The Digital Disconnect: The widening gap between Internet-savvy students and their schools
8/14/2002 | Report | Doug Levin, Sousan Arafeh, Amanda Lenhart, Lee Rainie
Using the Internet is the norm for today’s youth. Due in large part to high profile and sometime controversial education technology public policy initiatives, it is conventional wisdom that much of this use occurs in schools. The American Institutes for Research was commissioned by the Pew Internet & American Life Project to conduct a qualitative study of the attitudes and behaviors of Internet-using public middle and high school students drawn from across the country. The study is based primarily on information gathered from 14 gender-balanced, racially diverse focus groups of 136 students, drawn from 36 different schools.
Internet-savvy students rely on the Internet to help them do their schoolwork. They describe dozens of different education-related uses of the Internet. Virtually all use the Internet to do research to help them write papers or complete class work or homework assignments. The students employ five different metaphors to explain how they use the Internet for school: The Internet as virtual textbook and reference library, as virtual tutor and study shortcut, as virtual study group, as virtual guidance counselor, and the Internet as virtual locker, backpack, and notebook.
Many schools and teachers have not yet recognized—much less responded to—the new ways students communicate and access information over the Internet. Students report that there is a substantial disconnect between how they use the Internet for school and how they use the Internet during the school day and under teacher direction. For the most part, students’ educational use of the Internet occurs outside of the school day, outside of the school building, outside the direction of their teachers. While there are a variety of pressures, concerns, and outright challenges in providing Internet access to teachers and students at school, students perceive this disconnect to be the result of school administrators setting the tone for use at school, the wide variation in teacher policies regarding Internet use in and for class and poor and uninspiring quality of Internet-based assignments. Students say they face several roadblocks when it comes to using the Internet at schools. In many cases, these roadblocks discourage them from using the Internet as much, or as creatively, as they would like. They note that quality of access, heavy-handed filtering and the inequalities in home access among students constitute major barriers to Internet use in and for school.
Of course, student use of the Internet for school does not occur in a vacuum. Students’ experiences, and those of their states, districts, schools, teachers, and parents, strongly affect how the Internet is adopted in schools. Nonetheless, large numbers of students say they are changing because of their out-of-school use of the Internet—and their reliance on it. Internet-savvy students are coming to school with different expectations, different skills, and access to different resources.
Saturday, February 26, 2005
Stated Educational Technology Director's Association
Toolkit for 2003 - Tons of information about technology leadership.
About the National Leadership Institute (NLI)
On December 6-10, 2003, SETDA hosted the second annual National Leadership Institute (NLI). The NLI was developed in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education. Participation at the NLI included more than 105 state leaders from 46 states and the District of Columbia. There were also 10 staff members from the U.S. Department of Education, more than 25 resource specialists and directors from six of the Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TEC).
The NLI was an intensive hands-on workshop structured to produce deliverables that will aid state technology leaders in effectively implementing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. A planning committee comprised of SETDA members developed the work group topics and the Institute's agenda to ensure relevant and significant areas of focus.
Each Institute participant selected one of the following work groups.
Group One: Building Partnerships & Leveraging Resources
Group Two: Technology Leadership Skills for 21st Century Challenges
Group Three: Data Collection/Data Driven Decision-Making
Group Four: Professional Development Models/On-Line Learning
Group Five: Virtual Schools/Distance Learning
The outcomes of the five work groups are included in the 2003 SETDA National Leadership Institute Toolkit: States Helping States Implement No Child Left Behind. While the Toolkit was developed for use by state leaders, SETDA does encourage sharing the tools broadly so that all educators and administrators can utilize the Toolkit to assist them in improving learning for all students through the use of technology. Additional copies of the Toolkit can be downloaded at www.setda.org.
About the National Leadership Institute (NLI)
On December 6-10, 2003, SETDA hosted the second annual National Leadership Institute (NLI). The NLI was developed in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education. Participation at the NLI included more than 105 state leaders from 46 states and the District of Columbia. There were also 10 staff members from the U.S. Department of Education, more than 25 resource specialists and directors from six of the Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TEC).
