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Can PBL Help Pave the Way to College Success? YES!
Edutopia: Can PBL Help Pave the Way to College Success? In this article by Suzie Boss, Edutopia explores research underway that asks if student leadership, technology, and project-based learning can better prepare students to stay in college. In high-poverty neighborhoods … Continue reading
Posted in digital citizenship, service learning, technology literacy, TechYES
Tagged Alliance for College Ready Public Schools, College YES
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Infographic: Students have their say on online rights and responsibilities
Check out the results of the 2013 ‘Have your Say’ survey, the UK’s largest ever survey of young people’s attitudes toward online rights and responsibilities. Over 24,000 young people age 7-19 from across the UK responded to the survey, and … Continue reading
Posted in digital citizenship, global, social media, student voice, technology literacy
Tagged cybersafety, internet, student, student voice, technology literacy
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How do teachers make informed decisions in choosing technology?
The best way to use tech in the classroom is when the technology primarily supports the process of student learning, not the product. Continue reading
Posted in blogs, constructivism, technology literacy
Tagged Larry Ferlazzo, students, technology
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TechYES - New project planning, portfolio, and assessment tools
Time for a little (ahem) announcement - Generation YES has been working on something BIG! We are proud to unveil the latest version of TechYES, our student technology literacy certification program. TechYES has always been about students showing technology literacy … Continue reading
Posted in digital citizenship, Generation YES, technology literacy, TechYES
Tagged cybersafety, education, educational technology, PBL, project, project-based, project-based learning, technology, technology literacy, TechYES
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Overhauling Computer Science Education
“Students from elementary school through college are learning on laptops and have access to smartphone apps for virtually everything imaginable, but they are not learning the basic computer-related technology that makes all those gadgets work. Some organizations are partnering with … Continue reading
Posted in education reform, In the news, professional development, technology literacy
Tagged computer science
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Student Tech Leadership Summer Camp
Granville Students Attend Regional NYSSTL Training Five students from Granville Central School District in New York attended a week long New York State Student Technology Leader (NYSSTL) Training Camp at WSWHE BOCES in Saratoga, during the last week of July. … Continue reading
Posted in Generation YES, service learning, student project samples, technology literacy
Tagged leadership, NYSSTL, STL, student, technology literacy
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Back to School 2011 - Empowering students starts today
Here are a number of “back to school” posts collected in one place! What tech vision will you share? What message does your Acceptable Use Policy send when it goes home with students for them and their parents to sign? … Continue reading
Digital Citizenship Includes Rights as Well as Responsibilities
“Although not all American adults feel this way, the United States seems to have more respect for the rights of parents, schools and authorities than it does for the rights of children. And this includes control over what children can … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, technology literacy
Tagged digital citizenship, reponsibility, rights, youth
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Prairie Elementary Filmmakers Save a Regional Nature Program
From Gail Desler (aka Blogwalker) in a school district near Sacramento, CA. Prairie Elementary Filmmakers Save a Regional Nature Program | BlogWalker. “I was there – at the Sacramento Board of Directors – on Wednesday, joining other concerned educators and … Continue reading
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Tagged Sacramento, Science, Splash, student voice
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So-called ‘Digital Natives’ not media savvy… so now what?
Ok, so maybe we are ready to accept the fact that “digital natives” doesn’t really mean anything. The New York Times recently ran an article So-Called ‘Digital Natives’ Not Media Savvy, New Study Shows, to which I COULD respond “nyah, … Continue reading
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Tagged digital immigrant, digital native
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