This Diigo group is meant to complement the T545 Course, Engagement Motivation and Flow, taught by professor Chris Dede at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Please feel free to join the group whether you're enrolled in the course or not
Interested in seeing their results. http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/13/with-10k-schools-on-board-brightbytes-lands-15m-to-help-measure-the-real-impact-of-technology-in-education/
Thanks for sharing Connie, I thought that such scanning technology was readily available. But the difference is that with Quick Key, it's made mobile and the teacher can scan it immediately. WIth ...
"Great coders are today's rockstars!" says Will.i.am. Great video! I do think coding is an important skill that needs to be offered in schools. The closing quote that only one in ten schools offers...
http://www.cea-ace.ca/blog/bruce-beairsto/2012/03/6/teacher-engagement-key-student-engagement this article describes how important it is for us, as educators, to be engaged in the topics we teach....
I love it! This was the computer game I played constantly in 4th grade. I didn't have the version shown in the YouTube video, but I remember it well even today.
(Restricted access article, posted here.) The article talks about re-organizing classrooms and schedules in order to cater to the needs of the 21st century classroom. At a time when new technology...
(Restricted access, article posted here) Some food for thought: if kids are 'learning in snippets of time', does this mean that deep learning is being compromised? Australian schools are getting...
(Restricted access article, so I'm posting it here.) I found what was said about 'engaging online learning experiences' very insightful: "It must be a well ordered, curated experience that underst...
(Restricted access only to subscribers, so I'm posting the article here. This is possibly the new face of tutoring,) When finding a local tutor to come in and help her daughter Mith with her Engli...
Gozie, Thank you for sharing this article. I believe blended learning will become the mainstream in the near future and these success stories reinforce that feeling.
I've been reading a lot about this trend - I think it's equally prevalent in the US. I wonder how much of it is caused by our move away from school as preparation for career to school as a place fo...
Access to the site is by subscription only, so I am including the article here: A solar-powered iPad described as a "school in a box" has been developed by the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Desi...
Access to the site is by subscription, so I am including the article here: T'S a sad day for doodlers. The dog-eared textbook is on its final chapter in Ireland as schools switch to ebooks. More t...
Good example of the huge variety of businesses that are jumping on the interactive children's media bandwagon...this media developer is partnering with broadcasters, publishing companies, toys, eve...
http://www.gizmag.com/first-commercially-available-jetpack/14423/ Just thought I'd post this example of gaming abilities crossing into the real world.
