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Florida Virtual, Pearson Announce Partnership - Digital Education - Education Week - 3 views

blogs.edweek.org/...da_virtual_pearson_announ.html florida virtual school online learning global
shared by Chris Dede on 19 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Chris Dede on 19 Nov 10
     
    Florida virtual school goes worldwide
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Dual camera and education on next generation iPad - 3 views

www.eweek.com/...5-Features-It-Needs-Now-234770 iPad learning video conferencing dual camera students teachers interaction
shared by Mohammad Hussain on 21 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Mohammad Hussain on 21 Nov 10
     
    Equipped with dual camera for video conferencing between users, the next generation iPad could bring a new opportunity for video conferencing between teachers and students to promote learning.
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News Corp Buys Education Tech Company 'Wireless Generation' For $360 Million - 3 views

www.businessinsider.com/ration-for-360-million-2010-11 education technology conglomerate
shared by Devon Dickau on 24 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • he acquisition of Wireless Generation is News Corp's first major foray into the education industry since it hired New York City Education Chancellor Joel Klein earlier this month. The New York City School System is a client of Wireless Generation.
  • Education in the U.S. is a $500 billion sector “waiting desperately to be transformed by big breakthroughs that extend the reach of great teaching,” said Murdoch in a statement, and Wireless Generation is at the “forefront” of individualized, tech-based learning.
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America's top 10 online time wasters - Boston.com - 3 views

www.boston.com/...onlinetimewasters2010 t561 online
shared by Maura Wolk on 26 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Maura Wolk on 26 Nov 10
     
    Time wasters in whose opinion?
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New Social Software Tries to Make Studying Feel Like Facebook - Technology - The Chroni... - 3 views

chronicle.com/...125542 social media studying school website
shared by Chris Dede on 29 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Students live on Facebook. So study tools that act like social networks should be student magnets—and maybe even have an academic benefit.
  • "Our mission is to make the world one big study group,"
  • some of their business plans rely on a controversial practice: paying students for their notes.
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  • College students study in groups to some degree, but from what students say they don't find them terribly beneficial.
  • Devon Dickau on 29 Nov 10
     
    Interesting look at a few sites and technologies targeted toward college students to "assist" them in learning and studying. The question is...are these actual beneficial to students or is the focus simply on making money for the companies producing these sites?
  • Chris Dede on 29 Nov 10
     
    Mixing social media and academic learning may be difficult
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Facebook News Feed Settings: Random or Not, Biggest Secrets Revealed - The Daily Beast - 3 views

www.thedailybeast.com/...t-works-the-10-biggest-secrets Facebook
shared by Julia Jacobsen on 30 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Julia Jacobsen on 30 Nov 10
     
    Ever wonder how Facebook feed works?  The Daily Beast did some experiments to find out...
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Digital Learning Council Releases 'Road Map' to Ed. Overhaul - Digital Education - Educ... - 3 views

blogs.edweek.org/...al_learning_council_relea.html online learning digital Council
shared by Chris Dede on 01 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • amy hoffmaster on 01 Dec 10
     
    Education reform using online learning motivated by budget cuts.
  • Chris Dede on 01 Dec 10
     
    One group's take on online learning

One Step Closer to My Dream - 3 views

started by Sarah Usher on 02 Jun 11 no follow-up yet
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ISTE Music Video: Say Hey (I Love School) - 3 views

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shared by Jennifer Lavalle on 05 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Jennifer Lavalle on 05 Sep 11
     
    This video lives on the website for ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education). It's 4 minutes of your time well spent :-)
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Measuring Learning in STEM+ Classrooms: Real-Time Formative Assessment at an Engineerin... - 3 views

navigator.nmc.org/...essment-engineering-university
shared by James Glanville on 05 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • James Glanville on 05 Sep 11
     
    I was exploring Navigator, searching for formative assessment links.  I came across an HP Catalyst funded iniative at the Colorado School of Mines.    I'm not convinced that Navigator's map view of tech projects is the best organizational metaphor.
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CLOO' on Vimeo - 3 views

vimeo.com/28342311 CLOO vimeo social
shared by Anna Ho on 07 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Anna Ho on 07 Sep 11
     
    Here's an interesting use of one's social network: Community + Loo = CLOO
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Confessions of an Aca/Fan: Archives: 'Does This Technology Serve Human Purposes?": A "N... - 3 views

henryjenkins.org/...terview_with_sherry_turkl.html Turkle
shared by James Glanville on 11 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • James Glanville on 11 Sep 11
     
    Dialog between Sherry Turkle and Henry Jenkis about role of technology in human relations....
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Computer-Generated Articles Are Gaining Traction - NYTimes.com - 3 views

www.nytimes.com/...cles-are-gaining-traction.html technology T561 education
shared by Uche Amaechi on 11 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Uche Amaechi on 11 Sep 11
     
    Computers that can pass the Turing test and write. What does this portend for education?
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Paul Poiret: King of Fashion @ the MET on Vimeo - 3 views

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shared by mozzadrella on 12 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • mozzadrella on 12 Sep 11
     
    I love these animations made for the Met Costume Institute show 4 years ago. They so clearly uncover how these garments were made. 
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The marshmallow challenge - 3 views

www.ted.com/...tom_wujec_build_a_tower.html innovation
shared by Diego Vallejos on 12 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Diego Vallejos on 12 Sep 11
     
    I wonder if technology can help kids to acquire the skills needed for the multiple marshmallow challenges they will face in their lives (or at least not to loose the skills they were born with!)

The Best Remote PC Support I Ever Had - 3 views

started by seth kutcher on 12 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
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How Tech Is Changing the Museum Experience - 3 views

mashable.com/...high-tech-museums
shared by Marium Afzal on 15 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • “Obviously, once a visitor can access almost any ‘facts’ on the device they carry in their pocket, the idea that a museum should be about ‘facts’ is almost made redundant. This opens up a whole lot of possibilities for making museum exhibitions far more immersive and experiential, leaving the ‘fact’ layer for mobile and online delivery either during or before and after the gallery visit.”
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White House to Launch "Digital Promise" Initiative | U.S. Department of Education - 3 views

www.ed.gov/...nch-digital-promise-initiative digital promise Emerging Technology educational_technology learning technology
shared by Katherine Tarulli on 17 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Katherine Tarulli on 17 Sep 11
     
    The White House announces the creation of a national center called Digital Promise that will focus on transforming education through learning technologies.
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