Jan. 24, 2012 @ 5:20 AM _
“What iTunes U is missing,” argues web commenter Brian Crumley, “is a way to show you the steps needed to master a subject. We can all learn physics 101 but without a simple and easy way to find 102 and beyond it can get frustrating. Also the quality of many of the recorded lectures is not all that good.”
Jan. 21, 2012 @ 6:21 AM _
“HMH Fuse: Algebra I was instituted at Amelia Earhart Middle School in the Riverside Unified School District as the world’s first iPad-driven algebra curriculum. According to the HMH official press release, 78 percent of students in the pilot program scored “proficient” or “advanced” on the California Standards Test for spring 2011.”
Jan. 20, 2012 @ 5:28 AM _
“If you try to create a Google account, you’ll have a big surprise. Google redesigned the page, but that’s not all: you’ll now have to create a Gmail account, a Google Profile and you’ll automatically join Google.”
Jan. 11, 2012 @ 5:18 AM _
“Players of niche instruments now have more access to teachers. Parents can simply send their child down the hall for lessons rather than driving them. And teachers now have a new way to build their business.”
Jan. 6, 2012 @ 5:47 AM _
“But challenges abound here as well. How do we move people from face-to-face to online and encourage online communities of practice? What are some alternative ways, besides seat time, to reward teachers for participating in and applying what is learned in professional development? Is it time to stop treating all teachers in the same way and start differentiating roles and responsibilities and stressing teamwork? Can we assume every teacher has access to technology and can use it for professional development?”
Jan. 5, 2012 @ 5:39 AM _
“Digital learning won’t close the achievement gap, but it will lift the floor. More students will be more academically successful. Five years from now, a higher percentage of students will soon graduate from high school ready for college and careers. Most will have benefited from Common Core expectations. Some will have benefited from Race to the Top funded programs. Many will have benefited from these 10 reasons that digital learning will benefit low-income students.”
Jan. 4, 2012 @ 5:10 AM _
“Last year, the state legislature overwhelmingly passed a law that requires all high school students to take some online classes to graduate, and that the students and their teachers be given laptops or tablets. The idea was to establish Idaho’s schools as a high-tech vanguard.”
Dec. 25, 2011 @ 6:18 AM _
“I keep saying that if the learning experience of Open University students in 2020 isn’t unrecognizable compared to what we do now, we shall have failed. There’s so much going on that dinosaurs like me can barely keep up and it is going to be an exciting decade to look back on. Content is now truly free and what we have to do is to completely rethink the process of learning, and assessment for and of learning, to suit this new environment. I’m not sure we’ve even done more than just get started.”
Dec. 23, 2011 @ 5:20 AM _
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Dec. 13, 2011 @ 5:23 AM _
Instead, a portrait emerges of a company that tries to squeeze profits from public school dollars by raising enrollment, increasing teacher workload and lowering standards.
Dec. 8, 2011 @ 7:01 PM _
“Technology shouldn’t be the driving force, but it also shouldn’t be used to support 20th Century notions of schooling as it is in many of today’s schools. Used well, technology provides the personalization and flexibilities today’s students require.”
