Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

But last year, over Thanksgiving, I sat next to a man who was working on his laptop (not an activity that invites conversation), creating a presentation on elementary education and technology. A former superintendent of such a district, he explained the basic premise to me: each student, from kindergarten on, has a personal laptop.

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Classroom Children Museum Model 22

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I've been experimenting with integrating social media into instruction for the past five years, so the webinar was a great opportunity to reflect on practice. I covered these three topics: Why: Social media integrated into instruction - Pass or Fail? I was able to find some research and pieces about laptops in the classroom.

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Channel Instruction Instructional Instructional Design 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Content delivery is less important then the skill to making sense of it and that needs to be what “classroom time” is about. Students get a minute to think about the question on their own and then answer it using a mobile device that sends their answers to Mazur’s laptop. Illustration by Beth Kanter.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

The environment for learning is no longer in the classroom and its online, and outside of school. These are complex learning environments where young people are making decisions, learning and collaborating with peers, etc. He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places. It isn't entertainment.

Digital 50

Digital Learning Media Avatar 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2012

When it comes to selecting service providers and partners for projects and collaborations, make sure they are just as committed to privacy as you are. This applies both in building friendships and in building business, and the learning starts right at home and in the classroom. Trusted third parties. Privacy across the board.

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Practice Organization San Francisco Environment 111