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The Fischbowl: What If?
2006... What if we didn't let pods in the classroom. A great look back at quotes that I've used in presentations to emphasize that we are not doing any good if you try to hold on to the way things 'were' rather than looking to the future and asking 'what if' - see the opportunities not the obstacles!
Learn 4 Life » What happens when you give a class of 8 year old children an iPod touch each?
As well as the school going through a massive rebuilding programme, they have also introduced a set of iPod touches into one year 4 class, for each child, to see what happens.
All the touches are networked through an Apple Airport Extreme and out onto the internet through the school’s connection. It is not every day you see this sort of thing.
What can you do with a cell phone in the classroom? - Teach42
When I saw Jeremy Davis recently, he told me of an educator who uses cell phones in the classroom. In fact, this teacher requires that the cell phone be out and ON the desk. In plain site. Not hidden in a pocket or backpack. So if the student is using it, the teacher KNOWS. And if the student is using it when they shouldn’t… Well, that’s when there are consequences.
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Fact is, they aren’t going away. If anything, they’re only becoming more and more prevalent. School budgets are tight, and here we are with millions of dollars in technology that’s being paid for by the parents VOLUNTARILY… and most schools refuse to leverage it because of outdated policies and teachers that don’t want to modify their own classroom management strategies.
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When I saw Jeremy Davis recently, he told me of an educator who uses cell phones in the classroom. In fact, this teacher requires that the cell phone be out and ON the desk. In plain site. Not hidden in a pocket or backpack. So if the student is using it, the teacher KNOWS. And if the student is using it when they shouldn’t… Well, that’s when there are consequences.
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Personally Owned Devices or whether or not using them in the classroom. - alice's posterous
as Steve Dembo mentions "here we are with millions of dollars in technology that’s being paid for by the parents VOLUNTARILY… and most schools refuse to leverage it because of outdated policies and teachers that don’t want to modify their own classroom management strategies."
From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning: What is your classroom "rules" list for integrating cell phones in the classroom?
. We could teach appropriate cell phone etiquette, while showing students how to use cell phones as learning tools. I would like to brainstorm some "rules" for including cell phones inside of the school classroom.
Here are my top 5 (although I reserve the right to change them as I hear better ideas).
Getting My Head Around Mobile Learning | Clarify Me
David, your post has definitely got me thinking and now I’m getting quite excited! For quite a while now I’ve been reading about classes where teachers have gotten students to use their cell phones to search the web, text, etc and I’ve always wondered about the cost to students. If they already have the portable devices to connect to the internet though and the schools can provide them free access then let’s get going!
edutwist.com - teaching and technology » More show and tell: Dave Truss rocks!
His message may seem radical to some teachers who are resistant to new technology such as handhelds and cellphones, but his approach is so provocative and convincing that I can’t imagine audiences refusing to entertain his ideas, at least long enough to peek into the possibilities while going along for the ride.
The Innovative Educator: The PODs Are Coming!
It addresses the question, “Are we ready to utilize these amazing tools that students want to bring to our classrooms.” If not, why not? What do we need to do to be ready? What needs to change? How do we maximize what we can do now? Who makes this happen?
Are the PODs Coming to your School? « Kim’s Ventures in Educational Technology
Most school districts ban students and faculty from bringing personal equipment onto campuses to use on the district network servers. This is a huge stray from the norm and poses many new challenges while opening the door to great possibilities for instructional tools with students as mentioned in the presentation by David Truss.
Fresh research showing the damage of filtering 'real world' technology - edublogs
"In 2007, [filtering] was high school students’ number one obstacle to using technology at their schools (53 percent). For middle school students, two obstacles tied for the greatest barrier (39 percent each): “there are rules against using technology at school” and “teachers limit technology use”. It’s likely that when students face obstacles to using technology at school, they also face obstacles to inquiry-based learning opportunities which can include online research, visualizations, and games."
Bit by Bit Podcast: 90 | POD's are Coming
My POD's are Coming! Presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/datruss/the-pods-are-coming
This version includes the 5 minute university video http://5minu that I used in my live presentation, but took out of the online Slideshare version.
Dave Truss Introduces the PODs at BLC09 | Mr. Jackson's Blogosphere
This all should seem odd: how can each of these ambitions (restriction of access to content, and wanting our education systems to move forward) be congruous?
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It might seem odd, but to be losing Dave to an administrative post in China is saddening – as our enclave of Coquitlam techies will no doubt miss his influence and leadership – while at the same time also something of a non-issue: 99% of our communication has been online, perhaps higher (our conversation on that first afternoon was brief), and we live in the same town. How much will our relationship change now that he lives in China? One thinks perhaps not very much (though he will be Twittering from a different timezone…).
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For me the presentation focuses on the manifestation of the digital divide in our schools that are our policies surrounding personally owned devices: iPods, cell phones (and with them still and video cameras and personal internet access), and the rest of the universe many teens wield from their pockets\backpacks. Out in The World, these tools – Blackberries, iPhones, netbooks – are indispensable across a variety of fields
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edutwist.com - teaching and technology » More show and tell: Dave Truss rocks!
His message may seem radical to some teachers who are resistant to new technology such as handhelds and cellphones, but his approach is so provocative and convincing that I can’t imagine audiences refusing to entertain his ideas, at least long enough to peek into the possibilities while going along for the ride.
Dave Truss Introduces the PODs at BLC09 | Mr. Jackson's Blogosphere
All of which is really the long way of introducing Dave’s excellent Slideshare presentation of his Building Learning Communities talk on PODs, or Personally Owned Devices.
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while at the same time also something of a non-issue: 99% of our communication has been online, perhaps higher (our conversation on that first afternoon was brief), and we live in the same town. How much will our relationship change now that he lives in China? One thinks perhaps not very much (though he will be Twittering from a different timezone…).
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For me the presentation focuses on the manifestation of the digital divide in our schools that are our policies surrounding personally owned devices: iPods, cell phones (and with them still and video cameras and personal internet access), and the rest of the universe many teens wield from their pockets\backpacks. Out in The World, these tools – Blackberries, iPhones, netbooks – are indispensable across a variety of fields
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Education Innovation: Nokia's 4th Screen and The Future Open Model of Education
The Fourth Screen allows the user to leave the virtual community behind and take the technology to their actual community. The Fourth Screen allows the user to take advantage of the ability to create, share, collect, and comment, with their virtual or real community.
Education Innovation: The 4th Way- Teaching and Learning in the 4th "Dimension"
It takes the user back in the realm of the First Screen, back out into the public. Fixed location, limited choice, being virtual, or being forced to create at a certain location unbinds users. POD's (Personally Owned Devices) as David Truss would call them.
Education Innovation: The 4th Way For Education
The Fourth Screen allows the user to take advantage of the ability to create, share, collect, and comment, with their virtual or real community. ... POD's (Personally Owned Devices) as David Truss would call them.
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The Fourth Screen, according to Nokia, is the
screen that you take with you. The Fourth Screen allows the user to
leave the virtual community behind and take the technology out into their
actual community. The Fourth Screen allows the user to take advantage
of the ability to create, share, collect, and comment, with their
virtual or real community. It takes the user back in the realm of the
First Screen, back out into the public. Fixed location, limited choice,
being virtual, or being forced to create at a certain location unbinds
users. POD's (Personally Owned Devices) as David Truss would call them.
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