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Smart Parents use Games & Sims to Provoke Powerful Learning
Kae Novak runs the ISTE Games and Simulations. Tom recently joined her and a great panel for a Google Hangout. Read the quick recap of the conversation and the video in it's entirety.
Smart List: 28 Learning Platforms
Today we’re recognizing 28 platform providers who deserve a round of applause including Agilix, Instructure, Connections Learning and Alma.
EdTech 10: 3rd Annual Smart List Series
In the spirit of the Smart List series here are this week’s top 10 news stories. The 3rd Annual Smart List series is off an running. During October and November you’ll see around 20 ‘Best of’ lists.
How Will Machine Learning Impact Your Life?
Machine learning is supporting the development of new tools. So what does this mean for millennials and their careers? "Familiarize yourself with all the things that computers do in your line of work, so that you can become a close collaborator with them,” says Tom Davenport.
Smart List: Coding & Computer Science, Assessment & Data Resources
The 3rd Annual Smart Lists continue! Today we’re celebrating coding, computer science and data resources including BrightBytes, LightSide, BLOC, and SAS.
Smart Review | iTooch Elementary School App
iTooch Elementary, a series of apps made by EduPad, is a collection of educational activities based on Common Core Standards. The app covers math and language arts material for grades one to five, as well as science material for grades three to five. The apps can be downloaded as a complete package by grade, or by specific subject area for each grade.
For #SmartParents, It’s About Getting Smart
By: Patrick Riccards. Earlier this year, I was part of an important project from Getting Smart called #SmartParents. It was developed, with the support of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, to provide both guidance and personal stories from parents to parents about how we can be more active and positively involved in our kids’ learning process.
Why Do You Get Up in the Morning?
By: Jeff Sandefer. Accessing deep pools of inner motivation is an important and never ending life skill. The answer of “Why should I get up in the morning?” is a difficult one at any stage of life. Here is how Acton Academy is encouraging middle school students to figure it out now.
EdTech 10: With Arne Duncan Leaving… Now What?
With the news of Arne Duncan stepping down in December... It makes us ask: Are we witnessing what will one day be seen as the moment the pendulum swung towards personalization?
Smart List: 36 Ways to Learn Almost Anything
The 3rd Annual Smart Lists continues! Today we are recognizing 36 open resources for K-12, postsecondary, and anytime learning including Gooru, Edmodo, Coursera, PowerMyLearning, and Curriki.