In Digital Age, Schools That Succeed are Schools That Connect School of One in New York City leverages technology throughout the school day. A few months ago, I posted an article by Shelly Blake-Plock called 21 Things in Education That Will be Obsolete in 2020, which lists some of the ways in which the face of schools will change in less than a decade. In this op-ed, which originally appeared in the Baltimore Sun, he describes what exactly needs to be done to get to there. By Shelly Blake-Plock Michelle Rhee is back in town. This time it is as a “grass-roots” activist who only wants to put children first. As a teacher and as a parent of three public school students, I look at the type of change they are advocating for and I see the future of failure. Plenty of wealthy schools are deciding not to make the connection, while many teachers in cash-strapped schools are pursuing a real grass-roots effort to make it happen. Foremost are the effects of the “digital divide.” The second crack is evident in those classrooms with technology. Related
Usos de Twitter en educación Ha notado que últimamente muchas personas incluyen en su tarjeta de presentación o en la firma de sus correos electrónicos un nombre de usuario precedido por un símbolo de arroba (@); por ejemplo @jordi_a. Pues esta no es una dirección de correo incompleta, es un nombre de usuario de Twitter, una de las redes sociales, posibilitada por la Web 2.0, que más usuarios tiene en el mundo [1]. Crecimiento de la red (Fuente: Inforgrafía Periódico ADN) Y es que Twitter está revolucionando la forma de comunicarse. Además de estos y otros usos de esta herramienta social, muchos docentes la utilizan para enriquecer sus ambientes de aprendizaje. Para efectos prácticos, podemos definir a Twitter como una red social con formato “microblogging” que permite a un usuario registrado enviar y recibir mensajes de texto de hasta 140 caracteres, llamados “tweets” (trinos). Los siguientes son algunos hechos generales de interés sobre Twitter que revelan estudios y documentos recientes: Registro. Escribir.
Cómo evaluar el aprendizaje en e-learning ... las cegueras del conocimiento... Las cegueras del conocimiento : el error y la ilusión * Es muy diciente el hecho de que la educación, que es la que tiende a comunicar los conocimientos, permanezca ciega ante lo que es el conocimiento humano, sus disposiciones, sus imperfecciones, sus dificultades, sus tendencias tanto al error como a la ilusión y no se preocupe en absoluto por hacer conocer lo que es conocer. * En efecto, el conocimiento no se puede considerar como una herramienta ready made que se puede utilizar sin examinar su naturaleza. El conocimiento del conocimiento debe aparecer como una necesidad primera que serviría de preparación para afrontar riesgos permanentes de error y de ilusión que no cesan de parasitar la mente humana, Se trata de armar cada mente en el combate vital para la lucidez. Edgard Morin en Prólogo "Los siete saberes necesarios para la educación del futuro" (1999): Varios alumnos trabajan con sus ordenadores / FOTO: DICYT (leer más...) Fuente: [salamanca24horas.com]
Google Art Project: 10 actividades educativas para integrarlo en el aula Google Art Project es un museo de arte virtual gratuito que proporciona una experiencia educativa online fabulosa para el aula. Se puede explorar con los alumnos algunos de los mejores museos del mundo sin abandonar el pupitre. Los alumnos pueden pasear virtualmente por los pasillos, los alrededores de los edificios y examinar las obras de arte en mayor detalle que si estuvieran físicamente dentro del museo. En su reciente extensión incluye más de 30.000 obras de arte de 151 museos de 40 países, entre ellos España, Méjico, Argentina, Colombia y Perú. Entre ellos se encuentran el Museo Reina Sofía, el Thyssen-Bornemisza, el Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, el Instituto Moderno de Valencia y el Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, el Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires y el Museo de Arte de Lima. Google ha pensado especialmente en el uso de esta herramienta en la Educación proporcionando útiles funcionalidades que sin duda engancharán al alumno. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
6 ways to use mobile learning in your class today 1. Record your lecture and upload it as a podcast. Share the link with your students to use while studying or for reference. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Short quizzes, important equations, and definitions can be easily emphasised by creating simple content and pushing this material to student phones using mobile learning applications like MOBL21. For more ideas on how to incorporate mobile learning in your classroom click here. Image Credit: JeanbaptisteM No related posts. Records show how Ann Arbor public schools are dealing with cyberbullying In May, Ann Arbor public schools moved to cut off wireless access for students using smartphones and other devices, citing the potential for cyberbullying as one reason. An AnnArbor.com review of school district documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act shows officials are increasingly concerned with cyberbullying involving students — with some of the conflict spilling over from the Web into classrooms. Sixteen incidents of cyberbullying or violations of the district's computer usage policy were reported in district schools in the 2010-11 school year, documents show. One video posted to YouTube was made in a school computer lab, records show. Meanwhile, district officials have been attending conferences and training sessions to prepare themselves to handle cyberbullying. “I think that means there was a growing awareness with families,” Margolis said. Outside conflict spills onto school grounds Cyberbullying at Ann Arbor high schools
Social Media Best Practices: 12 Tips for Making the Best of Facebook, Twitter, Google + or Any Other Social Site Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Google+, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Twitter has more than 16 million users, and 42.3 percent of the entire American population is on Facebook. YouTube is the second most used search engine in the world. Google recently made a big social medial play by introducing Google+ which saw 20 million users within the first three weeks. With usage stats like that it’s probably safe to assume that a large portion of your supporters, customers and/or prospects use at least one of these sites on a regular basis, right? Which means you need to get laser focused on figuring out how to best utilize sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube. But as with anything, it can be challenging to figure out where to start or how to ensure your efforts are going to be effective. With that in mind, here are 12 tips that will help you succeed no matter what social-networking site you apply them to. What one tip would you add?
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Can Mobile Phones Help Teachers Manage Classroom Behavior? Digital Tools We can talk all we want about what students should learn in the classroom. But the reality is that most teachers have to balance “academics” with a multitude of other lessons: how to be good students, how to be good citizens, and simply how to behave. Behavior management is actually a significant part of what teachers have to do every day, and while there’s a wealth of information to help them with tips and tricks, there isn’t a lot of technology in place to help them with the implementation of best practices. The startup isn’t just interested in “gamifying” good behavior. There may be a solution with the use of tech — at least that’s what ClassDojo founder Sam Chaudhary believes. Currently, ClassDojo lets teachers track students’ behaviors with an easy +1 or -1 system — you can reward students for good behavior (participation, helping others, creativity, insight) or you can make note of negative behaviors (disruption, disrespect, tardiness). Related