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EdTech 10
The shift to blended learning is getting a bit easier. Digital Learning Now! has provided a roadmap. New tools and schools show the way forward.
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Q&A With a Rural Superintendent
Oklahoma Chief Janet Barresi points to Howe High School in Southeastern Oklahoma as a digital learning leader. Superintendent Scott Parks leads a 1:1 district that makes extensive use of online learning. "It is amazing what they are accomplishing," said Barresi. The state board will be visiting Howe this month.
Personalized Learning
Assessment All the Time? Why Not?
When talking with people who are not educators, I often think of Fannee Doollee, a character from the Zoom television series, which ran on PBS in the late seventies, who has a fascination with double letters. Fannee Doollee loves one thing but hates something very similar. For example, she loves swEEts but hates candy (notice the double EE in sweets). Similarly, in my conversation with parents and community leaders, I am always amazed at how they can advocate for one thing while mocking a possible solution.
EdTech
From a Cloud Service Provider: The Importance of Keeping Your School’s Data Safe
In this digital age, when devices and networks are increasingly connected to services in the cloud, the information stemming from those connections has grown exponentially.
Personalized Learning
Identifying & Meeting Student Needs Is Getting Easier With lookred
After spending a day with Microsoft Innovative Schools and before visiting BETT, I toured Cornwallis Academy, a K-12 school outside of London and managed by the Future Schools Trust. The leadership team demonstrated lookred®, an information system key to their approach to "personalise" learning and "pastoral care."
EdTech
Second Annual National Digital Learning Day Attracts Record Number of Participants
Signifying the growing importance and demand for digital learning strategies in the classroom, nearly 25,000 teachers, millions of students, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park, and U.S. Representative George Miller (D-CA), are joining the Alliance for Excellent Education tomorrow, February 6, for the second annual Digital Learning Day. Digital Learning Day is a national campaign that promotes digital learning and spotlights successful instructional technology practice in K–12 public school classrooms across the country.
EdTech
Shared Learning Collaborative Launches inBloom Inc. for Personalized Learning
The Shared Learning Collaborative (SLC) today launched inBloom Inc., a nonprofit provider of technology services aimed at connecting data, applications and people that work together to create better opportunities for students and educators.
EdTech
Let’s Give Girls a Chance to Succeed in STEM
There is a digital divide threatening the future of girls in this country. Three of the top ten “Best Jobs of 2013” are in the computing field, according to U.S. News and World Report, yet women make up just 25% of the labor force in science, technology, engineering and math-based (STEM) jobs. With all projections pointing to STEM-sector jobs continuing to grow at a higher-than-average rate, today’s young women cannot occupy just the fringes of the field.
EdTech
20 Apps (Games) for Play-based Learning
Even though older adults might still carry a negative association with video game consoles and devices, today’s technology is vastly different than it was 20 years ago.
EdTech
EdTech 10: BETT Special
The Getting Smart team enjoyed hopping across the pond to London this week to tour schools, attend Microsoft events and join in the activities at BETT 2013. Walking into ExCel London, we were in awe of the space and the draw toward an education discussion. The event was rumored to receive more than 20,000 foot traffic over the course of the four days. The exhibits appeared gigantic, unlike anything at some of the biggest education conferences in the U.S. With our overseas insight, we thought we'd give you a roundup of view abroad.