Welcome back! The big news today is coming out of the ISTE conference in San Antonio which is in the middle of its second day. Last night, Jane McGonigal gave her opening keynote on Gamification and game-based learning and EdTech Magazine has an excellent summary/reflection of the speech, "5 Takeaways from Jane McGonigal's Opening Keynote." We'll have more on ISTE in the next few days, but if you're on twitter you can get live updates here (#iste13).
Edudemic has several new posts for today, the first of which discusses "How To Address Negative Student Behavior in 1:1 Classrooms." As the article says, "Let's be honest: using technology in the classroom can be harder than teaching the 'old way.'" Technology can be a huge management problem especially when every student has access to a device. This article addresses the 6 major issues that teachers will face in a 1:1 class and offers advice on how best to tackle these problems.
Edudemic also has a post explaining "How Competency-Based Learning Actually Works." For those not familiar, Competency-Based Learning (CBL) is "designed to provide students with a personalized online education that they can compete at their own pace and that takes advantage of competence learned through experience." For more info, check out the article (it's primarily directed towards higher ed.)
Finally, Edudemic writes about "3 Student Tech Trends Teachers Should Know About." The article covers the "uncoolness" of Facebook, the importance of Apps over hardware, and the desire to share everything through sites like Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. If you're new to the tech/social media game, this is a great post to start getting your feet wet.
Edudemic also has a post explaining "How Competency-Based Learning Actually Works." For those not familiar, Competency-Based Learning (CBL) is "designed to provide students with a personalized online education that they can compete at their own pace and that takes advantage of competence learned through experience." For more info, check out the article (it's primarily directed towards higher ed.)
Finally, Edudemic writes about "3 Student Tech Trends Teachers Should Know About." The article covers the "uncoolness" of Facebook, the importance of Apps over hardware, and the desire to share everything through sites like Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. If you're new to the tech/social media game, this is a great post to start getting your feet wet.
T.H.E. Journal has a new article analyzing the results of a recent education report,"Creativity Hindered in the Classroom by Testing, Mandates, Lack of Resources." The study surveyed 4,000 K-12 and higher ed teachers and parents in the US, Germany, Australia, and the UK. The report goes on to discuss the major barriers that teachers and parents believe stand in the way of creativity in US schools.
Adam Renfro at Getting Smart has an excellent new article up entitled, "Where Are We on the Whole Cheating Thing?" The article discusses the mixed messages that today's youth receives about content ownership, plagiarism and cheating (mash-ups, remixes, etc.) The post goes on to cover plagiarism prevention, the effects of cheating on learning, and a whole lot more. It's a great read and worth checking out.
Finally, Marina Gorbis at Co.Exist has a wonderful post that I've been wanting to get to for a few days entitled, "The Future of Education Eliminates the Classroom, Because the World is Your Class." The article discusses the idea of Socialstructured Learning - "an aggregation of microlearning experiences driven not by grades but by social rewards." It's an incredibly thought-provoking article and enjoyable read.
And that's it for the Roundup today! We'll have more on ISTE as it rolls in, and for those educators at the conference, enjoy a keynote for me!
We'll end today with an infographic from Edudemic on 27 Simple Ways to Get Students Excited About Innovation. And remember, if you're enjoying the Roundup you can always subscribe to receive the daily report by email (subscribe box is on the right) or connect via Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for reading and see you tomorrow!
We'll end today with an infographic from Edudemic on 27 Simple Ways to Get Students Excited About Innovation. And remember, if you're enjoying the Roundup you can always subscribe to receive the daily report by email (subscribe box is on the right) or connect via Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for reading and see you tomorrow!
Courtesy of: Edudemic
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