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EdTech
Infographic: Smart EdTech Requires Buying Smart
To preview the paper, DLN released the infographic “Smart EdTech Requires Buying Smart.” The infographic lists 12 rules of smart EdTech procurement, provides 6 ways to modernize procurement policy and offers advice on creating customized technology bundles.
Personalized Learning
Computers Can Help Students Learn Science
A recent study found that even brief use of an educational app called SolarWalk (for Apple devices) improved students' understanding of the solar system.
EdTech
Rolling Out With Google Play for Education
It’s exciting to watch this space develop into an environment that just keeps getting more accessible for teachers and improving learning for students. Google for Education continues to add support and programs for teachers, admin and schools.
EdTech
No Confusion with InfuseLearning
In fact, there is no confusion with InfuseLearning. It simply works.
EdTech
Tom’s 30 Best Blogs of 2013
Blended learning went mainstream in 2013-- truckloads of tablets showed up at schools; there was an explosion of apps; platforms got a little better; we still have a lot to learn. All the developments kept us busy. Here’s the creme de le creme, the top ten percent, of Tom’s contributions on Getting Smart this year.
Personalized Learning
Redefining What It Means to be a Successful School
A quick look down the “successful” and “highly successful” columns and it becomes clear that we set the bar pretty high. It’s also important to note that we believe successful school systems strive to achieve these outcomes for every student.
Personalized Learning
My Hour of Code
The usability was just one of many things that I loved about my Hour of Code. The lesson included student choice and chunked information into digestible amounts. I was challenged and engaged, while being provided constant and immediate feedback. And the best part, I was left wanting to know and do more.
EdTech
3 Reasons Why Tech Must Be a Part Of a Personal Finance Class
There are numerous resources dedicated to teaching students how to be safe and responsible online. My favorite resource is OnGuardOnline.
Personalized Learning
Teaching Civilized Discourse: 4 Essential Lessons for Online Discussion
To teachers of writing, publication often means posting on a bulletin board something written in the student’s best handwriting. But let’s face it, publication nowadays means posting anything online for others to consume, and that includes emails, discussion boards, and status updates. More than ever, our sentences matter.
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Children as Makers
How do you encourage kids to be curious, to build things and take things apart, and to become the designers and engineers of the future? Be supportive! MAKE has a great short video about children as makers by engineering professor and maker mom AnneMarie Thomas.