Place Based Education
EdTech
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.
EdTech
Students Are Motivated to Take Online Courses
Susan Patrick writes: "Despite what critics say, there is no evidence that children in online or hybrid classes are any less socially adjusted than those children who attend brick-and-mortar, traditional schools."
EdTech
Back to School, No ESEA, No Textbooks, Hold the Fries
2 back to school stories; ESEA politics deteriorating; textbooks will become libraries; hold the fries
EdTech
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.
EdTech
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.
EdTech
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?
EdTech
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."
EdTech
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.
EdTech
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.
Personalized Learning
Why Solve Old Problems When a New Problem is Easier?
Conventional Wisdom is working the old problem: how to get a great teacher in every classroom? The right question is: what sequence of learning experiences will help individual students succeed?