The model is not changing; this is still delivery. What’s changing is the narrow pipe of delivery that schools currently represent.
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Learning: Is there an app for that? Investigations of young children's usage and learning with mobile devices and apps By Cynthia Chiong & Carly Shuler A mobile media revolution that is changing the lives of adults, and now children of all ages,... Delete the scoop?
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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. Delete the scoop?
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Users are able to access updates online, use how-to videos that are embedded in the program, and engage in Vizzle University, online classes that count towards teachers' professional development hours. Delete the scoop?
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A new research study shows that Kindergartner students using iPads scored better on literacy tests than students that didn’t use the device. Via Alan Simsovic, Jenny Smith Delete the scoop?
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A mobile application that nature lovers can use to explore, document, and discuss local wildlife and a common technology platform that research groups can use to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere. Delete the scoop?
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ShowMe, the startup with the ultimate iPad app and corresponding web platform, turns the iPad into a video whiteboard allows teachers to record lessons while... Delete the scoop?
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Justin Bieber, a functioning keyboard and guitar, and an ALU to name but a few. Delete the scoop?
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I believe HTML5 will create a new class of games: webbish games that, like the web itself, are hackable by design. These games will let you pull assets and data from across the web into your game w... Delete the scoop?
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EdSurge is a user community and information resource for the emerging education technology ecosystem. Our goal is to help accelerate the adoption of innovation in education. Delete the scoop?
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"Flipping the classroom" "1 million problems solved a day" "Students can learn at their own pace" Delete the scoop?
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“We need a lot of creative thinking to come up with ways for schools to adopt new technologies,’’ said Richard Culatta, deputy director of the office of educational technology for the Department of Education. “If we can harness the excitement of this whole thing, we are going to see some really effective ed tools.’’ Delete the scoop?
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So unless other considerations prevent it, it can be worthwhile to detour from the primary objectives to take advantage of an unplanned teachable or trainable moment....if possible I should try to help them with the unrelated concept, which in turn should help to motivate them with [the related concept] Delete the scoop?
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Using gaming as a vehicle for learning is a very powerful idea and one that is under-utilized. Delete the scoop?
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It’s easy to be depressed about the state of our educational system. Delete the scoop?
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...the joy of learning is more likely to make an appearance when teachers permit students to work at their own level and their own pace, avoiding making comparisons among students. The authors recommend that children be taught to evaluate and monitor their own learning so they can tell when they’re making progress. Via Danien Chee Delete the scoop?
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A MacGuffin is a device in a thriller movie, not to be confused with a "red herring", that draws the audience in and promotes the main plot.
@Roger Travis: "Khan [Academy] is in fact a red herring...fundamental question of design: when are learning objectives going to be matched with play objectives" Delete the scoop?
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Politics greatly influences school curriculum. Elected school boards make decisions about what to teach; federal funding is contingent on meeting standardized testing requirements; and local governments determine who may open a school, where they can build it, and who can attend. Delete the scoop?
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"So if information discovery plays such a central role in how we fuel our creativity and thus in our creative output, then information discovery is a form of creative labor in and of itself.
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The interview below is part of my research project for Mozilla. As the organization works to support new generations of Web builders, does it need to build some sort of tool to help teach HTML5? A Scratch (or a HyperCard) for HTML5? Delete the scoop?
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An October, 2011 study from Common Sense Media, predictably, found an “app gap” based on socio-economic status. The study found that 27% of lower-income families have a parent with a smartphone, compared to 57% for higher-income children with similar gaps for tablets and hand-held media players like the iPod Touch. Of course, providing free software doesn’t put hardware in kids’ hands, but, increasingly, schools and Head Start programs are providing tablets and other devices for kids to use. Delete the scoop?
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Meaningful Play brings scholars and industry professionals together to understand and improve upon games to entertain, inform, educate, and persuade in meaningful ways. Delete the scoop?
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