Connected Learning

ISTE WARMUP: It's that time of year when students and teachers slam those lockers for the final time and burst out of school. And while kids head home or to camp, some 20,000 teachers head to ISTE.

There are a lot of little-known Twitter tools that don't see the light of day on sites like Edudemic. So I thought this would be a good time to start fixing that.

This article was first posted on June 17, 2012 for ISTE 12 Everyone is posting their dress and packing tips for the coming International Society for Technology Education conference – ISTE13.

Welcome to the 17th  episode of the Tech Educator Podcast hosted by Jeff Bradbury, Sam Patterson, Jeff Herb and Jon Samuelson.  The Tech Educator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about cu...

Cloud computing, mobile learning, and learning analytics are among the school technologies likely to carve out a larger place in schools, a report says.

If you need some powerful software right now and don't have time or money to waste, these open source tools are perfect for you.

Learning should be considered as more than just a one-size-fits-all “journey.”  For all learners, this journey should be highly unique and individualized.  Another way to envision such individualized learning within an educational model is to consider the common structure of hiking trail systems.  In this analogy we can envision the traditional approach and most new technology solutions as if every single learner was a hiker climbing the exact same trail up a mountain.  As described above, this would mean that all learners/hikers would climb the exact same trail regardless of their personal hiking knowledge, experience, and skill levels.

The CityBridge-NewSchools Education Innovation Fellowship is a great developmental opportunity for teachers in Washington DC. On Monday we're holding a conversation about blended learning. Follow...

There's a whisper in the air. The long-awaited reform in education, they report, is finally here. The proposed solution? Technology. More specifically, iPads in classrooms.

In the dual worlds where I live - part Montessori mom and part education innovation advocate - it’s been really exhilarating to see these worlds begin to collide.

International Society for Technology in Education 2013 Conference

It was an amazing end to a genuinely amazing school year.
Just as classes were finishing and students were daydreaming
about lazy summer afternoons, President Obama jetted down to Mooresville,
N.C

As ISTE13 is rapidly approaching, it is time to get organised for attendance at my second ISTE conference. Last year, I was a 'newbie' but this year I am a little wiser!  It is remarkable to think ...

Empowering families, parents and caregivers in early childhood education. GUEST COLUMN | by Chris Drew Saul Khan is flipping classrooms. Coursera and other MOOCs are opening access to elite univers...

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At first glance, the intersections between Montessori education and high-quality digital learning are not immediately apparent. To those of us with some knowledge about Montessori methods—based on ...