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Ten Things Everyone Should Know About K-12 Administrators’ Views on Digital Learning
April 19, 2013Project Tomorrow hosts the annual Speak Up Survey in which school administrators, teachers, students, and parents offer their views on educational technology. The 2012 results are now available, and Project Tomorrow has put together this very useful and informative infographic. ...
Need a Job? Invent It.
April 13, 2013Pulitzer prize-winning New York Time columnist and author Thomas Friedman recently consulted with GETideas.org contributor Tony Wagner about the changing workforce landscape and implications for young people. Friedman asked Wagner to elaborate on his statement that the goal of education should...
Need To Grow Your EdTech Startup? Edtech Incubators Are Popping Up Everywhere
April 12, 2013Technology-driven innovation is alive and well in the US and beyond, according to EdSurge‘s Tony Wan who recently penned a column for Fast Company magazine. In this piece, Wan gives us an idea of who is playing in the ed...
Why Organizations Large and Small Should Align with Mozilla’s Web Literacy Standard
April 11, 2013DMLcentral has published another useful blog post; this time from the Mozilla Foundation’s Doug Belshaw. With support from the MacArthur Foundation, the Mozilla Foundation has been busy developing an open badging system that allows people to get recognition for skills...
Bridging the School-Community Divide in Digital Learning
April 5, 2013Michael Robbins, a senior adviser for nonprofit partnership at the US Department of Education, reflects on his recent speaking opportunity at SxSW in this blog post. He notes, “Many conversations were intensely focused on technology to support school-based initiatives, but...
The 2012 School Leadership Summit Recordings
April 5, 2013Check out TICAL’s School Leadership Summit event recordings! On March 28, 2013, more than 50 educators presented their thoughts on various leadership topics related to themes such as Vision, Teaching and Learning, Professional Learning, Data-driven Reform and Ethics and Responsible...
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December 3, 2012STEM educator Shawn Cornally discusses why simply pulling games into the classroom does not necessarily make for a relevant lesson, but strategically using them–for example, as a gateway into computer programming–can present excellent learning opportunities.
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November 30, 2012In this SmartBlog on Education post, professor of education and #Edchat founder Tom Whitby shares his frustration with educators who resist the use of Twitter, noting that Twitter just might be “the quickest and best method to acquire and maintain the relevance necessary to be an effective educator.”
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November 29, 2012The Huffington Post discusses the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools, a U.S. coalition of 28 public school districts in 18 states that serves approximately 2.5 million students. Through partnerships with universities, entrepreneurs, and each other, League members are committed to piloting, evaluating, and scaling up technology innovations that work in public education.
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November 29, 2012Writing in the Huffington Post, C.M. Rubin interviews Dr. Pak Tee Ng regarding the Singapore Ministry of Education’s support of ICT in public schools. Says Dr. Ng, ”The focus is on using technology as a tool for teaching and learning, rather than on technology in itself.”
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November 29, 2012PSFK reports on a pilot science program being launched in New York by Wu-Tang Clan member GZA and Columbia professor Christopher Emdin. The program employs rap lyrics–and the process of creating a good rapper–to make good science students. Instead of science papers, students will write rhymes about science, with the best ones being published on lyrics website Rap Genius.
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November 28, 2012Writing for the SmartBlog on Education, Principal Eric Sheninger discusses the key elements to driving technology innovation in schools: Connectedness Vision Value Support Professional Development Embracement
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November 27, 2012Writing for this EdSurge feature, Wikispaces cofounders James Byers and Adam Frey discuss how ed-tech companies can succeed; namely, by building sustainable companies that truly improve student outcomes, empower educators, and increase the reach and efficiency of educational institutions.
