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Chris Dede

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
Mohammad Hussain

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.
Devon Dickau

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.
Maura Wolk

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?
Chris Dede

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.
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • 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
Julia Jacobsen

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

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  • Julia Jacobsen on 30 Nov 10
     
    Ever wonder how Facebook feed works?  The Daily Beast did some experiments to find out...
Chris Dede

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
Sarah Usher

One Step Closer to My Dream - 3 views

My father was a police officer and he died protecting people and making this world a better place. All my life, I always wanted to follow in my father's footsteps and follow a path with police care...

police careers education

started by Sarah Usher on 02 Jun 11 no follow-up yet
Jennifer Lavalle

ISTE Music Video: Say Hey (I Love School) - 3 views

www.youtube.com/watch

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 :-)
James Glanville

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.
Anna Ho

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
James Glanville

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....
Uche Amaechi

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?
mozzadrella

Paul Poiret: King of Fashion @ the MET on Vimeo - 3 views

vimeo.com/5613382

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. 
Diego Vallejos

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!)
seth kutcher

The Best Remote PC Support I Ever Had - 3 views

The Remote PC Support Now excellent remote PC support services are the best. They have skilled computer tech professionals who can fix your PC while you wait or just go back to work or just simpl...

remote PC support

started by seth kutcher on 12 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
Marium Afzal

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.”
Katherine Tarulli

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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