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Students Report On SOPA, PIPA & ACTA
Students at Blue Springs High School recently published a SchoolTube video reporting on the SOPA, PIPA and ACTA controversy that threatened the freedom of the Internet in an effort to stop piracy. The video uses popular word animation to supplement the audio around the current events. This video is a great example of student awareness about complex current events.
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Digital Choices Expand in MI Today
Senate Bill 619, which expands online learning for public charter schools and gives parents and students greater freedom to choose digital learning options, passed in Michigan today.
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Smarter Balanced & PARCC Will Support Tablets for Testing
The Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) and the Partnership for Assessment Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) today issued future purchasing guidance designed to inform schools and districts on hardware and operating system specifications covering the vast majority of commercially available computers and tablets.
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Fordham Launches New Digital Learning Volume for EdReform
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute today launched "Education Reform for the Digital Era," a new digital learning volume with papers in its Creating Sound Policy for Digital Learning series.
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Infographic: How to Extend the Reach of Excellent Teachers
Did you know that only 25 percent of classes are taught by excellent teachers? We need to find ways to leverage great teachers and extend their talents to more students through the use of technology, new classroom models, and more.
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Students Compete in Statewide Oregon Computer Game Challenge
The Oregon Game Project Challenge (OGPC), managed and sponsored by TechStart Education Foundation, hosts its main event at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Ore. Saturday, April 28, 2012. The OGPC introduces middle and high school students to computer programming basics through games designed to be fun, challenging and innovative around a socially responsible annual theme.
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In the Future, Teachers Remain Key to Student Success
New technologies and 21st century students will change tomorrow’s classrooms but quality instruction will remain the most important indicator of student achievement, which is why we must invest in professional development for teachers today.
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Adobe Launches Cloud Solutions & Next Gen Creative Suite for Students & Educators
Educators have taken advantage of Adobe's Creative Suite to engage high school and college students in learning about design, games, video production and more. Today, Adobe announced the launch of Adobe Creative Cloud Student and Teacher Edition, and Creative Suite 6 Student and Teacher Edition for institutions worldwide.
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SmartTech Roundup
Launches SchoolTube announces launch of personalized educator channels. Educators can now grab their own video channel URL. Pearson powers Propero, a low-cost higher ed solution that will help colleges complete with low-cost providers. Pearson also launched an online learning exchange (OLE) election series to facilitate political…
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How Leaders Inspire Groups to Innovate
Success in today’s global marketplace demands innovation. The world has watched the likes of Jack Welch (General Electric), Steve Jobs (Apple), Bill Gates (Microsoft) and Bill George (Medtronic) as they inspired their businesses to innovate. Each possesses varying degrees of the key characteristics and leadership styles known to result in innovation. The same styles translate to innovation in education.