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Brandon Bentley

Should Math Education Be Replaced by Video Games? - 2 views

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  • Brandon Bentley on 07 Oct 10
     
    Wondering if this idea of "Pulling people into education, rather than pushing them into it" can work for the world's "worst-off Children"? Most interesting ideas found in the TED talk here: http://www.good.is/post/education-innovation-in-the-worst-situations/ Q: Are there smart-phone/cell-phone-based MUVE games?
Uche Amaechi

The Most Popular Phone in the World - 3 views

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  • Uche Amaechi on 20 Oct 10
     
    Smart phones for the "other half"
Yang Jiang

Smarter Than You Think - Aiming to Learn as We Do, A Machine Teaches Itself - NYTimes.com - 3 views

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Language Read Smartter technology AI educational_technology

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  • Yang Jiang on 08 Oct 10
     
    I think it is interesting because it is related to our online discussion about artificial intelligence. Can machines and computers be as smart as humans and read language?
Britt Harris

Technology - Windows Phone 7 ads remind us that smart phones suck - 2 views

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  • Britt Harris on 12 Oct 10
     
    I wonder how great this new phone will really utilize less of my time...
Garron Hillaire

App Organizes the World Inside Your Smart Phone  - Technology Review - 0 views

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  • Facebook encourages us to create a social network including everyone we know
  • Much of these communications is increasingly channeled through one device: the smart phone
  • "We're building your true social network from all of your services on the phone, and your [social] graph grows with every new message,"
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  • Aro is currently in a closed beta and is available only for Android phones (you can apply to join here), but an iPhone app is in the works
  • Garron Hillaire on 10 Nov 10
     
    Pulling together a social media experience on your mobile phone. This might be work that could lead to educational platforms on the mobile device in the US.
Katherine Tarulli

4 Ways QR Codes Could Revolutionize Education - 4 views

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  • Katherine Tarulli on 07 Sep 11
     
    This article outlines four ways that Quick Response codes scanned with smart phones could be used in formal education settings. The ideas are intriguing, such as keeping track of a students work throughout their school career and opening up lines of communication to parents.
  • Bridget Binstock on 08 Sep 11
     
    I love the idea of a educational career portfolio using this technology. Can you imagine sending your QR code along with a college application to get a true picture of the type of student you have been and can become? The idea of using the QR codes with parents sounds like a great alternative to all the papers that get sent home (and lost) throughout the year, I just wonder what percentage of parents are equipped to handle that type of technology use.
Amanda Bowen

Graphing calculators face new competition - The Washington Post - 0 views

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  • Amanda Bowen on 12 Sep 11
     
    graphing calculators face new competition from smart phones and such, parents wonder why they should by calculators
Uche Amaechi

BYOD - Worst Idea of the 21st Century? : Stager-to-Go - 7 views

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  • Allison Browne on 10 Oct 11
     
    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.
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  • Bridget Binstock on 10 Oct 11
     
    @Allison and Uche - I am torn. While I initially thought BYOD was a good idea so that schools would have to stop "blaming" their fiscal woes on their inability to integrate emerging technologies into the curriculum, I now have some appreciation with points from this article - especially around "false equivalences" and "enshrining inequities" in light of my own children's "bring your own electronic device" day that took place two weeks ago. As a school wide reward for meeting their Accelerated Reading goal, all students were told they could bring an electronic device to school to "play" with on Friday afternoon. This prompted my kids to call me (Skype) on Thursday night and ask me if I could buy them a DS or a SmartPhone that NIGHT so that they could bring either of those devices to school for the celebration. Now mind you, my kids have access to lap tops, iPad, Smart Phones, Wii games, GameBoy, iPods, Flip camera, digital camera, etc - albeit not their OWN - but still access to them for use (when Mom and Dad are not using them). But apparently, of the devices left that Mom and Dad weren't using, none of them were "cool" enough for this event. That got me wondering if BYOD might have the same effect on our learners making those who don't have the latest and greatest feel bad or less adequate then their friends or classmates who could bring something they deemed as "better?" Allison, your point seems to be that requiring parents to cover the expense of a digital device as a requirement for school is not a bad idea, but I think you are referring to expecting the SAME device to be purchased and used, not myriad devices with various capabilities, features and functions - am I understanding you correctly? And if we did try to mandate parental supply of digital devices, would we have a different kind of fight on our hands because, as consumers, parents might have their own biases around what they deem is the best device of all (not just PC vs MAC or iOS vs Android, but sma
  • Allison Browne on 10 Oct 11
     
    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.
  • Erin Sisk on 12 Oct 11
     
    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.
Xavier Rozas

Academic Earth | Online Courses | Academic Video Lectures - 1 views

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  • Xavier Rozas on 16 Oct 09
     
    New delivery platform, but from what I can tell, same lecture format. "Disruptive" in that it offers students (who might not otherwise be students) a chance to sit in and learn the same content as the rich/smart enough to have a seat at MIT, Yale Stanford, etc.
Xavier Rozas

DIY-Virtual Reality...prob. not in Walmart anytime soon - 1 views

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  • Epcot on Wednesday opened a new attraction called "Sum of All Thrills," which lets kids use computer tablets to design a virtual roller coaster, bobsled track or plane ride. After inputting their designs, kids climb into a robotic carriage that uses virtual-reality technology to help them experience the ride they've created.
  • in the world of amusement parks and museums. Taking cues from the video game industry, park and ride designers have realized that people -- especially young ones -- want to interact with and even design their own thrill rides
  • Uly Lalunio on 15 Oct 09
     
    Newest Disney attraction called - Sum of All Thrills where kids get to design their own virtual roller coaster. It uses virtual-reality technology. "Disney hopes the interactive nature of the ride would also help kids learn that math and science can be fun."
  • Xavier Rozas on 15 Oct 09
     
