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Speak Up 2012 report: “From Chalkboards to Tablets: The Emergence of the K-12 Digital Learner”
“The results being released today show that we are indeed in a new world. And we as adults need to learn from kids in this instance. We need to learn from students about how they learn, where they learn, and … Continue reading
Posted in research, student voice
Tagged classroom, educational technology, student, student voice, survey, technology
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ISTE 2013 Roundup - Student Leadership, Hard Fun, and More!
We are looking forward to another fantastic ISTE - the grandmother of all education technology conferences. This year ISTE will be in San Antonio, Texas June 23-26th, 2013. Generation YES will be there in force (meaning kids!) GenYES students from … Continue reading
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Tagged conference, educational technology, GenYES, ISTE, ISTE13, technology literacy, tinkering
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2012 Most Popular Posts
It’s that time of year again! Here are the most popular posts (according to WordPress, anyway) from the Generation YES blog. Khan Academy and the mythical math cure Games that encourage student teamwork and collaboration Happy Birthday Logo! 8 Big … Continue reading
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Tagged constructivism, educational technology, project-based learning, technology
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Generation YES news the old-fashioned way!
Hey, it’s OK. Some people like their news the old-fashioned way. If we could hire a town crier to walk up and down streets shouting about student empowerment, technology integration, and project-based learning — well, we would! So we still … Continue reading
Apply today! NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing
It’s time to start those applications: competition is officially open for the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. The Award honors young women who are active and interested in computing and technology, and encourages them to pursue their passions. Award recipients receive cool prizes … Continue reading
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Tagged contest, educational technology, girls, programming, student, 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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Back to School 2012 - Start your “year of empowerment” now!
Start the year off with hands on Think you need to wait for kids to settle down and learn the basics before you let them do projects and hands-on work? Not according to this expert teacher. What tech vision will … Continue reading
Beyond Pink and Blue
In “Beyond Pink and Blue” on the blog site for The Nation magazine, author Dana Goldstein writes about children and gender norms. She quoted me for a part of the article about tinkering, and how that kind of hands on … Continue reading
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Survey reveals disconnect in online safety education
Survey reveals disconnect in online safety education (eSchool News) 81% of school administrators, including principals and superintendents, said they believe their districts are adequately preparing students in online safety, security, and ethics 51% of teachers agree 33% of teachers said … Continue reading
Free access - Educational Leadership: Working with Tech-Savvy Kids
Working with Tech-Savvy Kids article in Educational Leadership Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Powered by WP Greet Box ASCD’s magazine Educational Leadership has opened … Continue reading