Pedagogy for the 21st Century
Increased Use of Technology by K-12 Teachers Has Positive Effects on Perceived Student Learning, Development of 21st Century Skills. Excellent article here. We can’t leave the technology teaching and learning to happen in a “computer” class. It needs to happen in your class.
Nintendo brain games good for students.
Plagiarism on college applications.
Chicago Public Schools finds a [...]
Online high school courses grow in popularity.
Learning from cell phones–wave of the future.
More research on video games as learning tools.
Walking away from Race to the Top millions.
Skype brings classes together.
Weakest teaching market since the Great Depression.
Peer pressure for high achievment.
Educational technology from abroad.
Child care and preschool effects on child development.
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Yesterday I wrote about how boring my class was, how bored my students were and how bored I was teaching. This had a distinct impact on two dynamics in my classes that day. I felt the impact most strongly in the students’ behavior and my frustration. The two are correlated, as many of you that teach are aware of. [...]
Do you find any direct or indirect benefit of video games and teaching or learning? Do video games enhance your teaching or learning performance?
Educators may be missing out on a great resource in the field of educational technology. You may feel a little sheepish writing off an Xbox for tax purposes but…
Yesterday we [...]
I was born in 1977. I’ve played video games as long as I can remember. Atari, Coleco, Nintendo, even floppy disk games. We were the first generation to grow up with video games.
If I were a teen today I would love it if my teachers would incorporate video games into my homework or into the [...]
I’ve taught adult Educational Technology for about two years. The mistakes I’ve made have had to do with assuming that my students know how to do certain tasks on the computer. I found out the first week that I should not even assume word processing skills.
I start with typing first. I make [...]
Every teacher should watch this program on pbs. If you have access to Frontline: Growing Up Onlineat your local library get it; otherwise you can purchase it on amazon. It may be worth purchasing if you plan to show it in class.
As always, use discerment before showing this in class. Any mature high school class [...]
