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Mydhili Bayyapunedi

If students are capable of self-tutoring, are we putting too much importance on teacher... - 2 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...ugata-mitra-slumdog-teach-self

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  • Mydhili Bayyapunedi on 18 Oct 10
     
    Following up on the discussion we had in class today, do you think we are focusing too much of our attention on teacher training? If students have the ability to not only understand a certain technology but can also use that technology to self train, isn't the role of the teacher in that respect, highly reduced? Perhaps its easier and would prove fruitful if we redirected our strengths to developing software and devices that are intuitive and help children learn rather than spending the resources on helping a different generation of learners (i.e., the teachers) understand this technology? Also, if you think about it, we are probably only one generation away from the teachers who see the value of technology in teaching. This ideal generation is of course the current students who are using technology and find it extremely helpful. They wouldn't need any convincing or training to use technology in their classroom
Allison Gevarter

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS Receive Ready To Learn Grant Funding fr... - 1 views

www.prnewswire.com/...nt-of-education-105023934.html

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  • Allison Gevarter on 18 Oct 10
     
    There could be some real potential here for use of grants beyond the television screen. I'd be interested to track how this money is allocated across platforms, especially emerging ones like apps for phones/iPads.
Uche Amaechi

iPhones for Toddlers - NYTimes.com - 3 views

www.nytimes.com/...17TODDLERS.html

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  • Uche Amaechi on 18 Oct 10
     
    do iphones affect development?
Margaret O'Connell

Internet in 2020 (Graphical representation) - 2 views

www.makeuseof.com/...internet-in-2020

Internet_of_Things future

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  • Margaret O'Connell on 18 Oct 10
     
    It's interesting ... I don't like its view of hackers as all bad, however ... I like to think that more and more people will be hacking/programming and it won't be for bad intentions but, rather, for customizations -- software, hardware, and not necessarily full computers ...
Margaret O'Connell

Body Sensing Comes to Smartphones - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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sensing health

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  • John Stivoric, chief technology officer, says the company has been working closely with Apple and Google, to develop its smartphone application. It opens the door to allowing a person to monitor a collection of the 9,000 variables — physical activity, calories burned, body heat, sleep efficiency and others — collected by the sensors in a BodyMedia armband in real-time, as the day goes on.
  • The smartphone, though, is full-fledged computer in hand. “It’s a dashboard for the human body, a great viewer into what your body is doing on the fly,”
  • Margaret O'Connell on 18 Oct 10
     
    Compelling for educational uses, particularly science and health (but the price has to come down some first).
Mohammad Hussain

Disruptive innovation in education lecture by Horn - 5 views

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  • Mohammad Hussain on 17 Oct 10
     
    Lecture by one of the authors of Disrupting Class. He describes how disruptive innovation will change the education and along the lecture picks on HBS.
Lisa Estrin

Will physical books be gone in five years? - 2 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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  • Lisa Estrin on 17 Oct 10
     
    Brief article about how efficiency of e-books and tablets will make physical books obsolete, particularly in developing countries.
Devon Dickau

New College Networks, Unlike Facebook, Connect 'Social' to Studies - Technology - The C... - 4 views

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  • Universities are turning to social networking to create online learning communities that mix serious academic work, and connections among working scholars, with Facebook-style fun.
  • write and share blogs, join subject groups, and participate in academic discussions
  • "You may not want to friend your dean on Facebook, but you still want to be connected to your dean
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  • open for user input, allowing it to evolve over time
Brandon Bentley

The 21st Century Classroom - 2 views

www.slate.com/2269307

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  • Brandon Bentley on 15 Oct 10
     
    American classrooms are outdated. Slate seeks your great ideas for how to modernize them.
anonymous

International Society for Technology in Education Group News | LinkedIn - 2 views

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  • anonymous on 15 Oct 10
     
    Bill Gates: In Five Years The Best Education Will Come From The Web
Yang Jiang

The classroom goes digital - 2 views

www.chinadaily.com.cn/...content_11075272.htm

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  • The demand for e-Learning resources derived from the economic burden imposed by the frequent revision of textbooks and spiralling prices of scholastic texts, according to the Textbook and e-Learning Resources Development Report released by the Working Group on Textbooks & e-Learning Resources Development in 2009.
  • In February 2010, a fund of HK$128 million was established by the Legislative Council to create a three-year program promoting an e-Learning pilot scheme. Of that total HK$68 million will be disbursed among 20 primary schools and 30 secondary schools for e-Learning.
Chris Dede

Cell phones emerge as the newest classroom tool - chicagotribune.com - 2 views

www.chicagotribune.com/...class-20101011,0,1580981.story

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  • Doug Pietrzak on 12 Oct 10
     
    schools are starting to concede to allowing cell phones in school -- hopefully grabbing some benefits from them soon...
  • Chris Dede on 14 Oct 10
     
