iPads Make Better Readers, Writers Literacy Skills iPads Make Better Readers, Writers In a research paper titled “Unlocking Literacy with iPad,” Ohio English teacher James Harmon found that state-compiled statistics indicate that those students with iPad access in the year leading up to the Ohio Graduation Test had a 6-percent greater chance of passing the test’s reading portion than those without, and an 8-percent greater chance of passing the writing portion. By Margo Pierce09/06/11 Once upon a time teachers stood in front of a blackboard writing letters of the alphabet with chalk and drilling students to develop literacy skills. During the 2010-2011 school year Harmon conducted a “teacher-research” study to measure the effect Apple’s iPad had on the language test scores of his students taking the annual Ohio Graduation Test. This convinced Harmon of the appropriateness of the iPad as a teaching tool. “You can’t just make up words,” Harmon said, “but kids would make up words anyway and it ended up being a real word.
Lectures Are Homework in Schools Following Khan Academy Lead Published Online: September 27, 2011 Published in Print: September 28, 2011, as Teacher John Willis, right, works with 9th grade physics students during a lab at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology while other students debate a problem. Mr. —David Walter Banks/Luceo for Education Week Premium article access courtesy of Edweek.org. Lawrenceville, Ga. Susan Kramer watched her packed 10th grade biology class weave through rows of desks, pretending to be proteins and picking up plastic-bead “carbohydrates” and goofy “phosphate” hats as they navigated their “cell.” It’s the kind of activity her students love, but one that would normally take Dr. This “flip model” of instruction has gotten national media attention lately, thanks to its promotion by Khan Academy, the high-profile nonprofit online-tutoring library created by Salman A. Smith said Khan’s approach shows promise, but the model is still nebulous. National Spotlight Student-Led Classes Yet in recent years, Dr. Mr.
Flipped Classroom Full Picture: An Example Lesson The flipped classroom, as it is currently being described and publicized, is simply recording the didactic content information via videos, having students view these as homework, and then using class time to further discuss these ideas. Harvard Professor Chris Dede stated in his Global Education 2011 keynote in response to a question directed about the flipped classroom . . . I think that the flipped classroom is an interesting idea if you want to do learning that is largely based on presentation. As I describe in The Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture, I believe, as Chris Dede does, that the problem with the flipped classroom is that the major focus is on the didactic presentation of information, that it is still at the center of the learning experience. The following lesson describes a type of flipped classroom. Interpersonal Communications: Listening Skills Experiential Engagement: The Activity The cycle often begins with an experiential exercise. Conceptual Connections: The What
iPad et éducation sont des mots qui ne vont pas bien ensemble Le site OpenSource.com étant soutenu par Red Hat qui soutient également le projet OLPC, il n’est guère étonnant de les voir réagir lorsque l’on se permet d’affirmer que l’iPad pourrait être meilleur que le petit ordinateur vert pour enfants pour lutter contre la fracture numérique. Difficile de leur donner tort. Il faut dire que d’un côté on a un produit pensé pour les enfants (cf cet extrait vidéo de Télématin et l’interface pédagogiquement révolutionnaire Sugar) et de l’autre un énième produit Apple aussi beau dehors que totalement vérrouillé dedans[1] L’éducation et l’architecture de contrôle de l’iPad Education and the iPad’s architecture of control Gunnar Hellekson - 4 février 2010 - OpenSource.com(Traduction Framalang : Poupoul2 et Daria) Comme la plupart des travaux de Jonathan Ive, l’iPad est beau. En d’autres termes, l’iPad et ses frères ne sont pas des ordinateurs personnels. Pour autant, cela ne fait pas d’Apple le diable. Alors, lorsque M.
eSchool News » Five characteristics of an effective 21st-century educator » Print Readers say key skills include foresight, lifelong learning, and the ability to evaluate new technologies By Meris Stansbury, Online Editor Read more by Meris Stansbury September 9th, 2011 "The effective 21st-century teacher will need to be adept in judging the educative and non-educative use of technologies," said one reader. Today’s educators are constantly evaluating the skills students need to compete in the global economy. We recently asked readers: “What are the qualities of an effective 21st-century educator?” You might have heard that an effective 21st-century educator should be a “guide on the side,” not a “sage on the stage,” but according to readers, there’s much more to it than that. For instance, one of the most common responses from readers was that 21st-century educators must be lifelong learners … and should be willing to learn not only from their peers, but from their students as well. According to readers, an effective 21st-century educator… 1.
39 Sites For Using iPads in the Classroom Pages - Menu This Blog Linked From Here Sites to Follow Friday, October 7, 2011 39 Sites For Using iPads in the Classroom How Much Did Steve Jobs Change the World? 5 Great iPad Apps For Early Childhood Teachers10 iPad Apps Everyone Should Have- from PC Magazine10 Must Have iPad Apps for Students and Teachers10 Ways to Use iPads in Your Classroom40 iPad Apps Librarians Love40 Most Awesome iPad Apps for Science Students50+ iPad Apps By a Geography Teacher62 Interesting Ways to Use an iPad in the Classroom100 Incredibly Useful and Free iPad AppsBest Academic Reference Apps for the iPad- some $$, some freeA Day in the Life of the iPad ClassroomThe Debate Over iPads in EducationDigital Storytelling with the iPad Posted by Julie Greller at 7:24 AM Labels: ipads, ipads in the classroom, using ipads in the classroom Newer PostOlder PostHome
Des élèves de sixième craquent pour la tablette! Ordinateur portable ou tablette numérique? Les élèves de Catherine Grégoire, enseignante de sixième année à l’école Saint-Charles de la Commission scolaire des Chênes, préfèrent leurs iPad, plus faciles à utiliser, moins encombrants et plus efficaces. « Je ne m’ennuie pas des portables », indique l’enseignante dont la classe en était équipée l’an dernier. Dans un monde idéal, chaque élève aurait son iPad, mais pour l’instant la classe dispose de dix appareils pour vingt enfants. « Je me trouve tout de même chanceuse d’en avoir dix et le partage se fait très bien entre les enfants », assure-t-elle. Les tablettes numériques demeurent sur le bureau des élèves toute la journée. Ils en font une utilisation de plus en plus grande avec le temps. « Les enfants les utilisent quotidiennement pour toute sorte de choses. Le fait d’avoir toujours la tablette à la portée de la main permet une certaine spontanéité de la part de l’enseignante. À lire aussi : Les tablettes numériques en vogue au primaire
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