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HSBC Bank signing on as the sponsor of the Flat Classroom Conference.

So excited about HSBC bank signing as the major sponsor of the Flat Classroom conference - major kudos to Julie Lindsay and Qatar Academy!! It makes me exceptionally proud to see the STUDENTS in this picture as this conference is about reengineering the place of students in educational conferences and making them the part of the future of education. If you want to attend, sign up now, as the spaces will be limited!

Alternate reality games (ARGs) weave together real-world artifacts with clues and puzzles hidden virtually any place, such as websites, libraries, museums, stores, signs, recorded telephone messages, movies, television programs, or printed materials. ARGs are not computer or video games, but electronic devices are frequently used to access clues. Players can meet and talk with characters in the narrative and use resources like postal mail, e-mail, the web, or the public library to find hints, clues, and various pieces of the puzzle. ARGs open doors into the future of students' professional lives, where they will be expected to solve complex problems by taking necessary raw materials from multiple resources, thinking critically and analytically, and putting their individual skills, interests, and abilities at the disposal of a group dedicated to a common goal.

Educational Leadership article from ASCD

School competitions now center around online websites, they used to just be on paper! What a difference to get to see what kids suggest, it means that their influence is felt far beyond the classroom and can even influence the scientists who view their work.

Contest to encourage student to create a vision of the future of technology. This site shows the inventions and the awards. This is a neat competition and you might want to plug in your math and science program, particularly the gifted program. Competitions help your top students reach higher and are a very important part of gifted programs (and others too!)

Microsoft Surface is going to become part of devices around us. This is an important technology for where things are going to be moving are important to understand as you predict the future of technology.

People inventing and predicting in their videos should read about microsoft surface.

An attempt to summarise some of the concepts from 'A Whole New Mind'

The following concepts are based on the book entitled: 'A Whole New Mind' by Daniel H. Pink. The book argues that people who develop the Right-side of their brain hemisphere in the future will be the ones that will be in more demand by society and business.

Consider creating a video for the project if you're in the wireless group that could be submitted for this award - includes a prize and trip to Florida. We'd love for someone in this group to win the award from Flat Classroom project. it is about how wireless broadband can be used in education. Great idea for a video.

Competition for envisioning the future of wireless broadband - what could you do with high speed wireless broadband. This competition carries a prize and a trip to Florida this next February - application due November 1st, so a quick turn around. My good friend, Louise Maine, shared this with me. It is a great opportunity. Please share it.

Cell phones have the capability to become the "Swiss army knife" for student research and organization. First, we explore using cell phones as data collection tools: audio recorders, digital cameras, and digital camcorders. Additionally, we consider how classroom projects can be developed for cell phones: creating ring tones, text messaging, mobile WebPages, and mobile surveys. Finally, we contemplate the future features of cell phones and how those features play a role in learning.

I love this video! However, does that mean everything you try on virtually will automatically fit when you actually take it home.....? Hmmmmm

Children have more access to cell phones than "books on paper." My answer - redefine books and deliver all educational content via handheld. Stop defining the future of our children with the tools of our past.

Application lets smart phone users send a message and a link to a map marking their location.

Glympse, a Seattle-area startup, is the latest in the field. Its application, also called Glympse, lets smart phone users send a message and a link to a map marking their location to anyone in their address book.

"Beware of the 21st learning zealots. Frightened of a more globalized, competitive, fast-paced future, they want to retreat back into the womb of soft student-centred pedagogy, classroom info-tainment, and nurturing the self-esteem of students. The Internet and social media are the latest gizmos and innovations to be used to "stay relevant" and keep the kids happy in schools."

This perspective is worth considering to see if it holds any water.

How will the different sectors of our society change in the future? How will the exchange of information change in the next 3-5 years? View this slideshow to see what 100 innovators think and then make up your own mind.

This article has to do with my topic for the flatclassroomproject.

The 7th IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile & Ubiquitous Technologies in Education (WMUTE 2012) will be held in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. Participants will be able to interact, discuss and exchange ideas with the aim of stimulating more exciting ideas for future research. The conference aims to promote a new line of research and practice that highlights both social and technological innovation in order to support and amalgamate contemporary social learning theories. The conference will be held jointly with the 4th IEEE International Conference on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning (DIGITEL 2012).

Eight Trends Driving the Future of Information Technology A new report predicts dramatic changes to the face of enterprise computing. To say that change is coming to the enterprise is like saying the sun will rise in the east tomorrow.

"And as the teachers spell out, it is this obsession which has a direct impact on the future of our children - affecting their grades because they fail to complete their homework on time or to the standard required, and being unable to concentrate in class."

Talks about teachers that think social networking is affecting education in a negative way.