A Collaborative Guide to Best Digital Learning Practices for K-12
Below you will find a collaboratively written document produced in Bangkok, Thailand, at the March 28-31 teacher’s meeting of EARCOS, the East Asia Regional Council of Schools. EARCOS is an organization of 130 primary and secondary schools that primarily use English as the language of instruction. These include AP and IB schools and a number of other private schools. We produced the document below on a public Google doc at a workshop, which I structured on the model of an “innovation challenge” of the kind that web developers use to bring together communities to complete a project. The Ethics and Responsibilities of the 21st Century Classroom: A Collaborative Guide to Best Digital Learning Practices for K-12 Teachers and Administrators PREAMBLE: Tools aren’t teachers, they aren’t students, and they aren’t magic. To teach responsibly in a digital age, we have to respect what our tools can do to help us learn together -- and what tools alone cannot do. We need collaborative policy making.
Three TED talks, a look at Education Technology around the world. | Schoology Blog
I recently had the pleasure of joining Robert (Bob) Schuetz and Chris Aviles in an ongoing conversation about, what else, learning. Bob is a veteran educator of 25 years who is nothing short of a philosophical mastermind. Chris brings eight years of experience and a ton of innovative ideas to the table. Needless to say, their total sense of wonder and passion for learning inspired me greatly. That's why we decided to put our conversation into a blog with the hopes that it ... On April 7, 2014, a vulnerability with the OpenSSL library, a data encryption protocol used by many web servers across the internet, was discovered and published. Schoology NEXT 2014 is getting closer, and it’s already shaping up to be an incredible event. Mobile technologies have condensed our whole digital world into a pocket-sized gadget that was science fiction a few decades ago. Some people love jigsaw puzzles.
How To Decide Which EdTech Resource Is Right For You
I’ve spent many years analyzing, understanding, and deploying education technology. As Edudemic grows up into a more professional site (slowly but surely), I’ve noticed that I get pitched a lot of products in hopes that I write a review / share it with you. Terry, Edudemic’s editor, and I routinely go through pitches and submissions to see if they have some worth. We’ve been using a rubric that I thought teachers around the world might benefit from. Basically, here’s the workflow we use: 1) Someone trying to sell / announce an education technology product contacts us. 2) We do some brief research on the product and try it ourselves (if possible) 3) We run it through our ‘review rubric’ to see if it should be added as a product we recommend on Edudemic. Simple as that! Click here to download the PDF version of our rubric!
Teaching with Google+
Stream This is like Facebook's News Feed, where the sharing happens. Updates, links and other media from the people you follow will show up here. Posts aren't "hidden," but are "muted."Circles This was a defining feature for Google+ when it was released -- a selling point that allows users to add people to different "circles" as a way of separating content, updates and the general mixing of different areas of your life. Whereas Facebook lumps everyone together in a single feed, Google+ streams allow you far more flexibility. Users are currently split regarding how well this works in application. Most of the differences between Google+ and Facebook are a matter of branding: one company's "follow" is another company's "Add to Circles." Beginning Classroom Integration Of course, it is far more than a Facebook clone. 1) Basic: Communication The most basic way Google+ can function in your classroom is as an avenue of communication. 2) Intermediate: Project Management Tips Closing Tips
iGeography by Jenny Ashby (Workflows for Learning with iPads)
<div class="greet_block wpgb_cornered"><div class="greet_text"><div class="greet_image"><a href=" rel="nofollow"><img src=" alt="WP Greet Box icon"/></a></div>Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to <a href=" rel="nofollow"><strong>subscribe to the RSS feed</strong></a> for updates on this topic.<div style="clear:both"></div></div></div> These are my notes from Jenny Ashby‘s breakout session, “iGeography” at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 13, 2012. Students today have the world in their hands. A “lightly-edited” audio podcast of this session is also available. Intro video: Ice Age 4 – First Look Teaser Geography no longer has a standardized test in Australia Sometimes kids can be tapping away at apps, like place location apps, but not really learning a lot
Future of Teaching: Swedish School System Goes Classroom-Free
Last week, GOOD posted a short profile of a school system in Sweden that has done away with classrooms. Vittra operates 30 schools in the country and features a classroom-less design to “stimulate ‘children’s curiosity and creativity’ and offer them opportunities for both collaborative and independent time,” according to a principal of one of the schools. Below is a snippet from the article titled “Is Sweden’s Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?” The newest Vittra school, Telefonplan, opened its doors last August.
Plagiarism Detectives at Work (plus 5 Top Plagiarism Detection Applications)
Guest Post collaboratively written with Jennifer Scottson. Since the beginning of time, man has tried to find ways to beat the system and get away with less work. Today’s computer technologies have made it easy for individuals to try to use different methods to get away with turning in work that is not theirs. Technology has also helped to expose this in ways that are more effective and easier to use than ever before. Plagiarism detectors help to detect and prevent plagiarism and keep people honest in their approaches to claiming works. How do plagiarism detectors work? Who uses plagiarism detectors? Five top plagiarism detectors There are many plagiarism tools on the Internet. 1. 2. iThenticate. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Are you using any of these applications at your school? Jennifer Scottson is a professional writer who enjoys writing on many different subjects. About Kelly Walsh Print This Post
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Teacher ranked “less effective” by the Los Angeles Times takes his own life
By Tom Carter 1 October 2010 The body of Rigoberto Ruelas, Jr., an elementary school teacher from an impoverished suburb of Los Angeles, was found far below a remote forest bridge on Sunday. It appears that Ruelas intentionally leapt to his death not long after he was labeled a “less effective teacher” by the Los Angeles Times. On Wednesday, hundreds of people attended funeral services for Ruelas. Former colleagues and students spoke of Ruelas as an excellent teacher who went above and beyond what was required. Ruelas, 39, worked at Miramonte Elementary, a school where each day of teaching requires a certain degree of heroism. Ruelas had worked at Miramonte Elementary School all his life. His former students recall his teaching as passionate, tireless, and selfless. “He took the worst students and tried to change their lives,” Ismael Delgado, a former student, told the Associated Press. “This is truly a sad story,” one woman wrote.
