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Irina Uk

Education Week: Picking and Choosing Digital Content - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...02digital.h05.html

eBooks CCSS 'digital content' 'mobile learning'

shared by Irina Uk on 03 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Irina Uk on 03 Oct 12
     
    This is a great snapshot of the direction that curriculum design can move in with the availability of mobile technology in classrooms. The article discusses the ability to mix and match objectives and choose content that is relevant to the particular students in the class by creating digital content and eBooks. This is great for differentiation. One concern mentioned is the availability of the digital content to all students as not all schools have implemented mobile learning environments, where all students have access.
Hannah Lesk

Gates Foundation Announces $5.4 Million in Latest Grants Supporting New Blended Learning Models for College Readiness and Completion - 1 views

nextgenlearning.org/...ng-breakthrough-models-college

blended learning college readiness college completion

shared by Hannah Lesk on 24 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Hannah Lesk on 24 Oct 12
     
    Related to our design exercise from section this week--check out what new blended learning models caught the eye of the Gates Foundation. "Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC), an initiative dedicated to improving college readiness and completion, today announced grants totaling $5.4 million for 13 new models of personalized, blended learning at the secondary and postsecondary levels."
Angela Nelson

Guess who's winning the brains race, with 100% of first graders learning to code? | VentureBeat - 1 views

venturebeat.com/...estonia-code-academy

Writing Code Tech Literacy K-12

shared by Angela Nelson on 05 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Angela Nelson on 05 Sep 12
     
    Program in Estonia designed to have all students age 7 to 16 learn to write code in a drive to turn children from consumers to developers of technology.
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  • Heather French on 05 Sep 12
     
    I just posted an article from Wired onto twitter about this! http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/09/estonia-reprograms-first-graders-as-web-coders/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=twitterclickthru I wonder how deeply the program goes in coding or if it is more in line with applications like "Move the Turtle".
  • Angela Nelson on 05 Sep 12
     
    I am very curious, as well, and trying to find more information. I think it would necessarily be a program that expands with their comprehension and maturity... starting with very basic "Move the Turtle" applications and then grown with the student, hopefully to real world application, as they go until age 16!
  • Jeffrey Siegel on 06 Sep 12
     
    Who initiated this ProgreTiiger program? The Estonian government? Local IT companies? Concerned parents who disparately wanted their children to learn to code? Estonia is very wired country and it's economy has found a niche in IT services, so much so that it's even been dubbed "eStonia" (http://e-estonia.com/). This program seems to be an example of market forces guiding educational policy since there are clear incentives for it's population to be technologically literate to ensure it's competitiveness and dominance in the tech sector (see: The Many Reasons Estonia Is a Tech Start-Up Nation (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303734204577464343888754210.html) A little blurb on how "plug-in" Estonia actually is: "The geeks have triumphed in this country of 1.3 million. Some 40 percent read a newspaper online daily, more than 90 percent of bank transactions are done over the Internet, and the government has embraced online voting. The country is saturated in free Wi-Fi, cell phones can be used to pay for parking or buy lunch, and Skype is taking over the international phone business from its headquarters on the outskirts of Tallinn. In other words, Estonia - or eStonia, as some citizens prefer - is like a window into the future. Someday, the rest of the world will be as wired as this tiny Baltic nation." (http://www.wired.com/politics/security/magazine/15-09/ff_estonia) p.s. I hate sensational titles like "Guess Who's Winning the Brain's Race" Learning coding doesn't automatically make your brain bigger or necessarily increase your intelligence. Sure, it's a very useful skill, but I wonder what classes will be cut out to make time in the school day for coding. Coding vs recess: Tough call.
  • Irina Uk on 06 Sep 12
     
    Hmmm.... I read about Estonia being very plugged in as well. I wonder if there is research on whether the kids are actually learning better as a result. I think that you have a point Jeffrey. It depends what the cost is. If kids are missing some critical lesson because they are coding at such a young age, there may be a trade-off. On the other hand, maybe the skills they are obtaining from coding are more critical. I wonder...
  • Angela Nelson on 06 Sep 12
     
