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For decades, educators have been scrambling to find better ways to prepare students for the real world. It began with the mildly apocalyptic government report, A Nation at Risk, which warned that an outdated school system was unwittingly sabotaging America's economic superiority.

Today's snapshot of "Social Networking in Education:"...Wikipedia page on this wher you can view videos, articles, conversations/blogs and a couple presentations on the subject.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Parents often have to convince their kids to stop playing video games and do their homework. But now some schools are using video games in their curriculum to teach students some very important lessons. Not only do students at IS 123 get to play educational video games, they have a choice of games to play.

This video is based on the work of Sir Ken Robinson who emphasizes the importance of teaching relevant information to today's youth to further united them. A degree is not a guarantee of a future career anymore and here he discusses the economic impact of teaching relevant information and recognizing different learning styles and types of intelligence.

Students are able to learn in a fail safe enviroment and gaming also increases muscle memory, as well as help to solidify correct behaviors.

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If we can't find that on our own by this point, I think we're in serious trouble.

In this technology-centric classroom, students are bent over laptops, some blogging or building Facebook pages from the perspective of Shakespeare's characters. One student compiles a song list from the Internet, picking a tune by the rapper Kanye West to express the emotions of Shakespeare's lovelorn Silvius.

Great comic. Does this seem to apply to anyone else?

I am the director of technology at the American School of Warsaw. I am committed to strengthening, deepening and broadening student learning through technology. I honestly believe HOW we teach is far more important than WHAT we use to teach. I am a technology skeptic and a technology evangelist.

Classrooms have come a long way. There's been an exponential growth in educational technology advancement over the past few years. From overhead projectors to iPads, it's important to understand not only what's coming next but also where it all started. We've certainly come a long way but some things seem hauntingly similar to many years ago.

Kids are more likely to know who to use a computer or cell phone than know how to ride a bike or know how to swim.

This entire website, HASTAC, is pretty interesting. Lots of resources related to teaching and digital media

Teacher and student access technology has improved dramatically since the 1990s. Access to technology in the classroom.

great resource for academic talks around Education and Digital Culture