No Child Left Untableted - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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Chris Dede on 12 Sep 13The tablet craze continues...a continuation of the "magic device" phenomenon
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Quora - 0 views
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"A continually improving collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by everyone who uses it."
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#HGSET561 A continually improving collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by everyone who uses it.
'We are all in this great enterprise together' - MIT News Office - 0 views
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As edX emerges, MIT's new president reflects on the continued and evolving value of on-campus education.
Sale of McGraw-Hill's education division - 2 views
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For the business-type folks in the class, McGraw-Hill just sold its Education division to a private equity company. They think that education will continue to be a good investment.
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Yeah, I thought it was weird. I looked into that--I think the sale is to a different "Apollo" group. UPhoenix is something like "Apollo Group" whereas McGraw Hill sold their division to "Apollo Global Management". I think they are different entities, but it is hard to tell. If they are the same organization, it is definitely a weird sign of shifting investments.
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Cole, you're absolutely right, I missed that Apollo Global Mgmt is a VC firm.
Pitt assists startups with education tech focus - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 0 views
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The Univ of Pittsburg is becoming an ed tech incubator. They're starting with two products: SWord a cloud-based peer review program and CE Agent a smart phone app that manages nurses' continuing ed credits.
George Lucas to Donate Lucasfilm/STAR WARS Sale Money to Education Charity | Collider - 2 views
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Great philanthropic effort by George Lucas to continue his contributions to innovation in education.
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Thanks for posting this. While I was aware of Lucas' philanthropic efforts, I had not read his statement before- very personal and inspirational! I hope he will be patient and thoughtful about how to best utilize these additional dollars. There is no need to rush headlong into the next fad..
Google Releases Open-Source Online-Education Software - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of... - 1 views
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A potentially transformative tool for the narrative of WHO educates and continuing the re-imagination of what constitues valuable knowledge.
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Wow, I think that looks amazingly powerful....they've kind of beat edX to the punch of releasing an open source course platform!
Online classrooms: More teachers ride virtual circuit - 2 views
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An example of how online classroom is running. The controversy continues. The argument seems to be not whether we have online learning or not, rather it is about how online learning programs could work, what an online course might look like and how students can learn best.
Can Computers Replace Classrooms?#page2 - 1 views
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In Virginia and Pennsylvania, companies opened online, i.e., virstual schools. The schools get Kids don't have to ride yellow bus anymore - learning is solitary, lessons delivered online, and children progress at their own pace. However, while virtual schools continue to expand, their effectiveness is unclear
Tough Times on virtual learning? - Rock The Schoolhouse's blog - Boston.com - 1 views
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Debate continues on virtual learning, on quality and assessment. Educators try to find how to exploit technology in a way that advances access to AP courses, specialized courses, customized individual learning, and full online school.
Reflecting on OLPC in 2011 | One Laptop per Child - 0 views
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OLPC report on 2011 - expanding in Peru, Rwanda, Palestine, and Afghanistan. Dedicated volunteers, with invitation from United Nations and African Union, continue to work with local governments and communities for such expansion.
Virtual schools on the rise, but are they right for K-12 students? - Schools of Thought... - 1 views
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While a seventh grader improves her score using online school, led by a teacher few miles away, online schools debate continues.
eBooks for Teachers - 2 views
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A good collection of eBooks for teachers. This list continues to grow.
How Computerized Tutors Are Learning to Teach Humans - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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"As the session continued, Lindquist gestured, pointed, made eye contact, modulated her voice. "Cruising!" she exclaimed, after the student answered three questions in a row correctly. "Did you see how I had to stop and think?" she inquired, modeling how to solve a problem. "I can see you're getting tired," she commented sympathetically near the end of the session. How could a computer program ever approximate this? "
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Thanks to Dr. Dede for inviting Neil Heffernan to speak to our class a while back. Great to see Dr. Heffernan's work being covered in the press.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology names edX key component in educational strategy |... - 1 views
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MIT considering its future vis-a-vis edX: "An education from MIT may soon involve a freshman year spent completing online courses, two years on campus and a fourth "year" of continuous education. While students pursue their careers, they could access a growing library of online courses to refresh their knowledge."access a growing library of online courses to refresh their knowledge."
School districts wary of social media - Framingham, MA - The MetroWest Daily News - 0 views
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districts continue to worry about social media
The Hierarchy Of Digital Distractions | Information Is Beautiful - 0 views
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interesting take on the technology that's competing for our attention--creating multi tasking monsters of us all, or as some would argue, ADD junkies with continuous partial attention
Ars Book Review: "Here Comes Everybody" by Clay Shirky - Ars Technica - 0 views
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This is a review of Clay Shirky's book, "Here Comes Everybody" in which he describes the dramatic impact the internet has, and will continue to have on how we learn and communicate. This book (and review) will give you some insight into how your children may be using these technologies. But it should also raise questions about how we, as practitioners, can use the affordances of the new tech to improve our efficiency, effectiveness, and efficacy.
Dropout Rates in The United States: 2000, Index - 0 views
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Since 1990, the gap has remained fairly constant. In addition, Hispanic young adults in the United States continued to have a relatively high status dropout rate when compared to Asian/Pacific Islanders, Whites, or Blacks (table A and table