A look at Microsoft's role in the ed tech sector.

Is anyone familiar with Dreambox Learning? Looks like it's getting touted as yet another means of boosting test scores.

This article discusses how a charter school in Texas has students focused on technology rather than sports.

This organization brings "learning stations" to children in rural villages. In light of our last class' discussion of Negroponte, this seemed like an interesting site to share/compare to Negroponte's approach.

This article explore's a high school teacher's efforts to teach students how to create apps for androids. I think it's a good example of how technology can and should be used in classrooms.

This article profiles Florida's political debate over virtual charter schools.

This conference is happening this weekend. The website lists various means of hearing the lectures and discussions that will happen.

This article profiles a school in Arizona that has adopted a blended learning model.

This article mentions the US's investment of IT in primary and secondary schools: 1.6% of total spending.

"How private companies are profiting from Texas public schools."

Using technology for school reform

While I haven't had a chance to watch the videos yet, I'm interested to see what ideas were discussed at this conference that aimed "to harness the power of technology to improve the learning experience."