Posts tagged with "education-technology"
EdTech Roundup: OER, Mobile Learning and E-Textbooks |
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by Sarah Cargill August 15, 2011 This week’s SmartTech Roundup includes recent developments in OER, reports for educational technology and digital learning K-12 classrooms, buzz around Mobile Learning Devices in schools, new delivery methods of e-textbooks and a report for data privacy in districts. More » |
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Vision 2: Wholesale Transformation |
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by Mickey Muldoon July 15, 2011 I’d like to look at the polar opposite of the “Stay the Course” vision. It’s called “Wholesale Transformation.” |
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Vision 1 – Stay the Course |
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by Mickey Muldoon July 11, 2011 No, classrooms don’t look dramatically different than they did a century ago. But who can we blame? Once you build a school, it’s not too easy to “reimagine” the classroom when the physical space and walls are a certain size and furniture has already been bought. More » |
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A Global Education Challenge |
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by Katherine Vander Ark June 23, 2011 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has created a Global Education Challenge that seeks to find creative ideas for tools to improve educational outcomes for students around the world – and they’re giving away $250,000 in cash and prizes for the best ideas. More » |
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1.5 million reasons to get a grip on digital learning: Q+A with ISTE’s Don Knezek |
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by Susan Sawyers June 22, 2011 Susan Sawyers is a multimedia journalists and social media strategist. Sawyers conducted a Q & A with Donald G. Knezek CEO of ISTE, who is preparing for their annual conference in Philadelphia next week. More » |
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Q & A with Jon Schwartz of Kids Like Blogs |
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by Katherine Vander Ark June 20, 2011 See this Q & A with Jon Schwartz, an elementary school teacher and runs the site Kids Like Blogs! He believes that blogs motivate students to write, read, create art, and the use of technology. More » |
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10 Megatrends Shaping the World |
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by Tom Vander Ark April 28, 2011 Expanding access to personal digital learning is one of the most important world shaping megatrends. People, schools, states, and countries will be connected to the global economy through education and learning. More » |
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State Edu Reform, Paul Pastorek, ESEA, Edtech in Idaho |
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by Education Equality Project January 13, 2011 EEP Signatory, State and National News on states rights and wrongs, messages of education reform, ESEA and education technology in Idaho. More » |
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Aspen Institute Innovation Forum and Expo |
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by edReformer Staff January 12, 2011 The Aspen Institute is sponsoring an Innovations Forum and Expo in Washington DC on January 19th – 21st. Events will also be webcast and on live tweeted. More » |
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Google Building Digital Learning Apps |
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by edReformer Staff January 3, 2011 Google, Apple, News Corp. and education entrepreneurs are making 2011 the year of digital learning. Which policy makers will lead the way as well? More » |
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Video: Jim Shelton, Deputy Asst. Sec., DOE |
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by edReformer Staff November 16, 2010 Jim Shelton, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Education speaks to the attendees at Virtual Schools Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona. More » |
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Readership Survey |
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by edReformer Staff November 8, 2010 I’ve made a simple survey of ten questions. Can you please fill it out and let us know what you think of edReformer.com, the destination web site for news and opinion on education reform, education technology and strategies that achieve equity for every student in America. More » |
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A New Digital Way to Access Pharaoh’s Tombs |
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by Lisa Gillis November 4, 2010 Why do we want to ignore the way kids access and use knowledge today and continue to force them to learn the way we did just because it is comfortable for us? More » |
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Video: Carlos Contreras, Joel Rose and Michael Horn |
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by edReformer Staff November 2, 2010 Joel Rose, Michael Horn and Intel’s Carlos Contreras talk about education technology innovations that do not take the teacher out of the equation. Teachers are essential. More » |
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Josh Jarrett: Snr. Program Officer, Gates Foundation |
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by edReformer Staff October 25, 2010 Josh Jarret explains the vision for public education that is being forged by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In this interview, he lists some points for how technology can help transform public delivery of education and invites feedback on how that will work. More » |
Rule the Borg, or the Borg Rules You (Video) |
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by edReformer Staff October 6, 2010 Programming is the new digital literacy. In the new Internet, you need to know how to program and amass all the power you can to direct people and ideas using your own technological skill set. More » |
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Tiller Orders vs. Rudder Orders |
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by edReformer Staff September 28, 2010 What can we do to become better communicators in education reform? Use the Internet the way it is supposed to be used: collaboration; interaction; out of the box thinking; content; connection and imagery. More » |
The Future of the Book |
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by edReformer Staff September 24, 2010 Watch and be Amazed! The future of the book, as presented by IDEO. More » |
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Digital Media in Classrooms: A Conversation |
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by edReformer Staff September 24, 2010 Where have you faced difficulty in launching digital media strategies in schools? Where have you seen roadblocks, if you are an entrepreneur? We would love to hear from you. More » |
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Horn and Christensen Offer Free “Disrupting Class” Chapter |
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by edReformer Staff September 9, 2010 As part of their revamp of the successful “Disrupting Class” book they co-wrote, Michael Horn and Clayton Christensen offer a free chapter for education reform-minded folks who would like new ideas on transformative education practices. More » |
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