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Ok... maybe the tie in to education is not immediately obvious. Mostly, I just think this is so cool that I had to post it. But think for a moment about carpool, soccer practice, and sports as a starter. No longer does a kid's participation in extracurricular activities require them to get a ride from mom. Go a little further... field trips, classes that are only offered at the charter school across town, on-site science explorations. How many more kids could venture out of their neighborhood for educational opportunities? There was a time 20 years ago I never would have believed that elementary school children would be carrying their own phone, but now will they all get their own car in 2nd grade??

speakers painted a picture of higher education undergoing a seismic shift--and offered a vision for the future.

Seems like it's written by an IBM publicist, but still interesting to see private sector investment following Race to the Top funding.

Is this based on research, or on opinion?

At Socrative we've received the same feedback about student comfort and improved fluency with their own devices. From a teacher perspective it has also been appreciated as they aren't expected to be experts in the technology. Especially for teachers who weren't previously in a 1 to 1 or high technology environment. However, from an IT perspective "Y" "O" has caused issues dealing with app updates, permissions, battery life etc. I guess tech isn't the wonder solution for all :)

Comprehensive article outlining many trends and pressures in the educational landscape. 1. COLLEGE COSTS HAVE SKYROCKETED 2. CONVENIENCE ATTRACTS STUDENTS ONLINE 3. TEACHERS CONNECT WITH DIGITAL GENERATION 4. DIGITAL EDUCATION OFFERS BROAD REACH 5. FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES COMPETE FOR STUDENTS 6. BIG ONLINE COURSES GAIN NOTORIETY 7. COLLEGE BUDGETS KEEP SHRINKING 8. WHERE IS THIS HEADED?

Adrian Sannier is VP of Product at Pearson, and gives a talk at Stanford's "Education's Digital Future" conference about "Rock Star Teachers" who use social media and online platforms to cater to hundreds of thousands of students.

Interesting commentary written by Salman Kahn (Kahn Academy) on his ideas about the correct use of technology in the classroom. He reviews the ways that he feels technology can enhance teaching and learning and the critical role that a teacher plays.

Can large publishing companies really be force of good in the ed tech arena?

Article illustrates how adept kids are with technology and what they can take away from it even when informally introduced. The article discusses a mobile tech experiment in Ethiopia. Really interesting outcome!!!

Great article originally posted by Lindsey Dunn on the discussion boar, about what children can do with technology. Is this the major difference that needs to be made in OLPC in order for it to be successful?

This article is about the Khan Academy: how it came to be, how it is funded, its strengths and perceived weaknesses. Additionally, it paints a great picture of the Ed Tech ecosystem.

Looking to see where you might make some money in EdTech?

Ed platform that integrates social networking, content creation and real-time communications.

Other than equipping students with both iPads and laptops and teaching digital citizenship, it seems like the same old preservationist classrooms with new gadgets

Game is a great way for learning and doesn't have to be high tech!

Stanford's acclaimed d. school inspired 50 teams of graduate students to pitch projects at Aspen Ideas Festival. Spark Truck, one of the winners is a "mobile maker lab" that brings simple tech to help inspire kids to become creators.

This is a website created by Burlington High School students that are taking a class called Help Desk. In the class they run a help desk to help teachers learn and integrate current technology into classrooms. This was administration's response at Burlington to teachers needing support in incorporating web 2.0 tools into curriculum when they started a one to one device system.

I would be interested to know why she is stepping down - the article doesn't address her reason for leaving. In fact, based on another article from last week, I got the impression that she would be serving in this position for at least a couple more years: https://www.edsurge.com/n/karen-cator-doe-is-ready-for-second-term

Dropping a whole bunch of technology, or the hottest device on the planet into the laps of teachers or kids isn't necessarily a plan for success either. All that seems fairly obvious, but if it is, why do we still see only the simplest of lesson plans for technology, as well as disjointed, fragmented lessons in most classes today?