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"Most of us went through school and, by and large, succeeded. When we had education done to us, we experienced what I call the "just in case model" of education. We learned things just in case they might be useful. Just in case they might be on the test. Just in case we might look for a job in that area. Just in case you might study physics later on. And a key reason that education developed this model was that the predominant mode of teaching, and hence learning, relied on the predominant technology of the day: paper. . . .

A pretty compelling argument for macs in education.  Of course this argument is virtually obsolete and in the next few years we'll be deciding if we should require ios or android devices for all students as we enter the "post pc era" (thanks for that catchphrase, Mr. Jobs).

Coming in behind Internet, entertainment, games, business, social networking, email, education and reading uses, the only thing users turn to their iPad for less than app use, said CIRP, is shopping

This is the yearly education conference at SLA.  I'm going to try to go this year.  Anyone else interested?

I agree with everything on this list...except the part about getting rid of technology as a separate course. JK

Computer science = separate course. Tech fluency=integrated into all courses

The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere. We have 1200+ videos on YouTube covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance which have been recorded by Salman Khan. Listen to a recent interview by Salman with NPR's All Things Considered

Would be nice, but I'd rather have overkill than never having people see it in the first place.

True-I really like the diigo interface and it should be the place where we are teaching all of the teachers to store their bookmarks. I especially love that it affords this kind of conversation about a site

Nice find Matt! Its nice to have our vision validated by someone!

NOW EASY TO GET STUDENT ACCOUNTS _NO SIGNUP NEEDED!!

Entry videos for MacArthur's Digital Media and Learning competition.  Some good educational game concepts.

I particularly like the TerraX game on page 2

Jeremy Rifkin, the author of the just-published book The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis, suggests that The Age of Reason is being eclipsed by the Age of Empathy." "Unfortunately, Rifkin says, our educational structures and modes of teaching science remain grounded in the Age of Reason. Rote memorization of facts, competition among peers and individual achievement are hallmarks of this approach." "Today, young people see the world in a different way than their parents, who often cannot understand why their children are always glued to their BlackBerries in an orgy of talking, texting and tweeting. While their parents value individualism and privacy, today's youngsters view connectivity, interaction and collaboration as everything. And forget privacy; for them, being out of touch is a cardinal sin." "The extent of their kids' connectivity is disturbing to many adults. "If your kids are awake, they're probably online,"" "There is a tendency to view kids' passionate embrace of networked relationships and connectivity as an aberration ("what is this generation coming to?") or as a temporary event ("they'll grow out of it"). These responses may miss the larger picture. Kids' embrace of a new way of being in the world may mirror changes that have been steadily increasing in other areas of society, including science. "

I like how this article positions technology as supporting the educational mission: "if you haven't yet developed a clear and convincing vision, any money that you spend is going to be wasted!"

Best summary of ipad pros and cons I've seen so far, not specifically dealing with education but still may be of interest to some.