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"Supervisor for Instructional Technology John Hendron (Goochland County, Virginia) talks to middle school students about conducting research online using a three-step system: Search, Collect, and Evaluate.
This is being used to encourage "Research 2.0" skills as part of our efforts to promote twenty-first century skills.
glnd.k12.va.us/wiki/index.php/Handouts/G21-Research"
Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom
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Until fairly recently, online education amounted to little more than electronic versions of the old-line correspondence courses. That has really changed with arrival of Web-based video, instant messaging and collaboration tools.
The real promise of online education, experts say, is providing learning experiences that are more tailored to individual students than is possible in classrooms. That enables more “learning by doing,” which many students find more engaging and useful.
What educators can learn from brain research
Breakthroughs in neuroscience are measuring brain response to stimuli and beginning to alter classroom practices
CosN: Leadership for Web2.0 in Education: Promise and Reality
Leadership for Web2.0 in Education: Promise and Reality
This report documents the beliefs, perspectives, and practices of educational administrators which help or hinder effective use of Web 2.0 in K-12 education. The study collected data from nearly 1,200 school administrators on the role of Web 2.0 in American schools and was made possible by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Study Finds Link Between Facebook Use, Lower Grades in College
College students who use Facebook spend less time studying and have lower grade point averages than students who have not signed up for the social networking website, according to a pilot study at one university.
However, more than three-quarters of Facebook users claimed that their use of the social networking site didn’t interfere with their studies.
“We can’t say that use of Facebook leads to lower grades and less studying – but we did find a relationship there,” said Aryn Karpinski, co-author of the study and a doctoral student in education at Ohio State University.
Top News - Survey shows barriers to Web 2.0 in schools
Teachers and students are largely driving the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in schools, but human and technological barriers are holding back the use of these as learning tools in many classrooms, according to a new study.
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