Archive: 2012
Leadership
Good Work: Candidates & Causes
I appreciate the folks that ran for office for all the right reasons--especially those that were not able to finance their own campaigns. Running for office requires constant groveling for donations, being exposed to malicious claims, and a grinding campaign schedule. Following are 3 good things to come from election 2012 and three bad things.
Personalized Learning
What Can You Learn From Formula 1 Racing?
We are launching a contest for the next couple weeks called“What Can You Learn From Racing?” The prize is a Team Ferrari model helmet (see image above, 1:2 scale). All you have to do is tell us in 200 words or less what lessons you can learn from F1!
Ed Policy
Toward the Good School Promise: an Election Recap
While there are millions of happy democrats this week, a critic sees a landscape “littered with rubble and ruin and wreckage on all sides” in an open letter to the President. Elections leave aggrieved poles, but I live in a much more optimistic place. In particular, I’m optimistic about five things.
EdTech
Experience the Whole Web With Windows 8
Microsoft and Windows 8 are here at EDUCAUSE 2012. In the weeks and months ahead, the higher education community will discover all of the new capabilities of the reimagined Windows 8. One of my favorite standout experiences for Windows 8 is the new Internet Explorer 10.
Personalized Learning
MOOCs Bring Down Costs at Antioch University Campuses
The advent of MOOCs offered by top universities like MIT, Harvard, and Stanford has raised some questions about the current cost of higher education. If academic institutions like Harvard and MIT can offer some of their best courses online, for free, why are college students paying tens of thousands of dollars each year for their educations?
Innov8
SMARTtech Roundup: Edmodo, Rapping Teachers & Math Apps
Blended Schools & Tools Be heard. The USDOE’s Karen Cator wants to know what ED can do to support teaching and learning over the next four years. We think this is a great chance to tell Karen about all the great blended learning happening across the country. Add your comments.
Personalized Learning
Executives & Academics Partner to Advance STEM Education & Careers
Most secondary students are bored and there aren't enough STEM graduates from college. These problems are related.
Personalized Learning
Why a Badge Is Better Than an A+
We are not totally gamifying our classrooms or currently using Edmodo, so this year I was not really considering the possibility of awarding my students digital badges. That is, until I recently came across this awesome site and FREE web tool for teachers, classbadges.com and I knew I had to have these for my students.
Personalized Learning
Rocketlist Inspires Students In Entrepreneurship
Kuato Studios recently launched Rocketlist, a website created to inspire students to harness creativity and learn real world skills such as coding, engineering, or design. Rocketlist showcases a series of inspirational videos featuring the connections, skills, and path of successful, young entrepreneurs today.
EdTech
Customize Your Edmodo Account
Parents can also sign up for a free account and become a virtual teacher for their kids, too. If they have “extra” work for them to do, Edmodo is the perfect place to manage it. Push out extra school work, study times or household chores right from Edmodo.