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The learning landscape is shifting under our feet. It’s an exciting and momentous time for technology advances in learning, from the explosion of interest in online courses to free videoconferencing to powerful new devices at lower cost, such as the iPad. Having worked in educational media and technology beginning in the 1970s, I dare say that...
This week’s #edchat blogger is Berni Wall ( @rliberni ), who beautifully captured the vasty and wily topic of equitable access to technology and tech literacy. Feel free to share your comments in the space below this blog. –Betty Ray, Community Manager ( @EdutopiaBetty ) and Elana Leoni, Online Membership Coordinator ( @elanaleoni ) The...
Kites provide a fun way to teach science to elementary students. I continue to be amazed at the high quality articles in our local in-flight magazine. Hawaiian Airlines should receive a medal every year for their astounding Hana Hou magazine , which fortunately for everyone “off island” is also featured online. read more
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Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. This was the tagline for The Shawshank Redemption, a film directed by Frank Darabont. Despite being Darabont s first and debut film, it is ranked amongst the greatest movies of all times. Released in 1994 by Columbia Castle Rocks, it contains harsh language and mild violence. Despite this, it includes...
What do you want video games to do for you? If you’ve ever tried to pry a child away from some video game that seems to exert more influence over him than you could ever hope to, you might have asked yourself: Why can’t we get a force this captivating in schools? What do you want video games to do for you? Published to RSS 2010-06-01...
Today’s post is about the nomadic ebb and flow of school administrators. The media talks a lot about the importance of good teachers, and I have no qualms about agreeing with that necessity. Each member of a school administration — for better or for worse — affects the learning environment and the academic habitat of a school. 5...
At Eagle Rock School , in Estes Park, Colorado, the alpine air is so thin, it literally takes your breath away. For most of the 96 teens living and learning here, the Rocky Mountain setting couldn’t be more different from the city streets they’ve left behind. For at-risk kids, a school that instills strong community — and accountability...
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As is often the case with any large group online, #edchats can be impossibly frustrating for anyone who isn’t ADD. With tweets flying everywhere and asynchronous discussions peppered with @,#, and !, it looks more like a cartoon expletive than any sort of useful dialog. It is to help translate that we’ve been offering these short summary...
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