THE Journal: Digital Technologies Have Mixed Effect on Students' Research Habits

AV, Interactive & Collaborative Technologies for K-12 Education

11/7/2012

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Digital Technologies Have Mixed Effect on Students' Research Habits
Teachers are conflicted about the effect of the Internet and digital search tools on their students' research and writing habits, according to a new study. While they seem to agree that mobile devices and Internet-based resources have had an overwhelmingly positive impact on students' research habits, they also question students' abilities to use them properly.
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Student-run Tech Support Programs Advance at the Speed of Technology
As student-run IT initiatives evolve into full curriculum programs, schools find that students aren't just supporting technology--technology is supporting them.
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Connecting with Students
It's the little things that can help a teacher connect with every student in the class, according to author Lynell Burmark: A good place to start: Show the image first, then use the words.
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The Best Little Teacher Education Program Out There
The Blue Valley School District’s teacher training program models pedagogy and technology for tomorrow’s teachers while they’re today’s high school students. Colleges of education should take notice.
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Ed Tech News

NEC Debuts Mobile Projectors with Wireless iPad Support
NEC has updated its line of mobile LCD projectors for education, adding three new sub-$1,000 models and introducing a new technology that supports wireless transmission of images from an iPad.
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Netop Student Response System Turns Mobile Devices into Clickers
Netop has released a Web-based student response system that allows students to use their mobile devices as clickers.
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California Schools Given Free Access to Digital Literacy Program
A middle school in San Francisco is the first to adopt a free program that teaches its students about responsible computing.
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Blackboard Debuts Cloud-Based Learning Object Repository
Blackboard has started beta testing a new LMS-agnostic, cloud-based learning object repository, xpLor. Seventy-two K-12 schools, colleges, and universities have joined the beta program as of Nov. 5.
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Desire2Learn Expands Support for Web Conferencing, Captioning
Desire2Learn has unveiled new capabilities for its flagship learning platform, including integration with several collaboration, communication, and accessibility tools.
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Bretford Aims For Agile Space Design with New Line
A new green-friendly classroom furniture line from Bretford, designed to support agile learning spaces, is set to ship late 2012.
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New Video Site Provides Free Presentation Capture and Delivery to Educators
A professor of educational technology has launched an Arabic and English language network that allows individuals to produce and share video presentations online for free.
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Report: Mobile Devices To Surpass PCs in Web Access by 2015
By 2015 more end users will access the Internet through a mobile device than a PC, according to a new report from the International Data Corporation.
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Washington School District Offers Online Speech Therapy
A rural Washington school district has found a new way to support students needing speech therapy and lighten the caseload for its crew of speech-language pathologists.
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Google To Launch Nexus 4, Nexus 10 with Android 4.2
Google will release the Nexus 4, Nexus 10, and an updated version of the Nexus 7 November 13. All three devices will run on Android 4.2, the release of which was also announced today.
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Blackboard Updates Student Interface in Learn Service Pack 10
Blackboard checked in with 600 students through focus groups and interviews, surveys, and usability testing to come up with a number of new features that appear in the latest service pack update of its learning management system. Likewise, the company said it also worked with 600 educators to refine Blackboard Learn SP10.
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