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eSN Publisher’s Report: Bringing the Cloud Down to Earth
Despite some concerns about security, more K-12 schools are turning to cloud computing for their storage and application needs By Jennifer Nastu September 30th, 2011 Editor’s note: This Publisher’s...
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Thomas Suarez: A 12-Year-Old App Developer
TEDxManhattanBeach, Filmed Oct 2011 Posted Nov 2011 ABOUT THIS TALK Most 12-year-olds love playing videogames -- Thomas Suarez taught himself how to create them. After developing iPhone apps like...
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New York City School System Hits Technological Wall
By Electronista Staff updated 10:35 pm EST, Fri December 2, 2011 E-mail system can't cope with mobile proliferation The deputy CTO of New York City's public school system, Tom Kambouras, has warned...
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Will Your Invention Change the World? Apply for the 2012 Showcase
· 1,000 conference attendees · 50,000+ online visitors · July 27-29, 2012 · Venture capitalists and angel investors such as X-Prize board member Naveen Jain and Lightspeed Venture Partners (among...
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Researcher: Technology Might Be Returning Us to Stone Age-Thinking
Children and adult minds are changing because of the internet and smart phones—putting more pressure on schools to teach deeper thinking By Meris Stansbury, Online Editor November 1st, 2011 It’s not a...
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Fewer Schools Keeping Librarians on Staff
December 2, 2011 | Eleanor Yang Su Fewer than 1 out of 4 schools in California is staffed with a credentialed librarian, according to the state Department of Education. Recent figures compiled by the...
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Technology: Educational Divider or Equalizer?
TAMARA BALUJA AND KATE HAMMER From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Dec. 01, 2011 12:01AM EST Last updated Friday, Dec. 02, 2011 12:25AM EST “I don’t know any vets in my city, so talking...
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Inside Carrier IQ-gate: Computerworld
No one likes to be spied on. That's certainly what our kids tell us when we want to know where they have been on Facebook, whom they have emailed, and how they are spending their time in cyberspace....
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Digital Citizenship
Global Digital Citizenship is a critical element of any teaching program at any level. Our students are connected. Irrespective of the age of the student, they are wired. We are seeing devices...
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TED Talks—Gabe Zichermann: How Games Make Kids Smarter
ABOUT THIS SPEAKER Gabe Zichermann is an entrepreneur and author whose work centers on gamification--and the power of games to help engage people and build strong organizations and communities. In...
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What the Facebook/FTC Settlement Means For Users
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 by Larry Magid The Federal Trade Commission and Facebook have reached a settlement on charges that Facebook deceived consumers “by telling them they could keep their...
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News of the Weird: Chinese Education Values
News of the WeirdTM (c) 1999-2001 , Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved. WEEK OF DECEMBER 11, 2011 LEAD STORY Chinese Education Values: To get to their school, 80 children (aged 6 to 17) in the...
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AP Classes: Absolutely Preposterous Weapons Of Mass Instruction
Sophie W., San Diego, CA First Posted: 12/ 3/11 09:31 PM ET Updated: 12/ 3/11 09:40 PM ET This is a teen-written article from our friends at Teenink.com. Weapons of Mass Instruction have been...
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Feds: Phoning, Texting Killed 3,092 in Car Crashes Last Year
Dec 08, 2011 By James R. Healey, USA TODAY The government says that 3,092 people died last year in "distraction-affected" crashes, a newly refined measurement meant to tally the effect of texting,...
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Classical Conducting? There’s an App for That
Richard Termine for The New York Times The conductor Jeffrey Kahane led the orchestra from the harpsichord, reading from an iPad, at Avery Fisher Hall. By ALLAN KOZINN Published: November 23, 2011...
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Report Cites 40 Diverse Examples of Blended Learning
By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor www.eschoolnews.com The term “blended learning” encompasses a number of different instructional models in use across the country, but who has the time to compare...
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Growing Up Digital: Experts Say Social Media Isn't Hurting Teens
By Chris Bergeron/Daily News staff MetroWest Daily News Posted Nov 13, 2011 @ 11:01 PM Last update Nov 13, 2011 @ 11:04 PM If your gonna let your kidz use social media u shd reed this. :) Stopping by...
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Brain Gain
Mindfulness therapy puts the focus on improving the quality of body and spirit By Deborah Kotz Globe Staff / January 31, 2011 Quick quiz. Which leaves you feeling more content? A. Checking items off...
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British Cabbies' Brains Change as Routes Learned
CBC News Posted: Dec 8, 2011 3:14 PM ET Last Updated: Dec 8, 2011 4:13 PM ET The brain structure of drivers hoping to be cabbies in London seems to change as they learn the complicated routes around...
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