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Monthly Archive for May, 2010
By Harry McCracken, in Technologizer
In the late 1980s, Apple Computer was better known for fantasizing about breakthrough products than making them. Most famously, CEO John Sculley envisioned a futuristic gizmo called the Knowledge Navigator–featuring a bowtied digital assistant–in his 1987 book Odyssey. It made for a mighty impressive futuristic video.
In September of the same year, Apple announced a competition it called “Project 2000.” Teams from a dozen universities were invited to submit papers about Knowledge Navigator-like concepts representing the PC of far-off 2000. An impressive panel of judges–Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, personal-computing visionary Alan Kay, futurist Alvin Toffler, science fiction legend Ray Bradbury, and Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Diane Ravitch–judged the entries in early 1988.
By Sarah Firisen, in 3 Quarks Daily
Hello, my name is Sarah Firisen and I am a software developer and a writer. But wait, my name is also Bianca Zanetti and I used to be a fashion designer with a string of stores. No, I am not schizophrenic, I am Sarah in my real life and Bianca in my Second Life. My Second Life has not been so active in recent months, but in my virtual heyday I went to parties, art gallery openings and weddings.
My husband, in real and virtual life, was very active in the “ROMA (SPQR)” world, owned a beautiful Roman villa that I built for him, and was even a Roman Senator for one term. During our virtual travels we made many friends and a few enemies. We met some really crazy people and some really great ones. Some of those friendships even carried over into our real lives and in one case we spent a lovely evening in the real Rome with the real life representation of one of our avatar friends.
By Lisa Nielsen, in Tech & Learning
As an innovative educator I often write about fantastic tools that teachers can incorporate into practice. But, what might a 21st century high school literacy class look like? Here is a glimpse into a class I would love to be in if I was a student today.
Background:
Sam is a eleventh grader, who has struggled with ELA courses in secondary school. He is accustomed to the cycle of failure after years of low and barely passing grades in elementary school and repeating eighth grade before being allowed to continue on to high school. Although eager to learn and eventually finish high school, Sam has already failed two quarters of English.
The latest issue, Volume 2, Number 3, of Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal includes:
- Multimethod Classroom Instruction as Applied Constructivism: Redefining Pedagogy in the Web 2.0 Era by Musonda Kapatamoyo.
- Design Model of a Mobile Performance Support System for Researchers by Nilgun Ozdamar Keskin and David Metcalf.
- Learning Outcomes Assessment Matrix (LOAM): A Software-Supported Process for Identifying and Scaffolding Complex Learning Outcomes by Joanna Szurmak and Andrew Petersen.
- An Innovative Approach to Bringing Comprehensive Ubiquitous Learning Tools onto the Mobile Phone by Jeff Yucong Luo and Rachid Benlamri.
- Making the Primary Grade Curriculum Relevant by Teresa Buchanan and Sarah Liggett.
- Anywhere, Anytime – Creating a Mobile Indigenous Language Platform by Tabitha McKenzie, Rawiri Toia and Hiria McRae.
By Steven Anderson, in Digital Learning Environments
Students today depend upon paper too much. They don’t know how to write on slate without chalk dust all over themselves. They can’t clean a slate properly. What will they do when they run out of paper?”
This was a quote that appeared in a principals magazine in 1815. But I wonder? Is this the same sentiment that our educators have today?
Unfortunately, there are teachers and administrators out there that still believe that the advancement of and use of technology in the classroom is detrimental to learning. Just last week, Anthony Orsini, an Administrator in a New Jersey middle school, sent home a letter that strongly encouraged the parents to get their students out of all social media sites saying, ‘Let me repeat that – there is absolutely, positively no reason for any middle school student to be a part of a social networking site! None.’
Produced by Ben Wolff, for Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning
A video presentation from Mike Hart at the United Negro College Fund Forum:
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