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Beyond the Test: How Have We Learned This Decade?

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Ten K-12 School Technologies Created Since 2010. Class Dojo-2011. Desmos-2011. Yet even that kind of change signals to students that the technologies that touch their lives, in work, studying or in leisure, are going to continuously change. Many of those technologies support collaboration. Clever-2012.

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3 Principles for School Leaders Who Want to Foster Technologically Innovative Schools

The 21st Century Principal

According to the 2011 K-12 Horizon Report released this past week “cloud computing” and “mobiles” are the technologies likely to be adopted in the next 12 months by mainstream education. Our district began using both of these technologies during the past year. Last summer our district migrated to Google Apps for our staff.

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The hottest posts everyone is reading

The Innovative Educator

Apr 2, 2013, 2 comments 921 10 Ways Technology Supports 21st Century Learners. Jan 28, 2011, 13 comments 614' Apr 1, 2013, 2 comments 1380 8 Ways Facebook Enriched Ms. Schoening’s 1 st Grade. Jul 15, 2010, 24 comments 933 The 6 Cs for using social media during times of grief.

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Are we more intelligent?

Learning with 'e's

There are those who argue the exact opposite, that humans are becoming less intelligent and more dependent upon technology. This perspective is championed by Nicholas Carr (2011), who provocatively argues that habituated use of search tools such as Google is 'making us stupid'. References Brabazon, T. Burlington, VT: Ashgate.

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With $14M Fundraise, Noodle Wants Colleges to ‘Pick and Choose’ How They Build Online Programs

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Meanwhile, research by Eduventures shows the number online programs offered at 2- and 4-year higher-ed institutions more than doubled between 2011-2015. And the number of schools working with OPMs to help create and deliver those programs increased at an even higher rate, growing 133 percent over the same period.

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What the flip?

Learning with 'e's

What is not explained in Wired, is how on earth a tutor can conduct one-on-one tutorials (using any conceivable web tool yet created) to provide quality support for upwards of 160,000 students (this is the figure cited as the number of students enrolled on the 2011 Stanford University AI course run by Peter Norvig and Sebastian Thrun).

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"Libraries as Community Anchors" - a Library 2.0 Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Her current research involves the deployment and study of emerging information technologies supportive of digital inclusion and resiliency. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of New Mexico in 2011. founded the SHLB Coalition in 2009 with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.