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- How early should students learn to code?
More schools should offer students the opportunity to learn computer programming at a young age, teacher Sheena Vaidyanathan writes in this blog post. A 3D design and computer-programming teacher in California, Vaidyanathan writes: "Everyone can learn to program just like everyone can learn to swim when they are young and unafraid." KQED.org/Mind/Shift Blog
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Alan November leads free virtual event on 9/28! Come discover ways to help your students contribute to the learning community. When students help their peers, it leads to improved achievement for all. Participants will take away a framework for purpose-driven learning. Last chance to register! |
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- Students can make virtual climb of Mount Kilimanjaro
Students around the world can accompany, via their computers, an actual trek up Tanzania's famed Mount Kilimanjaro and study the information collected on the mountain in databases being made available online to classrooms everywhere. Sponsored by GLOBE Xpedition, this year's journey includes scientists, teachers, one middle-school student and three high-school students from the U.S. A webinar hosted by the scientists on the mountain is planned for Oct. 1. T.H.E. Journal
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- 1 in 5 iPads break during school's pilot program
A Wisconsin school that recently tested the use of iPads in the classroom found that about 1 in 5 devices broke and there were problems associated with the technology. However, as the program prepares to expand to other district schools, teachers are reporting the benefits of the devices, such as improved communication. "But the iPad is a tool, not a teaching strategy," said science teacher Tera Fieri. "The use of technology has to work as part of the teaching strategy." The Wausau Daily Herald (Wis.)
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- Students, teachers to compete in STEM video contest
Students and teachers are eligible to compete in a national science, technology, engineering and math video competition. The Solve for Tomorrow contest is organized in partnership with Samsung, the Adobe Foundation/Adobe Youth Voices and DirecTV, as well as the National PTA. Participants in this year's third annual competition are being asked to create videos about how STEM "can help improve the environment in their community." T.H.E. Journal
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- Denver schools receive blended-learning grant
The Denver Public Schools will use a three-year, $2.1 million grant to create a blended-learning pilot program that melds computer and online learning with traditional teaching instruction. The money will be used for teacher training; to purchase software and hardware; and to hire a program director. The program will operate in six pilot schools, while November ballot initiatives will seek funding to continue the program after the grant period ends. The Denver Post
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- Adopting social media means instruction has to change
 Innovative teaching techniques need to keep up with the technology when social media is used in classroom lessons, writes George Couros, division principal of innovative teaching and learning for the Parkland School Division in Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada. Simply signing up for Twitter or Facebook will not lead to better teaching, he writes in this blog post. Instead, teachers must rethink the way in which they teach and consider the best way to communicate with parents and others, he notes. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education
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- Some universities seek to train students to tweet
While more jobs require employees to have social media skills, data show that many universities are not teaching such skills. However, some -- including Syracuse University -- are seeking to change that trend by offering courses such as COM 400, Social Media U Need 2 Know. CNNMoney/Fortune
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