Acoss My Desk (weekly)

• It’s Your Choice…You Choose « Primary Preoccupation

  Blog post by Kathy Cassidy I empathize with.......yes CHOICE is Step 5 of our SEVEN STEPS to flatten your classroom. So important!

  tags: flatclassroom_book fcbook choice acrossmydesk

• SideVibe

  Not really sure what this one does yet.....

  tags: web2.0 acrossmydesk

• The Case Against 21st-Century Schools

  tags: 21stcenturyclassroom acrossmydesk

• Playing Tag or Digital Games? Why Not Both? | MindShift

  What’s the difference between a computer simulation and a backyard game of tag? Quite honestly, not much – which is exactly why we, as educational media designers, have failed three decades of curious kids (with some notable exceptions). Interactive quizzes and digital flash cards may make content more exciting than their analog counterparts, but that’s a short-sighted approach that fails to get at the root problem, an extrinsic motivation when kids are already intrinsically motivated to learn. The fundamental problem is not that learning isn’t fun, it’s that we’re answering questions that kids aren’t asking (Who?, What?, When?, Where?) instead of giving them tools to experiment, build on, and share their own ideas. The problem is that we’re trying to replace teachers and parents with software rather than giving them complementary tools to help them become facilitators and coaches instead of test administrators.

  tags: games gamebasedlearning acrossmydesk education

  • What’s the difference between a computer simulation and a backyard game of tag? Quite honestly, not much – which is exactly why we, as educational media designers, have failed three decades of curious kids (with some notable exceptions). Interactive quizzes and digital flash cards may make content more exciting than their analog counterparts, but that’s a short-sighted approach that fails to get at the root problem, an extrinsic motivation when kids are already intrinsically motivated to learn. The fundamental problem is not that learning isn’t fun, it’s that we’re answering questions that kids aren’t asking (Who?, What?, When?, Where?) instead of giving them tools to experiment, build on, and share their own ideas. The problem is that we’re trying to replace teachers and parents with software rather than giving them complementary tools to help them become facilitators and coaches instead of test administrators.

• Digital Health, Rather than Digital Citizenship – A Time to Rebrand?

  Interesting perspective on digital citizenship by Jason Ohler

  tags: acrossmydesk digital_health digital_wellness digitalcitizenship

• 10 Things That Will Be Obsolete In Education by 2020|

  The Committed Sardine
  I empathize with this list....wish it was 2020 now, why do we have to wait!

  tags: acrossmydesk 21centurylearning 21stcenturyclassroom

• MacdonaldTechForTeachers - iPad Apps for Education

  Shared with me by Anne Macdonald, Flat Classroom teacher, this is an excellent resource for iPad adventurers!

  tags: ipad education acrossmydesk

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