Personalized Learning
Smart Profiles on Social Platforms in Post-LMS world
Sparse thoughts on next-gen learning platforms. Where will profiles full of content-embedded assessment data sit? Perhaps profiles, like lots of other stuff, will just be social learning apps.
Innov8
SMARTtech Roundup: This Week’s Digital Developments
Blended Schools & Tools A new study from Cisco found the magic number: 67 percent. That is: 67 percent percent of educators report that students who participate in blended learning also improve their test scores by 67 percent. Louisiana announced the list of potential “Course Choice” Providers…
EdTech
Q&A: Reading Throughout the Summer Is Important & FUN
Patch, AOL’s local news platform, and James Patterson’s ReadKiddoRead recently partnered to reach parents with the message that they should urge their students to read more over the summer with a new summer list, "Patch and James Patterson's/ReadKiddoRead’s Summer Reading List.” Lauren Wohl, the Program Director at ReadKiddoRead joins us today to tell us more about the importance of summer reading.
EdTech
Top Tech Gear of 2013
2013 isn't quite over yet but we are approaching the busy season of new releases. Today, we are sharing this great infographic from FinancesOnline.com - a retrospective of the year, as well as a sneak peek into what we still have to look forward to, gadget wise.
Ed Policy
For Deeper Learning, Transform Schools Into Leadership Machines
By: Bryan & Emily Hassel. A new model for Deeper Learning leadership which includes advocating for new models of leadership including multi-school leadership models.
Personalized Learning
iNACOL advancing online learning
The Virtual School Symposium, hosted by iNACOL, is Mon-Tues in Austin. I joined the board because 1) we’re within reach of being able to offer quality learning to every student in American and iNACOL will take us over the finish line. Hold out states like NY that don’t…
Personalized Learning
Let the Learning Commence
Tom shares his commencement speech that he gave to the students of the International Connections Academy, the second generation of graduates from online high schools.
EdTech
McGraw Education to Split from Markets Group
The long rumored split was announced at McGraw-Hill today. The education group will operate independently of the markets division including well know brands like S&P.
EdTech
John Katzman: CEO, 2Tor.com
We interview John Katzman, CEO of 2Tor.com about the fundamental changes occurring in education and what Education 2.0 will look like.
EdTech
Build on Strengths, Explore Interests, Shore Up Weaknesses
About 40 months ago Nicholas Carr was suggesting that the Internet was making us stupid—which I thought was stupid. So I wrote Getting Smart: How Personal Digital Learning Will Make Us Smart. I, for one, am very optimistic about the potential to dramatically boost achievement and completion rates here and around the world.