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What’s the Best Way to Practice Project Based Learning?
July 19, 2012 | 10:26 AM | By MindShift By Peter Skillen Project Based Learning can mean different things to different people, and can be practiced in a variety of ways. For educators who want to dive...
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Projects Test Real-World Use of Math as Learning Tool
Federal grants to evaluate the efficacy of a project-based approach to math instruction July 11th, 2012 From wire service reports www.eschoolnews.com Ten California teens sat in clusters, pencils out,...
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USC Students Building a Working Holodeck
by Eric Mack July 24, 2012 3:34 PM PDT http://news.cnet.com "Welcome to Project Holodeck, would you like to make my day?" (Credit: Project Holodeck) Infiltrating the Borg or having dinner with Deanna...
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14 Smart Tips for Using iPads in Class
July 2, 2012 | 9:50 AM | By MindShift By Matt Levinson For schools that are about to deploy the iPad as their main mobile learning device, there’s wisdom to be learned from others who’ve gone down...
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The Future of Smart Systems
by Janna Anderson, Lee Rainie Jun 29, 2012 http://pewinternet.org OVERVIEW By 2020, experts think tech-enhanced homes, appliances, and utilities will spread, but many of the analysts believe we still...
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School Easy, Failing To Challenge Students, Survey Says
by Joy Resmovits Posted: 07/10/2012 12:01 am www.huffingtonpost.com "Do schools challenge our students?" No, says a paper published today by the progressive think tank Center of American Progress....
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Rob Carter's Metropolis (VIDEO): Pop-Up Graphics Offer Startling View Of...
First Posted: 05/03/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:40 PM ET www.huffingtonpost.com Rob Carter's stop-motion paper animation film, Metropolis, moves like a pop-up book on speed. The nine-minute...
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Why Tablets Are Content Creation Devices: It’s All About Context
By Matt Peckham | July 12, 2012 http://techland.time.com KYLE LAMBERT / YOUTUBE A finger painting of Stephen Fry created by artist Kyle Lambert using the iPad. In the wake of my colleague Harry...
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Creating 21st-Century Teachers for 21st-Century Students
By Justin Minkel on July 17, 2012 12:35 PM http://blogs.edweek.org Kids pay more attention to what we do than what we say. That simple truth has profound implications for teaching 21st-century skills:...
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Readers: Six Resources Every Teacher Should Have
July 20th, 2012 www.eclassroomnews.com Every carpenter has his tool belt, and every journalist has her AP style guide—but what are the resources that a teacher in the 21st century should have? We...
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Nikhil Goyal, Teen Author, Shares Thoughts On How To Reform America's School...
Posted: 07/26/2012 3:46 pm Updated: 07/26/2012 3:46 pm www.huffingtonpost.com Fox Business interviewed 17-year-old Nikhil Goyal to get the teen author’s thoughts on how to go about reforming the...
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4 Questions To Ask Before Implementing Education Technology
Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:45 am Posted by Neven Jurkovic http://edudemic.com As the use of technology continues to flourish and grow in schools everywhere, it’s time for schools and districts to be...
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Augmented Reality Apps Turn Smartphones into Digital Tour Guides
By April Fong, Financial Post July 12, 2012 http://www.vancouversun.com/technology It’s the traveller’s curse: You’ve journeyed far from home, and you’re ready to experience all it has to offer. But...
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Making the Case for Mobile Tech. Expansion
Instead of banning or ignoring mobile technologies, educators should seek ways to leverage them for teaching and learning Published Online: June 13, 2012 Published in Print: June 13, 2012 By Mark West...
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Is Online Education the Answer?
Daniel Little Professor of philosophy and chancellor of the University of Michigan-Dearborn Posted: 07/22/2012 4:38 pm www.huffingtonpost.com There is a great deal of enthusiasm -- usually outside of...
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Digital Wish—Study on 1:1 Computing
Data Brief: We surveyed 30 teachers and 465 students participating in 1:1 computing initiatives this year: Student Engagement - Student engagement increased 140% in word processing and writing,...
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5 Daily Questions for Technology Leaders
21st-Century Leadership By Steven W. Anderson on July 26th, 2012 http://smartblogs.com/education I recently moved into a new position with my district. As the director of instructional technology, I...
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Bill Gates: Why ‘Game-Based Learning’ is the Future of Education
July 17th, 2012 http://www.eclassroomnews.com In Bill Gates’ vision of the classrooms of the future, students are grouped according to skill set. One cluster huddles around a computer terminal,...
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