Charlie Makela on 2009-06-17
This is a good point...equity
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27 Aug 09
KWHS Tech TipsAn article discussion the pros and cons of using Twitter in the classroom, along with some suggestions.
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using technologies like Twitter in the classroom—especially at the K-12 level—could be risky because the sites might expose students to Internet predators.
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a "digital faculty lounge" where he can network with other professors
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thorniest issue regarding digital media technologies in schools:
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if you're a teacher and thinking about the best way to incorporate Twitter into your lessons or if you're a student, what do you need to know?
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13 Jul 09
Paige LahaiseInteresting article about using Twitter. Also references English teacher "guru", Jim Burke!
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Kyle StevensTwitter actually can be a helpful study tool, some students and educators say
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Alina MoellerBut on the education front in particular, some forward-thinking college professors are embracing it and finding ways to include it in courses, and teachers at the K-12 level are also experimenting with the social networking website. Using Twitter in a classroom setting can bring challenges, but some educators and students think it's a tool that can boost the learning process.
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Debby KBut on the education front in particular, some forward-thinking college professors are embracing it and finding ways to include it in courses, and teachers at the K-12 level are also experimenting with the social networking website. Using Twitter in a classroom setting can bring challenges, but some educators and students think it's a tool that can boost the learning process.
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Will RichardsonSammy Garey, a recent graduate of Burlingame High School in Burlingame, Calif., is a devoted user of Twitter. She's used the website with her classmates for online book discussions for her AP English class, in which they post and share feedback, analysis, and questions about novels such as Crime and Punishment. Garey also turns to the website to check breaking news and feed her interest in science by following the tweets of specialized Twitter accounts such as MedUpdates and DrugInfo.
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If you want to teach kindergarten children to safely cross the street, you take them across the street.
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If you want to teach kindergarten children to safely cross the street, you take them across the street.
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Dianne KrauseSammy Garey, a recent graduate of Burlingame High School in Burlingame, Calif., is a devoted user of Twitter. She's used the website with her classmates for online book discussions for her AP English class, in which they post and share feedback, analysis, and questions about novels such as Crime and Punishment. Garey also turns to the website to check breaking news and feed her interest in science by following the tweets of specialized Twitter accounts such as MedUpdates and DrugInfo.
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"If a kid doesn't have the means to set up an account on one of these services and to learn how to use it, then he's losing out on these emerging forms of literacy," he says.
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17 Jun 09
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says today's kids aren't just digital natives—they're "digital savages" and "digital cannibals." They master technology at an alarming rate, he says, and they find ways to adapt it to practices other than what was originally intended. And they cheat.
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fair access and equity. A majority of teachers, especially those who teach in low-income areas, feel that bringing online technologies into a class setting is problematic when students might not have the resources to access the digital tools outside of class.
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But Jim Burke, an English teacher at California's Burlingame High, says the fact that some students might not have access to broadband Internet outside of school is the very reason why teachers should be focusing on bringing those technologies into school.
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Charlie Makela on 2009-06-17
Are we doing a disservice to students who do not have broadband access by not teaching these skills in school?
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Steve Ransom on 2009-06-17
I think so. There are many things that perhaps they do not have immediate access to outside of school, but must be learned just the same to be a "literate" citizen. However, teachers do need to be sensitive to assignments that require outside-of-school access and ensure that all students can gain access somewhere.
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Elizabeth Koh on 2009-06-18
I agree with Steve. It is necessary to impart ICT skills but especially for younger students, teachers have to very sensitive about using technology out of school where kids may not have access.
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Boyd Logan on 2009-06-25
Access and equity are definitely issues. That being said, I'm not sure that we do anyone a service if we don't make the assignment and don't teach the skills because of concerns over equity. I teach high school, so my kids are more indepedently mobile, but I feel that my students need to start developing coping skills that honestly address their situation in life. They're going to need to find places outside their homes where they can use computers: public libraries, a friend's house, the university computer labs, etc. When my students start grumbling about lack of computer access, I usually confront them with the following: "If you had a girl/boy you were interested in, and the only way you could contact them was through email or chat, would you be able to find a way to get online?" This seems to bring a little perspective to the issue for teenagers.
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Sarah SutterUsing twitter in the classroom - nice article that gives several examples. Some alarmist comments too, but overall interesting.
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16 Jun 09
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Jason PaddockPros and Cons of Twitter for formal education; discussion of use connected to an AP Class.
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Bob Alexander, a language arts consultant at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, says today's kids aren't just digital natives—they're "digital savages" and "digital cannibals." They master technology at an alarming rate, he says, and they find ways to adapt it to practices other than what was originally intended. And they cheat.
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"It's the new frontier," she says. "This is the direction the world is heading in, and there's no better place to start than in the classroom."
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But on the education front in particular, some forward-thinking college professors are embracing it and finding ways to include it in courses, and teachers at the K-12 level are also experimenting with the social networking website. Using Twitter in a classroom setting can bring challenges, but some educators and students think it's a tool that can boost the learning process.
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bringing them into an academic space is critical for student engagement.
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it solely as a "digital faculty lounge" where he can network with other professors.
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"Even the good students are looking for an edge," he says. "This already happens with texting, so it would follow suit that somewhere along the line, it could be applied to Twitter."
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some students might not have access to broadband Internet outside of school is the very reason why teachers should be focusing on bringing those technologies into school.
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Tim SparacinoTwitter can actually be a helpful study tool, some students and educators say.
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15 Jun 09
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