Posts tagged with "technology"
Vision 3: Free access to technology and content |
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by Mickey Muldoon August 15, 2011 Uruguay is the first country in the world to commit to providing a free, internet-enabled computer to every one of its students, through the Massachusetts-based One Laptop Per Child initiative. More » |
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BCG Reports Technology as a Catalyst for Change in Primary and Secondary Education |
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by Sarah Cargill August 3, 2011 The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) released “Unleashing the Potential of Technology in Education,” a report articulating how technology can serve as a catalyst for change in primary and secondary education, today. More » |
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AEE Policy Brief Points to Deeper Learning Assessments With Technology |
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by Sarah Cargill July 29, 2011 “Assessing Deeper Learning,” new policy brief from the Alliance for Excellent Education (AEE) points to new assessments that measure a broader range of knowledge and skills to indicate students’ understanding of challenging content, critical thinking, problem solving and success for the future. More » |
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AEE Digital Learning Policy Recommendations and Promising Practices |
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by Sarah Cargill July 28, 2011 AEE released their newest policy brief titled “Digital Learning and Technology: Federal Policy Recommendations to Seize the Opportunity– and Promising Practices That Inspire Them”, supporting the increased development and implementation of digital learning initiatives in K-12 education. More » |
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One-to-One Project Launches in Illinois |
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by edReformer Staff July 12, 2011 “Whether these students are at school, at play, at home or elsewhere, they will have access to anytime, anywhere learning. This immediate access is what they are used to in their daily lives with their iPhones and other mobile devices; we need to meet them in their digital world.” More » |
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Education at Aspen |
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by Mickey Muldoon July 10, 2011 The interesting question is not whether technology will significantly influence K12 education in coming years. It’s how. More » |
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Sen. Murray Promotes EdTech |
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by Caroline Vander Ark June 24, 2011 Senator Murray describes her vision for the future of learning where all students have access to technology that provides a customized, connected, and engaging learning experience. More » |
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On Blended Learning in U.S. Secondary Schools: A Growing Movement |
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by Katheryn Rivas March 25, 2011 Katheryn Rivas explains the blended learning movement in the recent history. More » |
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Tapscott Refutes Richel: Smartest Gen is Multi-tasking |
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by Tom Vander Ark November 24, 2010 Dan Tapscott posted a brilliant rebuttal of Richel’s NYTimes ‘the Internet is making kids dumb’ article More » |
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Boldly Innovate or Be Badly Irrelevant |
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by Tom Vander Ark November 17, 2010 Here is a summary of a presentation given by former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise at the Virtual Schools Symposium in Glendale, Arizona. More » |
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Video Statement: Dr. Tommy Bice |
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by edReformer Staff November 15, 2010 We asked Dr. Tommy Bice, Deputy Superintendent of Education for Alabama, how to keep teachers feeling relevant with the use of new technology. More » |
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What You Need to Know, from the Co-Founder of Atari |
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by edReformer Staff November 13, 2010 You only need to know one thing about the interview of Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari, with CNET this week. It’s about coders and the role our education system should be playing in what he thinks is the most important product of the 21st Century. More » |
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Video: Karen Cator, Dir. of Ed Tech, U.S. Dept. of Ed |
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by edReformer Staff November 11, 2010 U.S. Department of Education Director of Educational Technology Karen Cator talking about professional development online, during Education Week’s Leadership Forum, “Unleashing Technology to Personalize Learning.” This video and the others we are running today are from this series. More » |
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Questions 2.0 — Prepping for Virtual Schools Symposium |
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by edReformer Staff November 8, 2010 EdReformer is happy to be the sole new media partner for the Virtual Schools Symposium. If you want to participate virtually with us, please let us know. We are your eyes and ears on the ground. More » |
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by edReformer Staff November 2, 2010 I’m a big advocate of teacher-led and student-led learning. I’m also a big fan of technology-enabled learning. But the discourse in this country is oftentimes this or that, not both / and when it comes to technology. More » |
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Does Public Ed Need to Look Like Car Manufacturing? |
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by edReformer Staff October 29, 2010 What would happen if teachers and students led the disruption of our American public education system? Enjoy a video about a Bugatti, and read how we could be “making” high performance students if we looked at people differently than our current commodity view of learning. More » |
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Carmel Henderson: Boot Up |
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by edReformer Staff October 29, 2010 Imagine a world in which the parents were up to date on their students’ homework assignments via Twitter. The class had a blog where students participate from home in meaningful conversations, and long-distance, long-term learning projects with each other, and peers from around the world. More » |
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ARIS in the City: Using Data Effectively |
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by edReformer Staff October 26, 2010 Education Sector looks at Data and Practice in New York City and highlights the great job that New York City Public Schools are doing in using teacher inquiry teams to build up a useful examination of data. More » |
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The Best Classroom in the World? |
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by edReformer Staff October 25, 2010 Like many media angles, this media angle lumps together technology discussions in education reform as if they have always been about “just add computers”. That’s not the case. The use of the best of social web, technology, computing and programs must include, and will always include, the use of great teachers and student-centric learning methodologies. More » |
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