Posts by Carri Schneider
EdTech 10: Superhero News Makers
Don your cape, your mask, and your spandex. Here are this week’s edtech super heroes!
Navigating the swamp with Michael Fullan
The swamp may be muddy, but it was clear during our conversation that Fullan is optimistic about the future of education. He explains, with the digital innovation explosion and no real criteria to size it all up, the swamp can be scary, but it’s populated by a lot of life.
EdTech 10: Summer Off? No way!
Teachers this summer are soaking up more than sunshine! We’ve noticed that our recent posts with teaching resources are making their way around the internet faster than a barefoot kid running across hot pavement!
40 Sources for Curated Educational Videos
Fortunately, there are some great websites and services that take the guesswork out of finding and sorting educational video content. Here is the most updated list of some of the curated video sites we’ve come across in our work.
EdTech 10: Feel The Heat
Teachers and tech-ers must be feeling inspired by July, because edtech news is hot, hot, hot this week! Lather up in SPF 50 and grab your shades - our top 10 shows the future of education is bright!
Infographic: Busting Myths About Online Learning
The Getting Smart Team is excited to share the latest resource to be added to DLN's Smart Series collection -- a new infographic from Digital Learning Now! entitled “Busting Myths About Online Learning.”
Busting Online Learning Myths
For the last year, we’ve been working with Digital Learning Now! (DLN), a national campaign supported by ExcelinEd, to tackle eight big topics at the intersection of digital learning and the Common Core. Today we released the eighth paper in the DLN Smart Series -- “Online Learning: Myths, Reality & Promise.”
EdTech 10: Post-ISTE Grooviness
I’m thinking we can divide our readers into two categories this week: those who went to #ISTE13 and those who didn’t. Either way we’ve got something for you in this week’s EdTech 10 - whether you’re unpacking this weekend or still recovering from conference-envy. For starters, check ISTE’s Top Ten Conversations from the Getting Smart Editor and ISTE-veteran Alison Anderson.
EdTech 10: ISTE, Legs, Reach, Tabs & Texas
The flurry of edtech announcements leads to increased excitement over the trip many will take to San Antonio for ISTE13 next week.
Montessori: The Secret Is Out
In the dual worlds where I live - part Montessori mom and part education innovation advocate - it’s been really exhilarating to see these worlds begin to collide.