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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. This facet of modern education transcends the traditional use of textbooks and blackboards, weaving digital tools seamlessly into the learning process (NETP, 2017)). link] Martell, C. link] Tye, K.

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Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses. But Do Schools Need—or Want—Them?

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Microsoft does, too, and various pens from third-party manufacturers are beginning to dot the touchscreen Chromebook market. Already the company offers a touchscreen Chromebook, the Spin 11, with a stylus, which retail together for about $350. Samsung offers its own $30 pen for its Chromebook Plus and Pro lines. What’s in a Pen?

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Students Today Are Learning All The Time. Can Schools Keep Up?

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Now, learning—like the internet—is everywhere thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones and chromebooks. And actually they have a very healthy balance of using print materials, using first-person materials, having opportunities to engage with people as well as digital tools. It just happens to happen from 8:00 to 2:30 in the classroom.

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Can You Be a ‘Good Teacher’ Inside a Failing School?

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Photo Credit: Jenny Abamu Despite a relatively new building, constructed in 2003 as part of a former superintendent’s turnaround project, Fisher has suffered from consistent low performance—falling far below state standards on exams and adjusted growth targets designed specifically for the school. Fisher Magnet Upper Academy.

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Humanizing technology

Learning With Lucie

Remember that this was in 2003, several years before iPads and other tablet computing had been invented). The tools distributed power so that everyone had ownership to the piece (anywhere, anytime). Humans are the object and technology is a tool to "DO SOMETHING ELSE". But what is the something else and how do I articulate it?

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The Progression of our Lower School Technology Integration

Tech Helpful

In the last few days of the first semester of the 2003-2004 school year I was given the opportunity to speak with the teacher that was leaving the school briefly before he left for Christmas break to understand what the curriculum expectations were for the stand alone computer classes in the elementary school. We've come a long way baby!

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Media Literacy Resources for Classrooms

Graphite Blog

Effective media literacy education also involves a strong focus on civic engagement and creation, connecting people with the tools to make their voices and perspectives heard. There's also a handy list of tools and websites. Try This! (by For more, check out our review. For more, check out our review.