagiarism vs. Collaboration on Education's Digital Frontier. By Jennifer Carey It’s an open secret in the education community.
As we go about integrating technology into our schools, we are increasing the risk and potential for plagiarism in our tradition-minded classrooms. In fact, a recent PEW research study found that while educators find technology beneficial in teaching writing skills, they feel it has also led to a direct increase in rates of plagiarism and infringement of intellectual property rights. In my recent article about using Google Drive as a system for students to write and submit work, many of the readers who commented expressed their concern that students would use such a tool to “peek” at their peers’ work and perhaps use it for “inspiration.” These concerns lead us to an interesting discussion about collaboration and plagiarism in the classroom. In the balance, does plagiarism make these tools more problematic than they are useful? An interesting dilemma We want students to do “group work,” to collaborate, and to discuss. JacquiFrongello : My son integrating technology...
Mirror iPad, iPhone, iPod to Your Screen for Free. 6 Ways Students Can Collaborate With iPads. The following post is written by Greg Kulowiec of EdTechTeacher . Join EdTechTeacher at the iPad Summit in Atlanta on April 10-12. The app store is loaded with options that allow students to create content on their iPads. From comic strip creators to mind maps, video editing and publishing, screencasting & digital books, the options for individual student creation are expanding. However, collaboration between students is often a critical component of any classroom activity or project and increasingly there are options available that allow for collaborative efforts across iPads. Below are six ways to support collaboration between student iPads that cover the spectrum of creation options that range from text to digital storytelling to video creation.
Explain Everything ($2.99) A flexible and powerful screen casting option, students and teachers can collaborate on screencasts by exporting Explain Everything project files from an iPad. Google Drive (Free) BookCreator ($4.99) Subtext (free) Diigo. 13apps2013_final.pdf (application/pdf Object) iPad Ed. Resources. - 100 Educational iOS Apps.
Appealing Apps for Educators: Screencasting Smackdown – Videos in the Classroom - iPhone app article - Jennie Magiera. Video lessons have become the newest trend in education.
From Khan Academy to iTunes University, more and more teachers are capturing instruction on video to “flip the classroom.” Screencasting apps are cropping up right and left, allowing anyone to author their own digital content and become video instructors. Moreover, they are expanding the opportunities to reach more students and meet more needs, and, when turned over to the students themselves, encourage deeper metacognition and problem solving. As a teacher, I’ve created over 50 video lessons in the past two years to differentiate learning in my classroom. Very few of my students have access to an Internet-connected computer at home, so while I can’t utilize the flipped classroom in the traditional sense of the term, I am able to “clone the teacher.”
While I’m proud of my 50+ videos, my students have me beat. While all of these strategies have been successful, they have relied heavily on the quality of the tool: the app. Pros: Technology for Teaching. Made Simple.