The NLI was an intensive hands-on workshop structured to produce deliverables that will aid state technology leaders in effectively implementing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. A planning committee comprised of SETDA members developed the work group topics and the Institute's agenda to ensure relevant and significant areas of focus.
Each Institute participant selected one of the following work groups.
Group One: Building Partnerships & Leveraging Resources
Group Two: Technology Leadership Skills for 21st Century Challenges
Group Three: Data Collection/Data Driven Decision-Making
Group Four: Professional Development Models/On-Line Learning
Group Five: Virtual Schools/Distance Learning
The outcomes of the five work groups are included in the 2003 SETDA National Leadership Institute Toolkit: States Helping States Implement No Child Left Behind. While the Toolkit was developed for use by state leaders, SETDA does encourage sharing the tools broadly so that all educators and administrators can utilize the Toolkit to assist them in improving learning for all students through the use of technology. Additional copies of the Toolkit can be downloaded at www.setda.org.
Presentation about Teenage use of Internet and the Implications for Education and the Future
http://www.pewinternet.org/ppt/2003%208.14.03%20--%20Singapore%20Youth.Net%20Conference.ppt#258,1,Teenage Life Online: The Rise of the Networked Generation Lee Rainie – Director Youth.Net Conference - Singapore August 12, 2003
Partnership for 21st Century Literacy Skills
This site is chock-full of information about 21st century literacy skills, tools for determining your organization's level of 21st century literacy skills, and help to implement and integrate technology and 21st century literacy skills in to curriculum (including subject maps with benchmarks for 4th - 12th grade).
Enjoy!
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
Enjoy!
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
Creating a Mission Statement
Leader to Leader Institute - Formerly the Drucker Foundation - http://www.leadertoleader.org/leaderbooks/sat/mission.html
Building a mission statement. This web site also has a lot of information about leadership in the non-profit sector. Powerful resources!
La
Building a mission statement. This web site also has a lot of information about leadership in the non-profit sector. Powerful resources!
La
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Copyright Information for Students
"Intellectual Propery Primer" from Court TV, student forum of high school students on teh complex legal and moral questions raised by downloading music, games and movies on the Internet.
Other links:
Copyright Kids: http://www.copyrightkids.org
iSafe: http://www.i-safe.org
Power to Learn: Internet Smarts: http://www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts
Other links:
Copyright Kids: http://www.copyrightkids.org
iSafe: http://www.i-safe.org
Power to Learn: Internet Smarts: http://www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts
Monday, November 15, 2004
NCLB Video Seminars for Teachers
Interesting link to investigate.
Questions to ask:
Is the quality adequate?
What about follow up?
Questions to ask:
Is the quality adequate?
What about follow up?
Saturday, November 13, 2004
Links to Open Source Modules for PHP
Fat Scripts is a central location for open-source developers to post information. This one is focused on PHP and it is listed by category.
Learning Virtual Environment Module for PHP
Amazing open source software that works with Mac OS X. Allows teachers to create quizzes, exercises, discussion board, chats, etc. We must try this out!
L
L
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Cool Training Resources for Mac OS X and Kidspiration
There are free online tutorials on how to use Mac OS X Jaguar and Panther
http://www.atomiclearning.com/macosxx.shtml - Jaguar
http://www.atomiclearning.com/macosxpanther - Panther
Other Tutorials:
Kidspiration 2.0 Demo - http://www.kidspiration.com/productinfo/kidspiration/interactive_demo/index.cfm
Other Resources:
http://www.kidspiration.com/standards/index.cfm?fuseaction=state_detail&state=NewJersey - NJ State Standards Correlations for Kidspiration
http://www.atomiclearning.com/macosxx.shtml - Jaguar
http://www.atomiclearning.com/macosxpanther - Panther
Other Tutorials:
Kidspiration 2.0 Demo - http://www.kidspiration.com/productinfo/kidspiration/interactive_demo/index.cfm
Other Resources:
http://www.kidspiration.com/standards/index.cfm?fuseaction=state_detail&state=NewJersey - NJ State Standards Correlations for Kidspiration
Sunday, October 10, 2004
Friday, October 01, 2004
Computer Management in Panther Server
I set up a test list of computers in computer management in workgroup manager. I then deleted the list but when I tried to create the full list of everyone, I received an error message that stated the computer was already on another list. I checked and it is not on any list. Seems like a carbon to unix hiccup. Any ideas?
