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Welcome to the PBworks for CECS 5580

update 9/11/2012, 11/7/2016

Instructions
Simply click on the link (URL) of the paper you want to download to your computer. Either you will be prompted to save or open the file, or the file will appear in your browser. In either case save the file to your local computer for later viewing. I suggest download 1 or 2 weeks worth of papers ahead - just in case.

Readings
Topic: Mobile Technologies in the K-12 Classroom

NorrisHossainSolowayFinal.pdf
eschool news Mobile learning Not just laptops any more.pdf
Soloway Ed Tech-Learning and Schooling in the Age of Mobilism.pdf
Keller, TX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwuW9XAONBM - what are the key issues in this video? (identify 3, max)

Topic: Social Media

http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Social-Networking-Sites.aspx Pew Study
http://blog.edmodo.com/ - Edmodo has received a great deal of attention -- is it warranted? look at the Project Based Learning with Edmodo; try to see how Edmodo could be used in a classroom productively
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults/Summary-of-Findings.aspx

Topic: Emerging Technologies Part 1 - How are the "big waves" going to impact K-12?

2012-horizon-report-K12.pdf Read pages 1-11 and skim the rest
http://www.ed.gov/sites/default/files/NETP-2010-exec-summary.pdf

Topic: Internet Technologies

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/ff_webrip/all/1 - The Web is Dead, Wired Magazine
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/weekinreview/22lohr.html - New York Time's take on "Web is Dead"
http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/pdfs/SU10_3EofEducation(Students).pdf Project Tomorrow does amazing surveys; this report is but one of many really interesting reports.

Topic: Digital Children

http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Teens-and-Mobile-Phones/Summary-of-findings.aspx Pew Report - Read Summary of Findings
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults/Summary-of-Findings.aspx Pew Report - Read Summary of Findings
Technology & Decline in Critical Thinking http://cecs5580.pbworks.com/f/patricia%20greenfield%20science%20article.doc
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/education/20wired.html Kaiser Family Foundation - If your kids are awake... they are online

Topic: Online Learning

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/opinion/friedman-come-the-revolution.html?_r=1 Thomas Friedman pontificating about ... MOOCs
http://educationoutrage.blogspot.sg/2010/11/tom-friedman-wrong-again-this-time.html Roger Schank saying that Thomas Friedman is all wet
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/technology/coursera-plans-to-announce-university-partners-for-online-classes.html The low-down about MOOCs

Topic: The Digital Divide

Accessible Technologies http://cecs5580.pbworks.com/f/7%20Accessible%20Technology%20eSchool%20News%20Report.doc An Educator's Guide to Making Textbooks Accessible and Usable for Students with Learning Disabilities
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/technology/02drill.html Minorities Favor Phones in Using Web
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/internet-access-and-the-new-divide.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all The NEW Digital Divide

Topic: Student Assessment and Technology

Maine Writing Study http://cecs5580.pbworks.com/f/9Maine%20Writing%20Study.pdf
Scientifically-Based Research Re-Examined http://cecs5580.pbworks.com/f/education%20week%20SBR.doc
Global companies & educational assessment http://cecs5580.pbworks.com/f/global%20companies%20and%20educational%20assessment.doc

Topic: Technology in the K-12 Classroom

http://www.mcallenisd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/McAllenISDTLC3TX.pdf Read it straight from McAllen Schools...
http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/07/11/meet-the-district-rolling-out-25000-ipads-and-ipods.aspx McAllen TX drops in 25000 iPads and Touches. What do you think will happen?
Seeing No Progress, Some Schools Drop Laptops http://cecs5580.pbworks.com/f/11Seeing%20No%20Progress.doc what has changed from Laptops to iPads????? Anything????
Grading the Digital School - Series - The New York Times.pdf
Project RED article and powerpoint: http://www.one-to-oneinstitute.org/findings and http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/training/project-red-education-global-toolkit.pdf
http://www.districtadministration.com/article/want-increased-student-achievement-using-ipads Don't Settle for Just Apps!

Topic: Gaming in Education

Immersive Game Play in K-12 http://cecs5580.pbworks.com/f/immersive%20gameplay%20future%20of%20education.doc
http://edugamesresearch.com/blog/2010/07/19/serious-game-review-do-i-have-a-right/ Review of a Serious Game
JUST Games from 2012-horizon-report-K12.pdf
http://q2l.org/ The website for a school in New York City that is game-based

Topic: Emerging Technologies Part 2

http://www.districtadministration.com/article/100-computer-here-today Negroponte's $100 is here today -- now what?
http://www.districtadministration.com/article/can-k12-get-what-medicine-getting What's next in technology for the classroom?
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/technology/series/grading_the_digital_school/index.html - Read a bunch of these; this is the negative view; it needs to be confronted!

Grading the Digital School - Series - The New York Times.pdf