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By Richard Barrington Jan 18, 2012 Some of today's educational methods seem like relics of the one-room schoolhouse. Meanwhile, the academic performance of US students continues to slip, teachers burn out from boredom and administrative burdens, and those footing the bill grow increasingly frustrated with the cost. At the corporate level, a rapidly-changing business and technological environment has made re-training an ongoing essential rather than an occasional luxury, yet few companies are equipped to meet this educational challenge.
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TED Conversations in the classroom
Can students learn better by sharing what they know? TED Fellow Nina Tandon believes in the power of sharing ideas and using TED Talks in her classroom. In addition to that, she is now using the TED Conversation platform in the Bioelectricity course that she’s currently teaching at Cooper Union in New York City.
This is the second in a series of 3 posts I wrote for the Official Google Docs Blog – in this one I share some common challenges teachers face when students begin working together on collaborative projects. Communication is important, not the tool The success of our own class projects was not influenced by how well the children could use Google Docs. After all, it is not really about the tool — it’s about the group’s ability to work together as a team.
Introducing Google Docs To Your Class: It’s about communication, not the tool! 2 of 3
Introducing Google Docs To Your Class: Interesting ways to use Docs in the Classroom 3 of 3
The mornings are becoming darker and the leaves are changing colour here in England, the Autumn school term is in full swing. We have been using Google Docs (as part of Apps Education Edition ) with a new year group for 8 weeks and we are putting into action some of the many things we learned from last year’s implementation. Whilst in the previous two posts I have explored many of the broader themes that must underpin the way sharing online docs should be approached in the classroom, I am now knee deep in the practicalities of using Google Docs with our classes.{*style:<b> Modelling expected behaviour and good practice first </b>*} As our first Google Docs project began to gather pace last school year, I realised that the children were finding it difficult to work together. With hindsight it is easier to recognise that the children were not only being introduced to a new piece of technology (the Docs tool) but also their traditional way of working was to be challenged by the new concept of working collaboratively in an online document.
Introducing Google Docs To Your Class: Tips for introducing online collaboration to students 1 of 3
The Ultimate Guide To Apple’s New Education Initiative
Apple has just unveiled their latest attempt to rethink an entire market. It’s not a new tablet, phone, or even a device at all. Today at the Guggenheim, Apple announced how it will essentially get more school districts to buy iPads. But it’s not just about the money, there’s some amazing software that’s rethinking the tried-and-true textbook publishing model. Below are excerpts from the world’s best news sources who are live-blogging and in attendance at the event. From them you’ll be able to understand exactly what the new software is, what it does, and how it will affect you and your classroom.Winning ways to use Google Apps in your Classroom or Library OATS Conference October 2012 Winning ways to use Google Apps in your Library Got Books?
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