As access to devices has spread, children in poorer families are spending considerably more time than children from more well-off families using their television and gadgets to watch shows and videos, play games and connect on social networking sites, studies …
Why Twitter and Facebook Are Not Good Instructional Tools
If it’s simple—even mindless—to use or create with new technology, then we must question the pedagogical value of what we are doing.
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/05/30/fp_barnwell.html…
What Can America Learn From the World’s Most Successful Education Systems?
Like other education experts, Darling-Hammond notes that nations like Finland and Singapore have dramatically improved their education systems in the last four decades while the U.S. has “been pedaling in place.
http://www.good.is/post/what-can-america-learn-from-the-world-s-most-successful-education-systems/…
10 Reasons Why Students Aren’t Using eTextbooks
When e-textbooks were first introduced, they were supposed to be the wave of the future. But they haven’t taken off quite as expected: according to market research firm Student Monitor, only about 11% of college students have bought e-textbooks. Here, …
The truth about flipped learning
Many assumptions and misconceptions around the flipped class concept are circulating in educational and popular media. This article will address, and hopefully put to rest, some of the confusion and draw a conclusion on why flipped learning is a sound …
Dan Rather Reports, “Teaching is Rocket Science” excerpt
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Presentation of the Week: “What do Connections do?”
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5 Ways To Securely Encrypt Your Files In The Cloud
The cloud is a convenient place to back up and store files, but you should hesitate before uploading that sensitive data, whether you’re using Dropbox, Google Drive, or SkyDrive. Learn how to encrypt your files in the cloud.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-securely-encrypt-your-files-in-the-cloud/…
10 Colleges Most Creatively Using Mobile Technology
Get inspired by some of the seriously cool, creative ways the following schools have harnessed mobile media for current and future students.
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/05/10-colleges-most-creatively-using-mobile-technology/…
Embracing the Cell Phone in the Classroom With Text Messaging Assignments
Can teachers afford to keep ignoring this dominant means of communication?
Bloom’s iPad Taxonomy
Langwitches has recently just put together another taxonomy of the iPad. It has some really great stuff in it.
http://www.edgalaxy.com/journal/2012/5/23/blooms-ipad-taxonomy.html…
Moodle 2.3 – Keynote from Martin Dougiamas at iMoot 2012
Martin Dougiamas demoed the Moodle 2.3 features in his keynote at IMOOT 2012. So for any who missed it, here is a quick summary.
8 Free Calendar Tools for Educators for Better Time Management
Below is an aggregation of some of handy and practically simple calendars available for free and that teachers can use to organize their tasks and better manage their time. It is taken for granted that you are already using Google …
MOOC Mythbuster – What MOOC’s are and what they aren’t
In this post you will learn what MOOC’s (Massive Open and Online Courses) are and are not, and also the differences (and similarities), between MOOC’s, online courses for credit, and traditional face-to-face courses.
Grockit Wants to Build a Pinterest for Learning
Learnist works a bit like a Pinterest for learning. Soon anyone will be able to compile content pieces onto a board or “learning.” A nifty bookmarklet makes it easy to collect content from other sites.