Cheaper cheap laptop promised One Laptop Per Child is still working on their goal of producing a $100 laptop to help bridge the digital divide. This article questions whether they should be in the business at all given that existing computer companies are now making a similar product. (tags: K-12 OLPC digital_divide laptop)
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Why wikis
Why Wikis? Article helps instructors understand why wikis are valuable for collaborative learning. (tags: CSCL K12 collaboration higher_ed web_2.0 wiki)
Is technology producing a decline in critical thinking and analysis?
Is technology producing a decline in critical thinking and analysis? (link to article) This article discusses a metaanalysis of 50 studies on learning technology published in the journal Science. (delicious tags: brain criticalthinking Education internet learning literacy reading research science Technology thinking)
Free Online University
Israeli Entrepreneur Plans a Free Global University That Will Be Online Only (link to article) Web entrepreneur, Shai Resher is planning a free online university that will utilize open technologies like iTunesU for content. Students will pay a small registration fee based on individual ability to pay. There will be no per-credit cost. I applaud this effort and hope […]
How do we make sure K12 online learners receive a quality education?
Online Learning Policy and Practice Survey – Survey of the States (link to report) Here’s a report that provides information about state distance learning policies. It’s clear that states are taking different paths towards the same goal of providing learners with options for their education. Here are the top three issues I see in K-12 online learning: […]
One Million Kids
Over a million K-12 students are now learning online (link to report) Sloan-C just released a report showing that the overall number of K-12 students engaged in online courses in 2007-2008, is estimated at 1,030,000. This is a 47% increase since 2005-2006. We need to make sure parents and teachers know what quality online learning looks […]
Wii comes to the classroom
Video Games Help Music and Math Education (link to article) This article discusses how the Wii gaming system might be useful in education. I would love to see more more games incorporate math skills as a natural part of the game. For example, the Madden NFL game could have an option where users are occasionally asked to make […]
Happy Birthday Macintosh!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0FtgZNOD44&eurl=http://www.elearningpost.com/blog/1984_steve_jobs_demos_the_macintosh_video/&feature=player_embedded] Here’s a short video of Steve Jobs introducing the Macintosh computer to the world 25 years ago. The crowd goes crazy over a word processor, a paint program, and a synthesized voice. Fun stuff. My first sustained exposure to Macintosh was in 1986 as a student teacher in St. Joseph, Missouri. I was fasinated […]
Cool Tools for Schools
Cool Tools for Schools (link to site) Here’s a site for those of us who are always looking for Web 2.0 tools to improve teaching and learning. (delicious tags: K12 free higher_education web_2.0)
Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Student Learning
Pockets of Potential – Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children’s Learning Here’s an interesting paper that reports on early evidence of how mobile technologies can be valuable in teaching and learning. (delicious tags: K12 digital_native Education Gaming kids learning research)
