08
Feb 15

Internet use by students: Infographic.

A few days ago my colleagues to Docsity They contacted me to let me come a infographic with the findings of a study on Internet use by students.

The infographic found very interesting, above all, because we all speak the use of Internet and new technologies in education but do not know exactly the data that we face. So it seemed like a great idea that they themselves who will explain these data.

¡Os dejo with Docsity! I hope you find interesting.

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07
Dec 14

Finland says goodbye to the pen ...

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photo credit: thms.nl via photopin cc

Do not panic! Although the title of the post is that, It is not exactly true.

For the last couple of weeks we do not talk about something else: Finland, the country benchmark in education worldwide, cease to teach calligraphy to teach typing.

In recent days many parents and professional colleagues who have contacted me to comment me the news.

I usually like to contrast the information reaching me, and so I have started to work to see how that that Finland stop teaching handwriting is ...

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05
Aug 14

4 tools for kids to learn to program.

photo credit: Lars Plougmann via photopin cc

photo credit: Lars Plougmann via photopin cc

The last week We started talking about the importance that some professionals are giving to the fact learn programming from children. We discuss the benefits of this activity and made mention of some studies show that it is possible to start programming even from the 6 years old.

In today's post, let's look at some of the tools most commonly used for this purpose, although not the only.

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27
Jul 14

Do you know why your child should learn to program?

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photo credit: neoneddy via photopin cc

Education is an issue that constantly we question. Surely you like me you are thinking if our education system is effective or not, if our children and students learn about, better or worse. We compare ourselves with other countries and propose possible changes.

At Present, one of these "debates" revolves around the possibility of including in the curriculum materials and programming.

¿Programming?? For if. Countries like the United States and Estonia begin to include programming as a subject in their schools, and many educators and computer scientists who defend to the hilt the benefits of introducing this kind of knowledge at an early age.

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22
Jun 14

Knowing our whiteboard hand ProClases.

PROCLASES interactive whiteboard

a week ago he spoke with Antonio Perles, Head of Marketing and Content of Education Social Network ProClases.es, on the leading role they are acquiring new technologies in our classrooms today. We both share the idea of ​​the importance of integrating education and technology to adapt to the future. So we decided to start a series of collaborations starting with today's article, in which we explain firsthand the operation and characteristics of elements such as whiteboard, for example, and I speak on their social network of educational issues that concern us all today.

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