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Can new education technologies short-circuit change-resistant politics and remake our schools? Or are well-intended advocates once again overhyping the ability of electrons and processors to solve thorny problems of teaching and learning? In this Education Next forum, John Chubb of Edison Schools and Stanford University political scientist Terry Moe make the case for the transformative power of today’s technology. EDUCATION NEXT: How likely is it that technology will make advances in education in the next decade that go far beyond any changes that have taken place in the past? John Chubb and Terry Moe: The worldwide revolution in information technology has globalized the international economy, made communication virtually instantaneous and costless, put vast storehouses of information within reach of everyone on the planet, and in countless other ways transformed how life is lived. Such resistance is not new. EN: What can we learn from technological adoption in education in the past?
There Are No Technology Shortcuts to Good Education
Kentaro Toyama There are no technology shortcuts to good education. For primary and secondary schools that are underperforming or limited in resources, efforts to improve education should focus almost exclusively on better teachers and stronger administrations. Information technology, if used at all, should be targeted for certain, specific uses or limited to well-funded schools whose fundamentals are not in question. (Caveat: Because this article was written for an audience most interested in government-funded primary and secondary education in developing countries, words like “wealthy,” “average,” and “typical” should be read with that context in mind. But, the conclusions are relevant for a broad class of primary and secondary schools in developed countries, as well.) To back these assertions, I’ll draw on four different lines of evidence. The history of electronic technologies in schools is fraught with failures. . Computers: The Latest Technology Cycle
iPad en classe; prise 2
Nos 9 iPads sont en circulation dans l'école depuis 8 semaines. Nous pouvons maintenant parler un peu plus des avantages et des inconvénients ce nouvel outil. Certains avantages incontournables Sa grandeur et son poids ; très facile à manipuler et à déplacer. Plusieurs enseignants ont préféré réserver les iPads pour faire de la recherche que d'utiliser le chariot avec les ultraportables. SonicPicsLite : Permets de choisir 3 photos et d'y ajouter de la narration.
Promethean IWB
Promethean's aim is to unlock the potential of human achievement in education and training at all ages around the world. It does so by creating, developing, supplying and supporting leading edge, interactive learning technology and by encouraging the growth of the world's largest online teacher community in this field. In these ways, Promethean is helping bring to life the promise of 21st century learning, improving engagement and results for learners and teachers alike. Leading Edge Teaching Solutions Promethean is a world leader in the rapidly growing global market for interactive learning technology. Proven Ideas, Driven by Technology Everything we do at Promethean begins with two basic premises: No one understands teaching better than teachers. The best way to engage tech-savvy students is through technology. By thoughtfully combining these two simple ideas, Promethean is revolutionising the way education happens. World-Class Support Global Offices
Top 10 Social Bookmarking Tools For Educators
This is a guest post by Julie-Ann Amos who is a freelance writer who covers topics such as online university ratings and reviews, elearning tools, and more. Social bookmarking is a highly useful tool for educators since it allows specific categorization of websites for easy access and sharing. It works on the basis of the user creating tags or categories in which websites are then placed. Unlike standard search engines that are generated by computers and therefore often misclassify or categories websites, social bookmarking is done by people, usually people that are knowledgeable and informed on the particular subject. The following social bookmarking tools can definitely help out in the classroom, both in sharing information with your students as well as other educators in the field. Stumble Upon – this free service allows you to click on the Stumble integrated browser and instantly receive a list of relevant topics that have been rated by other Stumble Upon subscribers.
Free VAK visual auditory kinesthetic learning styles test questionnaire
vak - visual, auditory, kinesthetic - learning styles model and free self-test The VAK learning styles model and related VAK learning styles tests offer a relatively simple methodology. Therefore it is important to remember that these concepts and tools are aids to understanding overall personality, preferences and strengths - which is always a mixture in each individual person. As with any methodology or tool, use VAK and other learning styles ideas with care and interpretation according to the needs of the situation. On this point, the Kolb Learning Styles page offers additional notes on the use of Learning Styles in young people's education. In addition to the VAK materials and tests below, further VAK (and VARK and VACT) explanation is on the page dealing with Multiple Intelligences and VAK. vak learning styles 'Learning style' should be interpreted to mean an individual mixture of styles. vak learning styles N.B. visual-auditory-kinesthetic learning styles see also
Android Tablet for Indian Schools to Cost Just $35 Per Unit
Published on: Note -- this news article is more than a year old. By: Ian Mansfield The Indian government has launched a new low cost Android based tablet device that will be distributed to schools in the country. The device will cost the government US$49.98, but will then be subsidised to US$35 per unit. This current phase was a pilot to procure 100,000 devices. The Aakash UbiSlate 7 tablet comes with a 366 Mhz processor and 256MB of RAM along with a 2GB Flash Memory. The screen is a 7-inch display with 800x480 pixel resolution and connectivity is Wi-Fi only. Tags: android tablet India
Tâches de base dans OneNote 2010 - OneNote
Contenu de cet article Qu’est-ce que OneNote ? Microsoft OneNote 2010 est un bloc-notes numérique dans lequel vous pouvez rassembler toutes vos notes et informations, avec l’avantage de disposer de capacités de recherche puissantes vous permettant d’accéder rapidement aux informations dont vous avez besoin, ainsi que de bloc-notes faciles à partager pour gérer la surcharge d’informations et travailler efficacement avec d’autres. Contrairement aux systèmes sur papier, programmes de traitement de texte, de messagerie électronique et autres programmes bureautiques, OneNote vous permet de recueillir et d’organiser du texte, des images, du texte manuscrit numérique, des enregistrements audio et vidéo ou autre — le tout dans un bloc-notes numérique sur votre ordinateur. OneNote 2010 est une partie intégrante de Microsoft Office 2010, qui facilite les tâches de collecte, d’organisation, de recherche et de partage des notes et informations en les rendant plus efficaces. Haut de la page
