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Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!
"Reading Rants, a website featuring out of the ordinary booklists for teens, has been an online presence since 1998. Written by Jennifer Hubert and designed by Andrew Mutch, Reading Rants has become a popular book review source for teenagers as well as their grown-ups. In May 2007, Andrew transformed the original website into an interactive blog, where teens can not only respond to Jen’s reviews but write their own. " (thanx Andrew for sharing this one)
Teens Spend More Time Chatting Than Studying, Survey Finds - High School Connections - Education Week
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They're bored because the material isn't interesting (more than 80 percent), isn't relevant (more than 40 percent), is too difficult (about one quarter), is too easy (about one third), or because they have no interaction with their teachers (about one third).
Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook
A user generated website where people are able to share their “Mum-Dad-Facebook” experiences.
Could Texting Be Good for Students?
Let's face it: Texting is here to stay. The average 13- to 17-year-old sends 2,900 texts a month, according to the market research firm Nielsen. And while it might be a punishable offense in most schools, some teachers say that texting has educational tie-ins and that it can teach positive language skills, the Charlotte Observer in North Carolina reports.
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And a new study from California State University researchers has found that texting can improve teens' writing in informal essays and many other writing assignments.
m4Lit A teen m-novel project in South Africa
A great powerpoint from Steve on his teen novel...with some interesting stats on cellphone use....
Kontax - Mobile Phones for Literacy
Exploring the potential for increased reading and writing for 21st century teens through mobile phones, introducing a more interactive style of story writing and publishing that holds appeal to the participatory culture of youth.
Learning 2.0 Tutorial for teens - really fab
This tutorial is designed so that teens can learn how to use the tools of web 2.0 for their classes or for fun.
Research - Students say using tech to cheat isn't cheating (should we ban cellphones?)
I really have to smile at this article. I have been begging teachers to take note and "get with the programme", but instead they responded with a call to ban cellphones. Hallooo! It is not going to stop the cheating and as the report state it does not just include cellphones, it includes the internet as well. Shall we also just ban the internet too?
I can understand that the students do not view it as cheating, they feel that they are actually being innovative (if not creative) and it is their teachers problem if they are not bringing technology into the equation.
I think we should think about the way we assess....
I need to go blog about this.....or maybe I should just go and plagarise someones post- which will be more fun....????? ;-)
It's SO over: cool cyberkids abandon social networking sites
"From uncles wearing skinny jeans to mothers investing in ra-ra skirts
and fathers nodding awkwardly along to the latest grime record, the
older generation has long known that the surest way to kill a youth
trend is to adopt it as its own. The cyberworld, it seems, is no exception.
The proliferation of parents and teachers trawling the pages of Facebook trying to poke old schoolfriends and lovers, and traversing the outer reaches of MySpace is causing an adolescent exodus from the social networking
Students say using tech to cheat isn't cheating
A new poll conducted by the nonprofit organization Common Sense Media suggests that students are using cell phones and the internet to cheat on school exams. What's surprising, however, is not just the alarming number of students who say they cheat, but also the number of students who think it's OK to do so.
Teen non fixtion of ther week (a lovely read)
A lovely post ("short" story) by a teen) worth a read
"Writing, Technology and Teens" a Pew report
Teens write a lot, but they do not think of their emails, instant and text messages as writing. This disconnect matters because teens believe good writing is an essential skill for success and that more writing instruction at school would help them.
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