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A decade ago, electronics and cell phones in the classroom were considered little more than a distraction. Today, new devices such as tablet computers and smartphones are changing this perception. Educators are finding innovative ways…
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Why EdTech Is Still In Its Infancy first appeared on forbes.com and wiredacademic.com “The technology is five years behind where it needs to be.” It was the complaint of yet another school trying to build a…
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Libraries have acted as community cornerstones for millennia, and every April marks School Library Month, celebrating how they promote education and awareness in an open, nurturing space. What makes them such lasting institutions, though, isn’t the mere…
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Our recent post Are You Ready to Remix Your Curriculum? outlined some of the problems to be overcome in the remix revolution, as well as several of the reasons that it is an inevitable part of the…
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With the release of iOS 6 and the imminent release of the iPhone 5, Apple has tipped its hand about our collective mobile future–and there might be some lessons educators can glean from it all….
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The evolution of classroom technology is a popular topic these days as educators and students alike try to get a handle on trends, technology, and even how we view the role of schools. As pencils…
24 Digital Tools That Represent New Ways To Study
The words “final exam” and “fun” rarely find themselves in close proximity, but with the advent of new game-based learning sites, that may be changing. There are numerous ways that you can now combine studying…
The Basic Audience And Benefits Of Online Learning
The search for employment in a difficult economy leads many people to pursue alternative careers or seek out ways to improve and broaden the scope of their job skills, with a view to making themselves…
4 Benefits Of Blended Learning
Often there seems to be an “either/or” approach to taking online and face-to-face (F2F) classes. Some students may want the full campus experience of pursuing a degree at a traditional brick and mortar institution, while…
Coursera: The Good, the Bad And The Ugly
With enrollment of more than 1 million students and 124 courses across 17 categories, Coursera is the largest of massive open online course (MOOC) education sites. It offers students the capability of taking college courses…
32 Useful Mobile Learning Apps
It just plain makes sense that students who dig incorporating technology into their academic pursuits would likely make mobile computing via tablets and smartphones an integral life component. Taking advantage of everything these applications have…
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