Industry Makes Pitch That Smart Phones Belong In Classroom
(By MATT RICHTEL and BRAD STONE)
Monday, February 16, 2009
New York Times: Industry Makes Pitch That Smart Phones Belong In Classroom
Industry Makes Pitch That Smart Phones Belong In Classroom
(By MATT RICHTEL and BRAD STONE)
I remember when a conversation similar to this erupted about six or seven years ago with regard to having kids use PDA's (think "Palm Pilots") as an alternative to costlier laptops, and later the same discussion emerged regarding ipods; then again, few PDAs and mp3 players (at least back then) had the access cellphones have. What's your take on this?
(By MATT RICHTEL and BRAD STONE)
I remember when a conversation similar to this erupted about six or seven years ago with regard to having kids use PDA's (think "Palm Pilots") as an alternative to costlier laptops, and later the same discussion emerged regarding ipods; then again, few PDAs and mp3 players (at least back then) had the access cellphones have. What's your take on this?
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Come visit my "creepy treehouse"!
An interesting article from the Chronicle of Higher Education likens professors use of social networking technologies to an invitation to a "creepy treehouse". The many references that are made to instructors "intruding" on student's "social space" (as if it's not our space, too) irk me a bit, but the article offers an interesting range of perspectives on the issue. Worth a read, as are the comments on the article!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
YouTube Now Mutes Videos With Unauthorized Copyrighted Music
YouTube Now Mutes Videos With Unauthorized Copyrighted Music
(from Mashable.com) I uploaded a short promo video for our school's Elective Fair on my YouTube channel, and it was muted within an hour! I get the whole copyright protection thing, but does that mean now my students can't put their film projects on YouTube? I guess so...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Digital World: Teachers Today (from YouTube)
I like this video not only for its message, but also for its clever use of animoto.com!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
night owls rule! (the creative world, anyway)
News in Science - Night owls are more creative - 12/13/2006
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2006/1810399.htm
Do your best work at night? Take solace as new research suggests that night owls are more likely to be creative thinkers.
Yes, this is kind of an old article, but I found it by clicking a link in this (more recent) article from Wired, which justifies my lifelong struggle to try to function in the 7-to-3 world of teaching: 3 Smart Things About Sleeping Late.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/
Do your best work at night? Take solace as new research suggests that night owls are more likely to be creative thinkers.
Yes, this is kind of an old article, but I found it by clicking a link in this (more recent) article from Wired, which justifies my lifelong struggle to try to function in the 7-to-3 world of teaching: 3 Smart Things About Sleeping Late.
Monday, December 8, 2008
The Networked Student (from Dianne Krause's blog)
Today I'm hijacking a post from Dianne Krause's blog, because you ALL need to watch this video. It's one of the best representations of what learning in a Web 2.0 "classroom" can potentially be (and apparently, it's already happening in some places). While you're there, subscribe to Dianne's blog!
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