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Testing touchscreen tables in classrooms

nitajo sumitted ago via http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com (Views: 22, Clicks: 4)  
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Forget tiny iPads - the classrooms of the future might turn entire tables into interactive touchscreens.

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HISD ready to start laptops-for-all program

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.chron.com (Views: 28, Clicks: 4)  
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Houston Independent School District officials revealed Thursday that they are ready to start the first phase of a multimillion-dollar laptop-for-all program. The district plans to begin with up to 18 high schools, doling out laptops to students in January for use at school and at home. Teachers will get the devices first, in August.

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The iPad as a Trojan Mouse

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 27, Clicks: 4)  
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"Why so many structural changes in schools and so little reform in teaching practice?"

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Deeper Learning 2013 at High Tech High

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 30, Clicks: 4)  
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Justin Reich -- New Rule: Hold all education conferences at schools. And invite students.

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BYOT - Bring Your Own Technology

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nsbhigh.com (Views: 70, Clicks: 5)  
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The mission in Volusia County schools is to prepare students with the skills and knowledge needed for success in a democratic society. To facilitate students’ acquisition of these technology skills, school sites must have access to new technology devices. The Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) initiative will provide students with access to technology resources to support students, teachers, and administrators as they prepare students to develop 21st-century skills.

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Magical thinking about technology in education

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 36, Clicks: 4)  
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Valerie Strauss -- To hear some people talk, you'd think technology is going to save public education. Really?

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The problem with high-tech 'personalized' learning tools

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 41, Clicks: 6)  
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Valerie Strauss -- The problem with many high-tech 'personalized' learning tools is that they don't really provide personalized learning. Here's what they do provide.

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The New Ed-Tech Leader Models by Digital Example

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Michelle R. Davis -- Superintendents and chief technology officers are modeling their commitment to use technology to improve schools.

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Can Technology Plug The Educational Divide?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.sciencedaily.com (Views: 108, Clicks: 5)  
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Bringing more technology into the classroom might strike fear into the hearts of traditional educationalists, but one academic believes it may just hold the key to solving a worldwide problem.

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Views of Technology Differ Among Elementary, High School Educators

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Sean Cavanagh -- Teachers and principals in elementary schools are more likely to see school leaders' competence in using technology as important than high school educators are, according to a new nationwide survey.

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North Carolina: Board wants digital tablets in more Guilford County schools

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.news-record.com (Views: 43, Clicks: 4)  
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This week, Guilford County Schools encountered its first roadblock — the Board of Education — in implementing a $30 million “personalized learning” initiative in the middle schools. But some school board members are disappointed that a few of the district’s neediest schools must wait until next year. They voted 4-3 to ask federal officials for permission to add Welborn Academy, Eastern and Jackson middle schools to the first round.

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Israel : Elementary schools to pilot using digital textbooks

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.jpost.com (Views: 45, Clicks: 4)  
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Some 100 elementary schools across Israel will be using digital schoolbooks this year as part of a new pilot project, the Education Ministry announced this week.

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Money, Time, and Tactics: Can Games Be Effective in Schools?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.kqed.org (Views: 42, Clicks: 5)  
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If it’s true that 97 percent of teens in the U.S. are playing digital games, then the focus on how games can fit into the shifting education system becomes that much more important. Schools, districts, and individual educators are trying to figure out how games and learning can fit into the current complicated landscape.

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Technology In Schools: Who Does It Best, China Or The U.S.? (INFOGRAPHIC)

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.huffingtonpost.com (Views: 34, Clicks: 4)  
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More teachers in the U.S. are embracing "flipped classrooms" and are bringing to schools digital tablets and laptop computers to create the 21st century classroom -- but how does the U.S. compare in effective use of technology in education to other countries?

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New Zealand: iPads an iMust for schoolkids

Sculb sumitted ago via http://www.stuff.co.nz (Views: 56, Clicks: 6)  
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More school students than ever before will have a laptop or tablet tucked in their bags when they return to class this month, with at least one Waikato school making the devices compulsory. And an education expert says the future of the country depends on schools, parents and students accepting that computer-based learning is "the new normal".

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