Mainstream Coding- not unlike Scratch

Nestled between Julia Auster's fantasy football app and Facebook Messenger is a relatively new bucket of apps: the education tools she uses in the French classes she teaches at Robert Adams Middle School in Holliston, Mass. Auster isn't alone.

Refit or Revolution? Considering the Freshman Year core curriculum, is 'on-line' simply for purposes of data collection or is it promoting learning?

Refit or Revolution? Considering the Freshman Year core curriculum, is 'on-line' simply for purposes of data collection or is it promoting learning?

Curved Displays,the possibility of wearable displays, would offer dynamic possibilities for digital classroom design.

Ted talks are interesting and useful at times in the classroom but will students automatically make connections to class content?  This annotating tool enables either instructors or students to make explicit connections or commentary and share the end product.  

Schools often work in isolation or from top down directives. This site has some interesting components to its design around methodologies for digitally delivered PD: Individualization, institutional buy-in, top to bottom integration and support.

Another program using AI and gaming design for fundamental instruction in math.

A nice framework.

Sherry Turkle on NPR

I enjoyed his talk a couple months ago. He wanted us to arrange a debate between him and Arne Duncan.

I was intrigued by Howard Gardner's comment at the end of his talk when he (to paraphrase) said that he thought "education" as we know it is coming to an end and being replaced by learning. That's the conclusion I have been straying to as a result of my coursework this past semester. Education cannot respond to innovations the way businesses do.

Hits some familiar themes but from a perspective we haven't heard much.

Multimedia, collaborative work with an authentic audience.

A couple months back Prof. Dede said a change in education was necessary because the status quo was facing collapse. We're see these kinds of decisions all over the country in the past few weeks. I wonder if we're seeing the change.