Back to School with New Devices? Lesson #1: Mobile Safety - Microsoft on the Issues Posted by Jacqueline BeauchereDirector, Trustworthy Computing Communications, Microsoft Unlike their parents who went back to school with new notebooks, pens, pencils, and binders, today’s young people are likely readying for the coming academic year with laptops, tablets and mobile phones. But, before parents arm kids with the latest Internet-enabled devices, it’s a good idea to share some do’s and don’ts about online safety. Whether it’s a new laptop for research and writing, a tablet for reading, or a mobile phone to get in touch with mom or dad in the event of an emergency, kids are using mobile technology more than ever. Data show that 52 percent of kids ages eight to 12, and 77 percent between 12 and 17, own mobile phones, with teenagers 14 to 17 sending an average of 100 text messages a day. When it comes to Internet safety, some practical advice can go a long way toward helping kids stay safer and more secure when they’re online on the go.
Helping Educators Navigate Web 2.0 in a Connected World: A Few Moments with Steve Hargadon Steve Hargadon’s career in education technology stems from a passionate interest in the role of technology in changing education. Known for being at the forefront of open education resources, web 2.0, and virtual live events, Hargadon has become the go-to expert in educational social networking. In 2007, he created Classroom 2.0, a social networking community for educators using web 2.0 and collaborative technologies, which in the past five years has grown to a network of more than 63,000 members worldwide. When you created Classroom 2.0, your hope was that “those who are ‘beginners’ find it a supportive place to start being part of the digital dialogue.” Five years ago, the primary tool for educators to start talking to each other was blogging, but blogging was actually a very caustic environment. What happened in Classroom 2.0 was very gentle because the space was much more egalitarian. You’ve talked about learning as a process. What was the first social network you ever joined?
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50 Ways to Anchor Technology (Ways to Anchor Technology in Your Using Free Websites as Learning & Teaching Tools 1. Have students use Spelling City to learn their spelling words, vocabulary words, or site words through games, practice, and quizzes. Spelling City is a free resource for teachers. www.spellingcity.com 2. www.brainpop.com 3. www.dovewhisper.com 4. www.flashcardexchange.com 5. people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/ppt_games.html 6. www.clustrmap.com 7. www.ustream.tv 8. www.fanfiction.net 9. www.ccmixter.org 10. www.toolsforeducators.com 11. www.animoto.com/education Share your ideas for integration on Animoto. 12. www.makebeliefscomix.com 13. www.wordle.net 14. www.surveymonkey.com 15. www.readwritethink.org/materials/timeline 16. www.kerpoof.com 17. classtools.net 18. www.buildyourwildself.com 19. www.freerice.com 20. www.fluxtime.com Using Free Websites for Management 21. www.myavatareditor.com 22. www.dropbox.com 23. www.evernote.com 24. www.superteachertools.com 25. www.sharinglinks.com 26. www.bighugelabs.com 27. rubistar.4teachers.org 28. fur.ly 29. www.jingproject.com
Good Practice Guide and Use Case Studies of Mobile Learning (#mlearning) As ownership of smartphones and tablets grows there is increasing interest in how they might be used to support learning and teaching, both in the classroom and beyond. This Best Practice Guide has been put together by the UCISA Digital Skills and Development Group Academic Support sub-group to provide examples of good practice in using mobile technologies to enhance learning. Mobile learning: How mobile technologies can enhance the learning experience (Link to full guide) It includes six interesting case studies from different institutions on how mobile devices/technologies have been used to enhance the learning experience. Mobile for fieldwork in Environmental Sciences The intended result of this activity was to encourage and enable students to quickly and easily document discoveries and ideas in the field, to access resources electronically and reuse data in other learning contexts, and to encourage students to develop a collaborative approach to data sharing and discourse.
Ask a Tech Teacher Kathy Shrock has done a wonderful piece linking the multitude of Google Apps to the levels of Blooms Taxonomy. This is an invaluable resource for all teachers. BTW, she’s updated the page since I posted this 18 months ago so the picture looks a bit different. Click the image; scroll down to the section on “Google Apps to Support Bloom’s” Take a look: Google Apps Meets Blooms Taxonomy Follow me Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. Like this: Like Loading...
Cellphones in the Classroom: Distraction or Tool? The final version of the National Education Technology Plan (NETP) was released last week, setting forth the Obama Administration's plan for improving access to and integration of technologies for teaching and learning. Among the recommendations the Department of Education makes in the NETP is a call for support for "efforts to ensure that all students and educators have 24/7 access to the Internet via devices, including mobile devices, and that states, districts, and schools adopt technologies and policies to enable leveraging the technology that students already have." The push for "24/7 access to the Internet" falls under another the auspices of yet another endeavor, the National Broadband Plan. But the call for better access to Internet-ready devices, particularly utilizing tools the students already possess is an interesting one. This series on Education Technology is underwritten by Dell. Cellphones: Teens' Primary Communication and Computing Device, Banned from Most Schools
The 1-minute guide to the mobile classroom Jan 31st, 2012 Photo by Milica Sekulic Wondering how to start introducing elements of mLearning (mobile learning) into your language classes? Here are five ways to do so, starting from simple recognition type activities to more complex project work. 1 Show and tell Let students talk about their mobile phones, and what they use them for. 2 Texting Carry out a short focused classroom activities in which students use their mobile phones. 3 Reading Engage reluctant readers by sending them simple serialised stories or questions via daily sms messages. 4 Recording Get students to audio and/or video record themselves in pairs while carrying out a speaking task. 5 Creating a treasure hunt Get students creating treasure hunts/ quizzes for each other using quiz apps on smart phones. See more suggestions on getting started with mobile learning from David Read’s blog post (scroll to half-way down). What about you? Nicky Hockly The Consultants-E January 2012