The New York Times and its Learning Network recently put out
a call asking teachers to make videos describing how technology had changed
their classrooms. You can watch our pick of the best submissions here.
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One Great Idea For Better K-12: Turn Students Into Problem Solvers - 1 views
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Ed.D. and TED Senior Fellow Juliette LaMontagne discusses her best ideas to fix K-12 schools. Her vision includes increased informal learning, greater access to emerging software and online content such as Khan Academy and project-based work that allows students to apply what they learn to real world situations.
7 ways holographic technology will make learning more fun - 1 views
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Another emerging technology. Will still take some years to be affordable enough but interesting to be aware of.
Print Books vs E-Books - 0 views
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Comparing parent-child co-reading on print, basic, and enhanced e-book platforms...'Quick studies' by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center to address the problem of how fast technologies seem to be growing and the gap between their emergence and research to back up their effectiveness.
Digital contacts will keep an eye on your vital signs - 0 views
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That takes care of the display challenge, now if we could only develop a more sophisticated and biologically intuitive method of data entry (no keys or multi-touch surface), the world will be a very different place. Def. an emerging technology with wild educational/training implications.
BYOD - Worst Idea of the 21st Century? : Stager-to-Go - 7 views
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Uche, you keep posting stuff I have a problem with- OK I understand that BYOD policies may not be so great but I really believe that familes should shoulder some of the costs for hardware since degredation is such a problem. The schools can have agreements with vendors to provide certain laptops or tablets for a certain price point and they can design their systems to support these items. Parents are expected to purchase backpacks, binders, and school supplies. When parents can't provide these back-to-school supplies, schools cover it. The same should be for computers. Speaking as a middle class parent (refer to above article) I believe this is an important investment in our schools so that they can focus on hardware support and software implementation/ integration. - ...1 more comment...
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I still believe that a system properly designed could mitigate some of your concerns. In reality, schools can not support any device that a student brings in. They are capable of supporting a certain number and if they build relationships with the vendors to sell those devices that the school is capable of supporting then families will be aware that the school will offer the best deal on the items that are compatible. Every year the school recommends items for back to school supplies. If the laptop could replace all of the binders it might be worth it. There are many factors to consider but the biggest obstacle is that schools maintain such old equipment because of their budget woes. Even when we can purchase the latest and greatest software, the computers can't run it.
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What a great debate you guys are having! One point worth considering is that typically the parents are responsible for purchasing the supplies, while the school is responsible for providing the content (textbooks, workbooks, handouts, worksheets, videos, etc). In the near future these devices may also be the primary sources of content, replacing textbooks altogether. I would hope perhaps funding for textbooks could be transferred to funding for these devices. I would also hope that the price of these devices drops significantly (is the $35 tablet in our future?). Then of course the question of who pays is less important. In my job producing educational video for publishing companies, I spend way too much time dealing with various formats and compatibility problems with browsers, so I'd love to see a future where this becomes more standardized.
Q&A: Marc Prensky Talks About Learning in the 21st Century - 1 views
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Marc Prensky has written a number of books about the integration of technology and education. In his latest, Brain Gain: Technology and the Quest for Digital Wisdom, Prensky argues that technology can be used to enhance the human brain and improve the way we process information.
Education Week - Digital Directions - 1 views
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Ed Week has a free online issue called Digital Directions which is devoted to educational technologies. The download includes articles devoted to broadband needs, technology readiness, and the technology demands of the Common Core.
Looking to the Future with Chris Dede and David Rose - 2 views
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Must see webinar. >>Dr. Glenn Kleiman, Executive Director of the Friday Institute of Educational Innovation in the College of Education at North Carolina State University moderated this discussion with Chris Dede and David Rose held on November 15, 2012. The intersection of mobile computing, social software, and augmented realities enhances and increases opportunities for personalized learning. How do we capitalize on the rich array of technologies to not only engage students, but to provide multiple pathways for expression by all students? David and Chris, both members of the working group that developed the National Education Technology Plan in 2010, discussed future directions for digital learning, including universal design for learning, augmented realities, and social and mobile technologies.
8 Great Education and Instructional Technology Infographics - 1 views
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There's been a surge in the number of Infographics published this year that focus on instructional technologies and how they are evolving and being used.
The Mackinac Center: Outdated thinking stands in the way of online learning | Detroit F... - 3 views
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In the US, 250000 students are enrolled in full-time public virtual schools in 30 states, according to Susan Patrick of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, a trade association. Although that's just a fraction of the country's 50 million students, it has grown 30% each year. Some schools in Michigan already shown the advantage of digital learning.
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This is an interesting article. I am just concerned that it is not unbiased or driven by an agenda other than improving education. I found this information about the Mackinac Center online: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/mackinac-center-public-policy I am starting to realize that a lot of the technology in schools rhetoric is driven by corporate and political interests, and as the industry becomes ever more profitable, I'm worried that companies are going to jump in and try to influence policy, rushing through the movement toward the wrong kind of technology in schools- i.e. sacking half of the teaching staff and replacing them with cheap computers. I think one of our most important jobs as Harvard TIE students is to education the public about the right ways to adapt technology in the classroom, and the important role that teachers will continue to play in this movement.
The Technology Outlook for STEM+ Education 2012-2017 - 0 views
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The latest Horizon Report focusing on most important technologies for STEM+ education over the next five years
From Some Teachers, Excitement About Classroom Tech - NYTimes.com - 0 views
epic-ed Newsletter - 2 views
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2 webinars of interest, including David Rose and Chris Dede doing tag-team on emerging technologies
Tech Start-Ups Find a Home on the Prairie - NYTimes.com - 4 views
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Emerging technology has had a strong geographical component. With Google Fiber up and running in Kansas City and tech start-ups burgeoning in Des Moines, we may see yet another wellspring of innovation in the Midwest. This could have significant implications on rural education and agtech.
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There were numerous communities in Colorado that tried to lure Google Fiber; it looks like it's paying off for KC. It would be interesting to see the tech start-up numbers in comparison to other US locales. I would like more details as to why only two regions increased their share of angel investors. -
My guess is that insufficient momentum or critical mass exists in other regions, Danna. The article mentions the Southwest and Great Plains as two regions with an increase in angel investors. The Southwest probably represents spillover from Silicon Valley, while the Great Plains benefits from large metropolitan areas, good universities, and a concentration of young professional residents. I also think that tech start-ups and VC firm naturally promote the growth of one another.
Right Brain World: Ambitious Experiment in Educational Innovation to Take Place in Sacr... - 0 views
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Sacramento, CA, November 26, 2012- They had a simple idea: Find a brilliant mix of innovative people from different professions. Get them together in one space for a day. Invite teachers, EdTech visionaries, hackers and entrepreneurs and encourage them to work on ideas, partnerships, networks, even businesses with the goal of jump starting the economy and revolutionizing education. This should be an interesting conference to monitor - maybe a new educational disruptive design will emerge!
Personalizing medicine through emerging biotechnology - 0 views
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A fascinating talk on the barriers broken by this new biotechnology. Personalized medicine could be coming our way soon...I wonder how this would transform the teaching of biology in school too.
School Districts of Innovation - Public Engagement & Ed Reform - Education Week - 0 views
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This article is not about emerging tech directly. However, it discusses how there is an initiative to increase teaching students to be innovators consistent with 21st century learning. When I read this, I thought about all the ways that technology could facilitate this.
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