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SmartTech Roundup: From Blended Learning to Justin Bieber
Three minute foray into the future. Intel’s three minute video provides a peek into the blended classroom of the future. In response to the video, Tom noted on Getting Smart that the video shows a good partial picture of blended learning but leaves out some of the more compelling reasons for the shift such leveraging teaching talent with technology.
Personalized Learning
ISTE Reflections: Balance Moving Forward
Perhaps the best idea I had for ISTE this year was to arrive in San Diego a day early. It was there, outside of the conference, that I was reminded of a powerful truth in education. Meandering through the meticulously manicured sidewalk shrubbery, the majestically purple Jacaranda trees, and the polite, bayside strollers, I allowed the gentle and cool breeze to nudge me forward ever so slowly under a sunny, cloudless sky. But my steps quickly came to a halt with the sight of an old-school magician whose skin bore witness to the subtle effects of a deceptively hot sun.
Personalized Learning
Investing in Innovation: Capital Flows to Education
The drought is over and capital is flowing to innovators in K-12, postsecondary, and consumer learning. That’s the conclusion of a report from GSV Advisors including industry veterans Deborah Quazzo and Michael Moe. They examine the “near spontaneous explosion of entrepreneurial activity in education.”
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35 Sources for Curated Educational Videos
Like explorers approaching an unfamiliar landscape, teachers who are ready to take the plunge into flipped classrooms and blended learning often approach the opportunity with a mix of excitement and trepidation. Just dipping a toe into the virtual waters of online content can be overwhelming, and there’s a risk that even the most fearless educator can become paralyzed by the bottomless depths of content and endless pools of resources.
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Staff Picks: Blended Learning, Higher Ed, ISTE, DigLN
Tom Picks “Who Governs the Child?” Tom says, “The central tenant of Digital Learning Now!, a framework for state policy, is expanded access to the world of digital learning. The North Carolina struggle that Jeff writes about is emblematic of our time–the shift from a time when…
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SmartTech Roundup: Tablets, Blended Learning, STEM
Keeping Tabs On Tablets Nexus News. Google unveiled its Nexus tablet, coming in at $199, specs reveal both an 8GB and 16 GB option for the 7-in Jelly-Bean-powered tablet. In other Google news. Over 500 School Districts in US and Europe Use Chromebooks. Google launched new…
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Kinesthetically Kinect to Learning
I am sitting here in the San Diego Airport, with my head spinning with new ideas from the incredible - and at the same time incredibly overwhelming - ISTE conference. Yet, as I run back through the list of sessions and events one concept that pops out at me that is just dripping with yet to be tapped potential, is integrating the Xbox Kinect into classroom learning.
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7 Top Trends at ISTE 2012
It was rumored that more 18,000 people signed up for the annual ISTE conference this year. The exhibit hall was buzzing with big booths from all the usual suspects in education including: Google, Blackboard, Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and others. The traffic and engagement among attendees this year appeared much higher than 2011.
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Pearson Foundation Launches ‘Five Things I’ve Learned’
The Pearson Foundation today announced a new project that aims to share the insights of education leaders whose daily efforts are improving outcomes for students inside and outside the classroom. Five Things I’ve Learned chronicles personal lessons learned from decades of real-world experience, sharing proven practice and wisdom about learning, teaching, and helping others.
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Microsoft Launches Office 365 for Education
Starting today, Microsoft Office 365 for education is available, providing the world’s best productivity, communications and collaboration experiences to schools at no cost. Office 365 for education is a cloud-based suite that includes the familiar Microsoft Office desktop applications, as well as Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Lync Online.