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The Complete Visual Guide To Technology For Children

The Complete Visual Guide To Technology For Children
Technology in education isn’t just for older students. There are a ton of resources out there for early childhood educators and their students, and many young children are already able to use the technology available to them. They’re even calling today’s preschoolers “Generation C”, aka the connected generation. In years past, parents were supposed to prepare their young students for kindergarten so that they would be well equipped to start their formal education. Kids were supposed to know how to count to ten, grip a pencil, identify shapes and colors, and so on. Today, students entering school have a few more items on their must-know list – all related to technology. The handy infographic below takes a look at all of the issues surrounding technology for children. Technology For Children Today’s youngest students are expected to already have some technical know-how. Stats On Technology Use By Young Children Technology Addiction Is Real Guidelines For Healthy Technology Use Related:  Teaching methods

École et NTIC : critique de Rifkin Un consultant de haut vol Jeremy Rifkin est de ceux qui se font inviter par les grands de ce monde et qui, au dessert, leur racontent une histoire : ici c’est le récit futuriste d’une fascinante « troisième révolution industrielle », qui présente la double singularité de faire l’économie d’une révolution et de sonner la fin de l’industrie, dans le cadre d’un capitalisme distribué et coopératif [1]. Comme de juste chez les troubadours, il annonce aussi ce que deviendra l’école, sans en avoir les compétences, ni s’en être documenté. Et pourtant, il est influent et le sera encore davantage dans les prochaines années, car ses auditeurs sont parmi les grands décideurs du continent européen. La troisième partie de son livre comporte un chapitre intitulé (au présent, pour en indiquer le caractère inéluctable) « la salle de classe change de visage » (pp. 325-364). J. Passer aux énergies renouvelables ; Transformer les immeubles en microcentrales électriques ; Rifkin et l’éducation Conclusion

How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses | Wired Business He started by telling them that there were kids in other parts of the world who could memorize pi to hundreds of decimal points. They could write symphonies and build robots and airplanes. Most people wouldn't think that the students at José Urbina López could do those kinds of things. Kids just across the border in Brownsville, Texas, had laptops, high-speed Internet, and tutoring, while in Matamoros the students had intermittent electricity, few computers, limited Internet, and sometimes not enough to eat. "But you do have one thing that makes you the equal of any kid in the world," Juárez Correa said. "Potential." He looked around the room. Paloma was silent, waiting to be told what to do. "So," Juárez Correa said, "what do you want to learn?" In 1999, Sugata Mitra was chief scientist at a company in New Delhi that trains software developers. Over the years, Mitra got more ambitious. Over the next 75 days, the children worked out how to use the computer and began to learn.

Approche instrumentale et didactiques : apports de Pierre Rabardel 1. Introduction Dans les années 1990, la dénomination d’outil à propos de l’informatique a tendu à se banaliser dans les discours officiels, et cela a été surtout visible dans les situations ayant trait à l’intégration de l’informatique dans le système scolaire. Pour Eric Bruillard (1997), cette appellation est très restrictive vis-à-vis de ce qu’est l’informatique. Dans son article « L’ordinateur à l’école : de l’outil à l’instrument »(1997), il décrit comment la conception de l’informatique comme outil se développe avec la disparition de l’option informatique au lycée dans les années 1980. Cette conception présente l’informatique comme moyen plutôt que comme un contenu à apprendre et marque une rupture avec l’informatique lourde et la micro-informatique des années 1970 (Bruillard, 1997). Cette notion d’instrument, qui diffère selon les contextes, a été théorisée sous une autre forme dans l’approche instrumentale de Pierre Rabardel. 2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 3. 3.1. 3.2. 4.

Howard Gardner: ‘Multiple intelligences’ are not ‘learning styles’ The fields of psychology and education were revolutionized 30 years ago when the now world-renowned psychologist Howard Gardner published his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences,” which detailed a new model of human intelligence that went beyond the traditional view that there was a single kind that could be measured by standardized tests. (You can read his account of how he came up with the theory here.) Gardner’s theory initially listed seven intelligences which work together: linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial, interpersonal and intrapersonal; he later added an eighth, naturalist intelligence and says there may be a few more. The theory became highly popular with K-12 educators around the world seeking ways to reach students who did not respond to traditional approaches, but over time, “multiple intelligences” somehow became synonymous with the concept of “learning styles.” By Howard Gardner Two problems. Problem #2. 1.

