EdTech
A Parent's Voice: "Good Enough" Is Not Good Enough
Guest blogger and Arkansas parent Janet Keller writes about virtual education in that state and decides that opening up virtual education to more students will save on costs and afford more students a greater future in that state.
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A Phone for Geography
A New Zealand teaching university helps build strong curriculum and learning strategies that incorporate the devices kids use in their day to day interactions. Noeline Wright from the University of Waikato in Auckland visits us and gives us a scoop.
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ESEA Authorization Lacks Steam
A collection of replies to Eliza Krigman's question, "Should Congress Reauthorize ESEA Reauthorization?"
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The Long Slide to Happiness?
Do national standards, without the advancements of high-tech assessment and teaching tools really help American students who are living in a global economy?
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Chrome Ed
Chrome OS puts computing in the cloud, and now with a new remote desktop feature, it will be easier for netbook users to learn without sapping power.
Personalized Learning
Uruguay Ahead of Most States on EdTech
Uruguay's President decided long ago that it was important to put laptops in the hands of every child.
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Cooney Center Prize Quick Pitch
A contest for mobile learning heats up in Los Angeles on June 16
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Lidia and the Gift of the Collective Brain
"The way we learned was, when one classmate learned how to do something, they'd teach another classmate...and that classmate would teach another classmate." Lidia, young girl in Peruvian Amazon, using her new laptop.
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Digital Ed Is People
The first lessons in web 2.0 are you must teach people and treat people with respect. The whole process of engagement is a learning process. Why can't we make education like that now?
Personalized Learning
Blended Learning Leverages Great Teachers
Opportunity at the Top, a great report from Public Impact, points out that it’s great teachers that close achievement gaps but that all current efforts will fall well short of ensuring that all US students see the benefits. The problem is that we’re trying to solve the wrong problem–there’s just…