Classroom Technology

In Education, Technology Changes Everything and Nothing

Brandon Busteed | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Classroom Technology, Online Education, Education Reform, Technology in Classrooms, Online Classes, Education News

We have been investing more money per student, while outcomes have been flat. Faced with many challenges, we have turned to any potential solution. Many education policymakers hail technology, in particular, as the savior.

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Harvard, MIT Announce Free Online Courses

Reuters | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Boston, Classroom Technology, Free MIT Courses, Anant Agarwal, MIT Courses Online, Reuters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Courses Online, Harvard, Massachusetts, Online College Courses, Free Harvard Courses, Mit, College News

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both academic heavyweights and...

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Should Students Be Allowed To Attend Class Via Video Chat?

> | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Video, Classroom Technology, Skype in Classroom, The Mash, Educational Technology, Skype, Video Chat, Online Classes, Video Chat in Schools, Teen News

By Angel Idowu Angel is a high school reporter for The Mash, a weekly teen publication distributed to Chicagoland high schools. Many students d...

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A Weapon of Distraction and Numbness: Fighting Computers in Classrooms

Ami Fields-Meyer | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Laptops, Technology, Computers, Classroom, Classroom-Learning, Classroom Technology, High School Learning, School Computers, Education News

Few of us have a strong-willed desire not to learn. The problem? The modern classroom -- an environment that requires us to be present -- is simply no longer conducive to being present.

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The Classroom of the Future

Tanyella Evans | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Carole Wacey, Classroom Technology, Social Media Week NY, Social Media Week, Sree Sreenivasan, Melissa Seideman, Technology News

At the panel event it was clear that this unassuming 8th grade history teacher from White Plains was using technology her fellow well-groomed panelists hadn't even heard of -- integrating tools such as My Big Campus, Edmodo and Socrative, to revolutionize the classroom dynamic.

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The Classroom Is Broken

Mike Silagadze | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Digital Classrooms, Classroom Technology, Digital Learning, Digital Teaching, Classroom, Mobile Technology, Interactive Learning, Active Learning, Education News

If you brought a teacher back from 50 years ago and put her in a university classroom today she would be able to pick up exactly where she left off. The classroom experience has barely changed. This is a pretty sad state of affairs

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Defining 'Media Literacy'

Caitlin Barry | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Media Literacy, Technology in Schools, Media Literacy Education, Classroom Technology, Media Literacy Curriculum, Digital Learning, Education News

Few educators would argue against the importance of using media and technology in the classroom. Yet, we have made very little progress in implementing any media literacy curriculum on a national, or even statewide, level.

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The Students Are All Right -- It's the Adults Who Need to Learn to Communicate

Lydia Dobyns | Posted 04.01.2012

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Discussions are taking place everywhere challenging the effectiveness of digital learning. Let's stop asking the same archaic questions. Technology in the classroom is not the question.

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Creatively Carving Education Change

Ken Royal | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Blogs, Education Technology, Education, Technology, Dell, Student-Technology, Classroom Technology, Education News

The question around how to best implement technology in schools, but more importantly, how we, as educators, share best practices and turn our discussions into action will be ongoing. The key is to continue to be creative and keep carving.

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An A In Tetris

Laela Zaidi | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: 21st Century Learning, Macbook, Classroom Technology, High School News

If someone asked me a year ago if I'd prefer a paperless campus, I would say it sounds like a dream come true. But in reality, I question the value of technology in the classroom on a daily basis.

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Pay Attention in Class

Jeff Selingo | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Classroom Technology, Teaching, College, Anya Kamenetz, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Siva Vaidhyanathan, College News

If students think of themselves as customers, they often view the professor at the front of the room as a performer. And just like when they go to a concert or a movie, students expect to be engaged, persuaded, or even entertained.

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Are Schools Getting Too Carried Away With Technology?

Meryl Ain, Ed.D. | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Technology in the Classroom, Tech, Classroom Technology, Technology and Education, Education and Technology, Educational Tech, Education News

With built-in obsolescence, it's critically important that schools don't spend mindlessly on the latest cool gadget, only to abandon it for a better one a few years later.

