A lot is being said about Twitter these days in the education arena, and it seems to be a growing trend. Despite its reach, Twitter still offers a lot of resistance within certain conservative educational groups that are married to the concept of professional development being a formal process taking place only in selected events [...]
When Holly Rocchetti started teaching fifth grade at Mount Vernon Community School in Alexandria, VA, about six years ago, she relied heavily on textbooks, Xeroxed handouts, and a chalkboard. These traditional methods may have worked at the time, but over the next few years they gave way to an array of technology-based educational solutions. Among [...]
To cap off a civics project involving U.S. government and how it functions, U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., conversed with a fifth-grade class at J.S. Clark Leadership Academy Thursday morning. In a sign of the times, she did so through Skype — a free communication medium that provides a computer alternative to a phone, complete [...]
As districts cope with tightening budgets and testing schedules, field trips often fall by the wayside. But a new generation of field trips may make it easier to integrate curriculum and even assessment into real-world local settings students can explore. Researchers and educators in a symposium at the American Educational Research Association conference here this [...]
Global Conference on Education 9th and 10th, August 2013 Los Angeles, United States of America CALL FOR PAPERS: The GCE is an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education. The GCE promotes collaborative excellence between academicians and professionals. The topics in GCE include but are not confined to [...]
Embracing Technology To Promote Exceptional Student Services In Higher Education Wednesday, June 5, 3:00-4:30pm EDT online webinar Host: Innovative Educators http://www.innovativeeducators.org/product_p/1036.htm NOTE: Payment is not required prior to event date. The recording is included and is accessible for one full year. OVERVIEW This webinar will offer participants an overview of the online self-services and other [...]
Andrew Vanden Heuvel, an online physics teacher, is one of just a few thousand people so far to try Googles new wearable computer, Google Glass. Using the prototype, he took a South Christian High School class on a virtual trip to the Large Hadron Collider LHC at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in [...]
A new generation of teachers that grew up with technology are about to enter the field, bringing lots of new ideas with them. It’s the job of more experienced teachers to help mentor them. So how do they do it when they may not understand the technology the teachers in training are using? Read more: [...]
Like many schools across the country, Matt Renwick’s school uses printed newsletters to share student learning with families on a weekly basis. Parents have responded positively to these communications for years, but are we reaching everyone? Probably not. Social media has already proved to be a powerful tool for communication and collaboration, and there is [...]
When game designer Jane McGonigal found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she had a fascinating idea for how to get better. She dove into the scientific research and created the healing game, SuperBetter. In this moving talk, McGonigal explains how a game can boost resilience — and promises to add 7.5 minutes [...]
A new nationwide survey reveals the extent to which mobile devices have become an inextricable part of students and families lives—while also indicating that parents see potential benefits, and drawbacks, to those technology tools. By the time they enter high school, 51 percent of all students are carrying a smartphone to school with them every [...]
A shift from traditional textbooks to e-books is gaining speed in Utah, as the state Office of Education coordinates efforts to develop digital texts in science, math and language arts. At least two state math texts are already available and the first of the science texts will be released this summer. The state texts will [...]
