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''Standing during long train commutes and bus rides has just gotten more educational'' DuoLingo is a successful mobile game-based app for language learning that uses comprehensive features, vocal and manual interactions, constant assessment, and it is accessible (cheap)

With the PISA results out, Rick provides a word of caution to the fanfare.

From the Orlando Sentinel, 1985: Although they have not solved how to keep students interested in certain subjects, computers are proving to be highly acceptable motivational tools in all grades at Seminole County schools. Unlike video games that provide only entertainment, computers in the classroom are used as a teaching resource to reinforce development skills for elementary and middle school students and for those with learning deficiencies....

In support of technological possibilities, not inevitabilities.

Trying to move the MOOC conversation beyond hype and toward more careful analysis.

""I care about education for everyone, not just the elite," he [Sebastian Thrun of Udacity] said in an interview. "We want to bring high-quality education to everyone, and set up everyone for success. My commitment is unchanged."" Let's hope so...

"The advent of this so-called "lousy product" - the MOOC - may be triggering a change, however. Indeed, recent survey evidence suggests that the acceptance of online learning among certain constituencies may be plateauing. Is it possible that a backlash against MOOCs could even precipitate a decline in the broader acceptance of online learning?"

Ways of using technology with kids: EdMakers is an event to encourage students to use technology to tackle challenges facing education.

Students from Norco College created an interactive game that introduces middle schools students to career technical education. '' It's so important to get students thinking early about their future'' (Director of Career & Technical Education Projects)

There is now tremendous reliance on adjuncts, part-time, and so-called clinical faculty

Schools and school districts struggle to buy the right technology at a decent price. Why? Here are ten answers.

A demographic survey of 200,000 students conducted last fall by Coursera. The average age of a Coursera student: 37.