trendsOld School vs. New School November 18, 2010 Just the other day a colleague asked, “Any new trends in the hardware/software area?” I thought about it for a … Read More
trendsArne Duncan's Nose November 12, 2010 Arne Duncan had a few self-deprecating zings before releasing the finalized version of the National Education Technology Plan 2010, the … Read More
trendsNational EdTech Plan 2010: Useful? November 10, 2010 The U.S. Department of Education started development of the 2010 plan in Spring 2009 (the last national education technology plan was … Read More
cool tools / trendsTRENDS: The Learning Society, FETC Virtual October 07, 2010 HERE’S A COOL VIDEO (with a soothing soundtrack and easy-to-follow messages) that I saw while visiting the Cisco booth at … Read More
trends21 Definitions for a 21st-Century Education September 22, 2010 Click here for PDF version I recently asked thousands of educatorswhat “21st-century skills and tools” means to them, and how … Read More
trendsPC World: 5 Ways Schools Are Using the iPad August 27, 2010 Joel Mathis writes in Macworld about how both K-12 and higher education are putting the iPad to good use. He … Read More
trendsLA Times: A Billion eBooks August 12, 2010 Michael Hart is on a quest to digitize 1 billion books. He’s got a head start: he began his attempt … Read More
trendsChicago Tribune: Students, Teachers & Friending August 11, 2010 Interesting article about schools facing the challenge of setting social media policies and the murky territory involved in what happens … Read More
trendsNPR: Boost for Education Inventors August 04, 2010 The education market needs some help: a business incubator dedicated to education entrepreneurs might just do the trick. Great Associated … Read More
trendsNY Times: Digital Age Plagiarism August 03, 2010 Interesting article by Trip Gabriel in the New York Times about students with a different attitude toward copying stuff that’s … Read More