Digital Literacy for St. Cloud State University
http://metrocosm.com/how-we-share-the-world/
data visualization of different trends around the world, such as GDP, debt, population etc.
The Housing Value of Every County in the U.S.
A Striking Perspective on New York City Property Values.
more interesting maps in this IMS blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=map&submit=Search
In one of his first major speeches as acting U.S. secretary of education, John King apologized to teachers for the role that the federal government has played in creating a climate in which teachers feel “attacked and unfairly blamed.”
Race to the Top, abbreviated R2T, RTTT or RTT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_to_the_Top
More on NCLB in this blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=no+child+left+behind&submit=Search
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2016/01/how-libraries-fit-future-learning
Amy Brown, M.Ed. is a K-12 education strategist for CDW·G. January 20, 2016
According to the New Media Consortium’s Horizon Report: 2015 K-12 Edition, schools all over the nation have begun promoting content creation over content consumption.
When evaluating equipment, administrators need to consider how it will work with the space.
More about school media places and the future for information media in academia:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=library&submit=Search
related IMS blog entry: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2016/02/24/open-educational-resources/
The 2015 Innovating Pedagogy Report proposes ten innovations that explore ways of teaching, learning, and assessment for an interactive, engaged world.
http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/10-fun-filled-formative-assessment-ideas
Training teachers to keep up technological change needs to be constant and if possible self directed so teachers can get the training they need to achieve the goals they want to achieve.
Training needs to be delivered by pedagogical experts who can give teachers hands on experience of using technology to learn.
Training examples need to be applied to the materials and content that teachers actually need and have to teach as part of their syllabus.
Training needs to be balanced with a critical eye so that teachers also understand the pitfalls, problems and limitations that accompany the use of technology.
Schools need to be wary edtech hardware vendors. The lifetime of most edtech hardware tends to be pretty short and like mobile phones, the new model can make previous models look tired and old fashioned very quickly.
Technology can’t be an add on or extra work. It has to be integrated into and help them with the material they have to cover in the classroom with their students.
Teachers need to be part of the selection and procurement process to ensure that they are getting the technology they want and need.
Tech support needs to be delivered in a way that serves and supports the teachers rather than the other way around. Teachers do need to be trained in how to articulate and describe teach problems with accuracy.
Before investing in classroom hardware schools need to make sure they have sufficient connectivity infrastructure to support the modes of use that teachers will apply with it.
Technology needs to be applied with an understanding of how it can enable a transformation in students’ pedagogical experience and teachers’ pedagogical practices.
In many cases teachers see the technology as a hindrance or unnecessary to achieving their aims and in some cases this may be correct.
Bibliography:
http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/330/challenges-faced-by-gifted-learners-in-school-and-beyond
https://tip.duke.edu/taxonomy/term/1189
Subtitles and Transcript:
https://www.ted.com/talks/yanis_varoufakis_capitalism_will_eat_democracy_unless_we_speak_up/transcript?language=en
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