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Top 20 Things Students Must be Able to do

  • Jul 23rd, 2007
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  • NETS, OLPC, Strategies, Tech Plan, Thoughts
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    • ISTE’s next generation of student technology standards are available on their web site. They address:

    creativity and innovation;
    communication and collaboration;
    research and information fluency;
    critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making;
    digital citizenship; and
    technology operations and concepts

    Students must be able to

    Create Original Products
    Generate Ideas
    Develop Processes
    Learn Using Simulations and Models
    Understand Trends
    Make Predictions
    Use Collaborative Web Resources like blogs, wikis, forums, message boards
    Connect with [...]

    Vocabulary – Defined with the Dictionary Tool-tip – a OLPC Tip

  • Jul 1st, 2007
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  • Firefox - the Instructional Platform, OLPC, Tutorials
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    • Defining Vocabulary words is common practice in schools today. Most students use the glossary of the text book or a dictionary. For those in a One Laptop Per Child School, using Firefox and the add-on, the dictionary tool tip, can accomplish this task and a little bit more.
    This assumes that you have downloaded Firefox [...]