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Desmos makes math beautiful, grabs a wad of cash from Google

nitajo sumitted ago via http://venturebeat.com (Views: 32, Clicks: 8)  
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An online graphing calculator might not seem like a big deal to you, but Desmos is saving families $100 per kid in school (seriously, check out the price range for those bad boys). And kids can share their graphs and look at graphs from others, probably learning a bit along the way.

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Explore math with Desmos

nitajo sumitted ago via https://www.desmos.com (Views: 60, Clicks: 26)  
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Graph functions, plot tables of data, evaluate equations, explore transformations, and more – for free!

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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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Virginia Virtual Academy to Close Leaving Families Stranded

Sculb sumitted ago via http://www.educationnews.org (Views: 29, Clicks: 5)  
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The Carroll County School Board plans to end its partnership with the contractor that operates Virginia’s largest full-time statewide virtual school, effectively shutting down a program that serves more than 350 students. The decision to close what also was the state’s first online school deals a blow to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s goal of expanding virtual education options. It also leaves hundreds of families, including many in Northern Virginia, in the lurch for the coming school year.

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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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K12 Inc.'s Public Status and Growth Attract Scrutiny

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 33, Clicks: 7)  
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Jason Tomassini -- In a scant few months, K12 Inc. and its fluctuating performance on Wall Street are proving that the combination of being a publicly traded company and operating in the school marketplace can lead to heightened levels of scrutiny in a growing but controversial sector of education.

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Australia: Global village of students, teachers and families unite on blog site

Buldog sumitted ago via http://www.theage.com.au (Views: 33, Clicks: 4)  
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Some ‘‘really amazing’’ blogging is being done in Victorian schools, and often the best work is being done by younger students, says James Farmer, the former Deakin University education technology lecturer who left academic life in 2005 to establish Edublogs, his blog-hosting website, as a global operation.

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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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Ed-Tech Advocates Petition White House to Support Broadband Expansion

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 34, Clicks: 4)  
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Sean Cavanagh -- The International Society for Technology in Education is organizing a drive to gather 100,000 signatures to ask the Obama administration to focus on increasing schools' access to Internet broadband connectivity.

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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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Internet Access for All: A New Program Targets Low-Income Students

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.kqed.org (Views: 34, Clicks: 5)  
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Technology has often been called a democratizer in education, allowing students from all backgrounds to access the same resources and tools. Others see potential for technology to do great harm, widening an already substantial achievement gap related to issues of equity. Access to technology costs money and some fear lower-income schools and students will lag behind the frenzy for newer and better devices, faster connectivity and effective teacher training on digital tools.

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For Low-Income Kids, Access to Devices Could Be the Equalizer

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.kqed.org (Views: 86, Clicks: 24)  
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No device should ever be hailed as the silver bullet in “saving” education — nor should it be completely shunned — but when it comes to the possibility of bridging the digital divide between low-income and high-income students, devices may play a pivotal role.

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Time to Modernize Education, Some States Leading the Way

Kbuck sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 37, Clicks: 4)  
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Tom Vander Ark -- Only six states - Utah, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Virginia, and Kansas - received an A or B, indicating that most states have work to do. DLN Executive Director John Bailey said, "The purpose of this report card is to highlight that progress, and provide states with policy examples for creating the conditions necessary to support high quality, next-generation models of learning."

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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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