Posts by Getting Smart Staff
The Ed Games We Play
The rise of mobile phones usage has prompted discussions about augmented reality and its impact on retail marketing, privacy and reality. We found a blog where the discussion is focused squarely on education and how these types of developments will effect students. Her final point is crucial. Why are these games so boring, if they are really so helpful?
Teach for America Launches in Brazil
The program, called Ensina, or, "Teach for All," was introduced today in Rio de Janeiro by TFA founder Wendy Kopp, according to sources in Brazil.
KC Distance Learning Bought by K12, Inc.
We update this story from earlier last week. KC Distance Learning has been bought by K12, Inc.
LMS Report: Big Push Towards Virtual Training
Nicole Fougere picks out some statistics about LMS usage in UK industry sectors. Looking at this data, we can see that companies in the UK have pushed over the 50% mark in terms of uptake. Virtual training lowers costs and makes channeling resources to employee questions easier. The same could happen for education institutions.
Please Turn On Your Cell Phone
Juliette LaMontagne has written a great blog post about portable computers and mobile devices in education. I am taking her post from her blog, "Learning Loam," and offering it for this audience, because I think it's worth reading.
SKIL Chairman Advances "Total Education Solution"
Hundreds of millions of Indian students stand to benefit from increasing capital expenditure on education improvement in India. SKIL Chairman Nikhil Ghandi attempts to create a "total education solution" in the country with a 22% investment in Chennai-based Everonn Education. Here is an interview Ghandi did with Indian newspaper "The Economic Times."
Teaching the Tech Generation
South Carolina students now have the option to earn their high school diploma online. Check out this story from Lake City, South Carolina.
Mobile Education Uprising
Social media exemplifies the transformative properties of education. It's no surprise that online content plays and management systems that lean on the cloud computing technology top lists of ed tech trends to watch for the rest of 2010. Check out this list inside to find out where the next big moves will take education.
John Legend Starring in Ed Reform Role
Entertainer and brand-new EEP Board member John Legend joins Harlem Village Academies CEO Debra Kenny to discuss the changing landscape of education reform on Morning Joe this morning, with video.
Online High: A Student Perspective
Advancing the ability for teachers and students to use online learning only means that you will have a success on your hands. The question is, what do you do with all of those students who suddenly start to excel? Offer them more of what they want, to start.