Lara
Lara
Friday, September 24, 2004
Computers in 2004?
http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~shnayder/computer.jpg
Check out this picture of what the scientists in the 1950s expected computers to look like in 2004! How amazing! This computer would not even fit in my house!
Check out this picture of what the scientists in the 1950s expected computers to look like in 2004! How amazing! This computer would not even fit in my house!
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Self-Assessment Survey Example from Conroe SD
Assessment tools for ICT in education
Assessment tools for ICT in education
http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/v2/info.asp?id=11088
Great site for listing out of assessments for site technology. Investigate this.
http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/v2/info.asp?id=11088
Great site for listing out of assessments for site technology. Investigate this.
Sunday, September 05, 2004
Logging in to Mac OS X Server using Windows XP Computer
We have a business lab with a number of brand new Windows XP computers. We are unable to log in to the Mac OS X Server X.3.4, eventhough we have Windows Services on and the Mac OS X Server is set up as the PDC.
I found the following helpful discussions:
- http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?13@206.RzcIaN89vNW.7@.68998011/0 - discusses how to do it:
"On your server, configure Windows services as a PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and define a domain.
At your PC, logon as as administrator and go to Network Neighborhood and see if you can see the domain. If you can, you need to set the PC up to access the domain. On W2K, it's My Computer/Properties/ Network Identification. Click on "Properties" and check Domain and enter the OSX PDC domain name. You will be asked to logon to the OSX server (admin) and after a long minute you should receive a message, "Welcome to XXXXXXX Domain". You will be prompted to reboot.
At the logon screen, enter a OSX username (long name or short name) / password. Make sure you enter the domain you wish to enter. If you don't see a "Log on to ________" box, select options and then select the domain. This should get you on the server.
To verify, open My Computer and you should have a H: drive assigned with the shortname of the user you signed on as. "
______
More detailed information comes from the File Services Administration manual from Apple on pages 55 - 72 :
"Changing General Settings
You can use the General pane of the Windows service settings in Server Admin to
provide a server description, name, and workgroup and specify the server’s role in its domain.
To configure Windows service General settings:
1 Open Server Admin and select Windows in the Computers & Services list.
2 Click Settings, then click General.
3 To specify how your server participates in the local domain, choose from the Role popup menu.
4 In the Description field, type a description that is meaningful to you or your users.
This description appears in the Network Neighborhood window on client computers,
and is optional.
The Description cannot exceed 48 characters.
5 In the Computer Name field, type the server name you want users to see when they
connect.
The default name is the NetBIOS name of the Windows file server. The name should
contain no more than 15 characters, and no special characters or punctuation.
If practical, make the server name match its unqualified DNS host name. For example, if your DNS server has an entry for your server as “server.apple.com,” give your server the name “server.”
6 In the Workgroup field, type the name of the workgroup that you want users to see in the Network Neighborhood window.
If you have Windows domains on your subnet, use one of them as the workgroup
name to make it easier for clients to communicate across subnets. Otherwise, consult
your Windows network administrator for the correct group name.
The workgroup name cannot exceed 15 characters.
From the Command Line
You can also change the Windows service settings by modifying the serveradmin
command in Terminal. For more information, see the file services chapter of the
command-line administration guide.
PAGE 60:
"Changing Advanced Settings
You can use the Advanced pane of the Windows service settings in Server Admin to
choose a client code page, set the server to be a workgroup or domain master browser,
specify the server’s WINS registration, and enable virtual share points for user homes.
