John Norton

The Tea Leaves

• Technology in Schools: Problems & Possibilities | Learning Matters November 3, 2009
  John Merrow's middle of the road commentary here probably represents a lot of education watchers (and educators themselves). What are the best responses to his concerns? […]
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• Parents and Students Believe K-12 Schools Must Do More to Prepare Students for the 21st Century | Reuters November 2, 2009
  Sizeable gap between parent and principal opinions about how well schools are doing. […]
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• Future of Learning Institutions in a Digital Age | HASTAC October 21, 2009
  Emily Vickery cited this MacArthur Foundation sponsored report during our TS2030 meet in July/Aug. It's seminal to our work. "We suggest that the following ten principles are foundational to rethinking the future of learning institutions. We see these principles as riders, both as challenges and as the general grounds on which to develop creative l […]
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• Tweeting Your Way to Better Grades - US News and World Report October 21, 2009
  Twitter being used by educators in the classroom Some educators say Twitter can be used in creative ways to enhance classroom lessons, such as facilitating book discussions and creating online study groups for students. One high-school teacher says including social-networking sites in lessons keeps students more engaged, but another says using the sites can […]
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• Geography is Destiny | Learning Matters October 20, 2009
  PBS education reporter John Merrow blogs about a new Kellogg Foundation report. He writes: The just-released report, “Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age,” suggests that we now have what it calls ‘second class information citizenship.' […]
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