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Better Online Schools & Learning Options
Virtual schools and online courses work better for some kids than others. Some of variance is provider based; some of it is student based. In most cases, there is not very good data on students or providers. A new report explained, "Most state accountability and data systems can't easily provide the information about individual student growth on mastery outcomes that is necessary to produce the ans
Personalized Learning
How Is ‘Back to School’ Changing?
This past month as millions of young people traded in their baseball bats for backpacks, teachers, parents, students – and Blackboard staff – experienced the familiar rituals of Back to School. That got me thinking: technology changes a lot – how we create content, collaborate with our peers and find information. Do today’s tech-savvy students experience a different Back to School transition than past generations?
Personalized Learning
6 Trends at Virtual School Symposium 2012
More than 2,000 policymakers, education leaders, and education providers met in New Orleans this week for the International Association for K-12 Online Learning's (iNACOL) annual Virtual School Symposium (VSS) to discuss innovations and solutions to today's education challenges with the help of online and blended learning.
EdTech
Susan Patrick, Stacey Childress & Supt. John White Reimagine Education Systems at VSS
More than 2,000 education leaders and policymakers meet in New Orleans, LA October 21-24, 2012 for Virtual School Symposium (VSS), hosted by the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL), to collaborate on critical advances in education to boost innovation.
EdTech
The Future of OER
Open education resource (OER) is one of the rapidly changing education platforms globally. However, as this versatile educational platform gains popularity, a number of questions have been raised concerning its sustainability and future. Here are some aspects about the trend that will help you answer some of the issues or questions about OER.
EdTech
10 Reasons Why I Want My Students to Blog
First of all, blogging is writing, 21st century style, plain and simple. Blogging is a massive genre. It comes in many forms, addresses myriad topics, and can certainly range in quality. For my money (which usually means free), blogging provides the best venue for teaching student writing. As bloggers, young people develop crucial skills with language, tone their critical thinking muscles, and come to understand their relationship to the world.
EdTech
SendHub Announces Shared Groups For Increased Collaboration
The fast-growing professional communication service SendHub announced this week Shared Groups, a new feature that will allow users to have a fast and simple way to share a group of contacts with others.
EdTech
Staff Picks: Creative Cities, Edtech, Proficiency-Based Learning & Tribal Blends
Tom Picks “Creative Cities: Oakland” Tom says, “Why do innovations in learning cluster in some cities? Do learning innovations move between K-12, university, corporate, and consumer sectors? This week we kicked off a blog series investigating these questions. We started with Oakland because prominent advocates, school developers, and investors…
Ed Policy
Creative Cities: Oakland
Social justice advocates have been working in Oakland for 20 years. Recently, they've been joined by reformers, talent developers, school networks, and investors seeking an affordable Bay Area hub.
EdTech
Common Sense Media: Making Sense of the Learning App Explosion
Common Sense Media aims to provide "trustworthy information to parents and teens about technology and media." Founder and CEO Jim Styer has been working on this mission for 20 years. He's the author of a new book, Talking Back to Facebook: A Common Sense Guide to Raising Kids in the Digital Age , a look at how digital media affects the development of young children.