Data Changes Everything - 2 views
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Rupangi Sharma on 13 Oct 12Delivering on the promise of Learning Analytics in Higher Education
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Kindergarten teacher's blog about using technology - 0 views
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Interesting story about how a kindergarten teacher is chronically her success with using technology in the classroom.
EDUtainment startup at HGSE - 1 views
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This is what some very talented current students at HGSE are working on. It's a solid plan, with a talented and diverse team of educators and media producers. And it's taking off! So heads up everyone. This is part of the next phase of your plan too ;-) Just look at the production value!
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oh, and give them money. lots of money. and tell your friends to give them money. 'cuz they're actually doing this. http://www.indiegogo.com/drmadd plus this is a great promo video anyway
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TEP11 grad here. Now a math teacher in a Title 1 school. Interested. I follow this Diigo feed (since when I took this useful class) so saw the video just now ... edutainment.com not working yet :-( I wanted to see more. Fyi, here's a rare example of a math video my students "tolerated" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7MxGyEaN64
Computer Science Unplugged - 1 views
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Kinesthetic activities to explain computer science concepts. Activities to teach kids computer science without a computer.
Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century - 0 views
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By: Henry Jenkins, Director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Katie Clinton Ravi Purushotma Alice J. Robison Margaret Weigel
Learn To Be | Free Online Tutoring - 0 views
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Free online tutoring for kids that enables them to talk to a real person and share a "whiteboard" space.
The Flip: End of a Love Affair - 4 views
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Really good article about one teacher's experience with a flipped classroom, why she stopped using that model and how the idea of flipping made her a better teacher.
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Wow, really interesting article, thanks Heather! Love how the teacher also learned from the experience and changed her in-class teaching style... -
Thanks Heather, for posting, and Lauren, for suggesting...anybody who is taking T440 and loves the concept but feels skeptical about its real-world plausibility should read this article.
Appsfire - 0 views
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User created app ratings for Android phones. Appsfire, a leading and pioneering marketing platform for mobile apps through visual and social discovery.
Samsung chooses Memphis to test school technology for U.S. market - 0 views
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Hm...so Samsung invested in smart whiteboard and tablet technology in a Memphis school as part of their "market research" into the US education market. I'm not sure if this is a good thing? Hopefully the teachers at this school got some sort of professional development on how to use this technology with good pedagogy, and aren't just going to use the technology in the traditional ways...
"No Future Left Behind" - 0 views
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A heavy-handed kids view of education and what needs to be changed.
5 Wolfram|Alpha Apps That Are Perfect For The Classroom - 0 views
The Next Generation Science Standards | Next Generation Science Standards - 0 views
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For those who are interested - here is the site for the Next Generation of Science standards
"iPad-the Third Hand". Webinar Discussion of an iPad initiative in Teacher Education - ... - 0 views
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On Monday, February 27, 2012, SIGTE is presenting a free webinar with Dr. Penelope Swenson discussing her use of iPad's with pre-service teachers. The basis of the discussion is a presentation by Dr. Swenson last Spring, entitled, "iPad-the Third Hand," asking a rather global question, will a select group of pre-service teachers incorporate the iPad into their lives, hearts, studying, and, eventually, teaching?
Touch Press - 0 views
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A new idea for text books: "Books are one of the defining inventions of the civilisation-and today they are poised for a revolution. Our aim is to create a new kind of book that makes use of emerging technology to redefine the book, reinvent publishing, and forever transform the act of reading."
Kickoff Keynote: Douglas Rushkoff | Connected Educators | Diigo - 0 views
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I'm adding this one for a few reaspons, 1) the nature of the conference and it's stated focus of "strengthening connected online communities of online practice" 2) the auther, Douglas Rushkoff is a favorite of mine. He's been commenting on subjects of interest to me for some time.
9 Keys to Success in Hybrid Programs -- THE Journal - 0 views
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An article on strategies for developing the right environment for blended learning.
The 20 Best Blogs About Game-Based Learning - Online Colleges - 0 views
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Adults these days (especially those who love themselves some Dateline) seem really into chastising video games those crazy kids are into as symptomatic of the human race's inevitable, steady decline. Like every hobby and medium, legitimate concerns regarding these technologies certainly exist, but their complete lack of validity is decidedly not amongst them.
Home computing, school engagement and academic achievement of low-income adolescents - 0 views
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Interesting research studies based on the work of Computers for Youth and its impact. Access here: http://cfy.org/impact/impact-on-families/
Where Do Educational Games Come From? - 0 views
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Increasingly, digital games are cropping up everywhere in education. And that's stimulated a flurry of activity leading to the expectation that no longer are learning games only likely to come from traditional education companies, but a wide variety of sources. The expectation-setting stats and statements, at least, are straightforward.