Network and IT security is one of the most important ed-tech issues today. With this in mind, the editors of eSchool News have assembled this collection of stories and articles from the eSN archives to help you identify potential security risks and guide you when making purchases and setting policies.
The National School Boards Association held its 20th annual Technology Learning (T L) Conference in Dallas Nov. 8-10, 2006. The kenote speakers stressed in the need for schools to embrace technology so that kids learn the skills they need in today's workplace. I found no mention of ethics.
Richard E. Clark put it succinctly: Media like television, film, and computers “deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that delivers our groceries causes changes in our nutrition.”
The key to successful ubiquitous computing is the ownership factor. When students take ownership (whether or not literally) of the student device, download their music on it, slap their stickers on the case, and take it with them everywhere, good things happen. They write more, they read more, they find out more, and they perform better in real-world tasks as well as on standardized tests.
Article about MacArthur's digital learning initiative. The focus is on kids' lack of preparedness to be savvy participants in the new media and the need for schools to teach media literacy skills.
In what is believed to be the first class of its kind in the country, Boston University has partnered with cellular company Amp'd Mobile to create a course that teaches students how to make films entirely shot by, and viewed on, cell phones.
Designed to teach leadership and teambuilding skills, the students play out different roles through five missions which they need to complete to rebuild their world.
36% of educators said students' use of MySpace & similar sites has been "disruptive" to their school district's learning environment. Of these educators, about 2/3 said the posting of inappropriate content or personally identifiable info posed a problem; about 40% said cyber-bullying or "causing too much time off task"; 1/4 four said the creation of false pages for administrators or teachers.
Policies should inform students that disciplinary action may be taken against them when their off-campus speech causes a substantial disruption to the education environment or interferes with another student's rights. Finally, criminal action may be taken against them when their speech constitutes a true threat.
The site allows teachers to post lesson plans and ideas for each school day, and allows other teachers to rate how well they thought the lesson plans worked. Students and parents can also access the site and see what is being taught, and even watch video clips of a teacher giving the lesson.
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Network and IT security is one of the most important ed-tech issues today. With this in mind, the editors of eSchool News have assembled this collection of stories and articles from the eSN archives to help you identify potential security risks and guide you when making purchases and setting policies.
The key to successful ubiquitous computing is the ownership factor. When students take ownership (whether or not literally) of the student device, download their music on it, slap their stickers on the case, and take it with them everywhere, good things happen. They write more, they read more, they find out more, and they perform better in real-world tasks as well as on standardized tests.
Designed to teach leadership and teambuilding skills, the students play out different roles through five missions which they need to complete to rebuild their world.
36% of educators said students' use of MySpace & similar sites has been "disruptive" to their school district's learning environment. Of these educators, about 2/3 said the posting of inappropriate content or personally identifiable info posed a problem; about 40% said cyber-bullying or "causing too much time off task"; 1/4 four said the creation of false pages for administrators or teachers.
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