Study Confirms What We've All Expected: Children's Lit Has Exploded By Ethan Gilsdorf

Creating an Ultra-Flexible Learning Space By Bridget McCrea This is the second segment in an ongoing series of articles focused on classroom design. Each article in the series looks at a how schools are reinterpreting the traditional classroom for the 21st century.

the first of a new series of articles focused on classroom design, we take a look at a private high school in Florida that's borrowed ideas from two major universities to create classrooms that support interactive, hands-on learning.

By Tina Barseghian ...Fast forward a couple of decades (or more) and we see that the career landscape has changed so drastically that jobs need new definitions. Social media strategist, app developer, mobile web engineer?

Tina Barseghian

Globe and Mail visual graph: Is technology a boon or burden in the classroom? As the world becomes increasingly digital, school boards are trying to negotiate technology's role in the classroom. Some have embraced digital tools, enhancing their classrooms with Smartboards, cell phones and social media. Others have favoured tradition, claiming technology is a distraction and a nuisance. Where do Globe readers stand? Each dot on this graph represents one person's response colour-coded by age group.

Timeline: Classroom technology from papyrus to iPads TAMARA BALUJA Wonderful timeline depicting the evolution of "tools in the classroom"

"This video is part seven in our Future Learning video series about technology in classrooms. Check out our first video on Khan Academy here and learn about other forward-thinking innovators like Sifteo,  Digita Tabula,  Innovations in Learning, Connexions, and Collaborize Classroom."

"This is the first of eight videos in our Future Learning series, which explores technology in the classroom."

Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?

"In his book "Too Big to Know" Weinberger argues that society is evolving towards a system of knowledge that values uncertainty, freedom, and sheer volume, where knowledge is "the property of the network rather than that of individuals who know things." (This process becomes more apparent as more data are sent to virtual "clouds" for storage.)"

 "it's our responsibility to teach kids how to find and research information, how to judge its veracity, and when it's time to ask for a grownup's help. "

From Mashable: Here's a look at some of the big changes in tech and funding that have shaped education in 2011.

iPads are in, cursive is out (and other education trends)

Timeline: Classroom technology from papyrus to iPads

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