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Vacation Education: Family Learning Adventures in DC
By: Jessica Oballo. We packed our bags and headed out for spring break! But what the kids didn't realize was that it was a learning vacation. Aren't those the best kinds of trips? When your kids are young, energetic, curious and little explorers, a trip to our nation's capitol is the perfect way to educate our kids without having them realize it!!
Moving America Forward: Tech Tools for 100 Million “Offline” Americans
Today marks the launch "EveryoneOn," a national public awareness campaign powered by nonprofit Connect2Compete (C2C) that aims to bring digital literacy and Internet access to all Americans. Once considered nice but non-essential. access to Internet and technology is now critical to closing the opportunity divide in the United States.
SuperHuman Education
Teachers will become mediators between students, knowledge and technology. As technologies like game-based learning and intelligent tutors continue to improve, the role of the teacher will continue to migrate to one of mediator or guide. This is an essential and critical role, where teachers become even more important.
GlassLab and Beyond: Who’s the Designer and Who’s the Learner of the Next-Gen Game-Based Ed-Tech
By: Dr. Idit Harel Caperton The so called “gamification of education” has taken on multiple forms as computers and tablets become more common in the classroom and as games are becoming a dominant media in our lives. At the root of all “game-based learning” is the unique opportunity to engage students in learning where they want to be: inside video games. The ESA reports 32% of gamers are under 18 years old, and the industry only continues to grow.
Retention – It’s Not Just About Students
Student retention is a buzzword that always raises eyebrows among educators. Enrollment officers are being pushed to improve retention and student success.
Are Students Ready To Learn? Ask Their Parents
The research is undeniable that parent involvement in student academic success matters. It is more predictive than socioeconomic status by a multiple of 2 – 10 times. The benefits of parent engagement are vast: it not only drives academic performance but improves student emotional well-being, induces better student classroom behavior, and improves school attendance.
Campus Leadership: Susan Korzinek – “EdTech Leaders Must Be Open to Ideas”
With Edcetera's Campus Leadership profiles, learn about what makes CIOs, IT directors, and other executive level IT professionals tick. Here’s a Q&A with Susan K. Korzinek, Director of IT at Grand Valley State University.
For The Ambivalent Student: Four Projects to Get Them Interested In School
Even the most ambivalent child can take an interest in school if you utilize the right techniques. One way to get a child interested in learning is to incorporate projects that they will be interested in. The following four projects will help an ambivalent student take an interest in school and learning.
7 Essential Tools for a Flipped Classroom
The flipped classroom uses technology to allow students more time to apply knowledge and teachers more time for hands-on education. It’s a continually changing strategy that evolves with technology.
I Want to Learn When I Want to Learn
The schools that are open to instituting real blended learning environments will see the myriad benefits of self-directed student learning, while others deploying digital learning using a less evolved instruction model will likely realize some, but not all, of the benefits that broader blended learning can offer.