Techno Constructivism

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Any teacher who has had access to a StarBoard, Promethean Board, or Interactive Whiteboard, etc. is lost when it malfunctions or for whatever reason is no longer accessible.  Tablet PC’s may be used in a similar manner.  True the functionalities and application tools may not be as top-notch, but any port in a storm.  Well […]

There is a vital need for advocacy in the area of Geography Education. A poll conducted in 2006, National Geographic-Roper ASW poll (PDF) , identified a ”lack of basic geographic knowledge among 18-24 year-old Americans—the most recent members of our educational system: 37% of young Americans can’t find Iraq on a map. One in three young Americans can’t […]

The Huntington Elementary School, under the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, became the pilot technology school for the District in the 2005-2006 school year.  In response to low student achievement the District targeted the school for intervention and provided it with many additional resources, including upgrading the availability of technology, such as laptops for […]

“70 % of the jobs available in the workforce are related to the acquisition and manipulation of digital knowledge.”
-Just in Time Web Delivered Instruction T.H.E. Journal. March, 1999.
As I am sure this statistic has grown and more jobs available in the workplace require the use, knowledge, and skills needed to work with technological tools.  As […]

Article Written by Jocelyn Meek, Communications Officer of Brockton Public Schools.  Article posted on the bpsma.org website 
Though it might have passed the world by with little fanfare, on Friday, March 6th, Marybeth O’Brien’s 4th grade class at the Huntington School was celebrating an auspicious occasion: the 97th anniversary of the Oreo cookie. That’s right, that delectable […]