6 ways students use technology to help change the world

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November 2, 2012 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF Share | Sign up | Archive | Advertise Head of the Class    6 ways students use technology to help change the world Teachers can use digital tools to help students make a difference in the world, teacher Bill Ferriter writes in this blog post. He offers six ways students can use such technology to help support causes, including one at his own school in which students used the microlending service Kiva to assist entrepreneurs in developing countries. Ferriter also writes about students who have used blogging to spread the word about projects they are passionate about. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education (11/1)         Complete, Online Writing and Grammar Curriculum New from Zaner-Bloser: Meet 100% of the Writing and writing-related Language Common Core State Standards with Strategies for Writers—now available in a completely digital format! Tour our virtual classroom today to view and interact with free samples and to learn about the all-digital program option, the Strategies for Writers Online Writing Center. eLearning    Online resources for teaching the presidential election Several free resources to help teachers include elections in classroom lessons are offered in this blog post by Donna Krache, a former civics teacher. Among the resources are CNN's Electoral Map Calculator, which shows estimates of which candidate will win in each state. CNN also offers resources on presidential polling and campaign finances. CNN/Schools of Thought (10/31)       Other News Online learning is increasingly part of the curriculum in Mass. schools The Boston Globe (tiered subscription model) (10/31)       Free Webinar: Help for Struggling Middle School Readers It's not too late to help Middle School struggling readers, but we can't keep doing what hasn't worked before. Learn how new techniques researched at the Universities of Iowa and Rochester have been implemented in Sioux Falls, SD to have lasting impact. You won't want to miss this FREE webinar - Tuesday, 12/4, 2pm ET. Register Now Systems Management  Fla. district makes shift to computer-based testing To meet a new state requirement for computer-based testing, Palm Beach County, Fla., school officials say they will need to spend about $12 million to ensure their schools have 25,000 computers by 2015. Officials say they are in talks with Dell, Intel and Microsoft to donate an additional $7 million worth of computers, and officials also are hoping the federal government will provide some support through the Title I program. The Palm Beach Post (Fla.) (10/31)       Managing Budgets  Israel, Intel partner to improve science, technology education Israel's Ministry of Education and Intel are partnering on a four-year, $5 million program "to double the number of high school students completing their science and technology matriculation certificate," Intel CEO Paul Otellini said. Intel currently is spending about $100 million on education programs worldwide. Globes (Israel) (11/1)       Other News Tips for using technology to secure education grants Edutopia.org/Dr. Brian J. Dixon's blog (10/31)       Schools and Social Media  Understanding the appeal of the "unconference" The popularity of Edcamps, a type of professional development for educators, originated from social media connections, writes Tom Whitby, an adjunct professor of education at St. Joseph's College in New York. The Edcamps, he writes in this blog post, are described as "unconferences" and do not follow a set format or schedule. Participants also can move on to a different session if they are not benefiting from the one they are in. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education (10/30)       Last Byte  Twitter was a blessing and a curse during Sandy Superstorm Sandy brought out the best and worst in Twitter users, experts say. People flocked to the site for real-time updates on the storm and on relief efforts, but had to contend with bogus messages and hoaxes staged by unscrupulous users. "The limits of Twitter come into play during a situation like a hurricane. ... There's great power in it, but also great power for deception," author John Palfrey says. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/31)         SmartQuote  Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary." --Cecil Beaton, British photographer and costume designer       SmartBrief delivers need-to-know news in over 100 targeted email newsletters to over 3 million readers. All our industry briefings are FREE and open to everyone—sign up today! 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