The power of connected learning expands the classroom to infinity and beyond, but students still need a teacher’s guidance.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/03/how-should-social-media-be-taught-schools…
Six Lingering Obstacles to Using Technology in Schools
Though educators are finding smart ways to integrate technology and learning, the road has been and continues to be challenging on multiple fronts.
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/06/six-lingering-obstacles-to-using-technology-in-schools/…
The 7 Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools
Adam S. Bellow, author of The Tech Commandments, and founder of eduTecher, spoke to a roomful of receptive teachers at the recent ISTE 2011 conference, and demonstrated some of the ironies and contradictions the education system is mired in. And …
An Attempt at Describing the Schools of Tomorrow
An overview of subjects discussed in the last New York Times’ Schools for Tomorrow summit. Among other subjects, panelists addressed challenges with the school system that obstructed progress towards innovations, practical and ideological concerns about using technology in school, and …
Students Expect More Technology in School, Survey Says
Each day, students use phones and computers to find information and communicate. And now, they want to use more technology in school, according to an online survey of 1,000 high school students and faculty as well as district IT professionals …
Resources to Help Schools Understand Social Media
One of the reasons why more schools are not using social media is because their leaders don’t understand social media. To help school leaders understand some productive uses of social media, here are some resources to check out.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/12/resources-to-help-schools-understand.html
Bill Gates on what’s wrong with public schools
Gates appears in the new documentary Waiting for “Superman,” a powerful indictment of the U.S. education system, it features educators running the innovative Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) schools, and follows families desperate to get their children into high-performing charter
… Teachers describe new technology tools in schools
The school day isn’t limited to the “school day” any more, thanks to new tools that are helping students learn 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
http://presspubs.com/articles/2010/05/20/st_croix_valley_press/news/doc4bf47f1332c42142845753.txt…