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Natalie Hebshie

Detroit Takes Science Education Digital -- THE Journal - 1 views

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Discovery digital technology in education

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  • Natalie Hebshie on 15 Nov 10
     
    Detroit public schools made its science curriculum digital this school year through a partnership with Discovery Education. They don't mention whether students have access to their own laptop or other mobile devices.
Hannah Lesk

SIIA Learning Resource Metadata Initiative (LRMI) Progress & Impact - 0 views

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learning resource metadata

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  • Hannah Lesk on 26 Sep 12
     
    Here is the link to the archived version of the SIIA webinar I posted about a few days ago: "The Learning Resource Metadata Initiative (LRMI) is working to create a standard metadata framework for tagging educational resources on the web to enhance search, discovery and delivery of educational content. The project is funded by the Gates and Hewlett Foundations, administered through AEP and Creative Commons, and builds on the broader Schema.org project by leading search engines Bing, Google, and Yahoo! This webinar provides an overview of the LRMI goals and deliverables, an update on progress and timelines, a look at the technical specifications, and a discussion of its implementation and impact with a focus on content publishers, aggregators and other digital learning providers."
Laura Stankiewicz

TechBooks, by Discovery Education - 1 views

www.discoveryeducation.com/...index.cfm

learning technology education science socialstudies

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  • Laura Stankiewicz on 12 Sep 13
     
    I had a chance to do some research on these guys this past summer and it's pretty cool stuff. The TECHbooks (see what they did there...) are basically super intuitive tablets filled over 160,000 leveled lessons - all of which are aligned to Common Core State Standards (if you're in to that, as 45/50 states are). Combine them with a Discovery Streaming license and you get over 100,000 multimedia assets which are downloadable & accessible from anywhere. I wouldn't necessarily call it "transformative" just yet, but it presents a compelling case for digital in the print vs. digital debate.
Garron Hillaire

Zapping the Brain Improves Math Skills : Discovery News - 1 views

news.discovery.com/...brain-electricity-math.html

zapping brain education technology

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  • THE GIST A mild electrical current improves a person's ability to learn math skills. The effect lasts up to six months. The technique could help students learn other skills besides math as well.
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  • Garron Hillaire on 04 Nov 10
     
    This sounds like a disruptive innovation. Zap the brain!
  • Margaret O'Connell on 08 Nov 10
     
    whoa ...
Vafa AK

You Can Get There From Here: Websites for Learners - 0 views

www.alistapart.com/...rom-here-websites-for-learners

narrative technology education websites interactive

shared by Vafa AK on 16 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Vafa AK on 16 Nov 09
     
    Outlining three elements which useful educational websites should have: narrative, interaction and an aspect of discovery (catering to different users).
pradeepg

An excellent collection : "education discoveries" from NSF - 1 views

www.nsf.gov/...index.jsp

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  • pradeepg on 15 Oct 11
     
    A range of education related posts that I am positive are updated regularly. For sure, bookmark it onto your browser !
Heather French

Appsfire - 0 views

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EDC educational_technology

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  • Heather French on 24 Sep 12
     
    User created app ratings for Android phones. Appsfire, a leading and pioneering marketing platform for mobile apps through visual and social discovery.
Chip Linehan

Article on Rocketship and the Importance of Relationships - 4 views

www.theatlantic.com/...263857

technology education learning

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  • Jeffrey Siegel on 22 Oct 12
     
    Nice example of a blended learning environment that also values the human element
  • Chip Linehan on 28 Oct 12
     
    "The Internet certainly holds the prospect of tapping into the vast store of knowledge and teaching talent that resides beyond the schoolhouse door, addressing students' varying interests and needs more fully and efficiently. But while Rocketship attracts a steady flow of visitors hoping to glimpse education's high-tech future, I came away from my own pilgrimage to Discovery Prep believing that the school's success proves the opposite point: the younger and more disadvantaged students are, the more they need adults supporting them in many different ways day in and day out--the more they need school to be a place rather than merely a process."
Jaclyn Ruszala

Texas Schools Adopt Discovery's Digital Textbook - 2 views

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technology education

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  • Bridget Binstock on 21 Nov 11
     
    It is definitely a move in the market, but a small one at that. Right now only 3% of the market share compared to more innovative solutions for this interim call for TEKS coverage by TX.
Devon Dickau

Google Instant search feeds our real-time addiction - CNN.com - 0 views

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technology education Google search instant knowledge predictive customized

shared by Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • By providing results before a query is complete and removing the need to hit the "enter" key, Google claims users will save two to five seconds per search
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Two to five seconds to hit Enter?  In a society obsessed with saving time, even mere seconds are perceived as valuable.
  • Web connections have become significantly faster over time
  • Web connections have become significantly faster over time
  • ...5 more annotations...
  • quick status updates
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Are the speed and brevity of these messages bypassing the potential exploration of a certain topic area in-depth, or is very topic only superficial?
  • many social sites now use our social connections to recommend content to us without the need to seek it out
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Search engines do the work for us.  We don't even need to know how to find the information ourselves these days.
  • What's more, this feature enables truly personalized discovery by taking into account your search history, location and other factors -- Google is essentially emulating social networks by trying to predict what we're looking for without the need to submit a fully-formed search
  • The next step of search is doing this automatically. When I walk down the street, I want my smartphone to be doing searches constantly: 'Did you know ... ?' 'Did you know ... ?' 'Did you know ... ?' 'Did you know ... ?
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Constant delivery of knowledge.
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      In thinking about evolving technology in terms of both formal and informal education, I question whether or not constant and immediate access to information is improving or harming individual knowledge.  By this I mean that because we can so easily search for something online, what motivation is there to actually know anything.  If we have Wikipedia on our phones, and know HOW to find it, can't we just spend 30 seconds finding the page and "know" something for topic of conversation, or a test?  What is the point, then, or learning, of retaining knowledge?  I feel that this may be a problem in coming generations.  What knowledge will our students actually feel they need to retain? I took solace in the fact that at least we have to learn and teach HOW to find the information, but with new technologies like predictive and instant searching, it almost seems like that is a skill that will soon become unneeded as well.  We might as well just be physically plugged in to the Internet with access to all information simultaneously. Thoughts from the group?
Chris Mosier

Xerox PARC, Apple, and the Creation of the Mouse - 0 views

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education technology apple xerox gladwell

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  • Chris Mosier on 04 Sep 11
     
    Our conversation about employing emerging technologies in learning environments reminded me of this article on innovation and finding applications for discoveries with a look inside Xerox PARC.
anonymous

Kinect TV And Sesame Street Hack The Next Generation Of TV - 0 views

www.fastcompany.com/...eet-discovery-project-columbia

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  • anonymous on 26 Oct 11
     
    Xbox Kinect TV plans to bring interactive, immersive experiences to live action television and children's books with the help of National Geographic and Sesame Street's Workshop. Xbox is unveiling a sharp idea for the next generation of television: interactive, live-action content, produced in partnership Sesame Workshop and National Geographic. I was actually working at Sesame when this idea was first introduced. Many were skeptical but I'm glad to see they are going to try and utilize this technological movement forward.
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