    Administrators finally realize cellphones can aid education
Mohammad Hussain

ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) - 0 views

www.isteconference.org/2011

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  • Mohammad Hussain on 14 Oct 10
     
    ISTE educational technology conference is a great way to learn about the recent developments in educational technology and a great way to meet other teachers and educators and to share and exchange ideas for professional growth. ISTE 2011 will be held in Philadelphia, PA, USA, with a theme of "Unlocking Potential." More than 18,000 education professionals and technology industry reps are expected to attend June 26-29, 2011.
amy hoffmaster

A Web 2.0 Class: Students Learn 21st Century Skills, Collaboration, and Digital Citizen... - 1 views

www.edutopia.org/...laboration-digital-citizenship

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  • "I have been able to virtually meet the people that can help me get the answers I need for what I am searching for in school and one day, in my career."
  • These students are learning how to be critical readers and thinkers, while opening up rich, academic conversations via blogs, Twitter, and Skype.
  • amy hoffmaster on 13 Oct 10
     
    Students realize that with Web 2.0 lots of resources are available.
Joe Prempeh

Powered Up Video Game Conference - Oct 14-15 in Boston - 1 views

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  • Joe Prempeh on 13 Oct 10
     
    PoweredUp Boston: October 14 + 15, 2010 * Hear from leading Boston area developers and thought leaders on the latest local and global issues shaping our industry. * Network with local developers, investors, educational institutions and government officials. * Learn about the unique resources and opportunities available to Boston area businesses in the video game industry. Who Should Attend: * Boston area indie game developers (existing and aspiring) * Established Boston area game developers looking to connect with other developers * National and international companies looking to establish a presence in Boston * Investors * Infrastructure, middleware and other organizations interested in doing business with Boston area game companies * Students and faculty interested in the gaming industry
Mydhili Bayyapunedi

Cyberlearning Tools for STEM Education Conference - 2 views

www.cyberlearningstem.org

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  • Conference on Cyberlearning Tools for STEM Education (CyTSE) March 8-9, 2011, Berkeley, CA Call for Presenters is NOW Available!
  • Mydhili Bayyapunedi on 13 Oct 10
     
    For folks interested in STEM
Yang Jiang

Gates and Hewlett Foundations Focus on Online Learning - NYTimes.com - 4 views

www.nytimes.com/...11online.html

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  • The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and four nonprofit education organizations are beginning an ambitious initiative to address that challenge by accelerating the development and use of online learning tools.
  • Just how effective technology can be in improving education — by making students more effective, more engaged learners — is a subject of debate. To date, education research shows that good teachers matter a lot, class size may be less important than once thought and nothing improves student performance as much as one-on-one human tutoring.
Yang Jiang

Sony Unveils the First Google TV - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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  • A new line of Sony televisions introduced Tuesday allows people to use the Internet while watching their favorite shows – minus the set-top box that competing systems require. And they will be the first TV’s on the market to run Google TV, Google’s new operating system for Internet-connected televisions.
  • The technology takes into account the inevitable desire by consumers to multitask. People who open a Web page while watching football, for instance, can still keep an eye on the game in a small box near the bottom of the screen.
Mydhili Bayyapunedi

Bill Gates - What I'm Thinking - Improving College Completion in the U.S. - The Gates N... - 1 views

www.thegatesnotes.com/...article.aspx

technology education learning educational_technology bill gates

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  • I’m excited about an initiative announced this week – Next Generation Learning Challenges – that will accelerate the integration of technology in ways that substantially improve learning. The foundation joined with several education organizations and other funders to establish Next Generation Learning Challenges. Its objective is to identify the most promising uses of technology in education and expand them to reach more students, teachers, and schools.
Cameron Paterson

Will technology kill the academic semester? - 1 views

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  • online program that lets students start class any day they want and finish at their own speed
  • The open format of Jefferson's program, called Learn Anytime, means students don't move through classes in groups. None of Mr. Smith's 400 online students will have a discussion or do a group project with classmates
  • "It doesn't allow students to get a deep understanding of the content."
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  • Regardless of criticism like that, the model is spreading.
  • ther than programs like Learn Anytime, online education generally mimics the familiar face-to-face template. A group of students moves through course work at a set pace and discusses the lessons, typically in a course forum. Jefferson's effort to break that mold grew out of a dual-credit project with a local public-school system. Since 2007, Learn Anytime has exploded from a couple of hundred students to nearly 1,300
  • Mr. Johnson's classroom isn't just virtual. It's also largely automated.
  • "The next frontier in online learning," says Mr. Anderson, "is to merge the social stuff with the self-paced stuff."
  • Cameron Paterson on 12 Oct 10
     
    Ford T. Smith is helping to bulldoze one of the most durable pillars of academic life: the semester.
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