EdTech
Little Innovation or Stickiness in i3 Batch
i3 scoring looks squirrelly; penalized great CMO proposals; and appears to have low stickiness quotient.
Things Kids Won't Know in the Future
If you have seen the first video in this series, continue on by clicking the link for more video. If not, go back to "Counting the Ways Kids Won't Learn by 2020."
The Ed Games We Play
The rise of mobile phones usage has prompted discussions about augmented reality and its impact on retail marketing, privacy and reality. We found a blog where the discussion is focused squarely on education and how these types of developments will effect students. Her final point is crucial. Why are these games so boring, if they are really so helpful?
LMS Report: Big Push Towards Virtual Training
Nicole Fougere picks out some statistics about LMS usage in UK industry sectors. Looking at this data, we can see that companies in the UK have pushed over the 50% mark in terms of uptake. Virtual training lowers costs and makes channeling resources to employee questions easier. The same could happen for education institutions.
Please Turn On Your Cell Phone
Juliette LaMontagne has written a great blog post about portable computers and mobile devices in education. I am taking her post from her blog, "Learning Loam," and offering it for this audience, because I think it's worth reading.
Personalized Learning: Object, Lesson, Course & School
New tools & schools are making it easier to personalize learning
Teaching the Tech Generation
South Carolina students now have the option to earn their high school diploma online. Check out this story from Lake City, South Carolina.
Mobile Education Uprising
Social media exemplifies the transformative properties of education. It's no surprise that online content plays and management systems that lean on the cloud computing technology top lists of ed tech trends to watch for the rest of 2010. Check out this list inside to find out where the next big moves will take education.
John Legend Starring in Ed Reform Role
Entertainer and brand-new EEP Board member John Legend joins Harlem Village Academies CEO Debra Kenny to discuss the changing landscape of education reform on Morning Joe this morning, with video.
Online High: A Student Perspective
Advancing the ability for teachers and students to use online learning only means that you will have a success on your hands. The question is, what do you do with all of those students who suddenly start to excel? Offer them more of what they want, to start.