An aggregated reading list of the best, in-depth thinking from around the web on the impact of technology and social media, curated by Nathan Jurgenson and Cyborgology. “Paul Miller was never more aware of the internet than when he…
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Student Argues Against “Packets” & The Appearance Of Teacher Apathy
Student Argues Against “Packets” & The Appearance Of Teacher Apathy If you haven’t seen the viral video by now, above you’ll find Jeff Bliss, a Texas high school student, get thrown out of class–and this…
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Google recently released artifacts from a project that helps demonstrate changes to the Earth’s surface–both man-made and natural–over time. Details from their blog post: “Today, we’re making it possible for you to go back in time…
This Is Water: David Foster Wallace Explains How We All Misunderstand The Point Of Education
This Is Water: David Foster Wallace Explains How We All Misunderstand The Point Of Education To you and I–as educators of some sort or experience–education is a system of moving parts designed to help students…
The Definition Of Digital Citizenship
As more and more students interact digitally–with content, one another, and various communities–the concept of digital citizenship becomes increasingly important. Which begs the question: what is digital citizenship? Well, first citizenship, which is formally defined…
The Impact Of Technology Reading List: Identity & Media Consumption
An aggregated reading list of the best, in-depth thinking from around the web on the impact of technology and social media, curated by Nathan Jurgenson and Cyborgology. “On the whole, academia is quite anti-popular writing” “Mainstream sociology & history…
TareasPlus Launches A “Khan Academy” For Spanish Speaking Students
TareasPlus Launches A “Khan Academy” For Spanish Speaking Students NEW YORK – April 29, 2013 – TareasPlus, a San Francisco-based startup that has delivered more than 10 million STEM video lessons in Spanish to students throughout…
To Truly Improve Learning, Schools Should Stop Trying So Hard
To Truly Improve Learning, Schools Should Stop Trying So Hard Education is a series of learning experiences informed by policy, and actuated by teachers. Policy, by its very nature, is sweeping and ambitious. It is…
Everything You’d Ever Want From Math Rap: All I Do Is Solve
Math rap, as a genre, is amazing. Reminiscent of the “stay in school” videos that attempt to legitimize school lunch using the street cred of hip-hop, math rap videos have found a life of their…
12 Questions To Promote Self-Knowledge In Students
Why should someone learn? While Paulo Freire, John Dewey, and others have provided compelling arguments for what might be the goal of education, learning and education are not one and the same. One simple overarching goal of…
Literacy & Gender Equity: Developer Requests Ideas & Feedback
by Amy Otchet, Head of Communications at the UNESCO Institute for Statistics The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) may not ring many bells, but I am ready to bet that most of you have seen our data…
The Definition Of Global Learning
Globalization. Definitely not a high-interest topic. For every person reading this quick preview, probably 18 more skimmed right past, busy trying to survive right here, right now. This makes sense. Even when it does get…
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