Bill and Melinda Gates have set their sights on education over the last few years and have thrown plenty of money into funding new and exciting tools for teachers. But what does Bill actually think it takes to make a great teacher? 
The rise of online education has been meteoric in recent years, spurred on by advances in Internet services, software, and public perceptions toward collaborative learning. Just in case the digital revolution gets out of hand ...
Forget the zombie apocalypse--the real threat is an imminent Robopocalypse, a robot uprising! We at Epipheo care about your survival. 
"Teacher Attitudes About Digital Games in the Classroom, a survey which sampled teachers from across the country, reports some important baseline findings about overall usage of digital games, and delves into teacher's observations about the beneficial types of learning and social behaviors using games can promote." Via JackieGerstein Ed.D. Paul Andersen has been teaching science in Montana for the last eighteen years. He explains how he is using elements of game design to improve learning in his classroom Via JackieGerstein Ed.D. 
"How can we make learning easier and more likable with the help of technology? Speakers at Skillshare's first ever Penny Conference discuss ways we can redefine education, from the way we think about learning to distributing and accessing education." 
What vintage science fiction has to do with the future of self-directed learning. 
Lego has released a new iOS app, Lego Super Hero Movie Maker, that lets you to create your own stop motion videos using your iPhone. Via Tim Mickan 
"Such teacher-centric lessons are much less likely to generate joy than are lessons focused on the student, the authors report. The latter kind of learning involves active, engaged effort on the part of the child; joy arrives when the child surmounts a series of difficulties to achieve a goal."
Inspiring for educators. At one New York City public school, students not only play in gamelike environments, they also make video games. A Quest to Learn director says the games are integral to 21st century literacy. Via JackieGerstein Ed.D. 
Teach what you know. Learn what you don't.
A cool tool to create and share great video lessons with your iPad or browser. ![The History Of Learning Tools [Infographic] | Edudemic | Playful Learning | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/RKngruDWGkBADBO0jr9ifjl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
"It’s all about the history of education technology and could be used to educate just about anyone on how far we’ve come in a short period of time" |
"Failure is a part of creating new and amazing new things. We can’t both fear failure and make amazing new things," says inventor Regina Dugan 
"Games have shown great promise for learning, but it’s not always easy to figure out the logistics of how to use them in class. Every student and teacher’s experience is unique and it takes time to calibrate and tinker to get the best out of the experience." 
These video case studies are part of a national survey of teachers who work with video games in the classroom. 
"Chances are you’re probably pretty pumped if you land a job at Apple. But just in case you need an extra kick in the berries, this is the inspirational note waiting for you on your first day of work." Paul Andersen has been teaching science in Montana for the last eighteen years. He explains how he is using elements of game design to improve learning in h... Via Aneesh Bhat 
"What knowing the limits of knowledge has to do with finding the frontiers of creativity." 
This is really exciting - think of the possibilities.
"In “Dow Day,” an augmented reality game, middle school students walk the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus using mobile phones to view footage of Vietnam war protests that occurred in the same campus locations." 
2012 is a very special year for all of us at LEGO Australia as we're celebrating 50 years since the iconic LEGO brick first arrived in the country. It's time to get together to celebrate half a century of inspiration, fun and play! 
"Kids are using Instagram and Twitter in their daily lives outside of school, so why not let them use it for class studies too? This is just one example of many featured in this second episode of Infinite Thinking Machine, a Web TV show for teachers produced by Computer Using Educators (CUE), which shows how to use students’ mobile devices in school." 
Are you are on a tight design budget, but still want to deliver fast and quality results? Then you can always download some free stuff from free vector websites!
Some great resource links here for those creative types. |
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