[Yr7-10it] MORE ON: A video about a 1-1 Apple laptop middle school in NYC

[Geoff Moss]

Roland

The following video link raises some interesting issues for a whole school discussion about research skills and the use of the internet, especially Wikipedia.
It does not denigrate the internet but highlights its deficiencies if we do not provide our students with appropriate structures and research skills.

I would recommend that item for all members of staff, not just the IT environment.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/learning/schools/pressing-pause.html?play

Geoff Moss
RMIT

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roland Gesthuizen 
  To: eLearning mailing list ; Year 7 - 10 IT Mailing List 
  Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 12:40 PM
  Subject: [Yr7-10it] A video about a 1-1 Apple laptop middle school in NYC


  Interesting video link posted by Caroline Meeks, an IAEP project contributor for Sugar, the operating system used on the OLPC computers.

    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/learning/schools/how-google-saved-a-school.html?play
    Towards the middle of the clip is an interview with the administrator who can observe the students on their Apple laptops. Its also an interesting discussion about multi-tasking.

  Regards Roland


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