The Seattle Pacific University School of Education newsletter (On Point) editor asked me to share ten things about digital education leadership, reflecting on SPU’s Digital Education Leadership graduate program. I used ISTE’s Standards for Coaches as a framework to organize the list. The list of statements is not in order of importance as I do […]
Posts with the digital divide tag
India buys a quarter of a million netbooks
With no $10 laptop in sight, India buys 250,000 OLPCs – Ars Technica One Laptop Per Child gets new life with India choosing to buy a quarter of a million computers for students throughout the country. It will be interesting to see how they decide to distribute these laptops and what operating system and software […]
India buys a quarter of a million netbooks
With no $10 laptop in sight, India buys 250,000 OLPCs – Ars Technica One Laptop Per Child gets new life with India choosing to buy a quarter of a million computers for students throughout the country. It will be interesting to see how they decide to distribute these laptops and what operating system and software […]
Should OLPC get out of the netbook business?
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)
Pros and Cons of Open Content
Understanding the Ins and Outs of ‘Open Content’ Licensing Good article that explains the pros and cons of open content. Overall, I see this as a positive movement in education. Two possible negatives from my perspective are: Lack of systematic way to provide peer-review of content – We’re counting on a wikipedia model rather than having […]
