Despite the buzz about iPads, Chromebooks, and the like, one laptop (or tablet) per child is still far from a reality in most schools. The education technology market is booming, and many schools are seeing the value in equipping their …
South Korean Schools to Replace All Textbooks with Tablets
By 2015, students will be carrying digital textbooks in lieu of paperback books in all schools in South Korea, according to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
http://thenextweb.com/asia/2011/07/04/south-korean-schools-to-replace-all-textbooks-with-tablets/…
Five Ways to Visually Explore Wikipedia
Wikipedia is one of the first places that students often go to get some background information on a topic they’re researching. Here are five ways that students can visually explore Wikipedia’s content.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/07/five-ways-to-visually-explore-wikipedia.html…
Google Plus: Is This the Social Tool Schools Have Been Waiting For?
The early ed-tech adopters I’ve talked to seem excited about the possibilities for having a place where students and teachers alike can embrace “the social” and collaborate in the classroom, at home, across the school, and with others around the …
40 Ways to use Google Apps in the Classrooom
Google Apps is a suite of Google applications that brings together a series of services to help an organisation like a school. It is a service that lets schools, and institutions use a variety of Google products — including Email, …
12 Apps to Assist Students to Study
Many students struggle with the skills of organising homework and studying for exams. There are a number of apps that have been designed specifically for these situation.
http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2011/06/12-apps-to-assist-students-to-study.html…
The Future of Reading and Writing is Collaborative
We find when writing moves online, the connections between ideas and people are much more apparent than they are in the context of a printed book.
Presentation of the Week: Web 2.0 Technologies in Higher Education
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Video of the Week: Open Education and the Future
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Top 100 apps – the definitive guide
Searching for a happening wine bar, or a cafe with Wi-Fi? Want to read a good book or learn how to cook? Need to check your pulse or balance your budget? Look no further than your smartphone … and our …
Canadian Business School Uses iTunes to Distribute Its Case Studies
See how the choice of iBookstore and iTunes means a chance to reach a wider audience that may find case studies useful.
30 Facebook Dos and Don’ts for College Professors
Privacy in the age of social media is almost an oxymoron. What’s acceptable to broadcast to each other and the world is constantly changing — and that’s especially the case in education. Check out these suggested Facebook guidelines for college …
68 Interesting Ways to Use Google Forms in the Classroom
A list of creative ways to better use Google Forms in your classroom.
How Current Brain Research can Improve Education
Learn more about cutting-edge research from leading neuroscience experts on how various activities affect the brain, and how these activities can help students improve their comprehension and memory.
http://www.eclassroomnews.com/2011/06/23/how-current-brain-research-can-improve-education/…
7 Best Practices For Educators Using Facebook
While schools continue to figure out policies about educators’ Facebook usage, some best practices are emerging. Here are seven, involving privacy settings and relationships with students — along with plain common sense.
http://www.allfacebook.com/7-best-practices-for-educators-using-facebook-2011-06…