Episode #38, Pt. 2 of Learning and the Brain Conference Schools and Tech
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News of the Week:1) The World is Obsessed with Facebook, a staggering kinetic typography video on how much the world uses Facebook. - KB2) Negative+Math+Stereotypes=Too few women TAT
Women earned only 18% of all Computer Science degrees and made up less than 25% of the workers in engineering- and computer-related fields in 2009. These statistics stand in stark contrast to the gains they have achieved in law, medicine, and other areas of the workforce. 3) QuickCite TAT
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Main Topic: Learning and the Brain Follow-Up
A Growing Trend for Dealing with WMDs* in the Classroom: Tech Breaks
“If you keep tech away/off for 15 minutes, then we will have a short tech break” - Students don't fret about checking (and surreptitiously try to check phones, etc)... and they report being happier *Wireless Mobile Devices”
The Marshmallow Test - In the late 1960s, psychologist Walter Mischel performed a series of tests on preschoolers referred to as The Marshmallow Tests. Mischel would give a child a single marshmallow, then leave him or her alone in the room with it. Before he departed, he'd make each kid an offer: if they wanted to, they could eat it immediately -- but if they waited for him to return, they'd get two marshmallows. The tests were designed to examine willpower and the mental processes behind delayed gratification. Watching kids go through the experiment can be poignant... and adorable.
Open Phone Tests - is this the wave of the future?
Global Assessment Alternatives
PISA testing - OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
actual numbers from The Principal Difference
Erik Hanushek’s take on the PISA cross-comparisons
Tim's Tech Tidbit:
Home Broadband continued: Wireless Access Point Security (“use the password!”) and change the channel (conflicts with phones and microwaves)
Endorsements:
Roger: Teach Genetics - Great background material and hands-on labs designed for educators. Down-loadable lesson plans, plus can go online to do virtual labs & Sherry Turkle - Alone Together -- Why We Expect More from Technology and less from each other.
Cammy: Vassar’s Sistine Chapel in Second Life (YouTube Clip)
Kevin: Kindle for Windows or Mac OSX
Tim: Learn to Code: The Full Beginner’s Guide (LifeHacker)
- Learn How to Code this Weekend
- Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code
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SaTP_38_Learning_and_the_Brain_pt._2.mp3
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News of the Week:1) The World is Obsessed with Facebook, a staggering kinetic typography video on how much the world uses Facebook. - KB2) Negative+Math+Stereotypes=Too few women TAT
Women earned only 18% of all Computer Science degrees and made up less than 25% of the workers in engineering- and computer-related fields in 2009. These statistics stand in stark contrast to the gains they have achieved in law, medicine, and other areas of the workforce. 3) QuickCite TAT
Scan your books. Rock your world. Need to cite a reference?
Don't worry, we got your back. Just scan the barcode of a book and receive the citation in your email inbox.
Main Topic: Learning and the Brain Follow-Up
A Growing Trend for Dealing with WMDs* in the Classroom: Tech Breaks
“If you keep tech away/off for 15 minutes, then we will have a short tech break” - Students don't fret about checking (and surreptitiously try to check phones, etc)... and they report being happier *Wireless Mobile Devices”
The Marshmallow Test - In the late 1960s, psychologist Walter Mischel performed a series of tests on preschoolers referred to as The Marshmallow Tests. Mischel would give a child a single marshmallow, then leave him or her alone in the room with it. Before he departed, he'd make each kid an offer: if they wanted to, they could eat it immediately -- but if they waited for him to return, they'd get two marshmallows. The tests were designed to examine willpower and the mental processes behind delayed gratification. Watching kids go through the experiment can be poignant... and adorable.
Open Phone Tests - is this the wave of the future?
Global Assessment Alternatives
PISA testing - OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
actual numbers from The Principal Difference
Erik Hanushek’s take on the PISA cross-comparisons
Tim's Tech Tidbit:
Home Broadband continued: Wireless Access Point Security (“use the password!”) and change the channel (conflicts with phones and microwaves)
Endorsements:
Roger: Teach Genetics - Great background material and hands-on labs designed for educators. Down-loadable lesson plans, plus can go online to do virtual labs & Sherry Turkle - Alone Together -- Why We Expect More from Technology and less from each other.
Cammy: Vassar’s Sistine Chapel in Second Life (YouTube Clip)
Kevin: Kindle for Windows or Mac OSX
Tim: Learn to Code: The Full Beginner’s Guide (LifeHacker)
- Learn How to Code this Weekend
- Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code
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