This article that highlights Khan Academy but also other interesting resources. I found this to have good information to add to our discussions about Khan and it's effectiveness. Other interesting aspects include a mention about open source college textbooks (Connexions) and a paper about effective teaching ("Why Not Try a Scientific Approach to Scientific Education")

Great article looking at how Canada's North is getting connected in order to help students succeed. Something as simple as email, makes a big difference for this mentoring project. This is a great article because it not only looks at technology as a solution, but how mentoring is key to student success.

The trend: They already help teach kids the alphabet, sentence construction and how to graph equations. Now, iPads are being studied as a tool for students with autism and physical disabilities. University of Toronto professor Rhonda McEwen is researching how students at Toronto's Beverley School - which teaches special needs kids from kindergarten to Grade 8 - learn with iPad apps and games that require touch. In addition, the link from the smartboard section of the article, leads to a very interesting TED Talk about how to make smartboards.

Interesting take on how to be more creative. I don't agree with the title implying that creativity can be taught easily, but there are some interesting points and ideas.

Canada's report card on schools will be handed out to the provinces Monday, revealing growing struggles in science and reading for boys across the country. Once every three years, the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program, or PCAP, measures the reading, math and science proficiency of Grade 8 students in every province and the Yukon.

As schools become bigger and filled with technology, one community in Canada finds that going back in time is what they need.

As schools bring more technology into their classrooms and teachers strive to put more technology in their students' hands, what is the best way to ensure this technology is used effectively?

A great talk about what it means to have an effective educational system. Also points to an interesting difference between scaling and spreading of good systems.

A look at what makes universities special and important. It's interesting that what they note are aspects that require smaller classes and more resources. I thought this is a good article to think about some of the key features of universities, and how they can be replicated in the virtual world.

Let us now argue about how to create the next Jobs Having paid Steve Jobs the full measure of our devotion, let us now argue about how to create the next Steve Jobs. Which choices can governments and educators make that will encourage the next miraculous hybrid of gearhead, design genius, marketing whiz and change catalyst?

Article warns against effects of screen time on the developing mind. The article also states that quality programs are only educational if the child understands the content and context, which children under two usually can not.

A pilot project in Ontario, brining iPad into the classroom. It is an interesting article to see how they are exploring with the idea.

This sounds like an interesting competition for students to be involved in. I think this would serve as a great tool that teachers can design their lessons around in order to make the learning relevant

I thought that this project was a very interesting way of combining leadership, problem solving and engineering. I found it particularly interesting that the older students were working with third graders.