Hoadley's 3 Laws Of Education Technology. I was just alerted to a new presentation all about the proper role of education technology.
Seems quite a familiar theme like what I outlined in this post after yesterday’s Apple WWDC keynote . Basically that technology is a tool and that it’s all about what you do with it, not all the bells and whistles you see in an advertisement. In the below presentation, Professor Chris Hoadley outlines many things. One of the key takeaways is that there are 3 laws of education technology: Law #1: It’s not the technology. Since there’s not really a description about each law, I’m going to make a best-guess here. Law #2: It’s not what the technology makes possible. Again, this is just my interpretation and ideas about the second law.
Law #3: Pay attention to the trends in learning, not in technology. 9 Wrong And 8 Right Ways Students Should Use Technology. Technology is a tool.
It’s not a learning outcome. Too often do we get distracted by all the activities and action we can perform with an iPad or some other device. We can post to Edmodo! Make a Prezi! Post to Facebook! But they’re not really learning. That’s the idea behind the fabulous visual I saw on George Couros’ blog (great read!) Don’t get me wrong, you can do a lot of good with technology in the classroom. Debating iPads or Chromebooks for 1:1? Why not both? Mobile Computing | Feature Debating iPads or Chromebooks for 1:1?
Why not both? As more school districts consider 1:1 initiatives, they are faced with the decision of which device to roll out. Chromebooks and iPads are two popular choices, but instead of choosing between them, some innovative school districts are deploying both. Spring Lake Public Schools in Michigan, Sioux Falls School District in South Dakota, Winneconne Community School District in Wisconsin, and the Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL), a nonprofit organization that manages 25 Chicago Public Schools, have implemented or plan to implement both iPads and Chromebooks in the classroom. These districts have found that iPads and Chromebooks each have their strengths and weaknesses: iPads are better suited to younger kids and subjects such as math, whereas Chromebooks tend to work better for older kids, especially in subjects like English, where assignments require considerable writing from students.
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> Publications > NMC on iTunes U > Creative Commons NMC Horizon Report > 2013 K-12 Edition The New Media Consortium, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), with the support of HP, produced the NMC Horizon Report > 2013 K-12 Edition. View the work will produce the report at www.k12.wiki.nmc.org. > Download the NMC Horizon Report > 2013 K-12 Edition PDF > Download the Chinese Translation PDF (via Beijing Open University) > Download the Portuguese Translation PDF (via Colégio Bandeirantes) > Download the Preview PDF > Download the Short List PDF Tags: 2013 54443 reads Sparking innovation, learning and creativity. News Events Members. MGSD Digital Conversion. During the Fall of 2007, Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) crafted a systemic and comprehensive Strategic Plan.
There was immediate consensus to organize the plan around the five goals approved by the North Carolina State Board of Education during September 2006, entitled Future-Ready Students for the 21st Century. These NC state goals are based on the language and goals within The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, a nationwide advocacy group whose goal is to infuse 21st century skills into education.
The first step toward re-creating a district strategic plan was to identify mission, vision and values statements. This was accomplished by obtaining input from the district Leadership Team, which includes the Executive Team members as well as school principals, teachers, parents and community members. Vision. Dr. Mark Edwards Talk On Student Achievement Gains at Mooresville GSD. For a shining example of public education in the United States, watch the talk that Dr.
Mark Edwards, Superintendent of Mooresville Graded School District in North Carolina, gave at the recent ISTE Conference in San Diego. Yes, Mooresville is a Cisco customer, and yes, how they have used technology to improve student outcomes is big part of their success story (Dr. Edwards has the metrics to prove it). But the real key to their effectiveness as a high-performing public school is the holistic approach they take to educating “every child, every day”, their “can do” attitude, and “culture of caring” that Mark and his team have created at Mooresville. Watch the video of Dr. Most exciting to me is that so much of Mooresville’s approach is replicable.
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