Using technology tools with high school students is always a good idea. Okay, maybe that statement is a bit bold, but let’s face the truth. High school students are more connected to online forums, Facebook accounts, and cell phones than …
How well has your institution integrated technology?
Tony Bates writes: “Here’s what I came up with, and I realised that the questions could be used by institutions to provide a framework for an internal audit on technology integration. (Note: by technology I mean primarily information and communications …
What the Web of Tomorrow Will Look Like: 4 Big Trends to Watch
Did you know that it’s been nearly twenty years since the first website was placed online? Have you ever thought about how the Internet and the web have evolved in time? Let’s take a look on four trends for the …
What could you do with Augmented Reality?
Augmented reality is one of the few technologies that have come out within the last few years that really have the ability to simply drop jaws. The big question of course is, does Augmented Reality have a place in education, …
14 Technologies Educators Should Watch in 2010
Which technology tools can help improve teaching and learning? Which can boost productivity? Which are just plain useful for keeping organized? Education technology veterans shared their lists of apps intended to make life in and out of the classroom faster, …
3 Ways Educators Are Embracing Social Technology
Innovative educators are embracing social media to fight back against the onslaught of problems. Technologies such as Twitter and Skype offer ideal solutions as inexpensive tools of team-based education.
http://mashable.com/2010/01/10/educators-social-technology/…
What Are the Top-10 Ed Tech Priorities for 2010?
Which issues in education technology should drive policymaking in 2010? Start with establishing technology as the “backbone of school improvement,” and we’ll be on the right track, according to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), which published a …
Predictions for 2010 (from eLearn Magazine)
At the start of each year, eLearn Magazine’s contributors predict what changes are afoot for the coming 12 months. Here are our predictions for 2010.
http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=106-1…
University of Arizona Team Seeks To Construct International Internet Classroom
A team of researchers from the University of Arizona is working on a project to develop an “International Internet Classroom” as a way to centralize information and resources that could be of value to teachers.
Ten Technologies That Will Rock 2010
Now that the aughts are behind us, we can start the new decade with a bang. So many new technologies are ready to make a big impact this year. Some of them will be brand new, but many have been …
EdTech trends for 2010 .. it’s started!
I’m useless at making predictions (haven’t even won a tenner on the Lottery yet!) and I’m not going to start now. But plenty of people have, so I’m going to mention some the better ones I have come across:
http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/edtech-trends-for-2010-its-started/…
10 Web Tech Innovations That Have Improved Our Lives
In the 20 or so years since Sir Tim Berners-Lee conceived of and launched the World Wide Web, a lot has changed. Innovations in Web technology since then have continued to improve the way we communicate with each other. Here …
10 tech trends to look out for in 2010
In the future, your mouse will cook you breakfast, computers will float in the sky and the world will be a generally more peaceful place. Until then, here are a few interesting advancements that we reckon will shape technology during …
Book Review: ‘Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology’
“Our fear is that social cohesion and equity inherent in the promise of public schooling will be undermined by (the Knowledge Revolution).” This fear comprises the lynchpin of the authors’ thesis: that new media technologies are changing how, where, and …