edmodo, the online social learning platform, is getting amped for the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year. The program is already in 10,000 schools.

Personalized Learning

Students Deserve More Magic Moments

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 14, 2010

Starting next month, students deserve more magic--more engaging, more personalized, more relevant learning.

Personalized Learning

Our Kids Are in the Future–Don't be Late

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 12, 2010

The KnowledgeWorks Foundation is leading the shift from schooling to learning. Our kids get it, why don't we?

Personalized Learning

Smart Profiles on Social Platforms in Post-LMS world

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 10, 2010

Sparse thoughts on next-gen learning platforms. Where will profiles full of content-embedded assessment data sit? Perhaps profiles, like lots of other stuff, will just be social learning apps.

Personalized Learning

iPad will bring more innovation than i3

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 9, 2010

Real innovation is needed to close the achievement, teacher, and funding gap. It will come primarily from outside the system and from private enterprise; and it will be in spite of active discouragement from Ed.gov.

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Robert Hawkins: The Rise of Education Gaming

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 9, 2010

Robert Hawkins, World Bank, answers our questions about positive learning implications that can be delivered through the use of social gaming in public education and traditional instruction.

Personalized Learning

5 Learning Tips for Smart Professionals

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 8, 2010

5 learning tips for smart professionals

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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