More than 50 new tablet computers are expected to debut at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. But only one is meant for people in the poorest regions of the world, and comes with a hand crank as an accessory.
Known as the XO 3.0, the rugged green and white device has an eight-inch screen and was designed by the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child, which in 2008 launched the XO laptop, a device for people who are normally far from the minds of most computing companies.
At a press preview held before the official opening of CES on Tuesday, OLPC's chief technology officer, Edward McNierney, told Technology Review that the new device could be used by children as young as five.
"We're trying to provide a low-power, low-cost environment for education," he said. "One of the things we're working on now is software experiments to see if children in completely illiterate communities, who don't go to school, can teach themselves to read."
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Nancie Atwell Facts - 0 views
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Number 5 really is interesting here. "Seven Principles That Guide Teaching and Student Learning in the Atwell Curriculum" 5. Children need to know adults who write -- We need to write, share our writing with our students, and demonstrate what experienced writers do in the process of composing, letting our students see our own drafts in all their messiness and tentativeness.
Connected Principals | Sharing. Learning. Leading. - 0 views
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"Teacher reading" Posts from Principals around the world
Nearpod - 0 views
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Mobile Classroom
edX - Home - 0 views
iPad Project In Schools (TIPS) | Dr Jenny Lane - Edith Cowan University - 0 views
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I Pad project
How Tech Will Transform the Traditional Classroom - 3 views
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Good read
There's More Than One Way to Flip a Classroom - 1 views
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In a packed session this afternoon at ISTE 2012 here in San Diego, a panel of nine educators, as well as two moderators presented their ideas and experiences with "flipping" their classrooms. The session was led by Aaron Sams and Jonathan Bergmann, two chemistry teachers who pioneered the flipped learning model back in 2006.
The Flipped Class is Here to Stay « Educator, Learner - 0 views
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Great blog post by science teacher about the flipped classroom
Lesson Plans - Google Apps for Education - 0 views
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Here are some pre-made lesson plans you can use with Google Docs and a few other services we already have here in District 30.
Adam Bellow's Educational Tech Commandments - YouTube - 0 views
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Adam Bellow presents his Tech Commandment's rapid-fire at the #140edu in New York. Thanks to Jeff and Chris for helping to organize this amazing event!
Why Is Learning Style So Important? | Special Education & IEP Advisor - 0 views
A Hand-Cranked Tablet Unveiled at CES - Technology Review - 0 views
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More than 50 new tablet computers are expected to debut at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. But only one is meant for people in the poorest regions of the world, and comes with a hand crank as an accessory. Known as the XO 3.0, the rugged green and white device has an eight-inch screen and was designed by the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child, which in 2008 launched the XO laptop, a device for people who are normally far from the minds of most computing companies. At a press preview held before the official opening of CES on Tuesday, OLPC's chief technology officer, Edward McNierney, told Technology Review that the new device could be used by children as young as five.
A Vision of K-12 Students Today - YouTube - 0 views
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Good Video when you need a boost about why we do what we do
ThanksForTeaching.Us - 0 views
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Thank any teacher for teaching!
Welcome to M86VuSafe.com - 0 views
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Now an essential online medium, video is a useful way for teachers to supplement classroom learning and engage students in content they can't access on field trips or through books alone. However, finding and sharing videos can be a challenge due to safety and compliance concerns. That's why M86 Security created VuSafe-the secure, simple way to share Internet videos.
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There is also the Lightspeed Resource Library allowing for the same feature set. The great thing about it is videos can be submitted, organized by content area, and presented in a pretty nice interface. You can find more information about it here: http://www.lightspeedsystems.com/resources/Educational-Resource-Library.aspx
Education - YouTube - 0 views
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