http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/06/19/planning-funding-and-sustaining-strategies-for-successful-11-computing-k-12-by-bruce-dixon/ Weblog of Wesley Fryer Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/06/19/planning-funding-and-sustaining-strategies-for-successful-11-computing-k-12-by-bruce-dixon/comment-page-1/#comment-36536 Moving at the Speed of Creativity » Blog Archive » Web cam proctor? Give me a break! Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:18:59 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/06/19/planning-funding-and-sustaining-strategies-for-successful-11-computing-k-12-by-bruce-dixon/#comment-36536 [...] Why do so many people consider looking something up on the Internet “cheating?” As Bruce Dixon asked rhetorically in his presentation at EduComm2007 today, “If you can Google it, should schools be testing it?” My response would be, schools should not be wasting time testing fact recall for students on information which can be readily Googled. It is RIDICULOUS to claim that using an available tool and resource, the like the Internet, is “cheating.” Do the people holding this view think that people out here in the business world are considered “cheaters” for using the Internet to get their work done? Using the knowledge and information contained on the digital and personal networks accessible to individuals is called AN ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE SKILL, not an unwanted and unwelcome act of dishonesty. [...] [...] Why do so many people consider looking something up on the Internet “cheating?” As Bruce Dixon asked rhetorically in his presentation at EduComm2007 today, “If you can Google it, should schools be testing it?” My response would be, schools should not be wasting time testing fact recall for students on information which can be readily Googled. It is RIDICULOUS to claim that using an available tool and resource, the like the Internet, is “cheating.” Do the people holding this view think that people out here in the business world are considered “cheaters” for using the Internet to get their work done? Using the knowledge and information contained on the digital and personal networks accessible to individuals is called AN ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE SKILL, not an unwanted and unwelcome act of dishonesty. [...]

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