Smartphones Extend Our Workdays by Two Hours With smartphones and gadgets in hand, we're having a hard time dropping our work load when 5 p.m. rolls around. Even after an average 9- to 10-hour work day, UK office employees report checking emails and taking work-related calls after hours, according to a study by British tech retailer Pixmania. Having constant access to our mobile communication streams tacks on an extra two hours of work a day. SEE ALSO: 25% of Young Adults Are Facebook Friends With Their Boss “The advent of smartphones has had a massive benefit for people all over the UK," Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania.com, said. About 1 in 10 people report spending an extra three hours our of work checking emails and taking calls. Do you constantly check your email even when you're out of work?
Learn It In 5 - Home Infografía Usos de internet en Latinoamérica 2012 It's Not About the Technology Tools Dr. Mark Edwards Talk On Student Achievement Gains at Mooresville GSD For a shining example of public education in the United States, watch the talk that Dr. Mark Edwards, Superintendent of Mooresville Graded School District in North Carolina, gave at the recent ISTE Conference in San Diego. Yes, Mooresville is a Cisco customer, and yes, how they have used technology to improve student outcomes is big part of their success story (Dr. Watch the video of Dr. Most exciting to me is that so much of Mooresville’s approach is replicable. Tags: 1to1, byod, edreform, edtech, education
Trick or Tweet: Which Halloween Candy Wins Social Media? [INFOGRAPHIC] It's that time of year again, when ghouls and monsters of every kind gather in the streets and determine the answers to vital questions. Such as: Which candy is most popular this year? Can I trade a pack of Twizzlers for two Paydays? What outmoded sugar-filled treat is likely to get me laughed out of the schoolyard on Nov. 1? Well, wonder no longer, wee beasties. By sheer mentions alone, M&Ms and Skittles seem to carry the day. Check out the stats, and let us know in the comments if this matches your experience on the streets. Finding Free Images for Your Classroom The Internet has made a myriad of material readily available to a vast audience. Along with these seemingly infinite resources has come a lot of confusion about how images and other content published online should be legally recognized, protected or used. As educators, we often struggle in navigating that road. I recently read an amusing but instructive article entitled “PSA: Don’t Let Salami and Google Images Get You In Hot Water.” It tells the story of an eleven-year-old boy who posted an image he found online of Salami on a class blog. Shortly thereafter, the school received a “Cease and desist” letter from the content creator threatening legal action. In my classroom, we use a lot of image-based content. One thing we have learned to look for is material with a Creative Commons License. “A Creative Commons license is used when an author wants to give people the right to share, use, and even build upon a work that they have created. Finding Creative Commons & license-free material
21 Internet Marketing Stats That Will Blow Your Mind 1) The more posts per day, the less engagement -- when a brand posts twice a day, those posts only receive 57% of the likes and 78% of the comments per post. (Source: Track Social ) Be mindful of your publishing frequency on Facebook, and start testing with your own page to see what frequency is right for your community. Tweet This Stat! 2) The click-through rate on triggered messages is 119% higher than “Business as Usual” messages. 3) On average, companies respond to only 30% of social media fans' feedback. 4) The average tablet user spends 13.9 hours per week with the device. 5) Text messaging users send or receive an average of 35 messages per day. 6) Email opens on smartphones and tablets have increased 80% over the last six months. 7) 27% of TV sets shipped worldwide in Q1 of 2012 had internet connectivity. 8) By 2016, more than half of the dollars spent in US retail will be influenced by the web. 18) YouTube users watch more than 3B hours of video per month.
ol Tools for 21st Century Learners: An Updated Digital Differentiation Model Ten months ago I published a Digital Differentiation model on this blog. I've been using the model to guide the work I do each day and I've been sharing it via webinars and hands-on training sessions.Of course, ten months is a long time in the world of edtech, and I've added some new tools and resources to my personal teaching toolkit, so I decided it was time to update the model and tweak it just a bit. The original article and interactive graphic can still be found on this blog. Here is the new post: Technology is a tool that can be used to help teachers facilitate learning experiences that address the diverse learning needs of all students and help them develop 21st Century Skills, an idea supported by the Common Core. At it's most basic level, digital tools can be used to help students find, understand and use information. 3 Components: Essential Questions Student-driven learning experiences should be driven by standards-based Essential Questions. Flexible Learning Paths