Thursday, March 28, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Khan Academy
I think the idea of Khan Academy is really neat. I like how the students are able to work at their own pace of learning. The students can take as much or as little time on a concept as they need. I believe this is key and very beneficial for the students to fully grasp the concept before moving on to a new concept. The way this is being used in the classroom is very interesting to me. When the students use this for their "lecture" at home and are allowed to actually work problems in the class the teacher is allowed to see the progress the students are making first hand. The teacher is now allowed to work with their students more because of this program. I also like this program because the progress is tracked in great detail to be viewed later. I think this is very helpful for the students and teachers so that the problem areas can be addressed as needed. This is useful for the teacher to see which areas she needs to addressed in more detail in class for the students. Overall, I think this is a very useful program and bring great benefit both inside and outside of the classroom.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
New Articles
Sequestration cuts will shortchange students, universities say
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/03/02/cuts-will-shortchange-students-universities-say.html
I believe it is very important for these cuts not to be made. Education is a very important and money should be given to education. It is a terrible thought to cut the funding that sends many students to college to further their education. These students may have no other way to pay for education besides the grants they recieve. If you cut these you are also cutting their education and affecting their future.
K-12 student database jazzes tech startups, spooks parents
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22712955/k-12-student-database-jazzes-tech-startups-spooks
To me this is a big expense for something that is not vital to the schools. I do not believe it is right to insert students' information into database systems to be used for research, especially if permission is not granted from the parents. I feel this database is being used to make profit more so than it is to benefit the children. The children should be the main focus if you are really trying to help them.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/03/02/cuts-will-shortchange-students-universities-say.html
I believe it is very important for these cuts not to be made. Education is a very important and money should be given to education. It is a terrible thought to cut the funding that sends many students to college to further their education. These students may have no other way to pay for education besides the grants they recieve. If you cut these you are also cutting their education and affecting their future.
K-12 student database jazzes tech startups, spooks parents
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22712955/k-12-student-database-jazzes-tech-startups-spooks
To me this is a big expense for something that is not vital to the schools. I do not believe it is right to insert students' information into database systems to be used for research, especially if permission is not granted from the parents. I feel this database is being used to make profit more so than it is to benefit the children. The children should be the main focus if you are really trying to help them.
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