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#4: What does research really say about iPads in the classroom?

eSchool News

While doing this, we came across several outcomes that made us question and dig deeper into what the research actually says about using them in the classroom. It’s probably not giving much away to say that the most important learning outcome we found was that experience is the greatest teacher. Prensky, 2006).

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4 Keys to Student Success Online: Part 1

The Electric Educator

Despite the misconceptions held by the general public regarding online learning, several comparative studies have determined that there is no significant difference in the outcomes of online classrooms when compared to traditional face-to-face classrooms. Rice 2006). 2006): 425-448. 29 Apr 2011. Elaine, and Jeff Seaman.

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#40years of educational technology: Social media

Learning with 'e's

By 2006 several social networking sites were enjoying surges in popularity, including MySpace, Bebo and of course, Facebook. 2006 was also the year Twitter was launched. I then began also to experiment with wikis as alternatives to Learning Management Systems in teacher education around 2006-2008.

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The changing Web

Learning with 'e's

It truly is the ‘architecture of participation’ (Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural part of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). Delicious, Diigo), microblogs such as Twitter, mashups (e.g. 2006) Introducing Web 2.0: As with most other technology innovations, Web 2.0 geotagging).

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PROOF POINTS: Does growth mindset matter? The debate heats up

The Hechinger Report

Scholars have been debating the conflicting claims by email and on Twitter. The theory of growth mindset was developed by Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck over decades, and it exploded onto the education scene with her 2006 best-selling book, “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.”

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

edWeb.net

Her experience as both a teacher and a technologist enables her to ensure that administrative policy results in positive student outcomes in the classroom. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. About the Host.

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7 Key Characteristics Of Better Learning Feedback

TeachThought - Learn better.

Given a desired outcome, feedback is what tells me if I should continue on or change course. Harvard Business School Press, Giving Feedback (2006). Any and all feedback refers to a purpose I am presumed to have. If some joke or aspect of the writing isn’t working – a revealing, non-judgmental phrase – I need to know. McGraw Hill.