Predictions about the web from 1995
After two decades online, I'm perplexed, Slate reports.
Technologies
Wiping out the blackboard
Classrooms have had computers for decades, but in the past few years the buzz about “education technology” (or edtech) has become persistent, especially in America, The Economist reports.…
Why should students show up to class?
Where do you get your information on content or ideas that you present in the classroom? Some of you educators may say the classroom text book, most of…
Dade delays tech rollout as other districts struggle
Tens of thousands of high school freshman and seventh graders were slated to get brand new, high tech hardware this fall as the Miami-Dade school district prepared to…
When ed-tech meets Montessori, kids rule ed-tech
Take a peek at Acton Academy and you may wonder if you’ve stepped into a mythical world where students are heroes, learning is a quest, and teachers are…
F.C.C. Chairman calls for transforming the technology used by phone systems
Americans could soon be one step closer to getting that videophone they were promised in the 1960s, The New York Times reports.
Can educational innovations go to national scale?
In conversations about evidence-based reform, I often hear the objection that "we don't really know how to take proven innovations to scale" or that "in order for schools…
Google launches Glass Dev Kit preview, shows off augmented reality apps
Google launched the Glass Development Kit (GDK) "Sneak Preview," which will finally allow developers to make real, native apps for Google Glass, ArsTechnica reports.
Our educational leaders must get aggressive with technology
Technology and social media continue to dramatically change the way we live and work, the Huffington Post reports.
Putting augmented reality into practice
This year, when I introduced creative writing to my students, I wanted to do it a little differently than I had in years past. This year I wanted…
IBM to announce more powerful Watson via the internet
The New York Times reports: Welcome to the age of supercomputing for everyone.
Bob Wise: Digital learning can boost R.I. schools
If the United States is to prepare its students for success in the modern technology-driven world, more classrooms — in both Rhode Island and the whole nation —…
Student data privacy: The role of policymakers and schools
As states move to collect, store, and interpret student data, education leaders should be familiar with important federal laws that safeguard student data and protect student privacy. Efforts…
Cloud classrooms: The next big thing in education
Following the trend of mass cloud adoption in other industries, educational institutions have started rapidly shifting to mobile learning and more interactive communication through cloud computing, TechBytesEdu reports.
Schools signing up for the Hour of Code
Have you signed up for the Hour of Code? If you haven't, chances are you know someone who has--more than 11,000 coding and computer science events are planned,…
Sometimes, paid technology may be better than free
I am fortunate to speak to educators across the U.S. about student-centered learning and technology integration. It’s thrilling to see a teacher’s eyes light up when I share…
Going solar atop school buildings
In 2012, The tiny Centerburg School District in central Ohio installed 5,600 solar panels on the rooftops and grounds of its elementary and high schools that are anticipated…
Google+ links teachers, virtual field trips
In an effort to boost teacher collaboration and cultivate digital skills in students, Google+ on Nov. 4 launched Connected Classrooms, a program that connects K-12 teachers with virtual…
We have what we need: The next steps in education technology
We have SMART boards. iPads. Laptops. Cellphones. We have learning management systems like Canvas, Blackboard, and Moodle, the Huffington Post reports.