eSchool News » Technologies http://www.eschoolnews.com Just another eSchool Media site Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Twelve learning technologies with big education potential http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/22/twelve-learning-technologies-with-big-education-potential/ http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/22/twelve-learning-technologies-with-big-education-potential/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:27 +0000 Laura Devaney http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=125191 twelve-learning-technologies-with-big-education-potential

A number of technologies could impact education in the coming years.

Technologies that enable more personalized learning are poised at the forefront of learning trends, according to this year’s Horizon Report K-12, an annual report that forecasts learning technologies that will have a large impact on learning in the immediate future and in the coming years.

The report comes from a group of about 45 international experts who go through a set of research questions and discuss about 60 different learning technologies, thinking about trends, challenges, and impact.

(Next page: The NMC’s list of 12 impactful technologies)

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]]> http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/21/teen-upstages-google-with-autonomous-car-technology/feed/ 0 Shakespeare’s sonnets come to life in new app http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/20/shakespeares-sonnets-come-to-life-in-new-app/ http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/20/shakespeares-sonnets-come-to-life-in-new-app/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:43:12 +0000 staff and wire services reports http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=125140 A new app aims to bring William Shakespeare’s sonnets to the masses with the help of short films starring stage actors performing them in front of New York landmarks, Reuters reports. The Sonnet Project is a free app for the iPhone and iPad that showcases the bard’s poetry through films of up to two minutes and performances by Tony-Award winning actors Joanna Gleason and Cady Huffman, among others. “Shakespeare gets a bad rap. A lot of people say ‘I don’t like Shakespeare, he’s over my head,’ or ‘Shakespeare is boring,’” said Ross Williams, the artistic director of the New York Shakespeare Exchange, the non-profit organization behind The Sonnet Project.

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]]> http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/20/shakespeares-sonnets-come-to-life-in-new-app/feed/ 0 ‘Supercapacitor’ could fully charge your phone in less than 30 seconds http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/20/supercapacitor-could-fully-charge-your-phone-in-less-than-30-seconds/ http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/20/supercapacitor-could-fully-charge-your-phone-in-less-than-30-seconds/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:41:57 +0000 staff and wire services reports http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=125138 An 18-year-old recently won $50,000 in scholarship funds for inventing a supercapacitor that could one day be used to fully charge a mobile device like a smartphone in just a few seconds, TechSpot reports. Eesha Khare and two other teens were among the top winners at the annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Her design, a tiny device that fits inside cell phone batteries, would allow them to fully charge within 20-30 seconds. The supercapacitor can last for up to 10,000 cycles which outpaces traditional batteries by a factor of 10…

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]]> http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/20/supercapacitor-could-fully-charge-your-phone-in-less-than-30-seconds/feed/ 0 Five ways teachers can use technology to help students http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/17/five-ways-teachers-can-use-technology-to-help-students/ http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/17/five-ways-teachers-can-use-technology-to-help-students/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:06 +0000 staff and wire services reports http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=125088 The Huffington Post reports that Thomas Edison once said, “Books will soon be obsolete in the public schools… our school system will be completely changed inside of ten years.” Amazingly enough, however, one of our nation’s most important inventors was proven quite wrong. The American education system has a remarkable resistance to innovation and the classroom experience has changed very little in the 100 years since Edison’s prediction. Advances in information technology have revolutionized how people communicate and learn in nearly every aspect of modern life except for education. The education system operates under the antiquated needs of an agrarian and industrial America…

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One of the fastest ways to get breaking news, and one of the best platforms for instant networking, is Twitter.  Twitter is replete with people who love to discuss education, technology, and current events.

From education experts to ed-tech industry leaders, and from teachers to those with simply a passion for education, these 15 education Tweeters are worth a  follow!

Know of any education Tweeters you’d like to see on the list? Be sure to leave your suggestion in the comment section below.

(Next page: Some of the top Tweeters)

]]> http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/17/15-education-leaders-to-follow-on-twitter/feed/ 2 The best tweets of the week for education http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/16/the-best-tweets-of-the-week-for-education-10/ http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/16/the-best-tweets-of-the-week-for-education-10/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:01:55 +0000 Meris Stansbury http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=125035 ]]> http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/16/the-best-tweets-of-the-week-for-education-10/feed/ 0 Preteens’ use of Instagram creates privacy issue, child advocates say http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/16/preteens-use-of-instagram-creates-privacy-issue-child-advocates-say/ http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/16/preteens-use-of-instagram-creates-privacy-issue-child-advocates-say/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:38:40 +0000 staff and wire services reports http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=125026 On the photo-sharing app Instagram, search the keywords #Fairfax, #Rockville or #DC and up pops hundreds of photos from children, The Washington Post reports. Among them, until recently, were many from Kyle, a 12-year-old. His full name, Gaithersburg middle school and favorite Montgomery County hangouts were on public display before his parents put a stop to it. Technically, Kyle was not supposed to be on Instagram, the mobile app owned by Facebook. The company’s policy sets the minimum age at 13. But Kyle said he was able to join easily, no questions asked. Within minutes of setting up his account this past fall, he was uploading “selfies” of his cherubic face and blond mop top and tagging photos of friends with their names…

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A new state bill could boost interest in AP computer science.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill opening the door for schools across the state to count Advanced Placement (AP) computer science as a math or science credit. The law’s goal is to improve and expand access to computer science education, a high demand skill in Washington’s technology-fueled economy.

Prior to the law, AP computer science, often one of the most difficult classes offered, did not count as a math or science credit. Instead it counted as an elective. By granting the course academic credit, the bill aims to encourage more students to take the course and many more schools to offer it.

Currently, only 35 of the state’s 622 high schools offer AP computer science. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Drew Hansen, Rep. Cyrus Habib, Rep. Roger Freeman, and Rep. Chad Magendanz, passed the Legislature with nearly unanimous support.

(Next page: Reaction to the new law, and what a report says about computer science education)

]]> http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/16/wash-law-boosts-ap-computer-science-education/feed/ 0 The numbers are clear: Mobile is taking over the world http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/14/the-numbers-are-clear-mobile-is-taking-over-the-world/ http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/14/the-numbers-are-clear-mobile-is-taking-over-the-world/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:16:43 +0000 staff and wire services reports http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=124892 Take a moment to think about it, ReadWriteWeb reports. The mobile market – hardware, software, apps, services, infrastructure – is expanding to just about every corner of the wold. And as mobile connects the entire planet – linking billions of people in real-time from almost any place you can imagine – it is re-constructing how people everywhere engage in shopping, banking, entertainment, work, healthcare and learning…

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