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From 'Angry Birds' to multi-player video games, NASA ramps up investment in educational... - 2 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...1-916d-a4bc61efcad8_story.html education technology augmented reality
shared by Andrea Bush on 05 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Chris Dede on 05 Sep 12
     
    Alas, NASA has almost no funding for the multiplayer game, and there is substantial opposition from internal leadership
  • Matthew Ong on 05 Sep 12
     
    The article highlighted the different agendas of the administrator (who brings the budget), educator (who is concerned with lesson objectives), and game designer (who wants to create an engaging game). I think that if students are not sufficiently engaged by the game, the educational objectives would probably not be delivered successfully either. If budget cuts ended up taking the fun out of an educational game, perhaps it might be worth rethinking if it should still be a game?
  • Chris Dede on 05 Sep 12
     
    Matthew, you raise a good point. Users should be seen as stakeholders who can help improve the game in terms of both engagement and learning.
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Guess who's winning the brains race, with 100% of first graders learning to code? | Ven... - 1 views

venturebeat.com/...estonia-code-academy Writing Code Tech Literacy K-12
shared by Angela Nelson on 05 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Angela Nelson on 05 Sep 12
     
    Program in Estonia designed to have all students age 7 to 16 learn to write code in a drive to turn children from consumers to developers of technology.
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  • Heather French on 05 Sep 12
     
    I just posted an article from Wired onto twitter about this! http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/09/estonia-reprograms-first-graders-as-web-coders/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=twitterclickthru I wonder how deeply the program goes in coding or if it is more in line with applications like "Move the Turtle".
  • Angela Nelson on 05 Sep 12
     
    I am very curious, as well, and trying to find more information. I think it would necessarily be a program that expands with their comprehension and maturity... starting with very basic "Move the Turtle" applications and then grown with the student, hopefully to real world application, as they go until age 16!
  • Jeffrey Siegel on 06 Sep 12
     
    Who initiated this ProgreTiiger program? The Estonian government? Local IT companies? Concerned parents who disparately wanted their children to learn to code? Estonia is very wired country and it's economy has found a niche in IT services, so much so that it's even been dubbed "eStonia" (http://e-estonia.com/). This program seems to be an example of market forces guiding educational policy since there are clear incentives for it's population to be technologically literate to ensure it's competitiveness and dominance in the tech sector (see: The Many Reasons Estonia Is a Tech Start-Up Nation (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303734204577464343888754210.html) A little blurb on how "plug-in" Estonia actually is: "The geeks have triumphed in this country of 1.3 million. Some 40 percent read a newspaper online daily, more than 90 percent of bank transactions are done over the Internet, and the government has embraced online voting. The country is saturated in free Wi-Fi, cell phones can be used to pay for parking or buy lunch, and Skype is taking over the international phone business from its headquarters on the outskirts of Tallinn. In other words, Estonia - or eStonia, as some citizens prefer - is like a window into the future. Someday, the rest of the world will be as wired as this tiny Baltic nation." (http://www.wired.com/politics/security/magazine/15-09/ff_estonia) p.s. I hate sensational titles like "Guess Who's Winning the Brain's Race" Learning coding doesn't automatically make your brain bigger or necessarily increase your intelligence. Sure, it's a very useful skill, but I wonder what classes will be cut out to make time in the school day for coding. Coding vs recess: Tough call.
  • Irina Uk on 06 Sep 12
     
    Hmmm.... I read about Estonia being very plugged in as well. I wonder if there is research on whether the kids are actually learning better as a result. I think that you have a point Jeffrey. It depends what the cost is. If kids are missing some critical lesson because they are coding at such a young age, there may be a trade-off. On the other hand, maybe the skills they are obtaining from coding are more critical. I wonder...
  • Angela Nelson on 06 Sep 12
     
    Ideally, the tech skills would be used to enhance and deepen some of the other curriculum areas. But, yes, 7 years old may be young.
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Tech2Learn- A video series - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/classroom-technology-resources technology education learning Emerging Technology online educational_technology
shared by Rupangi Sharma on 10 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Rupangi Sharma on 10 Sep 12
     
    This video series goes inside the classrooms of educators who use technology tools in their lessons every day. Learn from their challenges, celebrate their successes, and share their resources in every episode.
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Five Ways to Flip Your Classroom With The New York Times - 3 views

learning.blogs.nytimes.com/...ssroom-with-the-new-york-times technology education learning online
shared by Diego Vallejos on 08 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Diego Vallejos on 08 Dec 11
     
    Talks about various online resources like Youtube EDU, Khan Academy, Teacher Tube, Show me app, etc.
  • Allison Browne on 10 Dec 11
     
    Great ideas for organizing lessons. Very practical.
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NJ Spotlight | 'Hybrid' Charters Will Meld Online Lessons With Conventional Instruction - 2 views

www.njspotlight.com/...0000 Emerging Technology technology education learning t561 educational_technology online
shared by Maung Nyeu on 31 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Maung Nyeu on 31 Jan 12
     
    New Jersey's hybrid Charter schools test out new model by combining online and classroom instructions in the toughest cities.
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Debate on Modern Technology in the Classroom needs a Reboot - 2 views

www.vancouversun.com/...story.html technology disruptive learning education
shared by Bridget Binstock on 17 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Bridget Binstock on 17 Nov 11
     
