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Infographic: How Has the Internet Changed Education?
At Getting Smart, we discuss often how the Internet, personal digital learning, social media and other technology tools are changing the face of education. Today, students have access to an abundance of information, knowledge and resources over the Web. Today's infographic, "How has the Internet Changed Education?" explores this.
EdTech
Video: Blended Learning Explained
Education Elements published a video recently on the "Fundamentals of Blended Learning," narrated by Michael Thompson. The video takes a close look at blended learning and its models.
EdTech
8 Social Media Strategies for Your Classroom
Are you ready to bring social networking to your classroom? If you’re looking to make your classroom more relevant, connected, and meaningful to your students, it’s the best place to start. Study after study has confirmed the benefits of networking. Before we delve into strategies, though, let’s look at some reasons why we should connect with students in this manner.
EdTech
PLATO Launches New STEM Courses & Customer Support
PLATO Learning, an online learning provider, announced this week the launch of its winter product release, which will expand its course offerings in STEM, language learning, and college preparedness as well as a support site for customers.
EdTech
Review: Teaching Generation Text
Lisa Nielsen and Willyn Webb have spent the last few years experimenting teaching with cell phones and were thrilled with the results.
EdTech
Year in Review: Top 10 Headlines of 2011
Getting Smart has witnessed some exciting news and trends throughout 2011. Today we've showcased our 10 most read headlines of 2011.
Personalized Learning
Time to Embrace Online Learning
To be successful, our public education system must continually evolve and adapt to take advantage of innovation that supports different ways students learn. Today, young people are spending a significant portion of their lives online and learning in ways that take advantage of a wide-open universe of information available to them 24/7. Educators must embrace this innovation and the power of online learning.
EdTech
Online Algebra Course Leads to Higher Achievement
Eighth-grade students who are "algebra ready" and take an online Algebra I course because their schools do not offer the class, outperform their peers in algebra knowledge and are twice as likely to take advanced mathematics classes in high school. The findings are in a rigorous new federally funded study conducted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) for the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI).
Leadership
Staff Picks: Hawaii, Digital Classrooms, Free Schools
This week, Tom picks blended learning and Karen picks Hawaii's Race to the Top. Caroline picks an article digital classrooms. Sarah picks Approaching the Elephant.
EdTech
YouTube for Schools Shows Increased Trend in Videos for Learning
YouTube, the online video network that gained fast popularity by giving people a place to create and publish videos, announced this week that it launched a YouTube exclusive to schools in an effort to bring student-appropriate content to the classroom - a challenge the company has faced for years.