EdTech
What Online Students Want
Online learning. It's a popular buzzword in both higher education and K-12 institutions. Each year, more formal and informal learning opportunities germinate online. Globally, many public institutions believe that "online education is critical to their long term strategy" and the number of online learners is steadily increasing (Allen & Seaman, 2008, p.3).
The Learning Mindset: Winning in the Civilian Sector
The 1% and 99% are making headlines. But I'm more worried about the 20%, the 50% and the 75%. The 20% of Iraq and Afghanistan vets age 18-24 who are unemployed, the 50% who are underemployed, and 75% who don't graduate from the programs of study that they start after they get out.
SmartTech Roundup: Tablets, Tech for Prep, Startups & Blends
Tabs & Texts Next from One Laptop Per Child–not a laptop, it is an 8 inch plastic tablet with 3 charging options, a battery, a solar panel, or a crank. Classteacher Learning System launched Classpad, another incredibly cheap tablet out of India. Equipped with “artificial…
The Alliance Addresses New Digital Learning Imperatives In K12
This month, the former Governor Bob Wise's Alliance for Excellent Education (Alliance) released "The Digital Imperative: How Technology and Teaching Meet Today's Education Challenges," a report showcasing the ways technology can better prepare students for college and career as an update to its report nearly two years ago.
Experts Share Their EdTech Predictions For the New Year
The eSchool News Staff asked a handful of education and edtech experts such Susan Patrick of iNACOL, Michael Horn of Innosight Institute, Karen Cator of the U.S. Department of Education, Gene Carter of ASCD, and more their predictions for 2012.
Start a Student-Generated Knowledge Bank
Have you ever finished a day of teaching completely exhausted while your students dance out the door, into the parking lot, onto the buses, and all the way home? If so, you are doing all the doing while your students are not. Unless, of course, you count their texting.
Pros & Cons: Is Elementary Too Early for 1:1 Technology?
The merits of 1:1 technology in education are so impressive that one question might be raised: How young is too young for students to benefit from 1:1 classroom technology? Specifically, are elementary students too young to have one computing device per child available to them at all times?
Review: Top iPad Guide for Teaching Special Needs Students
Brian S. Friedlander and Christine Besko-Maughan published "Enhancing Learning & Communication for Students With Special Needs," a six-page reference guide to using the iPad for reading, writing, science, social studies, math and more. This is an excellent personal digital learning guide for any educator who is working with students who have learning disabilities, ADD or ADHD, communication impairments, autism spectrum disorders, speech or language delays, or cognitive difficulties.
Women Rising: Five Predictions for Women in the 2012 Workplace
Women now influence more than 25% of the U.S. GDP and hold nearly 48% of all jobs. Without women, the U.S. economy would be 25% smaller than it is today. These encouraging facts come from a new book by Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, Society 3.0: How Technology Is Reshaping Education, Work, and Society.
SmartTech Roundup: 2012 Predictions & Digital Reading
Wow, what a year: Google got social, Netflix screwed up, Kindle lit a fire, and Steve Jobs left us. Murdoch bought Wireless, Pearson bought Connections, America's Choice, and China-based Global Education and Technology. Venture and M&A activity doubled (deal & dollars) from 2009 to 2011. Now that we’ve wrapped up 2011, experts are looking to the horizon of 2012 with new predictions for what will shape the next year. See highlights of digital reading and eReaders.