    This article makes interesting references not only to our resistance to change (disruption), but also our inability to control media and not the other way around. "Human beings are creatures of habit and the introduction of anything new typically raises an eyebrow (at least) or pitchforks (more often). It's a somewhat common theme that is tiresome to me, but one that provokes debate throughout the times." And "There's a macro lesson here: If you think your kid is spending too much time on their iPad and not enough time outside getting some exercise, don't blame the iPad."
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Hassle free administration with government service desk and education service desk - 0 views

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shared by Tommie Anthony Henderson on 14 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Tommie Anthony Henderson on 14 Nov 11
     
    Lesson Capture and Technology in the service of education!
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Mooresville School District, a Laptop Success Story - (It's Not Just About the Laptops) - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...ct-a-laptop-success-story.html
shared by Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 13 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 13 Feb 12
     
    Some very useful lessons to learn fro Mooresville. Looks like the broader ecosystem (such as cheper access to broadband internet) has been thought through rather than just dropping a laptop into the classroom.
  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 13 Feb 12
     
    Interesting comment from one of the parents, attesting to how technology can be out to good use in education - "My son, just yesterday, completed a mutlimedia project about the Sahara desert working together with another student. They created a video imagining them driving a vehicle through the desert while reciting facts about the desert and incorporating pictures and graphics about what they were describing. It was as if they were taking me on a virtual tour of the desert. This is the way we communicate now. What we learn is only as important as how we are able to communicate it to make things happen."
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Case Study: Smartpen for HS Math - 0 views

www.usnews.com/...s-dig-deeper-into-math-lessons pen LiveScribe high school math
shared by Cole Shaw on 20 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Cole Shaw on 20 Sep 12
     
    A profile of a teacher in Florida who is using smart pens from LiveScribe to create pencasts of exercises for her HS math classes.
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Vacation Reading: 9 Great Education Articles From 2013 - 2 views

www.theatlantic.com/...282614 Education technology t561
shared by Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 01 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 01 Jan 14
     
    "Sometimes, it takes a longer article to illuminate something as complex as education in America. Here are nine articles from 2013, covering everything from public policy to teaching practice. Many of the lessons highlighted by these writers will remain relevant in 2014 and beyond."
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TechBooks, by Discovery Education - 1 views

www.discoveryeducation.com/...index.cfm learning technology education science socialstudies
shared by Laura Stankiewicz on 12 Sep 13 - No Cached
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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.
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Philadelphia Seeks Salvation in Lessons from Model School - 1 views

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shared by Ryan Klinger on 02 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Ryan Klinger on 02 Oct 13
     
    What's it mean to replicate an innovative school? What's the context?
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Penn State's Early MOOC Faculty Share Lessons from Their Classes - 0 views

www.prweb.com/...prweb11199338.htm MOOC technology Education learning online
shared by Trung Tran on 07 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Trung Tran on 07 Oct 13
     
    Faculty claim that their MOOC experiences actually will also change their classroom lectures.
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Two Struggling Schools Got Two Different Results With Ed Tech - 2 views

blogs.kqed.org/...-schools-handled-tech-problems EdTech
shared by Maria Bueno on 17 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Maria Bueno on 17 Oct 13
     
    In the beginning, they had a great environment in the classroom using the online software. Later, as more classrooms/users began using online program simultaneously the network failed. Every school is different!
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Argument for EdTech's greatest impact being on teacher professional development - 2 views

blogs.edweek.org/...er_its_not_what_you_think.html professional development schools educational_technology
shared by Simon Rodberg on 07 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Simon Rodberg on 07 Nov 13
     
    The author, who ran a DC charter school and then started LearnZillion, an online lesson platform, argues that technology can break down the typical teacher silos and improve practice.
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Education, psychology and technology: Games lessons | The Economist - 1 views

www.economist.com/...displayStory.cfm videogames charter school Salen curriculum
shared by Chris Dede on 04 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Chris Dede on 04 Sep 09
     
    a school with a curriculum based on videogames
  • Benjamin Berte on 06 Sep 09
     
    While I applaud the concept of their program, I believe it tips the scale too far in the direction of technology. Unless the students plan to solely work in a digital world the removal of a physical classroom and interaction will greatly affect their social development. For example, physics lab was partially about the smell of the chemicals, the viewing of the wave pools, the teamwork and the mistakes that were real life.
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Education, psychology and technology: Games lessons | The Economist - 0 views

www.economist.com/...displaystory.cfm video games
shared by Jennifer Jocz on 04 Sep 09 - Cached
  • transferring much of the pedagogic effort from the teachers themselves (who will now act in an advisory role) to a set of video games
  • Periods of maths, science, history and so on are no more. Quest to Learn’s school day will, rather, be divided into four 90-minute blocks devoted to the study of “domains”.
  • in education, as in other fields of activity, it is not enough just to apply new technologies to existing processes—for maximum effect you have to apply them in new and imaginative ways.
  • Jennifer Jocz on 04 Sep 09
     
    An article discussing the use of video games being used to replace the traditional "chalk talk". The games also combines the traditional subject-based curriculum into "domains".
  • Jennifer Jocz on 04 Sep 09
     
    An article discussing the use of video games being used to replace the traditional "chalk talk". The games also combine the traditional subject-based curriculum into "domains".
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MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching - 0 views

www.merlot.org/index.htm learning objects Merlot lesson plans
shared by Kellie Demmler on 12 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Kellie Demmler on 12 Sep 09
     
    Great learning object repository site.
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