Posts by Getting Smart Staff
Students Given Undivided Attention in Web 2.0
Teachers don't have to fight for a student's undivided attention in Web 2.0 anymore, when they are using Edmodo, a social learning network made specifically for the education sector.
MangaHigh Launches Physics Gaming Site
The successful math games online learning site MangaHigh.com jumps into the fray again with the launch of Physics Games, an online gaming site for physics education.
Teresa Dove Wins iNACOL Teacher of Year
Teresa Dove, a Virginia resident who teaches math online for Florida Virtual School, received the first National Online Teacher of the Year Award for K-12 education last night.
Scientist Social Network Could Ring Bell for Teachers
Could this be a clarion call for investors in teacher social networks? Scientists build their profession through careful rigor and even the publishing of negative results. Could this be the kind of teacher added-value tool that teachers could operate themselves?
North Carolina County Super: Pursue Blended Technology
Dr. Donna Peters: "Leading change is hard work, and leading change for online and blended learning throughout a school system is indeed a significant challenge. While we don’t like to admit it, our schools tend to be steeped in traditional methodologies and practices that prove difficult to replace with 21st Century opportunities regardless of how ineffective the old ways may be."
Beyond the Bricks: Young Black Men in School
Washington Koen Media is putting out a new movie to add to the rush of education reform films that have entered the market over the past couple of years. This story is about two New Jersey students trying to make their way through the education system, and their community.
5 Key Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Education
Nathaniel Whittemore at Change.org says its absolutely okay to be thinking about entrepreneurial solutions in education that can bring true reform. He takes us through five opportunities that can take us there.
Open HS of Utah Launches Open Resources Project
Open High School of Utah releases a video explaining its announcement today that it has become the first secondary school in the nation to offer an open resources curriculum.
Review of "Waiting for Superman"
New York Magazine review of Davis Guggenheim's "Waiting for Superman" It's never been as perfect a time to pull away from entrenched positions that protect adults and to start thinking and acting in ways that liberate students from a system that does not work in their favor, or for their future.
Labor Day Over, Serious About School
Here is a review of the important interviews and a video that we played prior to the Labor Day holiday.