Comments on: Digital kids, School Relevancy, Poverty, & School Reform http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/06/14/digital-kids-school-relevancy-poverty-school-reform/ Weblog of Wesley Fryer Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Camille Booth http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/06/14/digital-kids-school-relevancy-poverty-school-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-8034 Camille Booth Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:02:25 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=1086#comment-8034 As a principal of a rural middle school, I was researching how to help our staff and students re-create our culture into a "digital culture". I began with searching for how to implement a 1:1 initiative and then realized that I want much more than that for our students. I want them to have the full experience of working within a culture that supports their creativity, social connectivity, and innate awareness of digital tools. The links on your site have been very helpful as I endeavor to find language and reason that will help promote our efforts. Much appreciated! As a principal of a rural middle school, I was researching how to help our staff and students re-create our culture into a “digital culture”. I began with searching for how to implement a 1:1 initiative and then realized that I want much more than that for our students. I want them to have the full experience of working within a culture that supports their creativity, social connectivity, and innate awareness of digital tools. The links on your site have been very helpful as I endeavor to find language and reason that will help promote our efforts. Much appreciated!

]]> By: Douglas Levin http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/06/14/digital-kids-school-relevancy-poverty-school-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-6005 Douglas Levin Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:20:57 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=1086#comment-6005 PS - Here are some other great resources: Our Voices, Our Future: Student and Teacher Views on Science, Technology & Education. (Project Tomorrow-NetDay, 2006). In the fall of 2005, 185,000 K-12 students and 15,000 teachers shared their views and ideas about technology, science, and innovation. This was the first ever combined survey of both students and teachers and the results illustrate a nation of innovative students, the trend-setters in technology use and how they see their education. With regard to online learning, the study found that a clear majority of students report positive experiences with online courses, including that they are "a good opportunity to take classes not offered at your school," "a good option for taking classes outside of school and school hours," and "a good option for students who want a different experience than regular high school." http://www.netday.org/downloads/SpeakUpReport_05.pdf Tech-Savvy Students Stuck In Text-Dominated Schools (Education Evolving, 2005). As part of a larger effort to integrate student opinions with education policymaking, this report summarizes available literature reporting student attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors when it comes to using digital technology, particularly for learning. It includes students’ ideas for how adult education policy and school designers could better meet their needs. http://www.educationevolving.org/studentvoices/pdf/tech_savy_students.pdf Teen Content Creators and Consumers (Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2005). American teenagers today are utilizing the interactive capabilities of the internet as they create and share their own media creations. Fully half of all teens and 57% of teens who use the internet could be considered "content creators". They have created a blog or webpage, posted original artwork, photography, stories or videos online or remixed online content into their own new creations. http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/166/report_display.asp PS – Here are some other great resources:

Our Voices, Our Future: Student and Teacher Views on Science, Technology & Education. (Project Tomorrow-NetDay, 2006). In the fall of 2005, 185,000 K-12 students and 15,000 teachers shared their views and ideas about technology, science, and innovation. This was the first ever combined survey of both students and teachers and the results illustrate a nation of innovative students, the trend-setters in technology use and how they see their education. With regard to online learning, the study found that a clear majority of students report positive experiences with online courses, including that they are “a good opportunity to take classes not offered at your school,” “a good option for taking classes outside of school and school hours,” and “a good option for students who want a different experience than regular high school.” http://www.netday.org/downloads/SpeakUpReport_05.pdf

Tech-Savvy Students Stuck In Text-Dominated Schools (Education Evolving, 2005). As part of a larger effort to integrate student opinions with education policymaking, this report summarizes available literature reporting student attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors when it comes to using digital technology, particularly for learning. It includes students’ ideas for how adult education policy and school designers could better meet their needs. http://www.educationevolving.org/studentvoices/pdf/tech_savy_students.pdf

Teen Content Creators and Consumers (Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2005). American teenagers today are utilizing the interactive capabilities of the internet as they create and share their own media creations. Fully half of all teens and 57% of teens who use the internet could be considered “content creators”. They have created a blog or webpage, posted original artwork, photography, stories or videos online or remixed online content into their own new creations. http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/166/report_display.asp

]]> By: Douglas Levin http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/06/14/digital-kids-school-relevancy-poverty-school-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-5792 Douglas Levin Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:49:58 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=1086#comment-5792 Of course, one resource not listed on Apple's site, but certainly important in highlighting this issue is the study I directed in 2002 entitled "The Digital Disconnect: The widening gap between Internet-savvy students and their schools." To the best of my knowledge, we were the first to define the meme "digital disconnect." See: http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/67/report_display.asp for the full report. Of course, one resource not listed on Apple’s site, but certainly important in highlighting this issue is the study I directed in 2002 entitled “The Digital Disconnect: The widening gap between Internet-savvy students and their schools.” To the best of my knowledge, we were the first to define the meme “digital disconnect.” See: http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/67/report_display.asp for the full report.

]]> By: Brent MacKinnon http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/06/14/digital-kids-school-relevancy-poverty-school-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-5540 Brent MacKinnon Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:58:58 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=1086#comment-5540 Thanks for bringing to light the reality of poverty as a problem in our communities. We just completed a youth led mapping research project on youth poverty and homelessness in our Region and the level of denial and ignorance by residents/service provides/government etc. is huge. Here in Ontario, we see the same pattern playing out in our schools in respect to drop out rates, teacher turnover and blaming the schools for failing to address social issues whose roots are poverty based. I'm meeting today with a School Board official to talk about her mandate to implement a school mapping project right across the Region. This direction is encouraging as it would get students into the community, conducting relevent mapping projects that add to their learning and the community's development. The community working together with schools is a must. Thanks for bringing to light the reality of poverty as a problem in our communities. We just completed a youth led mapping research project on youth poverty and homelessness in our Region and the level of denial and ignorance by residents/service provides/government etc. is huge. Here in Ontario, we see the same pattern playing out in our schools in respect to drop out rates, teacher turnover and blaming the schools for failing to address social issues whose roots are poverty based. I’m meeting today with a School Board official to talk about her mandate to implement a school mapping project right across the Region. This direction is encouraging as it would get students into the community, conducting relevent mapping projects that add to their learning and the community’s development. The community working together with schools is a must.

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