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Education and the National Broadband Plan | Benton Foundation
Education and the National Broadband Plan
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Broadband and education technology, Shelton said, can provide access to high-quality teachers in schools where they are not available, improve instruction and help personalize education
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Add Sticky NoteNo significant difference between OLI and traditional students in follow-up measures of knowledge retention given a semester later
- It would be good to know what and how much was retained, and by whom. If students forget most of what they learn regardless of the type of original instruction, then neither approach is very good. - on 2009-10-05
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YouTube - A Vision of Students Today
A short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today. Kevin shared this at our July 2009 workshop in Santa Clara.
Bloom's Taxonomy - Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Technology
A wonderful Cliff Notes to Bloom’s Taxonomy. The reference page is most helpful.
Encyclopedia of Informal Education
exploring informal education, lifelong learning and social action
General Education
This section of the Educator's Reference Desk includes subsections on educational philosophy, history of education, and learning theories.
Growing Up Digital
The content and technology are continually changing. This article reminds us that learners are also changing.
SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education
Lots of short pieces, photographs, etc. related to the 4-part documentary.
Teaching Tolerance
Includes a self-evaluation for bias plus free materials for educators.
ARTSEDGE
"Supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience...offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources, student materials, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment."
7/02/96 Riley Calls Direct Loan Cuts Backdoor Cap
"Computers are the 'new basic' of American education, and the Internet is the blackboard of the future,"
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When properly used, technology increases students' learning opportunities, motivation and achievement; helps students acquire skills that are becoming essential in the workplace; and breaks the barriers of time and place, enabling students in any community, no matter how remote or impoverished, to have access to high quality learning.
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