Jan 27 2012

ALEC Reports on the War on Teachers

Via Scoop.itExponential Education

Anthony Cody spent 24 years working in Oakland schools, 18 of them as a science teacher at a high needs middle school. He is National Board certified, and now leads workshops with teachers focused on Project Based Learning.
Via blogs.edweek.org


Jan 25 2012

New Data Reveals Sudden Explosion of Tablet and E-Reader Usage

Via Scoop.itExponential Education

Read about how quickly adoption of tablets has risen, and how to adjust your mobile marketing strategy to take advantage of this growing market.
Via blog.hubspot.com


Jan 25 2012

How Video Chat Is Creating a Global Classroom

Via Scoop.itExponential Education

Video chat and projects like Skype in the Classroom are making it easier than ever for teachers to connect their students with experiences from around the world.
Via mashable.com


Jan 25 2012

Digital Learning Day: Resource Roundup | Edutopia

Via Scoop.itExponential Education
The first annual Digital Learning Day is on February 1, 2012. We’ve compiled some useful resources on digital learning to help you celebrate the day with your class.
Via www.edutopia.org


Jan 24 2012

Stanford professor gives up tenure to start Udacity free online university

Via Scoop.itExponential Education

Inspired by the number of people that the Khan Academy’s free video lectures reached, Stanford professor Sebastian Thrun put his own artificial intelligence class online and enrolled 160,000…
Via www.theverge.com


Jan 23 2012

Florida Representative Says State Should Launch Fully Online College

Via Scoop.itExponential Education

Recently, Florida Representative Will Weatherford said that the state should make its next public university fully online, according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
Via www.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com


Jan 23 2012

Free Technology for Teachers: LiveBinders Comes to the iPad

Via Scoop.itExponential Education

Via www.freetech4teachers.com


Jan 11 2012

Students of Virtual Schools Are Lagging in Proficiency

Via Scoop.itExponential Education

Far fewer of them are proving proficient on standardized tests compared with their peers in other privately managed charter schools and in traditional public schools.
Via www.nytimes.com


Jan 9 2012

Blogging, social media use skyrocketing at universities

Via Scoop.itExponential Education

From time to time I have been pleased to feature the research of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research.
Via www.businessesgrow.com


Dec 12 2011

Teacher Training Should Start Before iPad Deployment — THE Journal

Via Scoop.itExponential Education

ELL instructors, like those in other disciplines, are discovering the benefits of iPads in the classroom. With some advance planning and appropriate training for teachers, schools can avoid an awkward or stressful deployment.
Via thejournal.com