To configure Windows services Advanced settings:
1 Open Server Admin and select Windows in the Computers & Services list.
2 Click Settings, then click Advanced.
3 Choose the character set you want clients to use from the Code Page pop-up menu.
4 Next to Services, choose whether to enable domain browsing services.
“Workgroup Master Browser” provides browsing and discovery of servers in a single subnet.
“Domain Master Browser” provides browsing and discovery of servers across subnets.
5 Next to WINS Registration, choose how you want the server to register with WINS.
Choose “Off” to prevent your server from registering itself with any external WINS
server or local name resolution server.
Choose “Enable WINS server” to have the file server provide local name resolution
services. This allows clients across multiple subnets to perform name/address
resolution.
Choose “Register with WINS server” if your Windows clients and Windows server are not
all on the same subnet, and your network has a WINS server. Then enter the IP address
or DNS name of the WINS server.
6 To simplify setting up share points for Windows user home directories, select “Enable virtual share points.”
When you enable virtual share points, home directories are mounted automatically
when Windows users log in to the server, without you having to set up individual share points for each of your users.
From the Command Line
You can also change the Windows service settings using the serveradmin command
in Terminal. For more information, see the file services chapter of the command-line
administration guide."
Page 64
"Enabling Domain Browsing
If there are no Microsoft servers on your subnet or network to control domain
browsing, you can use these options to restrict domain browsing to a single subnet or
allow browsing across your network.
To enable domain browsing:
1 Open Server Admin and select Windows in the Computers & Services list.
2 Click Settings, then click Advanced.
3 Next to Services, select Workgroup Master Browser, Domain Master Browser, or both.
Select Master Browser to let clients browse for and locate servers in a single subnet.
Select Domain Master Browser to let clients browse for and locate servers across your
network (subnets).
4 Click Save."
Page 67 - HOW TO CONNECT USING WINDOWS NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD:
"Connecting to the Server Using Network Neighborhood
Before trying to connect to the server from a Windows client computer, find out the
workgroup or domain of both the client computer and the file server.
You can find the workgroup name of a Windows client computer in the computer’s
Network Neighborhood window. To find the server’s workgroup name, open Server
Admin, click Windows in the Computers & Services list, click Settings, then click
General.
To connect to a Windows server using the Network Neighborhood:
1 On the Windows client computer, open the Network Neighborhood window. If you are
in the same workgroup or domain as the server, skip to step 4.
2 Double-click the Entire Network icon.
3 Double-click the icon of the workgroup or domain the server is located in.
4 Double-click the server’s icon.
5 Log in using your Windows login name.
Connecting to the Server by Name or Address in Windows
You can connect to the Windows server by double-clicking its name in the Network
Neighborhood. You can also connect without using the Network Neighborhood.
To connect to the Windows server without the Network Neighborhood:
1 On the Windows client computer, choose Start > Find > Computer.
2 Type the name or IP address of your Windows server.
3 Double-click the server to connect.
4 Log in using your Mac OS X Server login name."
The full PDF can be found at - http://a1872.g.akamai.net/7/1872/51/90d4af5d78e651/www.apple.com/server/pdfs/File_Services.pdf
______
Once we can log on to the PDC, the following discussion discusses how to modify registry to make things easier for users:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?128@@.6891391b
I found the following helpful discussions:
- http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?13@206.RzcIaN89vNW.7@.68998011/0 - discusses how to do it:
"On your server, configure Windows services as a PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and define a domain.
At your PC, logon as as administrator and go to Network Neighborhood and see if you can see the domain. If you can, you need to set the PC up to access the domain. On W2K, it's My Computer/Properties/ Network Identification. Click on "Properties" and check Domain and enter the OSX PDC domain name. You will be asked to logon to the OSX server (admin) and after a long minute you should receive a message, "Welcome to XXXXXXX Domain". You will be prompted to reboot.
