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Wikis Make Learning Wicked Fun
The notion of techies huddled in isolation in front of monitors has given way to the concept of sharing data and/or ideas across the office or across the ocean. Students, professionals, or like-minded...
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Intel unveils new Classmate PCs
New low-cost laptops, now targeted to U.S. schools as well, have larger screens and more storage Intel’s new Classmate PCs–slated to go on sale this month for between $300 and $500–reflect the...
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‘Hybrid’ courses show promise
One educator demonstrates that blending face-to-face and online instruction can lead to better student grades and understanding. “Hybrid courses,” or courses that deliver part of their instruction in a...
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Teachers on learning curve
TECHNOLOGY is changing the way we learn. That is a given as school students — the ubiquitous digital natives — come to class equipped with skills and expectations unparalleled in schools 20 years ago....
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Daniel Livingstone on Digital Natives
Daniel Livingstone discusses Prensky’s Digital Natives and refers to recent figures of game playing. He also refers to an eSchool News article on Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up Survey, which is ‘the...
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Students & Teachers Challenged To Define Role of Technology in Education
“Ed tech developer eInstruction this week launched its new Content Meets Technology contest, which challenges educators and students to share their “vision of the role of technology in education.”...
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Games on the curriculum – Scottish schools
Daniel Livingstone wrote a post today regarding an article on game design being taught in Scottish schools. He provides some interesting responses to the curriculum guidelines. Worth a read. “I spotted...
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Dave McDivitt on using InQuizitor in School
“I heard quotes like, “this game is awesome even though I don’t know the answers.” But what continued to happen is that student after student kept taking the quiz over and over again. Which obviously...
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Are Schools Inhibiting 21st Century Learning?
Dave Nagel on Project Tomorrow Speak Up survey findings: “Teachers were apparently even more enthusiastic about gaming, as 65 percent indicated that they thought educational gaming would be an...
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Digital Dissection
Digital dissection software to replace physical dissection in science classes: “There is also a new technology called “digital dissection”. There are various computer dissection programs such as Drylab...
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