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 | | | Head of the Class |  | | |  | - How one school district plans to test a BYOT program
Twenty-one schools in a North Carolina school district will test a new bring-your-own-technology program, in which students are allowed to use their own devices in school. Start dates for the programs will vary by school, and officials are working to supply the necessary infrastructure. If the program is successful, officials say it could be expanded after Thanksgiving. The Charlotte Observer (N.C.) (10/5)        |  |
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| | | eLearning | | | |  | - Student engagement gets physical, goes high-tech
A middle school in Pennsylvania is among six schools nationwide pioneering an instructional method known as "embodied learning," which seeks to engage students by blending their body movements with technology. The Situated Multimedia Arts Learning Lab -- which focuses on instruction in core subjects -- includes motion-capture cameras that record students' body movements. While some say the instructional method has promise, questions remain over whether the benefits outweigh the cost. Education Week (premium article access compliments of EdWeek.org) (10/10) |  | Effectively Managing Mobile Technology in School
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 | | | Systems Management | | | |  | - Ore. school launches online professional-development program
A publicly funded charter school in Oregon is giving educators worldwide a front-row seat to learn about its Reggio-Emilia teaching approach. The school has launched an online teacher-development program about the Italian teaching method, which seeks to engage all of students' senses, take their interests into consideration and give them more autonomy over their own education. The program includes "emotional coaching" to help students resolve conflicts for themselves. The Oregonian (Portland) (10/9) |  | Stage a memorable staff development experience with School Play, an award-winning documentary film that reveals the profound impact of knowing and nurturing students, both at school and at home. The extensive Study Guide provides options for both full- and half-day workshops, discussion questions, handouts, and more. Click here now for details! |
 | | - Ill. district finds Apple products less costly than interactive whiteboards
Elementary schools in an Illinois district have begun using Apple products, including computers and iPads, in the classroom. One way in which educators are using the technology is to connect the devices to an Apple TV, which transmits to a television or projector screen. The technology acts similarly to an interactive whiteboard; however, officials say the cost -- about $600 -- is about half of what they would pay to equip a classroom with a whiteboard. Chicago Tribune (free registration) (10/10) | | | - University educator uses social media in grading
A university educator will use students' Klout score -- a type of social media metric -- to help determine their grades. In this blog post, Ryan Thornburg, an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, writes about the pros and cons of this approach and lists the ways in which asking students to focus on their score allows them to experiment and learn. PBS/Idea Lab blog (10/9) | | | - PBS scores a Twitter hit with Big Bird messages
When Mitt Romney said he opposed government funding for PBS programs during last week's presidential debate, users began tweeting about the fate of "Sesame Street" character Big Bird if PBS lost funding -- a trend PBS capitalized on by buying the character's name as a keyword, getting its official message in front of users following the controversy. That shows the importance of brands responding quickly when they're the subject of social chatter, writes Jeff John Roberts. "[A]dvertisers in these situations don't have months or weeks. Instead, they have just hours to make a message (or better yet a pretty picture) and to buy spots to place it," Roberts writes. PaidContent.org (10/5)  | It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it."
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