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Common Core = iPhone for Edu

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 27, 2010

Common Core standards will encourage investment and innovation

Personalized Learning

Summer Break

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 27, 2010

Education is still a seasonal affair and on nice July days one has to appreciate a summer break.

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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?

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Teach for America Launches in Brazil

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 26, 2010

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.

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KC Distance Learning Bought by K12, Inc.

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 26, 2010

We update this story from earlier last week. KC Distance Learning has been bought by K12, Inc.

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LMS Report: Big Push Towards Virtual Training

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 26, 2010

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.

EdTech

Please Turn On Your Cell Phone

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 25, 2010

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.

Personalized Learning

Personalized Learning: Object, Lesson, Course & School

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 24, 2010

New tools & schools are making it easier to personalize learning

EdTech

SKIL Chairman Advances "Total Education Solution"

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 23, 2010

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."

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Teaching the Tech Generation

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 22, 2010

South Carolina students now have the option to earn their high school diploma online. Check out this story from Lake City, South Carolina.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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