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ISTE Notes

Jul 11, 2010

@AudreyWatters posted on her blog that she was surprised that many people didn't post their thoughts on ISTE in Colorado this year. We thought so, too. Frank Catalono was one of the people posting notes from the forum. We link to those here for you to check out.

Personalized Learning

The Internet is What We Make It

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 10, 2010

David Brooks rehashs Carr's 'the Internet makes us dumb' argument but ends in the right spot--it's up to us to build powerful learning experiences that harness the web.

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Blended Learning Singularity

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 7, 2010

This is another in our continuing series of online learning posts in advance of the SIIA Innovate to Educate Symposium on Personalized Learning, to be held August 4-6, 2010 at the Harvard Club in Boston, Massachusetts.

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2010 Innovation Through Interoperability Forum

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 7, 2010

Agilix is holding an Innovation through Interoperability Forum in Washington, DC July 14-16, 2010. Look inside to find out how you can be a part of it, and secure you spot with leaders in data management and content for education.

EdTech

Putting Science in the Cloud

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 6, 2010

I'm totally stealing this from ReadWriteWeb, but I think the graphic is worth a look as we begin to talk about how K12 education can lead science into a generation of virtual software and cloud computing that taps into distributed communities.

Leadership

One-to-One Leadership and Learning at DSST

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 5, 2010

Our mobile phones are more powerful than desktops. Low income families are able to benefit from low-cost devices. There will soon be a one-to-one device in everyone's hands. So what will that mean education growth, school leadership and innovation in education? Bill Kurtz, CEO of DSST tells us.

EdTech

50 Open Source Tools that Replace Ed Apps

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 5, 2010

You can use these 50 open source tools to build your education ecosystem. Here are a few from the list that I like, with some thoughts on how I think it would work.

Personalized Learning

The New Center of EdReform Gravity

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 3, 2010

DFER, EEP, and New Schools are the new center of edreform gravity

Personalized Learning

3 Eras of Education

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 3, 2010

Collins & Halverson summarize the design elements of the emerging learningsystem

Personalized Learning

Blended Components

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 3, 2010

Review of Viswanath Shankar's blog post and summary of blended learning environment components.

	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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