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Malik Hussain

http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2013-horizon-report-HE.pdf - 1 views

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    Thanks for sharing this Malik. I was wondering about accessibility in the middle of the report. Then when I came to wearable technology and the list of products available, I realized that there's so much more we could do for students who have special physical needs.
Xiaodi Chen

Amherst College Turns Down edX | EdSurge News - 1 views

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    Rethinking MOOCs
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    Thanks for sharing, Xiaodi! Here's a related story about Duke University's participation in online learning. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/education/duke-university-leaves-semester-online.html?ref=education&_r=0
Xiaodi Chen

The Do's and Don'ts of Picking Technology for Schools | EdSurge News - 0 views

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    Guidance for choosing technology for schools. 
Xiaodi Chen

Reading Games | PBS KIDS - 0 views

shared by Xiaodi Chen on 03 May 13 - Cached
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    Really good collection of educational games targeted at reading! 
Kim Frumin

What Does It Take for Technology to Really Have an Effect in Education? - 1 views

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    Dr. Kenneth Green, founding director of The Campus Computing Project, shares a keynote presentation at the Saylor Foundation's 2013 Digital Education Conference
Xiaodi Chen

Coursera To Deliver Classes For K 12 Teachers | EdSurge News - 1 views

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    Coursera tapping into the K-12 space 
Matthew Ong

Warcraft losing players - 0 views

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    It's had a great run, but two things players complain about. 1) Expensive compared to other free games 2) It's just not fun anymore
Chris Mosier

From The Atlantic: Why High Schools Should Treat Computer Programming Like Algebra - 0 views

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    from the article: "...students don't think of programming as a whole separate world the way older adults tend to, but as a tool they can use to explore their interests." The article also identifies several trends in EdTech including ATT, GeorgiaTech and Udacity's partnership to provide an online masters in Computer Science.
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

Why Minecraft is more than just another video game - 0 views

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    Teacher Joel Levin has seen the positive effect Minecraft can have on relationships among schoolchildren - especially on those who would otherwise be dismissed for being too geeky. "Suddenly those computer skills become transferable into social capital," he says. Mr Levin is the co-ordinator of Minecraftedu which was set up to show how the game can be used in classrooms. About 1500 schools are now using it as a teaching aid and not just in computer science lessons.
Chris Dede

Bypassing the Textbook: Video Games Transform Social Studies Curriculcum | MindShift - 1 views

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    Social studies teacher using entertainment videogames
Chris Dede

New Webinars in Game-Based Learning - 0 views

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    Overview of what teachers are being offered as professional development for educational games
Chris Dede

Tufts U, Emerson Develop Video Game To Prepare Students for Community Service -- Campus... - 1 views

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    community service game developed for college students
Fred Hua

DragonBox - Teaching Algebraic Principles with Games - 1 views

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    Teaching principles of algebra without the use of numbers. How well do these principles get carried over into math?
Chris Dede

Student-made Video Games Promote Science Literacy | MiddleWeb - 1 views

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    sixth grades connecting writing and media to science
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