Parents Want Kids to Use Mobile Devices in Schools
Flickr: jhaymesisvip Smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices have gained popularity as educational tools in part because of the belief those devices could cut across the digital divide created...
View ArticleThe Future of Tablets in Education: Potential Vs. Reality of Consuming Media
Flickr: Flickingerbrad By Justin Reich The Someday/Monday dichotomy captures one of the core challenges in teacher professional development around education technology. One the one hand, deep...
View ArticlePaint or Paint App? Value of Creating Digital Vs. Traditional Art
Flickr: Naomi Chung While it may be easy to imagine how iPads can support classroom studies with reading, history, or science, some of the most groundbreaking — and creative — work with digital tools...
View ArticleGoogle Glass: Vision for Future of Learning?
This is a shamelessly promotional video for Google Glass, but it shows the possibilities this tool opens up for learners. Andrew Vanden Heuvel teaches advanced physics online to high school students...
View ArticleWith Tech Tools, How Should Teachers Tackle Multitasking In Class?
Lenny Gonzalez Important research compiled on the effects of students multitasking while learning shows that they are losing depth of learning, getting mentally fatigued, and are weakening their...
View ArticleWhat It Takes to Become an All Project-Based School
New Tech Network In many schools, project-based learning happens in isolated cases: in certain teachers’ classrooms here and there, or in the contexts of specific subjects. But for students to benefit...
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