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Very intriguing creative learning platform. Need to test out to see if its as useful as it seems to be.

raises interesting developmental issues about kids and apps

"Toy vs Tool", simple and powerful idea

Nice article on how technology is evolving and revolutionizing our lives. It talks about integrating technology into education (positive and negative comments, reallocation of federal funds in innovative technology, etc)

"Digital natives, techno savvy, comfortable with self-directed learning" - I very much agree with this description of 21st century students. There's no other way to reform education and learning but to embrace this fact, but unfortunately it will take time.

Benefits of teaching online.

HopeLab's way of cultivating curiosity at its workplace --- good concepts to integrate into the classroom

Very useful reflective questions in the Leadership for Curiosity section and some useful tools for check in as well

With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, SRI International is conducting a study investigating to what extent, why, when, and how online learning models that target Algebra 1 work or do not work for different student populations, especially those that are historically disadvantaged or underserved.

McKinsey's take on the changing landscape of higher education and the role of MOOCs.

An interesting infographic on the future of learning.

Looks like its not too far away...Educators really need to start thinking about how their role will evolve in this scenario.

September 26, 2013: 6:00pm - 8:00pm A Fireside Chat with MIT and edX leaders, Sanjay Sarma, Director, Office of Digital Learning, MIT and Kathy Pugh, Vice President of Academics, edX Registration and refreshments: 6:00-6:30pm Program 6:30-8:00pm Moderated by Nish Sonwalkar, Editor-in-Chief, MOOC FORUM Journal The Educational Technology field is exploding with innovation, and in response the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge brings you a look at this field with two experts from MIT.

Some tips on acquiring and methods of using technology in low-income schools from an elementary school in Oakland, CA called Encompass Academy.

I wonder what the basis for this distribution is and wether the plan has been thought through to ensure it meets the goals it set out in the first place or if it is a gimmick for the forthcoming elections. This s a lot of money for a country like India.

Manit, I believe you answered your own question. I bet it is about the forthcoming elections.

teachers' experiences with how they conceptualize AR

interesting legal issues about education policies

google glass issues with learning

twitter chats useful for educators

erate is key for infrastructure that helps low-income families

How should schools choose devices to run all the great programs we're talking about? Despite the title, this article includes criteria as well as the author's own answer.

Thought the list provided is interesting in terms of how they relate to 21st century learning: The new school models in the article "suggests 10 elements most common to all of the models: * Student-centered environments * Personalized learning * Competency-based progressions * Adaptive & engaging components * Deeper learning & character development * Rapid & flexible deployments * Dynamic models evolving with new tools * Platform-centric scaling * Leveraging teacher Leadership * Best Practices & Innovation "

This ties into the discussion in class this week. A nice quick summary of the debate, along with a database for all the ongoing comments via the FCC.