K-12 Education Blog

Google Book Search

2008-04-26T13:25:00.003-05:00

Are you familiar with Google Book Search and how it works?

"'Monotonous' page turning helps digitize books for Google"

Twitter

2008-04-26T13:20:00.003-05:00

See what Twitter can do "Student 'Twitters' his way out of Egyptian jail".

Past & Present

2008-04-16T17:00:00.000-05:00

A quick look at the past and the present.

Pausch, Programming, & Animation

2008-04-09T22:17:00.006-05:00

Watching ABC's Dying Professor's Lecture of a Lifetime & viewing his "Last Lecture" led me to wonder. . .

How can we use Alice and Scratch in the classroom?

Purpose of Education

2008-04-03T21:08:00.001-05:00

Purpose of Education according to Education for Well-being.

Post-Secondary Online

2008-03-31T19:27:00.004-05:00

"According to a study conducted by the Sloan Consortium, an educational research nonprofit agency based in Needham, Mass., almost one out of every five U.S. college students took at least one online course during autumn 2006. "

"An estimated 76 percent of all degree-granting post-secondary institutions offer online courses."

- Taken from MSN Encarta

Tokyo: Living Small in the Big City

2008-03-30T15:17:00.004-05:00

National Geographic's Tokyo: Living Small in the Big City offers a unique perspective.

YouTube Clip

TV Schedule

King Arthur

2008-03-05T11:14:00.003-06:00

Recently we have been studying Arthurian Literature. . . .

"A good lord is followed because each man sees in him the best of themselves and the best of what they could be."

Beloved Exile by Parke Godwin

Two Worth Watching

2008-02-04T20:51:00.001-06:00

Did You Ever Wonder?

Steve Jobs

Web 2.0 Tools

2008-01-10T12:35:00.000-06:00

How to use Web 2.0 tools in the classroom?

Web 2.0 Wiki

The Selfless Teacher

2007-12-31T21:56:00.001-06:00

What would a student version of The Selfless Teacher look like?

It has arrived!

2007-12-31T21:31:00.000-06:00

The information below is pulled directly from "K–12 ONLINE LEARNING: A SURVEY OF U.S. SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS."

The nationwide survey, conducted during the 2005-2006 academic year, finds

almost two out of three (63 %) school districts had one or more students enrolled in either a fully online or a blended course, which combines online learning with traditional face-to-face instruction.
over 60% of school districts with students enrolled in online courses anticipate their online enrollments will grow. Over the next two years districts predict online enrollments will increase by 19% and blended enrollments by 23%.
the overall number of K-12 students engaged in online courses in 2005-2006, is estimated at 700,000.

http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/K-12_06.asp

Web 2.0 Videos

2007-12-29T21:28:00.000-06:00

Wondering how to use Web 2.0 tools?

Videos in Plain English

Blogs
RSS
Social Bookmarking
Social Networking
Wikis

Worth Watching

2007-12-27T13:08:00.001-06:00

This blog is worth keeping an eye on . . .

Students 2.0

Time to Contemplate

2007-12-22T20:58:00.000-06:00

The internet has the power to connect people in ways we have not even begun to imagine & we need to contemplate the possibilities in educating our youth.

Social Networking

Second Life

Virtual Conference

Have you seen?

2007-12-18T22:50:00.000-06:00

Did you know?

Students Today

Web 2.0

diigo

2007-12-18T16:26:00.000-06:00

What is Diigo?

Diigo with Blogs

Diigo with Websites

42 words

2007-12-15T21:49:00.000-06:00

Can you explicitly state what needs to be said in 42 words or less with immeasurable quality and crystal clear clarity?

Try Teaching Brevity ,
or Creative Constraints ,
or Twittories .

Reminiscent of
Poetry Forms
Advertising Techniques
Comic Strips
Film Techniques .

180 days

2007-12-12T21:48:00.000-06:00

The 180 days video raised the question, "Where did the number come from?" . . . which led to the article A Short History of United States' Education 1900 to 2006 . . . containing the research . . .

In 1900. . .
school year consisted of 99 days
half of school-age children were enrolled
8% of enrolled students graduated from high school

In 1910. . .
35% of 17-year-olds were in high school

In the 1920s. . .
17% of enrolled students graduated
grade promotion based on age instead of test scores

In the 1930s. . .
50% of 14-16 year olds attended school

In 1940. . .
30% of city dwellers & 12% of farmers graduated from high school

In the 1950s. . .
school year consisted of 158 days
70% of 17 year olds attended school
two types of high schools: specialized & comprehensive
35% of students attended college

In 1960. . .
69% of population graduated from high school
high school diploma required for employment

In the 1970s. . .
decline in K-12 enrollment

In the 1980s. . .
69-71% graduation rate

In 1990. . .
9 out of 10 5-19 year olds were enrolled
83% of population 25 or older graduated from high school

In 2000. . .
94% of 9-12 graders were enrolled
84% graduation rate

Sears, L. A. A short history of united states' education 1900 to 2006. History of Literacy, from http://www.historyliteracy.org/publications.html