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7 Top Trends at ISTE 2012
It was rumored that more 18,000 people signed up for the annual ISTE conference this year. The exhibit hall was buzzing with big booths from all the usual suspects in education including: Google, Blackboard, Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and others. The traffic and engagement among attendees this year appeared much higher than 2011.
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Pearson Foundation Launches ‘Five Things I’ve Learned’
The Pearson Foundation today announced a new project that aims to share the insights of education leaders whose daily efforts are improving outcomes for students inside and outside the classroom. Five Things I’ve Learned chronicles personal lessons learned from decades of real-world experience, sharing proven practice and wisdom about learning, teaching, and helping others.
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Microsoft Launches Office 365 for Education
Starting today, Microsoft Office 365 for education is available, providing the world’s best productivity, communications and collaboration experiences to schools at no cost. Office 365 for education is a cloud-based suite that includes the familiar Microsoft Office desktop applications, as well as Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Lync Online.
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Adobe Foundation & Discovery Education Host a ‘Day of Discovery’
In coordination with the 2012 ISTE conference, the Adobe Foundation and Discovery Education hosted a ‘Day of Discovery’ and kicked off the event with an announcement on a partnership between the two. With a shared passion for the power of technology in enhancing teaching and learning, the Adobe Foundation and Discovery Education partnered to provide a first look at free media making curriculum and resources for educators.
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Yong Zhao Says Globalization & Entrepreneurship are Key in Today’s Education
Dr. Yong Zhao, keynote at ISTE and Presidential Chair and Associate Dean at University of Oregon, spoke this morning on the importance of globalization, global competence and technology on education at ISTE 2012.
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5 Things I’ve Learned About Startups (& Life)
The Pearson Foundation launched a cool project called 5 Things I've Learned, check it out. My contribution is below is focused on launching an organization or a project.
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Survey: Majority of School District Administrators Endorse Online Classes
News Release: Key challenges facing school districts, including budget realities and the need to improve student engagement, are driving district administrators to embrace online learning, according to a survey report released today from Blackboard Inc. and Project Tomorrow®.
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Informal Learning for a Better World
nformal learning should not be seen as a threat to the formal education system, but as a challenge, model, and important counterpart. With the rise of the open content movement, some of the world’s best educational content — from TED talks to MIT’s OpenCourseWare — is now freely available online.
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Zspace: The Future of 3D Learning
Zspace is an impressive immersive environment with obvious learning benefits. These workstations will be pricy for a while, so Zspace is not an education 1:1 solution just yet. But every young person needs to experience an immersive design and learning space like this. These workstations should be in high school and college STEM labs and public libraries. Virtual dissections, field trips, and design projects must be part of every high school experience.
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Is the Flipped Classroom the Right Tech Approach for Teachers?
By Charles Perry “Flipping” a classroom refers to a reevaluation of a standard classroom environment where the teacher functions as a “sage on the stage” and the students as passive receptacles for knowledge. Teachers who flip their classrooms instead serve as a “guide on the side” who introduce new…