“Being able to read and write multiple forms of media and integrate them into a meaningful whole is the new hallmark of literacy.” jason Ohler wrote a nice piece outlining eight guidelines for teachers and with regard to [media] literacy. Educational Leadership, March, 2009 (Vol. 66 No. 6) Read here…
Recent articles in the nation’s two most influential newspapers draw an inaccurate picture of education technology. A three-pronged counteroffensive is in order. http://thejournal.com/articles/20775
This article explains how information technology is reorganizing how, where, when, with whom, and even why people work. [November Learning]
How schools use technology is very different than how students use technology. This article attempts to describe the disconnect. Technology and Learning Sept. 2005 http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=170701917
The Educational Technology Advisory Council (ETAC) is a council that advises the Massachusetts Commissioner and Board of Education on technology policy issues. They submitted the following position paper. [ Position Paper on Technology Integration Support ]
The NCEE has release a report entitled: Tough Choices or Tough Times–The Report of The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce. This is a followup report to a 1991 report called America’s Choice: High Skills or Low Wages!
The report can be purchased from www.skillscommission.org. An executive summary can be view/downloaded from: [Executive [...]
While in the process of some reading and research, I decided to start a blog on the topic of my endeavor. Please create an account, login, and share any good articles, resources, or your own thoughts on the topic.
My goal: To clarify my own thoughts about the disconnect between how students use technology outside the school, [...]