    Ideally, the tech skills would be used to enhance and deepen some of the other curriculum areas. But, yes, 7 years old may be young.
Emma Heeschen

Survey Study Competition | Connected Learning - 0 views

connectedlearning.tv/survey-study-competition

shared by Emma Heeschen on 10 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Emma Heeschen on 10 Sep 12
     
    Call for research proposals!  Connected Learning has very interesting educational, research, and design principles; this study asks from group of participants who are engaged in connected learning environments.
Irina Uk

Augmented Reality Apps Transform Class Time -- THE Journal - 0 views

thejournal.com/...apps-transform-class-time.aspx

augmented reality apps

shared by Irina Uk on 16 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Irina Uk on 16 Sep 12
     
    This article outlines various augmented reality apps that are being used in classes. I've actually used Google Sketchup when teaching, giving students an opportunity to design their own buildings and use it to study geometric properties. It was very cool.
Bharat Battu

MIT to launch online-only, graded courses, free to all - Metro - The Boston Globe - 3 views

bostonglobe.com/...story.html

education online free MIT

shared by Bharat Battu on 19 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Bharat Battu on 19 Dec 11
     
    more free online courses from MIT. purchasable certificate for satisfactory completion. grading by fellow students, or computers? will this allow creative, open-ended work to be done for grading?
  • Billie Fitzpatrick on 19 Dec 11
     
    the access to online courses is great for those seeking affordable education options. My guess, however, is that design of these courses is going to vary -- the design needs to be held up to high standards for course content to be usable.
Melinda Schindler

Winchester High School's New Course: "Designing Applications (Apps) for Androids" - 2 views

winchester.patch.com/...applications-apps-for-androids

technology education learning

shared by Melinda Schindler on 28 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Melinda Schindler on 28 Nov 11
     
    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.
Bharat Battu

Piracy goes 3D as Physibles eye your 3D printer - SlashGear - 1 views

www.slashgear.com/s-eye-your-3d-printer-24210481

future technology piracy 3D printer copyright citizenship

shared by Bharat Battu on 24 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Bharat Battu on 24 Jan 12
     
    With the global focus on combating digital piracy while protecting people's free speech and rights on the internet (the current controversies over SOPA, for example), here is a thought-provoking idea about what the future of IP, digital piracy, and citizenship will have to deal with: 3D printers- as they become cheaper, better, and more mainstream... will designs for actual physical objects become what is easily pirated online? So now, you can make a physical object (toys, clothing, etc) by downloading the design files on pirate sites, then make the object yourself. Will digital piracy extend into theft (making unauthorized copies) of physical objects?
Maung Nyeu

Marvell Showcases 'Classroom 3.0' Education Technology at CES 2012 - MarketWatch - 2 views

www.marketwatch.com/...hnology-at-ces-2012-2012-01-09

Emerging Technology technology education learning t561 educational_technology online

shared by Maung Nyeu on 09 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Maung Nyeu on 09 Jan 12
     
    Marvell Inc., with collaboration with Stanford University, designed "micro cloud" called SMILE Plug for multi-modal curriculum delivery. The goal is to bring knowledge experts from around the globe to any local classroom.
Allison Browne

Students make computer design 3-D reality - 4 views

www.mysanantonio.com/...design-3-D-reality-2419119.php

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  • Allison Browne on 24 Dec 11
     
    Mark Reford, who heads the school, and Michael Zeigler, the school's technology director and a teacher, said a new course marries the worlds of art and technology for middle school students, promotes higher-order thinking and gives kids insight into the future of manufacturing. 3D printers are not new but If you 've never heard of them it is a fun technology to investigate.
Ayelet R

App helps special students with Asperger's | CJOnline.com - 1 views

cjonline.com/...rgers-syndrome-adjust-socially

app technology social disabilities Asperger's

shared by Ayelet R on 06 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Ayelet R on 06 Nov 11
     
    This app is designed to help students with Asperger's in a variety of ways. I'd be curious to hear from anyone who has worked with students with Asperger's if they think this kind of thing is helpful.
Maung Nyeu

