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Category Archives: ICT in Education

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  Full-Time Virtual Education Lacks Accountability

  Source: Education Week

  May 16, 2012

  Although virtual schools continue to grow each year, more research and accountability is needed to foster and support effective online educational environments, according to a new report from the National School Boards Association’s Center for Public Education (U.S.)….

  Related To: E-Learning, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning

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  U.K. Pupils Face Classroom Mobile Phone Ban

  Source: The Telegraph

  May 11, 2012

  As part of a drive by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services, and Skills (OFSTED) to increase discipline and reduce distraction in U.K. schools, students may be banned from bringing their mobile phones into classrooms….

  Related To: ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning

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  Harvard, MIT Partner to Provide Free Courses through edX

  Source: THE Journal

  May 2, 2012

  Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have partnered to launch edX, an initiative to offer free online courses worldwide and develop an open source platform to deliver them. The platform developed for MITx, an…

  Related To: Assessment & Curriculum, E-Learning, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Open Educational Resources, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning

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  Google Launches New Search Education Site with Lesson Plans

  Source: KQED MindShift

  May 2, 2012

  Google has launched a new site called Search Education aimed at educators who want to teach online search strategies. The site includes lesson plans geared at different levels of expertise, as well as training videos that walk through different…

  Related To: ICT in Education, Open Educational Resources, Professional Development, Teaching & Learning

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  Educators Find Digital Games Promising Tools in the Classroom

  Source: The Joan Ganz Cooney Center

  May 2, 2012

  The Cooney Center today released the first U.S. national aurvey of teachers who are using digital games as part of their students’ instruction. The survey found that digital games are becoming a consistent and valuable part of classroom…

  Related To: Game-based Learning, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning

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  New Web Tool Helps Track Community-College Progress

  Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

  Apr 30, 2012

  The College Board Advocacy & Policy Center (U.S.) today released the Completion Arch, a free Web-based tool that aggregates and explains public data used to measure community-college students’ progress and success. The Completion Arch pulls from national, state,…

  Related To: Assessment & Curriculum, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Teaching & Learning

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  U.S. Students Want Personalized Learning, Mobile Technology

  Source: eSchool News

  Apr 30, 2012

  According to Project Tomorrow’s 2011 “Speak Up” survey, more and more students own mobile devices, including tablets, and indicate a strong desire to use those personal learning tools in school to increase collaboration and access to…

  Related To: ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning

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  TED Launches New Education Platform with Customized Teaching Tools

  Source: eSchool News

  Apr 25, 2012

  TED continues its expansion into education the the launch of a brand-new TED-Ed website that includes tools to help teachers use video in the classroom. The new platform allows educators to customize videos with follow-up questions…

  Related To: E-Learning, ICT in Education, Teaching & Learning

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