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Programming made easier

If you've got an Android phone, you can easily build a program on it using this software. It uses a graphical programming interface that's quite simple to learn.

web-based educational software program that teaches students how words work

"Edutopia.org's Director of Video Programming, Zachary Fink, interviews UC Berkeley professor Dor Abrahamson about how to increase students' understanding of math."

"Seven years of research at the University of Central Florida (UCF) has found that blended courses--those that combine face-to-face instruction with online learning and reduced classroom contact hours--have the potential to increase student learning while lowering attrition rates compared to equivalent, fully online courses. This research bulletin reports the results of a disciplined UCF program that has led to a fundamental redesign of the instructional model."

"Resources and Annotations from UW-Stout's E-Learning and Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Program. Contributors are mainly from the E-Learning for Educators Course & the E-Learning Practicum Course."

"This section provides a document on teaching portfolios (pdf) - including a description of their common structure and recommendations for specific artifacts to include as evidence of effective teaching - and information on our program for graduate students that helps them document their teaching experience at Carnegie Mellon."

Totally free, totally awesome resource for learning programming.

New York Times magazine article on RCS and KIPP character education programs.

Recently, Christine Wiser T&L's Managing Editor, asked the Tech Advisors the following question: What do you think are the top three most important issues facing K-12 edtech this year? 1. Mobile device adoption. Especially bring your own device program implementation. 2. Getting people to really understand what is meant by 21st century teaching and learning. 3. Anytime, anywhere learning.

A study that sheds light on the debates and the intersections of technology and 21st century skills from the vantage point of school-based educators. Attitudes of more than 1000 educators is explored