WORK HAS CHANGED, SO MUST SCHOOL AND THE MYTHS OF LEARNING
LEARNING MYTH #2 – COMPLIANCE IS LEARNING. Again, don’t be mistaken. We all have to comply with rules, regulations, structure and supervision . . . . But we can’t always confuse or substitute compliance for progress, advancement or learning. In the 20th century workplace, again workers did not question their boss. They did their jobs and shut up. However, in the 21st century workplace, input from employees is not only acceptable, but also needed and required for real quality work. Employees need to be part of a team that has a mission, a vision and goals.
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6 Museum Apps for Virtual Field Trips
Whether your kids want to understand the first people to walk the earth or find out about the greatest living artists in the world, chances are there’s a museum app out there to educate and entertain them for hours.
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“Four Things I’ll Do Differently This School Year”
Many of my students lug around backpacks stuffed with wads of paper and smelly gym socks . . . .This year I’ll rise to the challenge by digitizing handouts and assignments, uploading them to my Edmodo library and sharing them with students. iPads are a staple in my classroom. Students can access handouts through their class folder using their device, annotate using Notability and turn in completed work electronically for me to view.
http://tinyurl.com/kmxxtkfThe Case for Preserving the Pleasure of Deep Reading
The deep reader, protected from distractions and attuned to the nuances of language, enters a state that psychologist Victor Nell, in a study of the psychology of pleasure reading, likens to a hypnotic trance. Nell found that when readers are enjoying the experience the most, the pace of their reading actually slows. The combination of fast, fluent decoding of words and slow, unhurried progress on the page gives deep readers time to enrich their reading with reflection, analysis, and their own memories and opinions.
What Do Schools Risk By Going ‘Full Google’?
“One of the issues I had with students was their not citing correctly,” Berlusconi says. “There was a lot of plagiarism.” With Google Docs, she can figuratively look over a student’s shoulder and flag improper citation even before they turn in an assignment. Plus, she says, when students are collaborating, a glance at the revision history “allows you to see who really is doing the work” by who contributed what edits.
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Five Strategies for Edtech Success During the New School Year
Publish, Publish, Publish Student Work
It is essential that your students publish their work right at the beginning of the year. Their first creation could be simple: a written reflection of summer learning, a photo essay, or a list of goals for the year. The point is to get them used to putting their creations out there for others to see and react to.
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