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The Learning Record provides an architecture and process for documenting student progress and achievement, based on interviews, observations over time, samples of students' naturally-occurring work, and well-supported interpretations of learning across five dimensions.

A very thought provoking and insightful interview about the efforts of governments to gain control over technology and how they justify it.

A very thought provoking and insightful interview about the efforts of governments to gain control over technology and how they justify it.

"While technology has an increasing impact on our daily lives from social relationships to politics, female computer scientists actively influencing these developments are still in short supply. Barely 13 percent of bachelor degrees in computer sciences were earned by women in the US last year. Stanford students Ayna Agarwal and Ellora Israni founded She++, an annual conference and initiative to inspire more women to pursue and explore computer sciences."

A great interview with Canadian educator, George Couros, about the benefits with connecting and sharing online. Includes an interesting reflection on his initial foray into social media and how his use has evolved over time.

The iPad Educators project was born here in the UAE - both of the website's founders are based in Dubai. As such it was important to us to include a section of the site that was dedicated to all things that are particularly relevant to local educators. So from here you can access exclusive interviews and features as well as the ever-expanding UAE app directory!

"Cyber-bullying, update-addiction, sexting - from the perspective of a parent raising a ''digital native'' child, social media seems fraught with dangers. But new research suggests the risks inherent in social media use by younger generations might be overblown. danah boyd, assistant research professor at Harvard and principal researcher for Microsoft Research - like k.d.lang, she prefers the lower case - has completed a large-scale study on how US teenagers use the internet in general, and social media in particular. Her book is called It's Complicated, and is the result of in-depth interviews with scores of teens over an eight-year period."

A great collection of resources and reflections from EduTECH Conference 2014. Includes blogposts, interviews, storifies and articles.

An interview with Clive Thompson about his book 'Smarter Than You Think You Are' in which he situates some of the changes in technology within history.

This page contains a link to the Learning in the 21st Century: Taking It Mobile report. "This report identifies key findings from the Speak Up 2009 trends report and from interviews with innovative educators who are leveraging mobile devices for learning. Their stories illustrate emerging trends, implementation considerations and strategies for implementing mobile learning initiatives."

The New Learning Institute interviews "leading thinkers and researchers who are examining the role that digital media plays in young people's lives. Mimi Ito, John Seely Brown, Henry Jenkins, Diana Rhoten, James Gee, Nichole Pinkard, and Katie Salen all see digital media - social networks, online games and media production - as the transformational tools of the 21st century."

By Bill Moggridge. Free ebook and video interviews with famous web developers, writers, designers, and pundits. For example, Chris Anderson, Mark Zuckerberg, Craig Newmark, Jimmy Wales, and many others.

Vast range of How to... videos arranged by theme/topic. Learn how to ace a job interview, fold an origami swan, apply styles in Excel or run faster. Perhaps set an exercise for students: Find out how to ...

Are you a 21st Century Teacher? 1. You require your students to use a variety of sources for their research projects…and they cite blogs, podcasts, and interviews they've conducted via Skype. 2. Your students work on collaborative projects…with students in Australia. (Substitute: other parts of the world for us Austns) This is a thought provoking list that has a link at the end to another article - becoming a 21st C teacher in 2 hours!

New social learning course authoring with emphasis on peer and media enhanced lessons. Interviewed by Steve Hargadon on LearnCentral.org. http://www.learncentral.org/userprofile/blog/80/145900

"Rather than taking Kang's words as a warning against wanting your brain cake and eating it too, I took them as a reminder that our children are entering a time when traversing context has never been as complex as it is now. When it's time to drop a verse, can they demonstrate eloquence and elaborateness? And then, in times when we need to speak a language which eliminates ambiguity in favour of transferable clarity and concision, will our kids be able to write a masterclass algorithm?" Reminded me of the discussion brought up during the interview with Ian Guest where Daryl and Tony mused about teaching code.

Onle tool, Transcribe, helps you transcribe audio without alternating between an audio player and a text editor.

L4LTV bandwidth depends on the individual user, free gr8 live meetings for 8 ppl