Flat Connections Global Project

this is a very useful website for a short synopsis.

A report from the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Mozilla Foundation details how a MacArthur-supported initiative to expand use of digital badges can improve learning and outcomes for students and adults. The digital credentials represent an individual's skills, interests, and achievements.

Cynthia Hudson-Vitale is digital data outreach librarian, email: chudson{at}wustl.edu Jennifer Moore is GIS and data projects manager; anthropology librarian; program faculty in International Area Studies, email: j.moore{at}wustl.edu , at Washington University-St.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) polices are increasingly popular as a way for companies to let workers use the hardware they like best and are most productive with. But according to a new study from Cisco, that not be the best way to think about BYOD.

Workers participating in a bring your own device policy expect the same corporate data access on their personal devices as on company-owned machines. IT should come up with a measured approach toward BYOD users that balances accessibility and security.

Key Themes of This Report 10% of Americans own a smartphone but do not have broadband at home, and 15% own a smartphone but say that they have a limited number of options for going online other than their cell phone.

The maker movement is a global, DIY movement of people who take charge of their lives, solve their own problems and share how they solved them. And it's growing in schools that are searching for more authentic learning experiences for their students.

The impact of cell phones on the environment after their lifetime.

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Adaptive learning has long been a part of education. The basic concept is simple: Coursework should be adapted to meet the individual needs of each student.

Adaptive learning has long been a part of education. The basic concept is simple: Coursework should be adapted to meet the individual needs of each student. Every teacher has experience modifying curriculum in some way to help students access information. Nowadays technology can help make the adaptations easier and more streamlined.

A good read on how adaptive learning technology has many advantages within the classroom, and how it is developing each and everyday.

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.

Wearable technology isn't just a fashion statement. It doesn't start and finish at the Galaxy Gear smart watch, or Google Glass.

When my son took his preschool application intelligence test (yes, seriously), the test administrator said, "He cooks with you, so he will likely score higher

(2015). Creating a wearable artificial kidney: where are we now? Expert Review of Medical Devices: Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 373-376. doi: 10.1586/17434440.2015.1053466

Adaptive learning software is starting to be found all over classrooms, but how effective can it really be in classrooms?