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Schools Test Personalized Math Program - WSJ.com - 1 views
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NY City touting 5 public schools' adoption of School of One curricula in Race to Top application, but the schools' assessment scores show mixed results so far.
Online Education: My Teacher Is an App - WSJ.com - 0 views
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An estimated 250,000 students are enrolled in full-time virtual schools where their instruction and interaction is completely online. There are many benefits to this model: lower overhead, anywhere/anytime learning, meeting students where they are...yet the students in these full-time online schools consistently fall short of their peers in traditional schools. Gives us pause to consider what is lost in the online learning environment and what are the essential parts of face to face learning that cannot be replicated online..
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This article contradicts one of my favorite quotes from ISTE 2011 - "The Killer App for 2011? The Teacher" I agree Steve, while it seems to be more and more the norm, economics shouldn't be a major determinant in alternatives to good education. Would they do the same for health care? Perhaps Siri can diagnose and prescribe treatment based on patient symptom input into an app?
Wide, Open Spaces Transform Danish Education - WSJ.com - 0 views
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We heard so much about Finland. Now comes Danes. Their neighbor Danish Education first year students does not use a single book.
Cable cos. to offer $9.95 broadband for poor homes - WSJ.com - 0 views
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Cable companies, as part of a new FCC initiative, will be offering broadband internet to homes with children who are elgible for free school lunches. The initiative is called "Connect-to-Compete". While having broadband at the home isn't the same as always on, mobile internet available wirelessly for students wherever they are on any device they happen to have on them, this is a good start to lessen digital exclusion for these groups
Online Education: My Teacher Is an App - WSJ.com - 1 views
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Debates the pros and cons of full-time online schooling
Computer Games in the Classroom - WSJ.com - 1 views
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Why is extrinsic motivation needed to make these subjects interesting, and why use an entertainment game rather than an educational game?
How Iceland Rattled the World - WSJ.com - 0 views
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to Donate $100 Million to Newark Schools - WSJ.com - 0 views
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I'm a cynic, so I can't decide how much of this is a PR move by Zuckerberg. Regardless of his motive, it's a lot of money for Newark. Will it solve anything?
Blending Computers Into Classrooms - WSJ.com - 1 views
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old tech in new bottles
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What is old tech here? Just trying to understand your comment since this "blended learning" looks like exactly something I'd like to do in my classroom. Cool article!
NYU Professor to Implant Camera in Head to Broadcast a Live Stream to Museum in Qatar -... - 1 views
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Students long have complained about teachers with eyes on the backs of their heads. A New York University photography professor is going one further by implanting a camera in the back of his head.
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The project is being commissioned by a new museum in Qatar. But the work, which would broadcast a live stream of images from the camera to museum visitors, is sparking a debate on campus over the competing values of creative expression and student privacy.
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eyes in the back of your head? One teacher thinks this is good idea.
QQ-360 Battle Escalates into War - China Real Time Report - WSJ - 0 views
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A battle over alleged unfair business practices between Tencent, operator of the popular instant-messaging software QQ, and Qihoo 360, China’s biggest antivirus service provider, escalated this week when Tencent stopped service to QQ users whose computers are installed with Qihoo 360’s software.
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The conflict appears to have started two months ago when Qihoo 360, which has 300 million users, alleged that QQ was scanning the private data of its more than 600 million users and released software claiming to block plug-ins that could cause such privacy leaks.
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In a statement sent to users Wednesday, Tencent said “Dear QQ users, this email is to inform you that we’ve just made a very difficult decision. Until Qihoo 360 removes the tag-on service and malicious slander against QQ software, we have decided to stop running QQ software on computers that have installed the 360 software. We are fully aware of the inconvenience this may cause you, and we sincerely apologize for it.”
IPhone and Android Apps Breach Privacy - WSJ.com - 7 views
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no privacy with cognitive audit trains from phones
How to Fix Our Education System - WSJ.com - 1 views
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"A panel of 'experts' talks about what's wrong with our education system -- and how to fix it."
The Greatest Generation (of Networkers) - WSJ.com - 0 views
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WSJ looks at teenagers' text messaging habits and whether texting will be accepted in the workplace, and whether technological multitasking will be beneficial to the next generation of workers.
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I'm seeing a lot of this "today's kids are just different" rhetoric. Do you buy it?
Private School Goes All In With Tech - 0 views
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Other than equipping students with both iPads and laptops and teaching digital citizenship, it seems like the same old preservationist classrooms with new gadgets
University of Wisconsin to Offer Credit for "competency-based assessments" rather than ... - 2 views
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Wisconsin officials tout the UW Flexible Option as the first to offer multiple, competency-based bachelor's degrees from a public university system. Officials encourage students to complete their education independently through online courses, which have grown in popularity through efforts by companies such as Coursera, edX and Udacity. No classroom time is required under the Wisconsin program except for clinical or practicum work for certain degrees.
VideoBook educational system - 0 views
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software identifies key topics in digital text and collects videos from YouTube and other online sources to enrich reading