    While I would not consider this incredibly expensive ride a 'distruptive innovation' or even an emerging ed technology, what Epcot has done by bringing this DIY-VR concept to the masses (if you are one of the masses that can A- afford Disney and B-have the patience to wait in line for `5-6 hours) is very important to future ed tech innovation strategies. The progression/invention of such cost prohibitive entertainment tools will fall squarely on the high-end theme parks and consumer venues. The challenge has been set by Epcot and now others must either compete directly or develop a better or more accessible solution. Off the top of my head, I can think of a few cost saving innovations that might be developed in this 'race'- Artificial G-Force Engline: variable air pressure, smart-chairs, fans
Sammi Biegler

Soon, Bloggers Must Give Full Disclosure - 0 views

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FTC Blogs SMART Board Advertising Disclosure Education

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  • Sammi Biegler on 07 Oct 09
     
    I read this article this afternoon, and thought of it when I was doing work for my wiki assignment. I am looking into the blog Teachers Love SMART Boards (http://smartboards.typepad.com/) and I saw that the author of the blog also works for Teacher Online Training, which offers courses (for a fee) for teachers interested in implementing technologies in their classroom, or using the technology they currently have in a more meaningful way. The majority of the blog was reviews of free sites or education-oriented tools from outside sources, but there were a few posts that dealt with the programs offered by TOT. It made me wonder whether the blog was intended to be impartial, or a form of advertising... He mentioned his job in the company at the beginning of most if not all of the posts that promoted their programs, but these new guidelines may put this blogger in a sticky situation.
Chris McEnroe

School District Holds Cyber Smart Presentation | Newport Beach Independent Newspaper | ... - 1 views

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      Chris McEnroe on 21 Oct 11
       
      This is one of the few times in recent years I've seen such a presentation aimed at all three constituents rather than just teachers. Most of what I see places the onus on teachers to both inform themselves and inform everyone else.
  • Maung Nyeu on 20 Oct 11
     
    ""The whole evening is about educating parents about the technology that's out there," said Laura Boss, director of communications for Newport-Mesa Unified School District, who stressed that parents should not be afraid of the every-changing technology and that being informed is the first step. "This is the world [today's] kids live in." The presentation encouraged parents to embrace their kids' digital world, support balanced use, monitor their kids' digital media use, and discuss what sites they are allowed to visit and what they can and can't download. A few tips shared during the presentation: Give kids a code of conduct. Remind them not to post/IM/text anything they wouldn't say to that person's face; Discuss cyber-bullying with kids and ask if they know anyone who has been bullied; Talk about the importance of privacy and how to protect it; and discuss their online identity and possible risky behavior. "Raise good digital citizens!" a slide stated."
Rupangi Sharma

The SPINNER project from the Responsive Environments Group at MIT Media Lab - 0 views

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  • Rupangi Sharma on 15 Oct 12
     
    The SPINNER project from the Responsive Environments Group at MIT Media Lab is the first research platform designed to investigate the world of ubiquitous video devices. The Spinner can automatically edit video to fit a narrative structure. It uses video from cameras installed at the Media Lab and sensor data from people generated by wearable smart badges to track their activity and location. The system then creates a video using the characteristics detected from the sensor data with the video captured by the cameras.
Chris Dede

Live Report from the first iPad Summit - 3 views

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  • Chris Dede on 16 Nov 12
     
    Thoughtful post about technology integration for tablets
  • Susan Smiley on 17 Nov 12
     
    Yes, very interesting indeed. We've discussed a lot about the lack of professional development for implementation of iPads in the classroom, but not too much about the SAMR model (substitution, augmentation, modification, redefinition), developed by Ruben R. Puentendura. He is spot on in saying "For technology to be truly innovative and impactful on students, we must get to the stage of Redefinition, in which we use technology to create and perform tasks that - prior to the existence of the technology - were inconceivable" I think this is going to be tough to overcome with the iPad. Schools are so caught up in their fad. It seems as though it's hard for anyone, even smart creative people, to use their ipads in truly creative, richer, deeper, redefining ways.
  • Matthew Ong on 18 Nov 12
     
    Thank you for sharing this post Prof Chris. I agree that we cannot 'throw the iPad in, mix and stir' to develop a new program. However, where I disagree with the approach is that it does not start with the learner. The author began with pedagogy and then technology, but I feel that there should be learning theory first and then pedagogy and technology to support both.
Irina Uk

Tom Vander Ark - Getting Smart - 0 views

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  • Irina Uk on 27 Nov 12
     
    This page contains a bio for Tom Vander Ark, a leader in didigtal learning. There is a link to a TEDx talk he gave at the bottom of the page about the power of digital learning. He provides very good visuals and paints a very vivid picture of how digital learning can change education.
Jennifer Bartecchi

An Odd Couple of Measuring 21st Century Skills - Getting Smart by Tom Vander Ark - blen... - 1 views

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chris dede AR education EcoMuve

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  • Jennifer Bartecchi on 17 Dec 12
     
    Has this article about Chris Dede & EcoMuve been shared yet? I like its take on stepping up field trips...
Irina Uk

SmarterCookie - How smart teachers get smarter - 0 views

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  • Irina Uk on 14 Dec 12
     
    This site is a professional development portal in which teachers can upload videos of lessons and get feedback on them.
Cole Shaw

11 Tools to Turn Your Students Into Academic Superstars - Getting Smart by Guest Author... - 0 views

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students technology productivity learning

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  • Cole Shaw on 10 Sep 12
     
    Rupangi posted some educational tools for educators below in his link, so here is another post that shows some productivity tools from the student-side.
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