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High School Science Experiments ... In Space

The Huffington Post | James Gerken | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Google, Student Science Experiments, Video, Education, Youtube Education, Classroom Technology, Space, Youtube, Science Fair, Science Education, Space Lab, Youtube Space Lab, Green News

A new competition from YouTube is helping to promote science education and bring students closer to outer space. YouTube Space Lab, which launches thi...

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iPads and Social Media in the Classroom?

Candy Spelling | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Social Media, Ipads, Technology, Blogging, Communication, Texting, Classroom, Classroom Technology, Ipad Classrooms, Class Technology, Education News

While I understand the real-time digital stream may create a safe harbor for students uncomfortable expressing themselves, it seems to me students are missing valuable lessons in real-life social skills.

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What Does "Student-Centered" Learning Really Mean?

William Astore | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Education Technology, Education, Socrates, Higher Education, Teachers, Public Education, Teaching, Students, Learning, Classroom Technology, Classroom, Ethics, Character Development, Education News

As a society, we talk about the importance of leaders in all walks of life, but when it comes to our classrooms, many of us seem to want to empower the followers while executing the sages when the former do poorly on standardized tests.

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Four Ways This Thing Could Revolutionize Education

GOOD | Liz Dwyer | Posted 11.03.2011

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Are iPads The New Textbooks?

AP | STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 11.03.2011

Read More: Education, Classroom Technology, Electronic Textbooks, Textbooks, Schools, Ipad, Back to School, Class Technology, Ebooks, Education News

HARTFORD, Conn. — For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School, hefting a backpack weighed down with textbooks...

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7 Innovative Ways Schools Are Going High Tech

The Huffington Post | Megan Hess | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Technology in School, Ipads, Foursquare, Education, Classroom Technology, Twitter, Smartphone Apps, Angry Birds, Skype, Technology News

Many schools across the country have rules about tech in the classroom, but they’re not the rules you might think. Teachers instruct students to tak...

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Does Internet Give Parents Too Much Classroom Access?

CNN | Allison Gilbert | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Technology, Parental Monitoring, Parental Controls, Children, Education Technology, Monitoring Grades, Online Grades, Classroom Technology, Social Media in School, Grade Portals, Education News

Teacher Terri Reh wants parents to monitor their children's entire educational career online. "I post all my students' responsibilities, their curren...

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What Are Mobile Devices Teaching Your Kids?

Suren Ramasubbu | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Mobile Learning, Parental Controls, The Internet and Kids, Kids and Technology, Online Learning, Classroom Technology, Kids and the Internet, Technology in the Classroom, Mobile Learning K-12, Technology and Kids, Online Learning K-12, Technology News

Mobile learning blends traditional pedagogy with technology to reach every child. The question is not if your child should use a mobile device in school, but how to do it safely.

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Technology and Schools: Should We Add More or Pull the Plug?

Laurie David | Posted 05.25.2011

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If we encourage yet more activities that involve staring at a screen, we'll be depriving our youngsters with essential ingredients that are vital to being human.

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Making 'E-Textbooks' Real -- and Really Accessible -- in Public Schools

Lisa Guernsey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: K-12 Education, Online Learning, Classroom Technology, Textbooks, Teachers, Digital Books, Students, Classroom, Education News

Educators need better ways to evaluate and reuse the content that already exists in some digital form, with experts keeping a keen eye open for high-quality digital materials that should be easily accessible to students and teachers.

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In Class, Facebook Replaces Blackboard

The Oracle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blackboard Alternatives, Usf, Classroom Technology, Learning Tools, Classroom Social Media, College Technology, Alessandro Cesarano, Blackboard, The South, Facebook, University of South Florida, College News

What may be used for entertainment during one student's spare time is a learning tool for another. USF graduate student Alessandro Cesarano uses ...

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Are Universities Clicking Their Way To A Better Education?

AP | ERIC GORSKI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: University of Colorado, Classroom Technology, College, Professors, Multiple-Choice, College Participation, Clickers, Denver News

BOULDER, Colo. — The students in Michael Dubson's physics class at the University of Colorado fell silent as a multiple choice question flashed ...

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