Canadian higher education will be able to leverage their massive investments in technology to provide students with better, more engaging and interactive learning experiences.
The 14 Biggest Technology Stories of 2010
A list prepared by The Atlantic Magazine.
8 Ways Technology Is Improving Education
Technology is helping teachers to expand beyond linear, text-based learning and to engage students who learn best in other ways. Its role in schools has evolved from a contained “computer class” into a versatile learning tool that could change how
Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction
Students have always faced distractions and time-wasters. But computers and cellphones, and the constant stream of stimuli they offer, pose a profound new challenge to focusing and learning.
Presentation of the Week
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How Technology is Distracting Students
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Gary Wolf: The quantified self
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10 Things that Teachers Should do
The list states 10 points which means, that I will try and have ten points, but best of all the post had a video of the coolest teacher in world, well not of this world. However, the clip ended short
140 New Things Being Tried In Classrooms This Fall
This presentation will show you 140 things teachers will try for their Fall classes.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/08/140-new-things-being-tried-in.html
Tech Comfy NOT Tech Savvy!
Web literacy is not just about being able to operate digital camera or create a podcast, or even the opportunity connect with another classroom. It is about looking critically at the content of a web, understanding how and why that …
Canadian Company Develops Thought-Control Technology Which Uses Brain Waves
It may sound like science fiction, but using your brain waves to control the environment around you, like the lights in your home or even your toaster, is already a reality. Basically this is ultimately going to be the way …
11 Techy Things for Teachers to Try This Year
The new school year is here for many teachers. For those who haven’t started school yet, the new school year will be here soon. If you’ve set the goal of trying something new in your classroom this year (shouldn’t that …
Into Tomorrow: Looking at the Extreme Future (Video)
This is about the extreme future 10 to 20 years out. It’s not a crystal ball but an informed look ahead at the good, bad, and ugly. A great presentation by Ian Jukes at ISTE 2010 Conference.
Education and the Future of Technology
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPO_HGafBsE
Music by Fat Boy Slim: “Right Here Right Now”…
7 Great Completely Free eBooks on Social Media You Have to Read
Love social networking? Want to learn more? Don’t you just wish you could go to all the great seminars around the world? Listen to all the great minds in social media. Here’s a selection of completely free ebooks which come …