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Mathieu Plourde

Adaptive Learning Systems: Surviving the Storm - 1 views

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    "The effective implementation and use of adaptive learning systems requires a broad, more inclusive conversation among institutions, vendors, and other stakeholders to realize the benefits of next-generation personalized learning."
Mathieu Plourde

A new nonprofit takes aim at ed tech pricing. First target: The iPad - 0 views

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    "Lack of price transparency makes it difficult for school districts to negotiate with vendors, Friedlander said. In the case of Apple's iPads, for instance, the Technology for Education Consortium said it had found that prices ranged from $367 to $499 for identical devices. "This is just wrong," Levy said. "This is taxpayer money. And these are school kids.""
Mathieu Plourde

Why Portage Public Schools Filters with Blue Coat - 0 views

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    When deciding what to filter, the IT department considers two questions: 1) Is there a relevant ­educational need for the site? and 2) Does the site potentially expose students to inappropriate material? "The toughest area to assess is social media," Vomastek continues. "Right now, we block Facebook and Twitter during the school day but ­allow users of our guest wireless network to access them during non-school hours. There's no one choice that will make everybody happy."
Mathieu Plourde

Virallock - 0 views

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    Cleanup service for social media.
Mathieu Plourde

Gooru Learning - 0 views

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    "Create and share collections of engaging web resources with your students. Browse courses in our K-12 Community Library to get started."
Mathieu Plourde

Educational Hip-Hop Songs & Videos for All Subjects, K-12 - 0 views

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    "Making learning accessible, engaging and relevant. Every classroom. Every lesson."
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