In this video presented by Mobile Learning Institute, Alan tours his hometown of Marblehead, MA and comments on the historical global vision of his community. Alan challenges us to think about the emerging role of "student as contributor" and to globalize our curriculum by linking students with authentic audiences from around the world. (For more, read Alan's article, Students as Contributors: The Digital Learning Farm. http://novemberlearning.com/resources/archive-of-articles/digital-learning-farm/.)
For generations, school meant books - lots of books. But not anymore. Around the country, from high school to grad school, textbooks are getting harder to find. Technology has made the library something that can fit into the palm of your hand.
A tic-tac-toe game based on the Industrial Revolution that uses the principles of universal design to give students multiple ways of learning will be the U.S. representative in a worldwide competition that showcases effective teaching with technology.
Brain Rules by John J. Medina is a multimedia project explaining how the brain works. It includes a book, a feature-length documentary film, and a series of interactive tutorials.
The question it seems, is no longer "if?" but "when?" Judy Salpeter, editor-at-large for Tech & Learning magazine and the Consortium for School Networking
Here is the final slideshow from the week of ICT workshops in Mbita. The workshops focused on building skills in student-centred pedagogies as well as how to integrate Information Communication Technologies into the curriculum. The workshops took place in Mbita, Kenya (along the shores of Lake Victoria) between August 3-7th at the Suba Youth Resource Centre where we partnered with Dan Otedo and the African centre for Women Information and Communications Technology. Special thanks to our hosts and fellow facilitators for making it such a successful week!