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Get lesson plans and student handouts to offer lessons that help students learn how to apply critical thinking skills when doing research online. 
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Just a few years ago, the idea of using a mobile phone as a legitimate learning tool in school seemed far-fetched, if not downright blasphemous. Kids were either prohibited from bringing their phones to school, or at the very least told to shut it off during school hours. But these days, it’s not unusual to hear a teacher say, “Class, turn on your cell. It’s time to work.”
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The Pearson Foundation’s second-annual Survey on Students and Tablets polled 1,206 college students and 204 high school seniors about their tablet ownership and usage. The survey found that a majority of college students now prefer reading digital books rather than print, a reversal of last year’s results, and many believe tablets are just as valuable for educational purposes as they are for personal entertainment.
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"There are a number of things which have been discovered over the years through research which are not entirely intuitive. In fact, many of the results that have been discovered are down-right odd." Does extra pay improve or reduce performance? Do children play with toys differently if they explore on their own or are told how to use it? What happens if you do not teach math classes? Will the students catch up five years later? Links to reseach on these topics and two other are included in this post.
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It took Wikipedia less than a decade to take down its traditional predecessor, the Encyclopædia Britannica, a series that has helped scholars and students for nearly two and a half decades. While most consider this to be a natural transition wit ... This article includes a graphic about Wikipedia that explores how it has redefined research.
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According to new research, both males and females do worse on a spatial reasoning task when they’re told that intrinsic aptitude accounts for the gender gap in the test’s results—even though the gap favors men...
Mia Barchetti's comment,
February 25, 2013 1:13 PM
This explains the main stereotyping between genders. It gives me examples of how to determine the main differences.
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The consequences of cheating used to instill fear into many a student. But it seems these days, kids just don’t care about academic honesty anymore. Many students can’t even distinguish between what constitutes plagiarism and what doesn’t. According to recent research, 71% do NOT believe copying from the Web is “serious cheating.” Check out this infographic for more information.
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Looking into the proverbial crystal ball, a slew of technology experts weighed in on the Future of the Internet V survey conducted by Pew Research and Elon University, and came up with a predictably mixed scenario: It’s complicated.
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Here is a Google presentation of some wonderful ways to use Google Maps in your classroom (as well as some tips).
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In more recent years, research on how the brain learns is building on those studies. “How we learn shapes what we know and what we can do,” writes author Annie Murphy Paul in a recent Time column. “Our knowledge and our abilities are largely determined not by our IQ or some other fixed measure of intelligence, but by the effectiveness of our learning process: call it our learning quotient.”
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First of its kind evidence shows that an iPad learning app can measurably deliver educational value.
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Project Noah is a tool that nature lovers can use to explore and document local wildlife and a common technology platform that research groups can use to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
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Spotlight covers the intersections of technology and education, going behind the research to show how digital media is used in and out of classrooms to expand learning.
Madison Totushek's curator insight,
August 27, 2015 5:08 PM
I found this article to be interesting because of how society currently views teenagers using social media. One could think that it is a distraction of getting school work done, but this study has proven that assumption to be wrong... in a way. I personally believe that social media can be distracting if we are laying in bed scrolling through our endless twitter or instagram feed instead of doing homework. This study has shown that if people are using social media in an academic context, then it can actually be somewhat beneficial. The group that was using twitter actually showed more engagement in the subject as well as a .5 increase in their GPA. 
Sylvia Sanchez's curator insight,
February 8, 2016 5:31 PM
This article talks about how tweeting class discussion help students become successful. There has been studies on students and how using social media has help the students more engaged towards the class. This article is more towards teachers to help their students be more successful in their class. It also helps students be more engaged in what is going on in their classrooms. 
Kelly O'Hara's curator insight,
February 14, 2016 7:07 PM
My opinion of this article is split in half; I don’t like incorporating technology into something like a homework assignment, as technology is already a huge enough deal in society today, but because everyone in my generation is so obsessed with technology, and social media like instagram and twitter, if someone provided a way to keep their students more engaged in the class through a medium more age appropriate, and it worked, then that’s pretty genius. Being eighteen, all my friends have instagram, twitter, tumblr and snapchat. All the time, my friends pressure me into making an insta profile, as I only have a snapchat, which is enough social media for my taste. I’m obviously not the only teenager with a dislike for social media, but it’s hard to avoid. There are so many people wrapped up into it, that it becomes something they couldn’t bare to live without. And because doing homework isn’t exactly the most exciting and fun thing to do, incorporating social media into it makes it seem more entertaining and therefore of course more people are going to become engaged. So overall, even though I’d personally be more annoyed, I think the idea of incorporating twitter in the classroom was a good way to keep the students of this generation engaged. |
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Make the most of your study time by spacing out when you study, mixing up the subjects, and testing yourself. "You probably think you know how to study." Research shows that what we think may not be the best way to study. Learn more when you read this article. The Strategy Table is from http://www.danielwillingham.com/1/post/2012/03/students-should-be-taught-how-to-study.html
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You might think that in the second decade of the twenty first century, high school educators would no longer show evidence of silly old-school biases – but, regrettably, you’d be wrong. In fact, they seem to be persisting in their bias even when...
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Have you heard the terms digital native and digital immigrant, and placed yourself in one space or the other? Have you seen a generation divide in learning and teaching? The article ‘The Fallacy of Digital Natives’ explores these issues. One source quoted is the Berkman Center for Internet and Society (Harvard University) “Those who were not ‘born digital’ can be just as connected , if not more so, than their younger counterparts.” Both articles are worth checking out.
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Creativity: now there’s a word I thought I wouldn’t see under attack. Don’t we live in a society that thrives on the idea of innovation and ...
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"Decades of research clearly demonstrate that for novices direct, explicit instruction is more effective and more efficient that partial guidance. ..Small group and independent problems and projects can be effective – not as vehicles for making discoveries, but as a means of practicing recently learned content and skills..."
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A recent study by Mareike Wieth and Rose Zacks suggests that innovation and creativity are greatest when we are not at our best, at least with respect to our circadian rhythms...
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We are living in a historical moment of transformation and realignment in the creation and sharing of knowledge, in social, political and economic life, and in global connectedness. There is wide agreement that we need new models of education suited to this historic moment, and not simply new models of schooling, but entirely new visions of learning better suited to the increasing complexity, connectivity, and velocity of our new knowledge society...for more info go to http://connectedlearning.tv
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While large-scale surveys have documented the types of media to which 5–9-year-olds are devoting increasing amounts of time, we know less about how and why they are using these media and what they might be learning as a result. This research provides rich details on the processes, relationships, and contexts that larger scale studies on children’s media use cannot by examining two 8-year-old girls’ engagement with video games, the Web, mobile devices, and other emerging technologies against the backdrop of family life.
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Yesterday was a big day for big new studies on teacher evaluation. First, there was the New York Times report on the new study by Chetty, Friedman and Rockoff. Second, there was the release of the ...
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If you're doing a lot of research but don't want to overload your bookmarks bar, ZipTabs is a Chrome extension that will download and archive all your open tabs for later viewing.
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A Research Information Online Tutorial that is interactive. Learn how to select a topic, find sources, select keywords, identify citations and evaluate resources. With thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day (Sept. 24, 2009)
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Sonia Livingstone is one of the most respected researchers in the growing sector of children’s online risk and safety.
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