Transforming the System: One Student at a Time - Forbes - 0 views

www.forbes.com/...e-system-one-student-at-a-time

technology education learning t561 online student

shared by Maung Nyeu on 10 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Maung Nyeu on 10 Nov 11
     
    Georgia's Hall County partnered with Dell and transforming the classrooms "one student at a time", using 1) personalized 2) blended 3) data collection and 4) results. Sounds familiar? "wouldn't believe that these types of classrooms existed if I hadn't seen it for myself. When you get a group of dedicated educators together with a shared vision that is designed to remove the business-as-usual stigma and support total transformation you can achieve amazing things."
Bharat Battu

Reflex : Math fact fluency - the next generation. - 3 views

www.reflexmath.com

schools math games educational avatar

shared by Bharat Battu on 08 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Bharat Battu on 08 Feb 12
     
    The school I am interning at (The Carroll School) is using this in their middle school math classes. Small class sizes typically (4-8 kids /  class), and it's a 1:1 school where every child has a laptop. But - it's working well for designated independent work time in the math classes I've observed- where each kid is asked to play the game for 15 minutes on their own. Kids have their own profiles- and there are several different math mini games they can play, each game focusing on different math skills. Each mini game involves different game mechanics and art styles. But all games involve using arithmetic skills and math concepts to solve problems that progress them in the game. Good performance gives the kids in-game credits/money that they can use to customize their in-gam avatar. 
Adrian Melia

Technological advances at Norwell Middle School - Norwell, Massachusetts - Norwell Mariner - 0 views

www.wickedlocal.com/...ances-at-Norwell-Middle-School

technology education Emerging Technology iPad

shared by Adrian Melia on 21 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Adrian Melia on 21 Sep 12
     
    Follow up to our class design challenge, this middle school in Norwell recently rolled out iPads to all of its students.
Harvey Shaw

The New MakerBot Replicator Might Just Change Your World - 0 views

www.good.is/...-class-improved-with-makerbots

technology education t561 Emerging Technology arts

shared by Harvey Shaw on 20 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Harvey Shaw on 20 Sep 12
     
    MakerBot Replicators are 3-D publishers - feed it a 3-D drawing, and it will build it. Could these tools help re-imagine arts classes (fine and industrial) with a renewed focus on design?
Chris Dede

Free Digital Learning Transition MOOC for Educators Starts Sept. 30 -- Campus Technology - 3 views

campustechnology.com/...Educators-Starts-Sept.-30.aspx

digital transition MOOC NCSU

shared by Chris Dede on 11 Sep 13 - No Cached
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  • Chris Dede on 11 Sep 13
     
    This MOOC has a better design than most, and I could get one of the leaders to teleconference with T561, if desired.
  • Andrea Flores on 13 Sep 13
     
    I think a live teleconference would be great!
Xu Wang

Do Online Algebra Courses Work? | EdSurge News - 1 views

www.edsurge.com/...do-online-algebra-courses-work

shared by Xu Wang on 17 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Xu Wang on 17 Sep 13
     
    A follow up on the discussion of the influence of MOOCs in today's session. This is a research on online algebra courses. It examines 6 providers of online algebra courses and finds room for improvement. It suggests there is truly a lot to be improved about online courses. Online courses are designed to offer much more than they are offering now.
Josh Tappan

Integrating Design Thinking into K-12 Education - 4 views

dschool.stanford.edu/...stories.php

Education creativity learning t561

shared by Josh Tappan on 12 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Josh Tappan on 12 Oct 13
     
    Details some efforts, challenges, and successes to bringing design thinking and creativity into K-12 education. Reminded me of some of the programs presented by the CEEO in class last Monday
Kellie Demmler

eClassroom News - Film series profiles visionaries in 21st-century education - 0 views

www.eschoolnews.com/...index.cfm

school reform 21st Century Skills education technology

shared by Kellie Demmler on 02 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Kellie Demmler on 02 Sep 09
     
    This eClassroom news article discusses a film series on school reform based on comments from leaders in the field. Also includes URL http://www.mobilelearninginstitute.org/21stcenturyeducation/index.html that takes you to the videos for viewing. Designed to create a discussion, so let's discuss!
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