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Is Internet access a basic human right?
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When is Virtual Real Enough?
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James:
What should be done often differs from what has been done. In my state in order for me to work in my field for a school, town, county, or state entity I must pass an exam that relates to my job. No piece of paper, resume or degree, removes t…
cprofitt:
We generally don't test teachers in classroom management skills, or assessment strategies or theory, or parental interaction techniques, or lesson planning, or any other fundamental aspects of being a successful K-12 educator, as a condit…
I firmly believe that teachers should be tested on their ability to use technology before they are hired. Technology is an essential part of student's lives today and has become an integral part to their learning process. Therefore in order to be an…
Karon Tarver said: The question bothers me because technology became affordable and crept into classrooms in the 1980’s and the focus concerning “should” teachers know how to use (implies simple skill mastery) continues.
I agree. Technology has bee…
I do not think that a test can measure a full set of skills that are required for effective teachers. Take a look at the rubrics for the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS*T). It seems more appropriate that schools systemat…
Let's see, do we test them for speaking ability, classroom management, content knowledge, presentation skills, reading and writing ability? Yes we do. It is done over the course of college and earlier education and during student teaching. I would s…
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- At 6:38pm on March 17, 2010,
cprofitt said…
- Very good topic on testing educators on technology proficiencies.
- At 3:17pm on December 22, 2009,
Andra Brichacek said…
- I believe Doug Johnson mentions OpenOffice in his "Cloud Computing" feature, though not the kids' version. I agree that open source is a big part of closing the digital divide, especially in this economy. Would you be able to write up a brief "tip" (one or two short paragraphs) about your favorite open source resource for the classroom? We are always looking for Tips to publish in our Learning Connections section.
- At 3:12pm on December 22, 2009,
cprofitt said…
- Thanks for the information. Have you covered OpenOffice? (or the more kid friendly - OpenOffice for Kids? If you are looking for some potentially good apps I can recommend - LInux App Finder -- it has many cross-platform apps on it.
When I look at FOSS in K-12 I see it as a method of lowering the cost of entry to computing... it helps us achieve digital equity.
- At 1:44pm on December 22, 2009,
cprofitt said…
- I am curious what articles ISTE has worked on in regards to FOSS and K-12 education. Would you be able to point me to any? Do you know if the subject will be covered this year?
- At 5:12pm on December 4, 2009,
Terri Koenigsberg said… - Andra,
You certainly may print my response - My job title is Elementary Technology Specialist.
Terri
- At 7:56pm on October 2, 2009,
james lee said…
- What I am finding is that students do not know how to search for information in the school library and online. They think that a Google search will get them what thye need. ed hardy They do not know how to use Google Library, Google News or Google Scholar or the schoool iPAC.Tiffany Jewellery
- At 10:18am on September 22, 2009,
Bruce White said…
- I have just moved into a new position at a school that has 8,000 books and approximately 1,000 students. I am looking at buying more books for students to read and use for curriculum related topics. In Ontario Canada we are lucky that the Ministry of Education and Public Libraries buy databases for students and the public.
What I am finding is that students do not know how to search for information in the school library and online. They think that a Google search will get them what thye need. They do not know how to use Google Library, Google News or Google Scholar or the schoool iPAC.
I think that we need a balance of the new technologies, databases, iteraractive whiteboards, student response system etc and the old technology such as books, DVDs, E books etc.
Library collections need to be built to meeet the needs of the students and the community. I am building the core collection and adding leisure reading material for the studentsd.
- At 10:43pm on August 6, 2009,
Ron Witort said… - Andra>>> No adverse effects from my article in June. I did include it in my evaluation file to the university. I am making slow progress on my book about the adverse effects of No Child Left Behind on teachers and their classrooms. My colleague has had surgery and we have been rehabbing together...
- At 2:38pm on July 30, 2009,
Carleigh said… - Hi There!
I'm an ISTE 100 member and I would love to contribute to L&L. Can you tell me about opportunities?
- At 6:32am on July 22, 2009,
dr.devendra kumar dwivedi said…
- Daily comment for members,this is not the good practice and thinking.you can educate the society if you have educated ourselves.
that is why here primarily,we are committed to member comment.research and individual knowledge is important as instruments to bring member knowledge to various section of the community.
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Hi Steve,
Yes, Nova offers both - Ph.D. and Ed.D. Try http://www.scis.nova.edu/doctoral/dcte.html. I am doing the Ed.D now but can see that the Ph.D. offers some advantages.
Cheers, Wayne
thank you i will do that
Note this is not the full version of these MS Office apps but for k-8 the web apps should work well. Also note you need to be part of the Liveatedu offering at this time.
Note again what works for older kids may not satisfy the system security for a…
thanks Donna, I was just learning about CMS, we covered Moodle, Blackboard, and several others, but Brainhoney is new to me. i am also excited to hear that MS office is going online. we have just been discussing MS office vs the convenience and cost…
I was a film/video producer for 18 years, so A/V recording EQ is also my first choice. and fortunately they do teach us a lot about freeware, but this is mostly a budgeting exercise. thank you very much for your great suggestions, I will be sure to…
Mya I recommend Microsoft Liveatedu as it comes with email, shared spaces, skydrive, messaging.... and in a couple of months will have web versions of MS office....and the best part is that it is free and support is free. It would only take an admin…
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Robin,
First of all, I'm saddened that your program has not realized that software is going out of style! With all of the free stuff on the Internet, expensive software suites are no longer needed as they once were. What I would suggest is looking…
I am an educational technology grad student at NJCU. As part of one of my courses I have been asked to get recommendations from classroom teachers, for the hardware and/or software that has been most beneficial, or that they most want to acquire.My…
Hi. I am a Computing and Education Masters student at Teachers College Columbia University and am interning at MixedInk this semester (www.mixedink.com). MixedInk is a great online collaborative writing tool that lets students write essays collectiv…
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