In media studies we often look at the creation of print and digital advertisements. Traditionally, students learn many of the foundational principles for creating a layout through a lecture or text book reading, and then eventually create their own. What if we started with creativity rather than principles? Via JackieGerstein Ed.D. 
Helping Educators Get Started with Educational Technology, http://t.co/JImYuuvX (via @daveandcori) #edtech... Via David W. Deeds 
It used to be when a student at Vancouver’s Notre Dame regional secondary school saved a homework assignment on a school computer, that’s where the assignment stayed. Chromebook's have changed the way? 
Make education cheap and plentiful The Seattle TimesRemaking education to prepare Americans for good jobs in the 21st century is a fine thing. But education must also be about creating good citizens and good people. 
Educational Technology Guy: Teachers are Heroes - infographic on what teachers do http://t.co/ngebuhab... 
Personalizing learning for all learners means understanding the different stages of personalized learning environments (PLE). Stage One is teacher-centered with learner voice and choice. Stage Two is when teachers co-design learning with the learners. Stage Three is when learners design and drive their own learning. Via Kathleen McClaskey 
Forbes An Apple for the iPad? Transformational is how some describe edX, an online education platform that will make Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) courses available to everyone. Inevitable is probably a better term. As textbooks go digital, more testing is conducted on-line and mobile applications democratize education tools, education start-ups are on the rise. 
Best High Schools In America 2012: US News And World Report Releases New RankingsHuffington PostPacific Collegiate School will emphasize international, cross- cultural, and technological education in order to prepare graduates for life in the 21st... 
The impact of an effective teacher is felt in the classroom; the impact of an effective principal is felt throughout the school, writes Kerri Briggs, Jacquelyn Davis, and Gretchen Rhines Cheney. If we don't have strong leaders who choose effective teachers our schools will not grow. 
Ideas and how to video for using Imovie in the classroom, from Math Evolve. 
Unique checking algorithm Via Frédéric DEBAILLEUL, Gust MEES 
This is a great free tool for creating sophisticated looking infographics. The tool uses well designed templates which you can edit and add your own information to. Via Nik Peachey 
No longer relegated to experimental programs, digital games are becoming much more commonly used in classrooms across the country, according to a survey by...Mindshift |
Katrina Schwartz shares:" As the current generation of college graduates wrangles with an unprecedented amount of debt, a sea change is underway in higher education." 
We just stumbled across a new tool that’s designed to incorporate live tweets into your presentation. What could be better than that? While these tweets may not all be perfect and some may not be professional / appropriate, it’s a great tool to know about... Via Baiba Svenca 
"Charging $162 for a textbook may or may not be morally acceptable, but I am pretty confident that it will soon cease to be commercially sustainable." Huffington Post on the future of textbooks. 
The art of collaborating is a fine art, and most of the time we are really just just having students do group work when we think we are having them collaborate. ... 
Student engagement is one of the main concerns that online instructors have when teaching. Engagement is the number one factor for keeping students motivated to complete work online.
Via Gust MEES 
Principal roles changing for 21st century schoolsChicago Tribune. A new report from the Center for Public Education expresses what local school districts already know, that "the image of a principal as everything from an ineffective, out-of-touch authoritarian...(has changed) to a hard-charging leader capable of single-handedly turning around a low-performing school." ![How Tech Is Changing College Life [INFOGRAPHIC] | 21 century education | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/M1QtISYjR4O_uXGiVRJJ2Tl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
College students today are more tech savvy than ever before. Just how important is technology to their academic lives? More than 90% use email to communicate with professors and 73% say they cannot study without technology. Seven in 10 take notes on keyboards instead of paper, virtually all students who own an ereader and most use digital tools when preparing a presentation. Mashable infographic. 
The JISC Assessment and Feedback programme has developed a site in Design Studio on 'existing and emergent work on assessment and feedback of significant interest'. The site includes links to resources and outputs from the Assessment and Feedback and other current JISC programmes. Themes covered include:
- Assessment for learning Via grainnehamilton 
Robin Good: If you are just about to start testing how effective a content curation tool like Scoop.it can be for building your own reputation and visibility in a specific interest area, this 10-step guide by Shirley Williams does provide some important information on how to start with the proper foot.
The guide is illustrated with many screenshots and it pinpoints the key items you need to be paying attention to when starting to curate a dedicated channel.
Informative. Useful for novices. 7/10
Full mini-guide: http://socialmediapearls.com/10-steps-to-curate-your-social-media-content-with-scoop-it-for-increased-value Via Shirley Williams (XeeMe.com/ShirleyWilliams), Robin Good 
What happened to the newspaper and magazine business is about to happen to higher education: a rescrambling around the Web and online learning. ... |
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