Posts by Getting Smart Staff
Edmodo Launches School Year 2010-11
edmodo, the online social learning platform, is getting amped for the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year. The program is already in 10,000 schools.
Governor Bush: Oklahoma Can Follow Florida's Lead
Oklahoma and Florida may soon have more in common than having a panhandle, when it comes to education reform. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has recommended an education overhaul in Oklahoma, holding Florida up as a model for combating illiteracy and boosting achievement, according to EdWeek.
Edmodo Listed as Essential Teacher Tool
Edmodo gets some link love at Socratech Seminars prior to an important learning conference.
Pearson Helps Johns Hopkins Launch Eval Tool
Pearson, a global education, technology and services provider, has announced a collaboration with Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Technology in Education to bring to market Teacher Compass, an easy-to-use online evaluation tool for collecting, organizing and analyzing teacher performance data, and providing personalized professional development plans for teachers.
Robert Hawkins: The Rise of Education Gaming
Robert Hawkins, World Bank, answers our questions about positive learning implications that can be delivered through the use of social gaming in public education and traditional instruction.
Giving Shape to a Future Textbook
"With new technologies constantly coming on-line, and with states like California, Texas, and Oregon allowing digital curriculum to replace printed curriculum, the question arises: what will textbooks look like in the coming years?" Marie Bjerde from Qualcomm takes a look.
Five Tips for Engaging Foreign Ed Providers in India
Recently, Raul Choudaha published an article on policy directions for engaging foreign education providers in India in University World News. He has co-authored previous papers with Professor Alan Ruby of the University of Pennsylvania. We publish the following post from his blog, Dr. Education.
RttT Link for Journalists and Schools
Calling it a "quiet revolution," a member of Arne Duncan's communications staff prepares journalists and interested parties for today's announcement of Round Two of Race to the Top winners.
Things Kids Won't Know in the Future
If you have seen the first video in this series, continue on by clicking the link for more video. If not, go back to "Counting the Ways Kids Won't Learn by 2020."