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iPad will bring more innovation than i3
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.
Robert Hawkins: The Rise of Education Gaming
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.
Giving Shape to a Future Textbook
"With new technologies constantly coming on-line, and with states like California, Texas, and Oregon allowing digital curriculum to replace printed curriculum, the question arises: what will textbooks look like in the coming years?" Marie Bjerde from Qualcomm takes a look.
KC Distance Learning Bought by K12, Inc.
We update this story from earlier last week. KC Distance Learning has been bought by K12, Inc.
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.
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.
Project Foundry
Guest blogger Chad Sansing interviews Project Foundry founder Shane Krukowski.