Is Email a New Genre of Writing?
If you are reading this article, then undoubtedly you are a person who is using the Internet on a regular basis to gain information for business and personal reasons. Furthermore, you probably use email continually for communications with friends, family, and colleagues. But did you ever stop to think that email may be a new genre of writing? If this is the case, then it probably deserves to be taught in secondary school as an essential writing category. Not doing so could put teenagers and young adults at a disadvantage.
11 Comments Posted Thursday, June 25, 2009
Redefining the Fundamental Infrastructures of Schools to Reflect Today’s Technologies
Today, the resources that support schools are very different from what they were even 20 years ago. It is probably safe to say that most schools have telephone systems, a computer-based library check-out system, computer labs, Internet access, and much more. Some have moved towards computer-based curriculum management tools and other internal and external web resources. But most of these focus on the logistics of schools and their operations. What we really need are systems to diagnose students in order to move towards the next stage of education: one to one instruction.
2 Comments Posted Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Good Educational Technology: What Does That Mean?
Hardware, software, professional development. All make up what we refer to as educational technology. But is one component more important than another? Is one more often ignored? What does it mean for schools to have "good educational technology"?
0 Comments Posted Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Preschoolers on the Computer
A common question for most parents is, "When is my child old enough?" We wonder when our children are old enough for potty training, for a "big" bed, for any number of first steps. But in a time when technology seems to rule our home lives as well as our work lives, many parents are stopping to ask, "When is my child old enough to use the computer?"
0 Comments Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Reading Software Takes a New Role in the Classroom
An article in Education Week, "Computer Software Helping Students' Reading," focuses on the benefits of computer-based educational programs as supplemental instruction inside the classroom and out.
0 Comments Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Online Education Blog Premiers at Let’s Go Learn
Let’s Go Learn is excited to announce the Let’s Go Learn Online Education Blog! The perfect place for exciting news about classroom instruction, assessment, and technology...
1 Comments Posted Friday, July 06, 2007
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