Apprentissage Un article de Wiki Paris Descartes. Des clés pour comprendre l'Université numérique Apprentissage « Processus, activité ou ensemble d'activités qui permettent à une personne de développer des compétences ou d'acquérir des connaissances à l'intérieur d'un cours ou d'un programme de formation. » (Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique) « L’apprentissage est l'acquisition de savoir-faire, c'est-à-dire le processus d’acquisition de pratiques, de connaissances, compétences, d'attitudes ou de valeurs culturelles, par l'observation, l'imitation, l'essai, la répétition, la présentation. Dans l’optique cognitiviste (voir ci-dessous), l’apprentissage exige une implication mentale active de l’ apprenant qui doit sélectionner des informations , établir des liens avec ses savoirs afin d’en élaborer de nouveaux, organiser son univers cognitif, utiliser ses ressources cognitives de manière pertinente dans les circonstances appropriées. Modèle d'apprentissage Hypothèses sur les apprentissages

Connected Education Might Not Mean What You Think - Finding Common Ground This month has been designated "Connected Educator" Month by the U.S Department of Education. Most of us who considered ourselves connected educators write about technology and social networking frequently, or at least during months other than one designated for connected learning. That kind of speaks to how we all feel about technology. It hasn't replaced anything but it has enhanced it. Whether it's the way we communicate with teachers, students or parents, through flipping faculty meetings and parent communication, or how we as professionals interact with one another, technology has helped us grow. Not because technology is the flavor of the month but because it literally has enhanced every aspect of our job. For the past few years I have expanded my professional learning network (PLN) through Twitter. Social networking has numerous chat sessions where we engage in debate or collaborate on ideas. The Downside I'm not going to lie, there are parts that I dislike about technology.

AccGrM Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Apprentissages en Contexte (LaRAC - E.A. 602) Université Grenoble Alpes e-mail : michel.grangeat[at]univ-grenoble-alpes.fr Je suis professeur émérite de Sciences de l'Education à l'Université Grenoble Alpes (ESPE). Je conduis mes recherches au Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Education, devenu le Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Apprentissages en Contexte (LaRAC) en 2017. Je suis expert européen pour l'enseignement et l'éducation scientifiques. Le cadre théorique de mes recherches est celui de la psychologie ergonomique et de la didactique professionnelle, et plus généralement de la théorie de l’activité. Mes recherches portent sur le développement des compétences professionnelles dans les métiers de relations humaines (enseignement, formation, santé, travail social) et plus particulièrement sur les effets du travail collectif des acteurs sur ce développement. L'éducation prioritaire constitue souvent le contexte de mes recherches.

The Role Of Empathy In Learning The Role Of Empathy In Learning Learning has to starts and end with the self: What do I know, and how can I relate to the world around me? If successful it should, by design, result in personal and social change through a combination of self-direction, reflection, and collaboration with ideas and the people who have them. The role of empathy in learning has to do with the flow of both information and creativity. Empathy and outrospection are tools not simply of emotional interdependence, but “radical social change.” How might you frame tomorrow’s lesson or your next project-based learning unit if you want the student to seamlessly transition between other perspectives and their own? The Role Of Empathy In Learning

Artéfact, instrument, genèse instrumentale, catachrèse et affordance by Kaue Fabiano on Prezi Digital Is At Rose High School, located in eastern North Carolina and populated by students on extreme ends of the socioeconomic spectrum, we have students who are passionate and active about everything from establishing a witty presence on social media to saving orphans in Darfur, but these are often extracurricular activities that don't show up in the actual classroom. Students might spend hours posting selfies on Facebook or hours planning a benefit concert, but when they feel like they have to put on their academic persona, they tend to forget those parts of themselves. I wanted students to be able to funnel their interests into a more authentic academic experience so that they could learn about what they want to learn about and become empowered as researchers, both casually and formally. To do that, I needed to remix their idea of what research is, transform it from something boring and arbitrary into something rich and useful. When I don't know something, I look it up.

Revue sticef.org Matthieu Cisel (STEF, Cachan), Éric Bruillard (STEF, Cachan) 1. Introduction Le succès des MOOC, ou Massive Online Open Courses, est probablement l’évènement le plus marquant de l’année 2012 dans le monde de l'enseignement supérieur en ligne, le New York Times allant jusqu'à qualifier l'année 2012 "The Year of the MOOC"1. De nombreuses universités, menées par les prestigieux établissements de la Ivy League comme Stanford, Harvard et le MIT organisent gratuitement en ligne depuis le début de l’année 2012 des cours sur des thèmes aussi variés que la cryptographie, la biologie ou la philosophie. La question de la définition du terme MOOC est un sujet épineux : le terme est souvent employé pour désigner les plates-formes, c'est à dire les sites qui accueillent les cours2, mais il est surtout employé pour désigner les cours eux-mêmes. 2. 2.1. 2.1.1. 2.2. Plusieurs tentatives infructueuses présentant des similitudes avec le mouvement actuel ont été lancées dans le courant des années 2000. 3.

5 Keys to Inspiring Leadership, No Matter Your Style Forget the stereotypical leadership image of a buttoned-up person in a gray suit hauling around a hefty briefcase. Today, standout leaders come in all shapes and sizes. She could be a blue jeans-clad marketing student, running a major ecommerce company out of her dorm room. He might be the next salt-and-pepper-haired, barefoot Steve Jobs, presenting a groundbreaking new device at a major industry conference. "Our research indicates that what really matters is that leaders are able to create enthusiasm, empower their people, instill confidence and be inspiring to the people around them," says Peter Handal, chief executive of New York City-based Dale Carnegie Training, a leadership-training company. That's a tall order. 1. Great leaders are brave enough to face up to challenging situations and deal with them honestly. "The gossip at the coffee machine is usually 10 times worse than reality," Handal says. 2. 3. If you're not a suit, don't try to be one. 4. 5. The 5 Keys Series

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