At the logon screen, enter a OSX username (long name or short name) / password. Make sure you enter the domain you wish to enter. If you don't see a "Log on to ________" box, select options and then select the domain. This should get you on the server.
To verify, open My Computer and you should have a H: drive assigned with the shortname of the user you signed on as. "
______
More detailed information comes from the File Services Administration manual from Apple on pages 55 - 72 :
"Changing General Settings
You can use the General pane of the Windows service settings in Server Admin to
provide a server description, name, and workgroup and specify the server’s role in its domain.
To configure Windows service General settings:
1 Open Server Admin and select Windows in the Computers & Services list.
2 Click Settings, then click General.
3 To specify how your server participates in the local domain, choose from the Role popup menu.
4 In the Description field, type a description that is meaningful to you or your users.
This description appears in the Network Neighborhood window on client computers,
and is optional.
The Description cannot exceed 48 characters.
5 In the Computer Name field, type the server name you want users to see when they
connect.
The default name is the NetBIOS name of the Windows file server. The name should
contain no more than 15 characters, and no special characters or punctuation.
If practical, make the server name match its unqualified DNS host name. For example, if your DNS server has an entry for your server as “server.apple.com,” give your server the name “server.”
6 In the Workgroup field, type the name of the workgroup that you want users to see in the Network Neighborhood window.
If you have Windows domains on your subnet, use one of them as the workgroup
name to make it easier for clients to communicate across subnets. Otherwise, consult
your Windows network administrator for the correct group name.
The workgroup name cannot exceed 15 characters.
From the Command Line
You can also change the Windows service settings by modifying the serveradmin
command in Terminal. For more information, see the file services chapter of the
command-line administration guide.
PAGE 60:
"Changing Advanced Settings
You can use the Advanced pane of the Windows service settings in Server Admin to
choose a client code page, set the server to be a workgroup or domain master browser,
specify the server’s WINS registration, and enable virtual share points for user homes.
To configure Windows services Advanced settings:
1 Open Server Admin and select Windows in the Computers & Services list.
2 Click Settings, then click Advanced.
3 Choose the character set you want clients to use from the Code Page pop-up menu.
4 Next to Services, choose whether to enable domain browsing services.
“Workgroup Master Browser” provides browsing and discovery of servers in a single subnet.
“Domain Master Browser” provides browsing and discovery of servers across subnets.
5 Next to WINS Registration, choose how you want the server to register with WINS.
Choose “Off” to prevent your server from registering itself with any external WINS
server or local name resolution server.
Choose “Enable WINS server” to have the file server provide local name resolution
services. This allows clients across multiple subnets to perform name/address
resolution.
Choose “Register with WINS server” if your Windows clients and Windows server are not
all on the same subnet, and your network has a WINS server. Then enter the IP address
or DNS name of the WINS server.
6 To simplify setting up share points for Windows user home directories, select “Enable virtual share points.”
When you enable virtual share points, home directories are mounted automatically
when Windows users log in to the server, without you having to set up individual share points for each of your users.
From the Command Line
You can also change the Windows service settings using the serveradmin command
in Terminal. For more information, see the file services chapter of the command-line
administration guide."
Page 64
"Enabling Domain Browsing
If there are no Microsoft servers on your subnet or network to control domain
browsing, you can use these options to restrict domain browsing to a single subnet or
allow browsing across your network.
To enable domain browsing:
1 Open Server Admin and select Windows in the Computers & Services list.
2 Click Settings, then click Advanced.
3 Next to Services, select Workgroup Master Browser, Domain Master Browser, or both.
Select Master Browser to let clients browse for and locate servers in a single subnet.
Select Domain Master Browser to let clients browse for and locate servers across your
network (subnets).
4 Click Save."
Page 67 - HOW TO CONNECT USING WINDOWS NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD:
"Connecting to the Server Using Network Neighborhood
Before trying to connect to the server from a Windows client computer, find out the
workgroup or domain of both the client computer and the file server.
You can find the workgroup name of a Windows client computer in the computer’s
Network Neighborhood window. To find the server’s workgroup name, open Server
Admin, click Windows in the Computers & Services list, click Settings, then click
General.
