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Technology is a tool---not a panacea.

3D printing technology is becoming part of daily life and gaining commercial use strength. It is believed to be the start of a new industrial revolution, rising from the small businesses and home innovators which 3D printing gives power to. Also makes prosthetic limbs.

Passnownow is a new community app being used by Nigerian teenagers and secondary school students in Lagos. This is beneficial because it is allowing students to type classroom notes and integrating technology to further their mobile education.

This is telling the change in technology and the development of online use. It tells that there are still changes needed to progress online cloud computing, but it is a very handy thing for people.

This describes how to use virtual labs, how to save labs that you have done while on a virtual lab, and it has examples of current programs and what somebody would need in order to run certain virtual labs.

This is an older document on mobile learning discussing the potential of technology in the classroom. While there is no date pertaining to the publication of this document, I do not see any citations which date beyond 2003. This can be an interesting reference to look at while we ourselves are in the heart of the mobile learning age, while the authors of this are only looking at how it might be used.

They've long served as communal gathering spots, but these civic institutions are becoming gateways to technological tinkering. Please consider disabling it for our site, or supporting our work in one of these ways Subscribe Now > If you could ask Ben Franklin what public institution he would like to visit in America today, I bet he would say the public library.

Examples of how wearable tech affect education in schools.

Libraries are one of the fastest-evolving learning spaces. As many resources move online, and teachers require students to collaborate more and demonstrate their learning, librarians are trying to keep up. Some are even spearheading the changes. Public libraries have led the effort to provide access to 21st century technologies and learning resources, but now university and K-12 libraries are beginning to catch up.

A few years ago, I decided to incorporate mobile devices into my lesson plans. While the content still remains the focus of my teaching, I think technology can enhance learning at every point in a lesson.

3rd place video in the Flat Connections Global Project 16-1 awards