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One True Media - slideshows, free photo sharing, facebook app, slide shows, MySpace slideshows, MySpace codes, free video sharing, video montages. on 2009-03-02
Education | Glogster on 2009-03-02
Session 1: About 21st Century Learning ‎(21st Century Learners)‎ on 2009-03-02
How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century - TIME on 2009-02-24
- His solution: draw on the Wikipedia model to create a collection of online
  courses that can be updated, improved, vetted and built upon by innovative
  teachers, who, he notes, "are always developing new materials and methods of
  instruction because they aren't happy with what they have." And who better to
  create such a site than McNealy, whose company has led the way in designing
  open-source computer software? He quickly raised some money, created a nonprofit
  and--voilà!--Curriki.org
- Curriki, however, isn't meant to replace going to school but to supplement it
  and offer courses that may not be available locally
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- - Teachers need not fear that they will be made obsolete. They will, however,
    feel increasing pressure to bring their methods--along with the curriculum--into
    line with the way the modern world works. That means putting a greater emphasis
    on teaching kids to collaborate and solve problems in small groups and apply
    what they've learned in the real world. Besides, research shows that kids learn
    better that way than with the old chalk-and-talk approach.
How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century - TIME on 2009-02-24
- Classes like this, which teach key aspects of information literacy, remain
  rare in public education, but more and more universities and employers say they
  are needed as the world grows ever more deluged with information of variable
  quality. Last year, in response to demand from colleges, the Educational Testing
  Service unveiled a new, computer-based exam designed to measure
  information-and-communication-technology literacy. A pilot study of the test
  with 6,200 high school seniors and college freshmen found that only half could
  correctly judge the objectivity of a website. "Kids tend to go to Google and cut
  and paste a research report together," says Terry Egan, who led the team that
  developed the new test. "We kind of assumed this generation was so comfortable
  with technology that they know how to use it for research and deeper thinking,"
  says Egan. "But if they're not taught these skills, they don't necessarily pick
  them up."
How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century - TIME on 2009-02-24
How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century - TIME on 2009-02-24
- "We used to have these back in 1906. Only now the blackboards are green."