To connect to a Windows server using the Network Neighborhood:
1 On the Windows client computer, open the Network Neighborhood window. If you are
in the same workgroup or domain as the server, skip to step 4.
2 Double-click the Entire Network icon.
3 Double-click the icon of the workgroup or domain the server is located in.
4 Double-click the server’s icon.
5 Log in using your Windows login name.
Connecting to the Server by Name or Address in Windows
You can connect to the Windows server by double-clicking its name in the Network
Neighborhood. You can also connect without using the Network Neighborhood.
To connect to the Windows server without the Network Neighborhood:
1 On the Windows client computer, choose Start > Find > Computer.
2 Type the name or IP address of your Windows server.
3 Double-click the server to connect.
4 Log in using your Mac OS X Server login name."
The full PDF can be found at - http://a1872.g.akamai.net/7/1872/51/90d4af5d78e651/www.apple.com/server/pdfs/File_Services.pdf
______
Once we can log on to the PDC, the following discussion discusses how to modify registry to make things easier for users:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?128@@.6891391b
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Mailman on Mac OS X Server Not Receiving Mail for Lists
When I created a few mailing list groups on my Mac OS X Server mailman using the Web Page admin at http://mail.haddon.k12.nj.us/mailman/admin - I am receiving emails from the server, but I am not able to send back to the mailing list.
Here is the error message I receive in the returned email:
A message (from) was received at 5 Sep 2004 16:42:59 +0000.
The following addresses had delivery problems:
Permanent Failure: 550_:_User_unknown_in_local_recipient_table
Delivery last attempted at Sun, 5 Sep 2004 16:43:01 -0000
I found some information, that I am including below:
At Apple Discussions for Mail Services / Mailman, I found this discussion - http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?14@@.6896bbc9 - that recommends a terminal command to resolve a domain name issue in mailman's configuration file.
I also found this kbase document:
"We hit a Bug" message when creating a Mailing List: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107889
Mac OS X Server 10.3 includes a Web interface for mailing list administration. If you create a new mailing list with this tool, you may see a message that says, "We're sorry, we hit a bug!"
This Mailman interface is available at http://myserver.com/mailman/admin, where "myserver.com" would be replaced with the address of your server.
When you try to save a new mailing list, you see this message:
Bug in Mailman version 2.1.2
We're sorry, we hit a bug!
If you would like to help us identify the problem, please email a copy of this page to the webmaster for this site with a description of what happened. Thanks!
This message is followed by a detailed traceback.
To resolve the issue, follow these steps:
Open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/).
Type: sudo chmod g+w /var/mailman/data/aliases.db
Press Return.
Use Server Admin to remove the partialy created list.
Here is the error message I receive in the returned email:
A message (from
The following addresses had delivery problems:
Permanent Failure: 550_
Delivery last attempted at Sun, 5 Sep 2004 16:43:01 -0000
I found some information, that I am including below:
At Apple Discussions for Mail Services / Mailman, I found this discussion - http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?14@@.6896bbc9 - that recommends a terminal command to resolve a domain name issue in mailman's configuration file.
I also found this kbase document:
"We hit a Bug" message when creating a Mailing List: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107889
Mac OS X Server 10.3 includes a Web interface for mailing list administration. If you create a new mailing list with this tool, you may see a message that says, "We're sorry, we hit a bug!"
This Mailman interface is available at http://myserver.com/mailman/admin, where "myserver.com" would be replaced with the address of your server.
When you try to save a new mailing list, you see this message:
Bug in Mailman version 2.1.2
We're sorry, we hit a bug!
If you would like to help us identify the problem, please email a copy of this page to the webmaster for this site with a description of what happened. Thanks!
This message is followed by a detailed traceback.
To resolve the issue, follow these steps:
Open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/).
Type: sudo chmod g+w /var/mailman/data/aliases.db
Press Return.
Use Server Admin to remove the partialy created list.
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