Articles tagged with: Commentary
How much homework should students have?
Spiral Notebook » Do today’s students have too much homework?:
It’s all over the news: Kids are spending a lot of time on homework. And, according to some, it’s far too much.
Most of the research that …
Video games in the schools, Nintendo DS or Sony PSP anyone?
Yet another post in 2 Cents Worth that hinted at something I had been playing around with in my mind. The use of the Nintendo DS or Sony PSP in a classroom setting. I’m still …
I would use technology more if…
And interesting comment at the Spiral Notebook blog entry I would use technology more if…:
I use and have used technology in my classrooms since 1991, the first day I became a teacher. But the longer …
Time for the K12 Linux Terminal Server Project
This post reminds me of why I installed the K12 Linux Terminal Server Project. It’s a great way to repurpose those old machines and to run away from the blue screen of death.
For the price …
Wifi access in schools
After reading a comment to Dave Warlick’s blog on wifi access in schools, I had to respond with a comment of my own.
If you are the teacher of a school district and your IT staff …
Don’t interrupt me
New research shows that meetings and interruptions have a negative effect on our well being that may “…contribute to burnout, anxiety, depression and other negative emotions“. Combine meetings with interruptions from students, parents, other teachers, …
Can Wikipedia can be saved for our schools?
Andy Carvin on his blog presents a case for Turning Wikipedia into an Asset for Schools. Instead of blindly following what’s in Wikipedia, use it to present “teachers with an excellent authentic learning activity in …
CNN.com – Study: College students lack literacy for complex tasks – Jan 20, 2006
Latest study by the Pew Charitable Trusts finds that College students lack literacy for complex tasks:
Almost 20 percent of students pursuing four-year degrees had only basic quantitative skills. For example, the students could not estimate …
Students and communication
The ‘millennials’ usher in a new era brings up some interesting points in the education of the next generation.
For their grandparents, the bicycle was a symbol of childhood independence.
Today, for many kids and …
Failing computer literate students
In the article Teachers ‘risk failing computer-literate children’ professor David Buckingham argues that teachers are beginning to fail their computer literate students.
Research by the University of Bristol earlier this year found that teachers were happy …
