iTunes is Taking the Education World by Storm
iTunes is taking the education world by storm with new apps and ebooks. Check out USF Lit2go a page on iTunes
Free May Not Be Easy: Print to Multimedia
Schools have some serious catching up to do in increasing network speed and connectivity, providing professional development for teachers, and persuading lawmakers to revisit state textbook-adoption policies.
Value-Added Data Adds Value
Value-added data should be added to teacher evaluations. Then we should make the whole system smarter with personal digital learning.
10 Tips for Edurepreneurs
If you can afford to, give away a core feature, let it grow virally, use customer feedback to make improvements, wait to turn on revenue streams until you’ve gained some traction (and 9 other hot tips)
The Seven Spaces of Technology in School Environments
Ewan McIntosh's video explores the staff and student perspective on where technology fits in to our working space, and how we work and study in an increasingly mobile world.
'Data Mining' Gains Traction in Education
Sarah D. Sparks of Education Week highlights the growth of 'Data Mining' and recent research surrounding the subject, that could change the way students learn and are taught.
Are Bad Schools Immortal?
If you care about equity of opportunity, the chronic failure of schools predominantly serving low income and minority students must be job one.
Grading schools A – F
Louisiana will begin grading schools A- F with the intent of giving parents and others a clearer measure of how a school is performing.
Transform education with digital learning
This article was written by Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bob Wise, and Michael B. Horn and originally published on The Hill on December 7th.
The Achievement Recession
Stagnant US achievement levels impose the equivalent of another big recession. Our kids will be the first to see lower levels of prosperity and the slide continues until we confront the PISA reality that we're being out educated.