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Finishing School: Taking On the Half-Finished or Never Started
This is the working title of a new book I am working on. In the New Learning environment, it will be the task of students, parents, teachers and leaders to take on new challenges that we are only now beginning to see. I welcome you to help me write this book.
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Chavous Speaks in Favor of Virtual Schools
Kevin Chavous, former Chair of the DC City Council and its former Education Committee chair, says that the time has come to embrace virtual charters.
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If Rap Can Infiltrate Cultures, Why Not Education? (video)
Learning these days is viral, but the systems that teach our children are not viral. They are rooted in bureaucratic nonsense, something that I am sure --based on conversations I have had with teachers -- is more frustrating than helpful. What if your education lived on the web, and you still had a chance to interact with excellent teachers?
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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.
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Reading the Tea Leaves of Blended Learning
There needs to be a stronger mix of qual and quant methods that can capture the impact of learning with technology, such as the study of: human-computer interaction; the brain (cognitive learning); the senses (visual, design); and system and social dynamics, according to Dr. Kelly Edmonds, an online learning consultant.
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The Gadgeting of School
Green Dot Public Schools achieves greater API growth; IBM guarantees a job after graduation in NYC; Pearson launches nation's first complete iPad-based social studies program
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Digital Media in Classrooms: A Conversation
Where have you faced difficulty in launching digital media strategies in schools? Where have you seen roadblocks, if you are an entrepreneur? We would love to hear from you.
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Live Chat: Michael Horn, Disrupting Class
Michael Horn, co-author of "Disrupting Class" and Executive Director for Education and the Innosight Institute, has agreed to do a live chat with me and Andrew Barras on Wednesday, September 29. Right now the time is looking like 12Noon EST. Stay tuned for more details and links for the chat.
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Shabnam Aggarwal: Tech to Teach
I have written a couple of emails to Shabnam, and we have talked about her most recent trip to India, but I had no idea what she was really doing. Here's her video presentation of her new venture, Tech to Teach
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Utah Champion Skater is an Online Student
A Open High School of Utah teenager has placed third at the 2010 Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals. Congrats.