NEW TEST SHOWS TEENS NOT-SO TECH-SAVY-Lisa Fratt
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ABSTRACT
The article highlights the results of a research from Educational Testing Service (ETS) Inc. which shows that teenagers' literacy in information and communication technology (ICT) falls far short of what they need to succeed in college and the job market in the U.S. ETS created an ICT literacy assessment in order for school districts to identify problems in their students and gather data to establish a plan for student remediation.
TEACHERS' DEVELOPING ‘PRACTICAL THEORIES’ OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGIES TO SUBJECT TEACHING AND LEARNING:
AN ANALYSIS OF CASES FROM ENGLISH SECONDARY SCHOOLS - Rosemary Deaney, Kenneth Ruthven and Sara Hennessy
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ABSTRACT
This article examines teachers' ‘practical theories’ concerning the contribution of information and communications technology (ICT) to teaching and learning, as they are elaborated and refined in action. The study arose from a collaborative programme of 10 small‐scale projects through which participating teacher‐researchers aimed to develop a range of pedagogic strategies involving the use of computer‐based ICTs within their subject areas (Classics, English, Geography, History, Science and Design Technology). Within‐ and cross‐case analyses drew on multiple sources of data and characterised teachers' initial statements of practical theory in terms of five key themes: broadening classroom resources and reference; enhancing working processes and products; fostering more independent pupil activity; mediating subject thinking and learning; and improving pupil motivation towards lessons. Three cases are presented to illustrate how teachers developed their ideas in action, and issues that prompted teachers across cases to adapt their approaches are discussed.
THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY - Del Stover
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ABSTRACT
The article discusses the significant role of educational technology in the professional and personal lives of students. Ken Kay, president of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, looks at how students will use information and communications technology (ICT) skills in relationship to technology as workers and citizens in the global economy. Barbara Means, director of the Center for Technology in Learning at SRI International, cites the obstacles policymakers face in creating a technologically-adept classroom. The article also assesses the effectiveness of the E-Rate program in enhancing a school's ability to access the Internet and other telecommunications outlet.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT WEB 2.0 - Andrew McAffee
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ABSTRACT
The article provides information about the application of Web 2.0 software. Web 2.0 is used in business schools particularly the younger students. However, associate professor Andrew McAfee of Harvard Business School, business school do not embrace the technology regardless that the students feel that they belong in the dark Ages. McAfee stipulated that the increasing use of online social networking sites lead the students to explore in private channel technologies.
MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH BLOGS AND WIKIS - Doug Achterman
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ABSTRACT
The article focuses on Web 2.0, which is also known as the Read/Write Web. Blogs and wikis are the most popular applications of Web 2.0, which allows internet users to edit and create content, even those who have minimum knowledge. Library media teachers now engage on the use of social networking in order to promote school library programs and to obtain an advance instructional practice in coordination with classroom teachers. Web sites allow the students to connect with each other and share their reading experiences in an authentic way and in a language that is comfortable to them.
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